Daniel Ricciardo says his struggles through the 2021 season helped him to understand what his strengths and weaknesses are as a driver.
2021 F1 season articles articles archive
Index of all RaceFans articles covering the 2021 Formula 1 season.
2021 F1 driver rankings #16: Lance Stroll
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onLance Stroll was a fairly regularly points finisher in 2021 but there were no notable highs of the kind he has become known for.
2021 F1 driver rankings #17: Mick Schumacher
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onMick Schumacher easily had the beating of Haas team mate Nikita Mazepin, but seldom had the opportunity to race against drivers in quicker cars.
2021 F1 driver rankings #18: Nicholas Latifi
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onNicholas Latifi managed two points finishes for Williams but remained some way off the pace of team mate George Russell.
Does F1 need a new race director – or deeper change – after Abu Dhabi restart row?
News Focus
Posted onFIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi tried to avoid a controversial outcome to the 2021 championship but ended up causing one. How should the sport’s governing body respond?
2021 F1 driver rankings #19: Yuki Tsunoda
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onYuki Tsunoda was well off the pace of his team mate, but showed flashes of promise which justified AlphaTauri’s decision to keep him on.
Verstappen voted 2021 Driver of the Year by RaceFans readers
2021 F1 season review
Posted onRaceFans readers have voted Max Verstappen as their top driver of the 2021 Formula 1 season. Lewis Hamilton was voted Driver of the Weekend more times than anyone else.
Hacks, squirrels, records and more forgotten F1 tales from 2021
2021 F1 season review
Posted onThe 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.
Masi had ‘referee’s right’ to make restart call – Marko
2021 F1 season
Posted onHelmut Marko says FIA race director Micheal Masi had every right to restart the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the final lap.
RaceFans favourite F1 driver helmet designs of 2021
2021 F1 season review
Posted onLook back at the very best of the special edition helmet designs seen on the grid during 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
RacingLines
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?
From super-sub to superfluous: Giovinazzi’s development not enough to save F1 career
2021 F1 season review
Posted onAntonio Giovinazzi made steady progress over three years as a full-time F1 driver with Alfa Romeo – but it was not enough to keep his spot on the grid.
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
F1 pictures
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.
Ferrari’s 2021 recovery puts team on path to “final objective” – Binotto
2022 F1 season
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the team’s recovery in the 2021 season provides a solid foundation to chase their “final objective” of a world championship.
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…