Valtteri Bottas raised his game in the second half of 2021, despite a string of engine penalties, and after Mercedes decided to replace him.
2021 f1 season articles archive
2021 F1 driver rankings #11: Sergio Perez
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onSergio Perez played a valuable role in helping Max Verstappen win the world championship on occasions, but other times he lagged well behind his team mate.
2021 F1 driver rankings #12: Sebastian Vettel
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onAfter a tough final season at Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel put in a much more impressive campaign at Aston Martin in 2021.
2021 F1 driver rankings #13: Daniel Ricciardo
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onThe most difficult driver to position in this year’s rankings has to be the one who won the Italian Grand Prix less than four months after being lapped by his team mate in Monaco.
2021 F1 driver rankings #14: Kimi Raikkonen
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onAlthough Kimi Raikkonen’s qualifying performances were a weakness, he tended to make up for it on race day.
2021 F1 driver rankings #15: Antonio Giovinazzi
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onAntonio Giovinazzi usually started ahead of his team mate but scored fewer points than him, and not only because of the times luck wasn’t on his side.
2021 F1 driver rankings #16: Lance Stroll
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onLance Stroll was a fairly regularly points finisher in 2021 but there were no notable highs of the kind he has become known for.
2021 F1 driver rankings #17: Mick Schumacher
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onMick Schumacher easily had the beating of Haas team mate Nikita Mazepin, but seldom had the opportunity to race against drivers in quicker cars.
2021 F1 driver rankings #18: Nicholas Latifi
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onNicholas Latifi managed two points finishes for Williams but remained some way off the pace of team mate George Russell.
2021 F1 driver rankings #19: Yuki Tsunoda
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onYuki Tsunoda was well off the pace of his team mate, but showed flashes of promise which justified AlphaTauri’s decision to keep him on.
Verstappen voted 2021 Driver of the Year by RaceFans readers
2021 F1 season review
Posted onRaceFans readers have voted Max Verstappen as their top driver of the 2021 Formula 1 season. Lewis Hamilton was voted Driver of the Weekend more times than anyone else.
Honda’s “never give up” path from embarrassment to champions in fourth F1 stint
2021 F1 season review
Posted onHonda’s fourth and possibly final spell as a Formula 1 manufacturer ended in a triumph which looked unlikely when it struggled on its return to the sport in 2015.
The year of sprints, ‘the show’ – and rising stock: A political review of the 2021 F1 season
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Posted onFormula 1 served up its best title fight for years, added more new races and boomed in America – has it also successfully courted a new manufacturer?
How RaceFans readers saw the 2021 F1 season: The year in polls
2021 F1 season review
Posted onShould F1 have awarded points at Spa? Did race control ruin the season finale? RaceFans readers gave their verdicts on the season’s biggest talking points.
The F1 races of 2021 ranked by RaceFans readers – including the lowest score ever
2021 F1 season review
Posted onSee how you rated the 22 races that took place in the 2021 F1 season at this look back over our Rate the Race polls for this year.
Ricciardo’s Monza victory softens his decisive defeat by Norris
2021 team mate battles: Norris vs Ricciardo
Posted onLando Norris comfortably beat team mate Daniel Ricciardo over the 2021 season but the newcomer Ricciardo scored the team’s best result of the year.
21 telling stats covering every driver in the 2021 F1 season
2021 F1 season review
Posted onWhat do the numbers tell us about the 2021 Formula 1 season? Here’s a revealing statistic on each of the 21 drivers…
Vote for your 2021 Formula 1 Driver of the Year
2021 F1 season review
Posted onWhich Formula 1 driver most impressed you during the 2021 season? Cast your vote in our annual Driver of the Year poll.
The best moments and biggest disappointments of the 2021 F1 season
2021 F1 season review
Posted onTake a look back at the very best – and the very worst – of what this season’s dramatic F1 season gave to fans in 2021.
Schumacher impresses Ferrari as he makes light work of Mazepin
2021 team mate battles: Schumacher vs Mazepin
Posted onMick Schumacher conclusively out-performed fellow rookie Nikita Mazepin at Haas, impressing Ferrari as he did.