2021 Formula One Season

The 2021 Formula One Season, formally known as the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship, was the 72nd season of the FIA Formula One World Championship. 
==Background==
The season was among the most anticipated in F1 history since it featured a major budget cap and the return of as a de jure constructor.
The season had also been touted as having a major rulebook change, which would see the reintroduction of "ground-effect" to F1. However, as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rulebook changes were pushed back to the season.'FIA announce new F1 regulations to be delayed until 2022', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 19/03/2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fia-announce-new-f1-regulations-to-be-delayed-until-2022.1lwtaLmpNcQd0z9SnMEyK8.html, (Accessed 19/03/2020)
Following the season finale in Abu Dhabi, the title was held up by protests from about a decision the race director, Michael Masi, made during the race; regarding Article 48.12 of the FIA Sporting Regulations.WTF1: Mercedes Have Lodged An Appeal Over The Abu Dhabi Final Lap – WTF1 On the day of the annual FIA Prize Giving Gala, just hours before the 96-hour time limit to officiate their appeal, Mercedes announced they will no longer pursue an appeal of the stewards' decision in rejecting their protests.Motorsport.com - Mercedes F1 team withdraws Abu Dhabi GP appeal With Mercedes' protests cleared up, the title is no longer in limbo, which means Max Verstappen can be crowned the 2021 World Driver Champion.
Following the withdrawal of 's intention to appeal, it was reported that Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton will not be attending the Prize Giving Gala in Paris.F1: Hamilton, Wolff won't attend FIA prize-giving gala (motorsport.com) For Hamilton, this means he will be breaching Article 6.6 of the Sporting Regulations; it is unclear whether the FIA will enact sanctions and/or penalties for this violation.
==Teams and Drivers==
** Mazepin will compete as a neutral competitor using the Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) symbol, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) extended the World Anti-Doping Agency's ban on athletes competing under a Russian flag. The court also ruled that the ban applied to all FIA-sanctioned World Championships.Motorsport.com: Mazepin set to race under neutral flag after CAS ruling extends to F1
===Car launch dates===
Team	Car 	Date 	Where
 	MCL35M	15 February 	Online
 	AT02 	19 February 	TBA
 	C41 	22 February 	Warsaw, Poland
 	RB16B 	23 February 	TBA
 	A521 	2 March 	TBA
 	W12 	2 March 	Online
 	AMR21 	3 March 	TBA
 	VF-21 	4 March (livery)	TBA
 	FW43B 	5 March 	TBA
 	SF21 	10 March 	TBA
===Changes from last season===
====Team changes====
*In January 2020, Lawrence Stroll, father of Racing Point driver Lance Stroll has bought a 16.7% stake in Aston Martin. The Racing Point team will hence be known as the Aston Martin Racing team.
* On September 6 2020, the day of the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, it was announced that the Renault team will be rebranded as the Alpine team, as part of a restructure practice.
* Ahead of the 2021 season, Renault Sport F1 Team has rebranded and will hereby be known as Alpine. Their new lead drivers will be Esteban Oconand Fernando Alonso.
====Driver changes====
*On May 12, 2020, Sebastian Vettel announced that he will no longer continue racing in Ferrari for the next season. In response, Ferrari has signed Carlos Sainz, Jr. from McLaren, with Daniel Ricciardo moving over from Renault to replace the Spaniard. Double world champion Fernando Alonso, who last raced in 2018 and had driven in Renault for two separate stints from 2003 to 2006 and from 2008 to 2009 is announced to make his return to the team for 2021. Vettel would move to the rebranded Aston Martin team, displacing Sergio Pérez.
*On the eve of the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix, drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen have announced to be leaving Haas at the end of the season. Subsequently, on the weekend before the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, Nikita Mazepin and 2020 Formula 2 champion Mick Schumacher were announced to be Haas' drivers for 2021. Magnussen will remain in the team as their reserve driver.
*Formula 2 second runner-up Yuki Tsunoda was announced to be partnering Pierre Gasly in for 2021, replacing Daniil Kvyat. Tsunoda hence became the first Japanese driver in F1 since Kamui Kobayashi, and the first driver to be born in the 2000s to race. Kvyat meanwhile moved to become Alpine's reserve driver.
*Following weeks of speculation and without a drive in 2021, Perez was announced to be racing in alongside Max Verstappen, replacing Alexander Albon. Albon will remain in the team as their reserve driver.
===Mid-season Changes===
During the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, Kimi Räikkönen tested positive for COVID-19. He was replaced at Alfa Romeo Racing by reserve driver Robert Kubica, who last raced at the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, driving for Williams F1. Räikkönen was also replaced by Kubica at the subsequent Italian Grand Prix.
