Mick Schumacher easily had the beating of Haas team mate Nikita Mazepin, but seldom had the opportunity to race against drivers in quicker cars.
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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.
Leclerc ‘lost 40 points due to bad luck’ – Binotto
2021 F1 season
Posted onCharles Leclerc deserved a better finishing position in the drivers’ championship according to Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto.
Tsunoda realises potential with fourth in finale after season behind Gasly
2021 team mate battles: Gasly vs Tsunoda
Posted onPierre Gasly led the way at AlphaTauri for much of the season but his rookie team mate Yuki Tsunoda came good in the final race weekend.
Russell enjoys third straight season on top at Williams before taking Hamilton on
2021 team mate battles: Russell vs Latifi
Posted onMercedes-bound George Russell had the measure of his team mate again, but Nicholas Latifi’s season had its moments.
Experienced Vettel inflicts Stroll’s fourth defeat by team mate in five years
2021 team mate battles: Stroll vs Vettel
Posted onLance Stroll welcomed new team mate Sebastian Vettel to the rebranded Aston Martin team in 2021, as the pair’s form varied throughout the year.
Bottas concludes his Mercedes chapter in Hamilton’s shadow
2021 team mate battles: Hamilton vs Bottas
Posted onValtteri Bottas’s final season with Mercedes proved to be his worst in comparison to Lewis Hamilton. But it was enough to take the constructors’ title.
Giovinazzi fails to capitalise on qualifying superiority in final duel with Raikkonen
2021 team mate battles: Raikkonen vs Giovinazzi
Posted onAntonio Giovinazzi fared the best he ever had against Kimi Raikkonen in 2021, but it was the Finn who got the best results of the season.
Audi tells FIA it intends to confirm F1 entry early next year
2021 F1 season
Posted onAudi intends to confirm its entry to Formula 1 early next year, the manufacturer has advised the sport and its governing body, the FIA.