The 2021 Formula 1 season gave us an unforgettable championship fight, making it easy to overlook some of the strange and surprising stories of the last 12 months.
2021 F1 season review articles archive
The RaceFans review of the 2021 Formula 1 season
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.
Kimi Raikkonen’s two decades of Formula 1 in 50 pictures
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Posted onTake a look back on Kimi Raikkonen’s record-breaking 349-race Formula 1 career, which spanned more than two decades, in pictures.
How F1’s greenest debutant defied his doubters and left as its most experienced racer
2021 F1 season review
Posted onKimi Raikkonen left Formula 1 as the most experienced driver ever. But two decades earlier his inexperience threatened to deny him his debut.
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.
Improving Sainz pips Leclerc at end of first season together at Ferrari
2021 team mate battles: Leclerc vs Sainz Jnr
Posted onCharles Leclerc was the more consistent Ferrari driver in 2021, but Carlos Sainz Jnr proved he was more than a match for his new team mate.
Alonso narrowly beats Ocon in the closest team mate duel of the year
2021 team mate battles: Ocon vs Alonso
Posted onFernando Alonso outscored team mate Esteban Ocon in his return to F1 – but it was a closer battle than many predicted.
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.
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.
Verstappen emphatically beat his latest team mate in title-winning year
2021 F1 team mate battles: Verstappen vs Perez
Posted onMax Verstappen dominated his latest Red Bull team mate, but Sergio Perez played a crucial role in his championship success.