====Team changes====
====Driver changes====
==Season Calendar==
The races that were canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the Australian, Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix have returned in the season calendar. The Dutch Grand Prix, supposedly returning in 2020 but was also canceled is also returning to the calendar.
Saudi Arabia is due to host an F1 race for the first time in the city of Jeddah in the form of a street circuitF1.com: F1 adds Saudi Arabian Grand Prix night race to 2021 calendar.
Following a new 5-year deal, the Brazilian Grand Prix will be renamed as the São Paulo Grand Prix.
===World Championship Schedule===
==== Original schedule ====
The original schedule to the 2021 season was released on November 10, 2020.F1.com: Formula 1 announces provisional 23-race calendar for 2021
====Updated Schedule====
On January 12, an updated schedule was announced, which saw the Australian Grand Prix being postponed and rescheduled from its original date on March 21 to November 21, following an announcement that the race would have to be postponed due to the country's strict COVID-19 quarantine measures. The Imola and Algarve circuits make their return to the calendar, while the Chinese Grand Prix is also postponed to a yet-to-be announced dateF1.com: Bahrain to host season opener as Australia moves later in calendar and Imola returns.
On April 28, it was officially announced that the Canadian Grand Prix was canceled, and hence the race was replaced by the Turkish Grand Prix, which like the Imola race was intended as a one-off race from the previous seasonF1.com: Turkey to replace Canada on 2021 F1 race calendar. The Turkish Grand Prix was then announced to be canceled on May 14, due to ongoing travel restrictions, and hence, a reshuffle saw the French Grand Prix moved a week forward and Austria serving a double-header weekend once more.F1.com: 2021 F1 calendar reshuffled, as Turkey drops off and extra Austria race added On June 5, the Singapore Grand Prix was announced to be canceled.Motorsport.com: Singapore GP called off due to COVID restrictions The Turkish Grand Prix was then announced to be reinstated into the schedule, replacing the canceled slot.Motorsport.com: Turkey replaces Singapore GP on 2021 F1 calendar Another cancelation came on August 18, with the Japanese Grand Prix having announced to be dropped off.F1.com: Formula 1 confirms 2021 Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled An updated calendar saw the Turkish Grand Prix moved a week behind with the Japanese Grand Prix not replaced, with the Mexican Grand Prix starting the third triple-header of the season. On September 20, it was announced that the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix would take place at the Losail International Circuit, replacing the TBC slot left behind from Australia.
===Changes from last season===
==== Races not on calendar====
The 70th Anniversary, Tuscan, Eifel and Sakhir Grands Prix from 2020 were not repeated, as they were specifically introduced into the 2020 calendar in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure that as many races as possible could be held.
==== Races removed from calendar ====
The Vietnamese Grand Prix, set to host its inaugural race in 2020, was dropped from the provisional 2021 calendar, due to corruption charges on Hanoi's People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung, a key official responsible for organizing the race.
==== Schedule Changes====
The Dutch Grand Prix has been moved from early in the season to between the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix, with the Russian and Singapore Grands Prix swapping places.
===Testing===
Pre-season testing was originally planned to take place at Barcelona from March 2 to 4, but following calendar changes which saw the Australian Grand Prix postponed, teams agreed to host pre-season testing at Bahrain from March 12 to 14Motorsport.com: F1 teams agree Bahrain March test dates, two weeks before the season-opening race.
No.	Test 	Circuit 	Date 	Report
1 	2021 Pre-Season Testing	Bahrain International Circuit	12-14 March 2021	Report
==Regulations==
The 2021 season would see a major overhaul of the technical regulations, following two years of consultations between the FIA, Liberty Media, constructors and drivers following the creation of the FIA Working Group.Johnathan Noble (Archived), 'F1 creates aero group to find 2021 loopholes in same way teams try', autosport.com, (Motorsport Network, 19/07/2019), https://web.archive.org/web/20190719185544/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/144890/f1-creates-aero-group-to-find-2021-rules-loopholes, (Accessed 31/01/2020) - Original The main focus of the project was to improve and increase the amount of overtaking in F1, as years of aerodynamic development had made turbulence produced by other cars a major issue. There were also plans to implement a budget cap to control spending, change the rim size of tyres to 18" and increased part standardisation.
