Yuki Tsunoda will appear for AlphaTauri in the Young Drivers’ Test as Red Bull consider promoting the Formula 2 race winner to Formula 1 next year.
2021 F1 drivers and teams articles articles archive
2021 F1 drivers and teams
Mercedes confirm one-year contract extension for Bottas
2021 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas will continue to race for Mercedes in 2021, the team has announced. Lewis Hamilton’s plans for next year have not yet been confirmed.
Russell and Latifi will stay at Williams for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onWilliams drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi have both said they will remain at the team for the 2021 F1 season.
Official: Alonso to return to Formula 1 with Renault next year
2021 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso will return to F1 with Renault. He is believed to have agreed a two-year deal.
Renault expected to announce Alonso’s return for 2021 season
2021 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso is expected to make his comeback to Formula 1 in 2021 at Renault, the team with which he won both his world championships.
Mercedes keeping options open on Vettel in case Hamilton or Bottas leave, says Wolff
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes is keeping its options open regarding Sebastian Vettel in case it suffers a repeat of its experience with Nico Rosberg, says team principal Toto Woff.
Official: Ricciardo to join McLaren for 2021 F1 season
2021 F1 season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo will drive for McLaren next year, the team has announced.
Hamilton? Sainz? Ricciardo? Who will replace Vettel at Ferrari in 2021?
2021 F1 season
Posted onFerrari is understood to have an option on at least one driver for 2021 already. But that doesn’t mean they won’t look elsewhere to replace Sebastian Vettel.
Aston Martin F1 team will be “highly competitive” vows Stroll as he completes investment
2021 F1 season
Posted onLawrence Stroll says Aston Martin’s Formula 1 team will be “highly competitive” when it enters the championship next year after completing his investment in the car maker.
“High chance” Vettel will decide on new Ferrari contract before first race
2020 F1 season
Posted onSebastian Vettel says the delay to the start of the 2020 F1 season means he will probably have to decide on his future with Ferrari before the first race.
Analysis: What Ferrari’s big Leclerc deal reveals about their plans
2021 F1 season
Posted onFerrari’s long-term commitment to Charles Leclerc gives some clues what the team has planned for the future
Leclerc signs five-year Ferrari contract
2020 F1 season
Posted onCharles Leclerc will remain at Ferrari until at least 2024 after signing a contract extension with the team.
Verstappen and others calling Mercedes about an F1 drive – Hamilton
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton indicated Max Verstappen is among the drivers who are pursuing Mercedes over a chance to join them after next season.
Hamilton expects “hardcore racers” Mercedes will stay in F1 after 2020
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton believes Mercedes will commit to staying in F1 beyond the 2020 season, when their current agreement with the sport’s commercial rights holders expires.
Why F1 denied it’s had “serious” discussions over new teams for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onYesterday’s seemingly dismissive statement from Formula 1 does not exclude the possibility of new teams joining the sport in 2021, says Dieter Rencken.
F1 says it has “no serious discussions” with any potential new teams
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 Management has damped speculation that one or more new teams could join the championship after a second potential entrant revealed its plans.
McLaren to drop Renault power for Mercedes in 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren and Mercedes will reunite in the 2021 season after McLaren confirmed it will end its Renault customer engine supply.
Renault hope to promote a junior driver by 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onRenault managing director Cyril Abiteboul says the team wants to promote a driver from its roster of academy talent to F1 by 2021.
Williams extend deal to use Mercedes engines
2021 F1 season
Posted onWilliams will continue to use Mercedes power units after agreeing a new deal with the manufacturer which runs until the end of the 2025 season.
Ocon cannot replace Hamilton or Bottas at Mercedes in 2021
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Posted onEsteban Ocon’s two-year deal to drive for Renault does not include an escape clause which would allow him to return to Mercedes in 2021.