2021 Formula One Season (Future of Formula One)

The 2021 Formula One season was the 72nd edition of the championship organized by the International Automobile Federation (FIA). He had a total of twenty-one races, starting on March 14 with the Australian Grand Prix in Albert Park and finishing on November 28 with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Yas Marina. Mercedes was world champion for the eighth consecutive time since 2014, and Finnish Valtteri Bottas won a world championship for drivers for the first time. Since 2007, after Kimi Raikkonen's first title, Finland has not won a world drivers' championship.
== Entry List ==
This is the list of entries for the F1 season in 2021. This season's tires will be supplied by Pirelli. The chassis will be the same as in the 2020 Formula 1 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Constructor 	Power Unit	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
Alfa Romeo 	Ferrari 	C40 	7
9	Kimi Raikkonen
Mick Schumacher	All
All
Alpine F1 Team 	Renault 	R.S.21 	10
14
31	Pierre Gasly
Fernando Alonso
Esteban Ocon	13 - 22
All
1 - 12
Alpha Tauri 	Honda 	AT02 	10
23
38	Pierre Gasly
Alexander Albon
Yuki Tsunoda	1 - 12
13 - 22
All
Aston Martin 	Mercedes 	DBR21 	5
18	Sebastian Vettel
Lance Stroll	All
All
Ferrari 	Ferrari 	SF92 	16
55	Charles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz Jr	All
All
Haas 	Ferrari 	VF21 	11
24	Sérgio Pérez
Nikita Mazepin	All
All
McLaren 	Mercedes 	MCL36 	3
4	Daniel Riccardo
Lando Norris	All
All
Mercedes 	Mercedes 	F1 W12 	44
77	Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas	All
All
Red Bull Racing	Honda 	RB17 	23
27
33	Alexander Albon
Nico Hulkenberg
Max Verstappen	1 - 12
13 - 22
All
Williams 	Mercedes 	FW44 	6
63	Nicholas Latifi
George Russell	All
All
=== Teams Changes ===
The Racing Point team was purchased by carmaker Aston Martin in January 2020. Starting in 2021, the team will be named after the British carmaker. McLaren ends its contract with Renault (the automaker has supplied engines for the British team since 2018), starting in 2021 Mercedes will supply the engines to McLaren. Renault will be renamed Alpine starting this year.
=== Drivers Changes ===
=== Mid-Season Changes ===
== Calendar ==
These are the twenty-two circuits during the 2021 season of Formula 1. A complete race must meet the minimum 305 km. The exception is Monaco, which has a mileage of 260 km.
Round	Grand Prix 	Circuit 	Race Date
1 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Sakhir International Circuit, Sakhir 	14 March
2 	Vietnamese Grand Prix 	Hanoi Street Circuit, Hanoi 	28 March
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 	4 April
4 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Baku City Circuit, Baku 	18 April
5 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 	2 May
6 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 	9 May
7 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 	23 May
8 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles-Villenueve, Montréal 	6 June
9 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 	20 June
10 	France Grand Prix 	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 	27 June
11 	British Grand Prix 	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 	11 July
12 	Hungrarian Grand Prix 	Hungaroring, Mogyoród 	25 July
13 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 	22 August
14 	Italian Grand Prix 	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 	5 September
15 	Russian Grand Prix 	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 	19 September
16 	Singapore Grand Prix 	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 	26 September
17 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	10 October
18 	Australian Grand Prix 	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 	17 October
19 	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 	31 October
20 	Mexican Grand Prix 	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City 	7 November
21 	Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 	Jeddah Street Circuit, Jeddah 	21 November
22 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 	28 November
=== Calendar Changes ===
Vietnam, China, Azerbaijan, Monaco, Canada, France, Singapore, Japan, Australia, USA and Mexico return to the F1 calendar after a year away due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Netherlands returns to Zandvoort after 36 years outside F1. Hanoi will make its debut on the F1 calendar this season, due to the cancellation of the previous year's stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time in history, Saudi Arabia hosts an F1 race. The Jeddah street circuit hosted the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, replacing Interlagos
== Regulation changes ==
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, technical changes were postponed to 2022. Starting this season, the budget ceiling will be implemented, aiming at greater financial health for F1 teams. For this season, the ceiling will be $ 145 million per year. From 2022, the value will be 100 million dollars. The system used by Mercedes in 2020, the "DAS" will be banned in 2021. The Closed Park Rule will be applied after the third free practice session. Starting this year, Thursday's events will be moved to Friday and free practice will be reduced. The Free Practice Session 1 and 2 will have 1 hour, and the third session will have 45 minutes. In 2021 the engine championship will be implemented for the first time.
== Season Report ==
=== Round 1 : Bahrain ===
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