=== Technical ===
The major results of the Working Group's investigations would result in the legalisation of "ground effect", which had been banned in F1's rulebook since . Pirelli, meanwhile, were to implement a new 18" tyre to replace the old 13" that had been F1's standardised tyre size since the 1970s, while teams also agreed to use standardised tyre warmers.Adam Cooper, 'Decision to ban tyre blankets from F1 for 2021 reversed', autosport.com, (Motorsport Network, 11/10/2019), https://web.archive.org/web/20191012012519/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/146522/f1-2021-tyre-blanket-ban-decision-reversed, (Accessed 31/01/2020) - Original The former change was implemented to make F1 more road relevant, increase aerodynamic stability, and for aesthetic considerations, with trials being conducted throughout .
====Aerodynamics====
For 2021 constructors will be allowed to develop the underside of their cars (i.e. the floor) to make it the main generator of aerodynamic grip via the use of ground effect.'F1’s revolutionary 2021 rulebook – The thinking behind the changes', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 31/10/2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f1s-revolutionary-2021-rulebook-the-thinking-behind-the-changes.7cHf6WKM5FvCIZSPwhwvvZ.html, (Accessed 31/01/2020) This was combined with heavy restrictions on development of aerodynamic devices on the top side of the car, with simplified front and rear wings as well as restrictions on the development of bargeboards. The study by the FIA Working Group suggested that these changes would reduce the downforce loss from following another car from 45% in to 14% in 2021.Autosport, 'F1’s 2021 rule changes: 10 things you need to know', youtube.com, (Youtube: Motorsport Network, 01/11/2019), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk-JKrs0rrc, (Accessed 31/01/2020)
====Bodywork====
For 2021 all external components of an F1 car must be coated in rubber to help insulate marshals and team engineers from the electrical systems on board each car. Elsewhere, front wings were to be mounted directly to the nosecone, resulting in a lower nose overall, while rear wings were to be mounted higher and with a larger surface area. This was intended to not only make a bigger hole in the air, but also throw the wake from the back of an F1 car higher into the air, creating a larger slipstream effect.
====Standardised Parts====
From 2021 a number of standardised parts will have to be used by F1 teams, designed to reduce budgets, reduce the competitive gap between teams, and tempt more customer-style teams to the series. The main systems to be made universal were the gearbox and fuel system, while the front tray on the floor would also be standardised to restrict development.Adam Cooper, 'FIA issues tender for standard F1 gearbox supplier from 2021 season', autosport.com, (Motorsport Network, 19/02/2019), https://web.archive.org/web/20190926220647/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/141610/f1-teams-will-use-standard-gearbox-from-2021, (Accessed 31/01/2020) - Original Otherwise, each individual part would fall under one of the following categories:
2021 Part Categories	2021 Part Categories 	2021 Part Categories
Category 	Description 	Parts
Listed 	Parts that must be developed by the constructor/entrant themselves. 	Chassis; Monocoque
Standard 	Any part that is standardised according to the technical rulebook, with a universal supplier for the entire championship.	Gearbox; Fuel system; Halo
Transferable 	Parts and systems that constructors may develop themselves and then sell to their competitors. 	Engine; Clutch; Rear suspension
Prescribed 	Parts that teams must develop themselves but according to a heavily restricted rulebook. 	Wheel rims
Open-sourced 	Constructors and entrants may collaborate to develop these parts and they may be sold to other entrants. 	DRS; Steering wheel
Source: 	Source: 	Source:
This classification system was not only intended to outline where and how much a car could be developed, but also ensure that there was some form of base playing field for the 2021 season.
====Engines====
There were plans to change the engine formula in 2021, although this was dropped by the FIA as a result of maintaining costs and a lack of external interest from other major manufacturers.
===Sporting ===
The main change for the 2021 season to the sporting rules would be the implementation of a budget cap, albeit one that only applied to the development and performance of the car. There were also to be changes to the race weekend format, designed to make a Grand Prix weekend fit into three days rather than four, as well as extensions to the Parc Ferme rules.
====Finances====
For 2021, a budget cap of $145 million was implemented, with teams legally required to submit financial material to the FIA to ensure that they do not exceed the limit.Lawrence Barretto, 'What is the 2021 F1 cost cap and how will it be enforced?', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 27 May 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.the-2021-f1-cost-cap-explained-what-has-changed-and-why.5O1Te8udKLmkUl4PyVZtUJ.html, (Accessed 31 Jan 2020) Furthermore, this budget cap would be somewhat fluid, with an increase of $1 million planned for each race if the calendar exceeded 21 races, while it would decrease by $1 million should the calendar feature fewer than 21 races. This budget cap, which will be regulated by the new Cost Cap Administration, would be active until , with a variety of penalties able to be enforced should a team break them:
2021 Financial Penalties	2021 Financial Penalties 	2021 Financial Penalties
Breach 	Description 	Potential Penalty
Procedural 	Late submission or inaccuracy of accounts.	Fine (variable)
Minor Overspend 	Overspend on the cost cap by 5% or less. 	ibid; Reprimand; Point deduction; Race ban; Testing Limits
Material Overspend 	Overspend by more than 5% of the cost cap.	ibid; Exclusion from the World Championship
Source 	Source 	Source
The Cost Cap will not, however, apply to an entire constructor/entrant's budget, and is instead focused on restricting development. Elements excluded include marketing budgets, driver and senior staff wages and other non-F1 programmes such as factory supported Heritage teams. Furthermore, there would be a separate cost cap of $15 million for teams selling customer engines, while logistic costs will be monitored separately.
