IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean says FIA race director Michael Masi “made the right decision” to restart the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with one lap remaining.
2021 F1 season articles articles archive
Index of all RaceFans articles covering the 2021 Formula 1 season.
Analysis: Did Hamilton or Verstappen have the quickest car for their title fight?
F1 statistics
Posted onMax Verstappen and Red Bull won more races and scored more pole positions in 2021, but did Mercedes have the fastest package overall?
2021 F1 driver rankings #10: Valtteri Bottas
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onValtteri Bottas raised his game in the second half of 2021, despite a string of engine penalties, and after Mercedes decided to replace him.
The fan footage which captured the most dramatic moments of 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onFans returned to the grandstands in 2021 – and so too did fan footage. Here are the best trackside videos from the last year.
2021 F1 driver rankings #11: Sergio Perez
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onSergio Perez played a valuable role in helping Max Verstappen win the world championship on occasions, but other times he lagged well behind his team mate.
2021 F1 driver rankings #12: Sebastian Vettel
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onAfter a tough final season at Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel put in a much more impressive campaign at Aston Martin in 2021.
2021 F1 driver rankings #13: Daniel Ricciardo
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onThe most difficult driver to position in this year’s rankings has to be the one who won the Italian Grand Prix less than four months after being lapped by his team mate in Monaco.
2021 F1 driver rankings #14: Kimi Raikkonen
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onAlthough Kimi Raikkonen’s qualifying performances were a weakness, he tended to make up for it on race day.
2021 F1 driver rankings #15: Antonio Giovinazzi
2021 F1 driver rankings
Posted onAntonio Giovinazzi usually started ahead of his team mate but scored fewer points than him, and not only because of the times luck wasn’t on his side.
Ricciardo’s 2021 struggles helped him ‘find out what I’m good at’
2021 F1 Season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says his struggles through the 2021 season helped him to understand what his strengths and weaknesses are as a driver.
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.