2021 Formula One Season (ESB World)

The 2021 Formula One Championship is a planned motor racing competition for single seater racing cars. This is the 72nd running for the Formula One Championship. It is recognised by the governing body of motorsport worldwide, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) and as the highest level of single seater racing worldwide. The Championship is scheduled to take place over a number of Grand Prix events and the drivers are competing for the World Drivers Championship and the teams for World Constructors Championship. 
The 2021 Season was expected to bring in new regulation changes to further enhance the cars and bring the field closer together, although, this was pushed back to 2022 due to the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic.
In the shortened 2020 season, Max Verstappen enters the new season as the defending champion and Red Bull as the Constructors Champions respectively.
Calendar
Round	Event Name 	Circuit 	Date of Event
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Albert Park Circuit 	14th March 2021
2 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Bahrain International Circuit 	21st March 2021
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Shanghai International Circuit 	4th April 2021
4 	Vietnamese Grand Prix 	Hanoi Street Circuit 	18th April 2021
5 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Circuit Zandvoort 	2nd May 2021
6 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 	9th May 2021
7 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco 	23rd May 2021
8 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Baku City Street Circuit 	6th June 2021
9 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 	13th June 2021
10 	French Grand Prix 	Circuit Paul Ricard 	27th June 2021
11 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Red Bull Ring 	4th July 2021
12 	British Grand Prix 	Silverstone Circuit 	18th July 2021
13 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Hungaroring 	1st August 2021
14 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 	29th August 2021
15 	Italian Grand Prix 	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 	5th September 2021
16 	Singapore Grand Prix 	Marina Bay Street Circuit 	19th September 2021
17 	Russian Grand Prix 	Sochi Autodrom 	26th September 2021
18 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Suzuka International Racing Course	10th October 2021
19 	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas 	24th October 2021
20 	Mexican Grand Prix 	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 	31st October 2021
21 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace 	14th November 2021
22 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Yas Marina Circuit 	28th November 2021
Entry List - All chassis are the same as their 2020 counterparts due to the Coronavirus
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Engine 	Drivers
Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen 	Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari	C39 	Ferrari 	29 Mick Schumacher
99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	Alpha Tauri-Honda 	AT01 	Honda 	10 Pierre Gasly
24 Juri Vips
Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Ferrari 	SF1000 	Ferrari 	16 Charles Leclerc
55 Carlos Sainz Jr
HAAS F1 Team 	Haas-Ferrari 	VF-20 	Ferrari 	14 Louis Deletraz
20 Kevin Magnussen
McLaren Racing Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL35 	Mercedes	3 Daniel Ricciardo
4 Lando Norris
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Mercedes 	W11 	Mercedes	44 Lewis Hamilton
77 Valtteri Bottas
BWT Aston Martin Racing 	Aston Martin-BWT 	RP20 	Mercedes	11 Sergio Perez 
18 Lance Stroll
Red Bull Racing F1 Team 	Red Bull Racing-Honda 	RB16 	Honda 	23 Alexander Albon
33 Max Verstappen
Renault DP World F1 Team 	Renault 	R.S.20 	Renault 	31 Esteban Ocon
32 Guanyu Zhou
RoKit Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW43 	Mercedes	6 Nicolas Latifi
63 George Russell
Changes
* McLaren switched to Mercedes power units for the 2021 season
* Racing Point rebranded to Aston Martin racing due to Lawrence Stroll's financial takeover of the Aston Martin brand.
* Kimi Raikkonen retired from Formula One after 18 seasons in the sport. He was replaced by Mick Schumacher, son of 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher. 
* Daniil Kvyat lost his drive at Alpha Tauri at the end of 2020 due to poor performances by Juri Vips. In 2021, Juri is set to make a full season in the sport after taking part in the final 2 rounds of 2020. He will be the first Estonian driver to participate in a Formula One Grand Prix.
* Sebastian Vettel retired at the end of 2020 due to poor performances over the past few seasons. His seat was taken by McLaren driver, Carlos Sainz Jr. He was replaced at McLaren by Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo. Ricciardo, who drove for Renault in 2019 and 2020 was replaced by the 2020 FIA Formula 2 runner up, Guanyu Zhou. 
* Romain Grosjean was sacked at the end of 2020 due to poor performances in 2020. He was replaced by HAAS test and reserve driver and reigning Formula 2 champion Louis Deletraz.
Results and standings
Grand Prix: * Indicates wet weather Grand Prix
Round	Grand Prix 	Pole Position 	Fastest Lap 	Winning Driver 	Winning Constructor
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Valtteri Bottas 	Carlos Sainz Jr	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
2 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Valtteri Bottas 	Charles Leclerc	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Alexander Albon	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
4 	Vietnamese Grand Prix 	Alexander Albon 	Alexander Albon	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing-Honda
5 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
6 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Carlos Sainz Jr 	Lewis Hamilton 	Carlos Sainz Jr	Ferrari
7 	Monaco Grand Prix* 	Daniel Ricciardo	Nicolas Latifi 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
8 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Valtteri Bottas 	Charles Leclerc	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
9 	Canadian Grand Prix* 	Charles Leclerc 	Alexander Albon	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
10 	French Grand Prix 	Valtteri Bottas 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
11 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Carlos Sainz Jr	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
12 	British Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
13 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Alexander Albon 	Max Verstappen 	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing-Honda
14 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc 	Charles Leclerc	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
15 	Italian Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc 	Charles Leclerc	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
16 	Singapore Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Carlos Sainz Jr	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
17 	Russian Grand Prix 	Valtteri Bottas 	Valtteri Bottas	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
18 	Japanese Grand Prix* 	Charles Leclerc 	George Russell 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
19 	United States Grand Prix	Max Verstappen 	Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
20 	Mexican Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
21 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	Alexander Albon 	Alexander Albon	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing-Honda
22 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Valtteri Bottas 	Lewis Hamilton 	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
World Drivers Championship Standings:
Position	Driver 	Points	Gap
1 	Max Verstappen 	368 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	363 	
3 	Lewis Hamilton 	275 	
4 	Alexander Albon 	273 	
5 	Charles Leclerc 	248 	
6 	Carlos Sainz Jr 	175 	
7 	Daniel Ricciardo 	91 	
8 	Lando Norris 	84 	
9 	Esteban Ocon 	62 	
10 	Sergio Perez 	54 	
11 	Kevin Magnussen 	50 	
12 	Antonio Giovinazzi	49 	
13 	Louis Deletraz 	37 	
14 	Lance Stroll 	31 	
15 	Juri Vips 	26 	
16 	Mick Schumacher 	18 	
17 	Pierre Gasly 	13 	
18 	Guanyu Zhou 	10 	
19 	George Russell 	6 	
20 	Nicolas Latifi 	5 	
World Constructors Championship Standings
Position	Constructor 	Points	Gap
1 	Red Bull Racing-Honda 	641 	
2 	Mercedes 	638 	
3 	Ferrari 	423 	
4 	McLaren-Mercedes 	175 	
5 	HAAS-Ferrari 	87 	
6 	Aston Martin-BWT 	85 	
7 	Renault 	72 	
8 	Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari	67 	
9 	Alpha Tauri-Honda 	39 	
10 	Williams-Mercedes 	11 	
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