====Points====
The point scoring system would remain unchanged for 2021, and would continue to follow the FIA's standardised system:
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1st 	2nd 	3rd 	4th 	5th 	6th 	7th 	8th 	9th 	10th 	FL
25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	1
====Race Weekend====
For 2021 the FIA and F1 would eliminate Thursday's schedule of media commitments, which would instead be held on Friday morning. This would result in a more condensed race weekend, while all teams would be required to run a young driver in at least two FP1 sessions across the season.'2021 regulations to offer more opportunities for young drivers', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 01/11/2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.2021-regulations-to-offer-more-opportunities-for-young-drivers.jIR3iFq89dvF0axUKJPvD.html, (Accessed 31/01/2020) Furthermore, Parc Ferme rules would be implemented from the end of FP3 rather than the end of Q1 in qualifying, in order to reduce the amount of setup work teams could do.
====FIA Super Licence====
The FIA Super Licence would be slightly tweaked for 2021, with a relaxation on restrictions for young drivers running in free practice. Any driver wishing to run in FP1 or 2 would only require an FIA International A Licence in 2021, although it would also be open to any driver who had competed in two or fewer Grand Prix. Each FP1/2 appearance would also grant a driver one SL point if they completed over 100km.
====Introduction of Sprint Races ====
On the eve of the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix weekend, all ten teams unanimously agreed to trial a new race weekend format featuring sprint races. The format for sprint qualifying would be as follows:F1.com: Sprint Qualifying to debut at three Grands Prix in 2021 following unanimous agreement from teams
* Friday: A one-hour free practice session with two sets of tires for teams to choose freely, and the Qualifying session with five soft tire sets available only.
*Saturday: A one-hour practice session with one set of tires for teams to choose freely, and a 100 km (60 mi) sprint race (one-third of Grand Prix distance) with two sets of tires to choose freely. Points are awarded to the Top 3 with a 3-2-1 scoring basis with pit stops not compulsory.
*Sunday: Full-distance race with two remaining sets of tires.
It was immediately announced that the Silverstone Circuit will be the first location to trial the new sprint weekend formatSilverstone Circuit: SILVERSTONE HOST FIRST SPRINT QUALIFYING AT THE 2021 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX, with the Monza and Interlagos circuits expected to follow.
==Season Results==
===Drivers' World Championship===
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! Bottas
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| 226
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| 190
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! Sainz
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| 11th
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! Norris
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| 115
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! Alonso
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! Ocon
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! Stroll
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! Russell
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====Notes====
*During the Belgian GP, drivers were awarded half points.
===Constructors' World Championship===
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| Sainz
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===Head-to-Head: Teammate Comparisons===
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===Pole Position Trophy===
The driver who scores the most pole positions over the course of the season will win the pole position trophy:
Rank 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Poles 	Events
1 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	9 	BHR · FRA · STY · AUT · BEL · NED · USA · BRASQ · ABU
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	6 	EMI · ESP · GBRSQ · HUN · QAT · KSA
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	4 	POR · ITASQ · TUR · MEX
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	2 	MON · AZE
5 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	1 	RUS
Source:2021 Pirelli Pole Position Award | Formula 1®	Source:2021 Pirelli Pole Position Award | Formula 1®	Source:2021 Pirelli Pole Position Award | Formula 1®	Source:2021 Pirelli Pole Position Award | Formula 1®	Source:2021 Pirelli Pole Position Award | Formula 1®	Source:2021 Pirelli Pole Position Award | Formula 1®
*During race weekends where there is a Sprint Qualifying race, the Pirelli Speed King Award is given in place of the usual pole position trophy. This will be denoted by SQ.
===Penalty Points===
To learn more, see penalty points.
