Fernando Alonso outscored team mate Esteban Ocon in his return to F1 – but it was a closer battle than many predicted.
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Schumacher impresses Ferrari as he makes light work of Mazepin
2021 team mate battles: Schumacher vs Mazepin
Posted onMick Schumacher conclusively out-performed fellow rookie Nikita Mazepin at Haas, impressing Ferrari as he did.
Tsunoda realises potential with fourth in finale after season behind Gasly
2021 team mate battles: Gasly vs Tsunoda
Posted onPierre Gasly led the way at AlphaTauri for much of the season but his rookie team mate Yuki Tsunoda came good in the final race weekend.
Russell enjoys third straight season on top at Williams before taking Hamilton on
2021 team mate battles: Russell vs Latifi
Posted onMercedes-bound George Russell had the measure of his team mate again, but Nicholas Latifi’s season had its moments.
Experienced Vettel inflicts Stroll’s fourth defeat by team mate in five years
2021 team mate battles: Stroll vs Vettel
Posted onLance Stroll welcomed new team mate Sebastian Vettel to the rebranded Aston Martin team in 2021, as the pair’s form varied throughout the year.
Bottas concludes his Mercedes chapter in Hamilton’s shadow
2021 team mate battles: Hamilton vs Bottas
Posted onValtteri Bottas’s final season with Mercedes proved to be his worst in comparison to Lewis Hamilton. But it was enough to take the constructors’ title.
Giovinazzi fails to capitalise on qualifying superiority in final duel with Raikkonen
2021 team mate battles: Raikkonen vs Giovinazzi
Posted onAntonio Giovinazzi fared the best he ever had against Kimi Raikkonen in 2021, but it was the Finn who got the best results of the season.
Verstappen emphatically beat his latest team mate in title-winning year
2021 F1 team mate battles: Verstappen vs Perez
Posted onMax Verstappen dominated his latest Red Bull team mate, but Sergio Perez played a crucial role in his championship success.
Verstappen’s race and title-winning last-lap pass was a unique Formula 1 feat
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen’s pass for victory on Lewis Hamilton in the final lap of the championship-deciding race was a unique Formula 1 feat.
Hamilton closes on another Schumacher record with first ‘hat-trick’ of 2021
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton scored his first ‘hat-trick’ of pole position, win and fastest lap in over a year last weekend, tying the lead of the championship with Max Verstappen.
Verstappen is 47th F1 driver to have a shot at clinching the championship
2021 Qatar Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFor the first time in five years, a driver other than Lewis Hamilton will go into a race with a chance of winning the world championship.
Hamilton makes his second-biggest climb to victory from 10th on the grid
2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton now has 101 wins and 101 pole positions in Formula 1 after going from 10th to first in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
No one will win more F1 races than Verstappen this year
2021 Mexico City Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen has won nine races in 2021, a total no other driver can surpass before the end of the season. Here are all the stats and facts from the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Verstappen gives Honda its first F1 win in America for 30 years
2021 United States Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWhile Honda took their first win in America since 1991, Red Bull achieved their 200th podium finish, all of which they’ve scored in the last 15 years.
Analysis: Why Mercedes can “live with” Hamilton’s Turkish GP points loss
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton lost ground to Max Verstappen in Turkey, but Mercedes say they can “live with” the setback incurred after his engine change penalty.
Bottas becomes 35th Formula 1 driver to reach 10 race wins
2021 Turkish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onValtteri Bottas became the 35th driver in F1 history to reach 10 victories last weekend and scored his second ‘hat trick’ of win, pole and fastest lap.
F1 has its closest competition for years but will new rules ruin it in 2022?
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe Formula 1 field is closer this year than it has been for many seasons, but the introduction of news rules in 2022 threatens to change that.
More than half the F1 field has led a race in most competitive hybrid season yet
2021 Russian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onF1 saw its 11th different race leader this season in the Russian Grand Prix, the most in any year since the V6 hybrid turbos were introduced.
Hamilton becomes first driver to win 100 Formula 1 races
2021 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s victory in the Russian Grand Prix has made him the first driver in the history of Formula 1 to score 100 victories.
McLaren end second-longest wait between wins for an F1 team
2021 Italian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onOnly one team in F1 history have gone longer between consecutive wins than McLaren. Here are the stats and facts from the Italian Grand Prix.