Despite making some gains, Daniil Kvyat was clearly out-classed by his team mate in 2020, and consequently lost his seat to a newcomer.
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Articles on the 2020 F1 season.
Cancelled 2020 Australian GP cost government over £22 million
2020 F1 season
Posted onLast year’s cancelled Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne cost the Victorian state government £22.5 million.
2020 F1 driver rankings #14: Esteban Ocon
2020 F1 season review
Posted onOn his return to Formula 1 following a one-year absence, it took Esteban Ocon a long time to get on terms with team mate Daniel Ricciardo.
2020 F1 driver rankings #15: Lance Stroll
2020 F1 season review
Posted onLance Stroll’s season ran true to his usual form, down to the one-off giant-killing performance which he never looked like repeating the rest of the year.
2020 F1 driver rankings #16: Antonio Giovinazzi
2020 F1 season review
Posted onNinth in the season-opener proved Antonio Giovinazzi’s best result of the year. But he steadily improved in qualifying and matched his experienced team mate’s points haul.
2020 F1 driver rankings #17: Romain Grosjean
2020 F1 season review
Posted onA largely frustrating final season in F1 for Romain Grosjean was curtailed by his shocking crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
2020 F1 driver rankings #18: Alexander Albon
2020 F1 season review
Posted onAlexander Albon spent too much time scrapping in the midfield while his team mate was taking the fight to Mercedes.
F1 to move pre-season testing from Spain to Bahrain
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams have agreed to delay and relocate pre-season testing in response to the changes announced today to the 2021 calendar.
2020 F1 driver rankings #19: Sebastian Vettel
2020 F1 season review
Posted onSebastian Vettel learned he would lose his Ferrari drive before the 2020 season even began. It turned out to be his worst F1 campaign to date.
2020 F1 driver rankings #20: Nicholas Latifi
2020 F1 season review
Posted onA little later than usual due to the late conclusion to the 2020 season, the RaceFans F1 driver rankings begin today and will count down over the coming weeks.
Norris’s missing helmets, Perez’s Sakhir Safety Car slip and more forgotten tales from 2020
2020 F1 Season
Posted onAfter a year of unprecedented disruption, some of the season’s more unusual stories were easily overlooked. Here are a few unusual details and easily forgotten tales from the past 12 months in F1.
The 2020 F1 season in pictures
2020 F1 Season
Posted onIt was the year F1 returned to lost tracks, discovered new venues – and witnessed an extraordinary escapes. Here are our favourite photographs from 2020.
Hamilton’s knighthood gives him and his sport deserved and overdue recognition
2020 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s knighthood is an overdue recognition of his achievements and an acknowledgement of the value of Britain’s F1 industry.
Official: Lewis Hamilton to receive knighthood in new year
2020 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton will become ‘Sir Lewis’ after being awarded a knighthood in recognition of his achievement in becoming the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time.
Should Hamilton decline his long-awaited knighthood?
2020 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton is expected to be offered a knighthood. But the racist history of the British Empire has led others to decline the honour.
Russell’s Mercedes chance was ‘horrible timing’ for Hamilton’s contract negotiation – Webber
2020 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s contract negotiations with Mercedes will have been compromised by George Russell’s appearance in his car at the penultimate race of last season, Mark Webber believes.
Grosjean wants to understand why he didn’t pass out in Bahrain crash
2020 F1 season
Posted onRomain Grosjean believes important lessons can be learned from his fiery crash in Bahrain last month, starting with why he didn’t pass out in the huge impact.
Should Formula 1 use Bahrain’s Outer circuit again?
Debates and Polls
Posted onShould Formula 1 switch to using the short Bahrain Outer circuit instead of the regular grand prix track?
Abu Dhabi GP rated F1’s worst race in 13 years – but 2020 had highlights too
2020 F1 season review
Posted onRaceFans readers rated every grand prix during 2020. Abu Dhabi received the worst score for 13 years, but another race made the all-time top 10. Here’s your scores in full.
RaceFans readers vote Lewis Hamilton as 2020 F1 Driver of the Year
2020 F1 season review
Posted onLewis Hamilton has been voted the best Formula 1 driver of the year by RaceFans readers, for the fourth year in a row.