The following is a ranked list of penalty points incurred by drivers this season:
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Pos	No.	Driver 	Points	Event 	Date 	Points	Reason
1 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	8 	2021 Emilia-Romagna GP	18 Apr 2021 	1 	Violating track limits
1 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	8 	2021 Styrian GP 	27 Jun 2021 	1 	Impeding Valtteri Bottas during qualifying
1 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	8 	2021 Austrian GP 	04 Jul 2021 	1 	Crossing the white line at pit entry
1 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	8 	2021 Austrian GP 	04 Jul 2021 	1 	Crossing the white line at pit entry again
1 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	8 	2021 São Paulo GP 	14 Nov 2021 	2 	Causing a collision with Lance Stroll
1 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	8 	2021 Saudi Arabian GP 	5 Dec 2021 	2 	Causing a collision with Sebastian Vettel in Turn 2
2 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	7 	2021 Emilia-Romagna GP	18 Apr 2021 	2 	Overtaking two cars under safety car
2 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	7 	2021 Austrian GP 	04 Jul 2021 	2 	Forced Charles Leclerc off the track on turn 4
2 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	7 	2021 Austrian GP 	04 Jul 2021 	2 	Forced Charles Leclerc off the track on turn 6
2 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	7 	2021 Italian GP 	12 Sep 2021 	1 	Left the track and gained a lasting advantage
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	7 	2021 Italian GP 	12 Sep 2021 	2 	Causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	7 	2021 Qatar GP 	21 Nov 2021 	2 	Failing to respect double yellow flag
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	7 	2021 Saudi Arabian GP 	5 Dec 2021 	1 	Left the track and gained a lasting advantageFIA Document:
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	7 	2021 Saudi Arabian GP 	5 Dec 2021 	2 	Causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton FIA Document:
4 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	6 	2021 Azerbaijan GP 	06 June 2021	3 	Not entering pit lane as instructed during safety car period
4 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	6 	2021 Austrian GP 	04 Jul 2021 	3 	Not respecting double waved yellow flags
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	6 	2021 Bahrain GP 	28 Mar 2021 	3 	Failing to respect yellow flags during qualifying
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	6 	2021 Bahrain GP 	28 Mar 2021 	2 	Causing a collision with Esteban Ocon
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	6 	2021 Austrian GP 	03 Jul 2021 	1 	Impeding Alonso during qualifying
4 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	6 	2021 Portuguese GP 	02 May 2021 	1 	Ignoring blue flags and impeding Sergio Perez
4 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	6 	2021 Spanish GP 	08 May 2021 	1 	Impeding Lando Norris during qualifying
4 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	6 	2021 Austrian GP 	04 Jul 2021 	3 	Not respecting double waved yellow flags
4 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	6 	2021 Italian GP 	12 Sep 2021 	1 	Causing a collision with Schumacher at Turn 4
7 	16 	Lance Stroll 	5 	2021 Emilia-Romagna GP	18 Apr 2021 	1 	Violating track limits while overtaking Pierre Gasly
7 	16 	Lance Stroll 	5 	2021 Hungarian GP 	1 Aug 2021 	2 	Causing an avoidable collision in Turn 1
7 	16 	Lance Stroll 	5 	2021 Russian GP 	26 Sep 2021 	2 	Causing a collision with Pierre Gasly in Turn 8
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	5 	2021 Azerbaijan GP 	05 Jun 2021 	3 	Failing to pit on a red flag in Q1
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	5 	2021 Austrian GP 	04 Jul 2021 	2 	Forced Sergio Perez off the track
7 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	5 	2021 Styrian GP 	27 Jun 2021 	2 	Dangerous driving in the pit lane
7 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	5 	2021 Hungarian GP 	1 Aug 2021 	2 	Causing an avoidable collision in Turn 1
7 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	5 	2021 Qatar GP 	21 Nov 2021 	1 	Failing to respect single yellow flag
10 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	3 	2021 Spanish GP 	09 May 2021 	2 	Gasly was out of position at the start of race
10 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	3 	2021 Turkish GP 	10 Oct 2021 	1 	Causing a collision with Fernando Alonso
10 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	3 	2021 Austrian GP 	04 Jul 2021 	2 	Overtaking during safety car period
10 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	3 	2021 Italian GP 	12 Sep 2021 	1 	Rejoining the track in an unsafe manner
12 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	2 	2021 Turkish GP 	10 Oct 2021 	2 	Causing a collision with Mick Schumacher
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	2 	2021 Austrian GP 	4 Jul 2021 	2 	Causing a collision with Sebastian Vettel
12 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	2 	2021 British GP 	18 Jul 2021 	2 	Causing a collision with Max Verstappen
15 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	1 	2021 Italian GP 	12 Sep 2021 	1 	Causing a collision with Sebastian Vettel
15 	63 	George Russell 	1 	2021 British GP 	17 Jul 2021 	1 	Causing a collision with Carlos Sainz during F1 Sprint
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