2021 Russian Grand Prix

Last updated

2021 Russian Grand Prix
Race 15 of 22 [1] in the 2021 Formula One World Championship
  Previous race Next race  
Circuit Sochi.svg
Layout of Sochi Autodrom
Race details
Date26 September 2021
Official name Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021
Location Sochi Autodrom, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.848 km (3.634 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 309.745 km (192.467 miles)
Weather Cloudy and rainy
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:41.993
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:37.423 on lap 39
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Red Bull Racing-Honda
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 2021 Russian Grand Prix

The 2021 Russian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race, held on 26 September 2021 at the Sochi Autodrom. [2] It was the 15th round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. [3] It was the tenth running of the Russian Grand Prix, and the eighth and final held in Sochi. [4]

Contents

McLaren's Lando Norris took pole position in drying conditions. He would lead a majority of the race, but would lose the lead as he opted not to switch to intermediates amidst worsening conditions. The race would be won by Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, who became the first driver to win 100 Grands Prix, ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr. Hamilton's victory allowed him to regain the championship lead over Verstappen. [5]

This would be the last Formula One race held at Sochi Autodrom and the last Russian Grand Prix, as of the 2024 season, due to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine that happened five months after the race was held. [6]

Background

Aerial view of Sochi Autodrom. Sochi Autodrom, July 10, 2018 SkySat.jpg
Aerial view of Sochi Autodrom.

The event, held over the weekend of 24–26 September, at the Sochi Autodrom, [7] was the fifteenth round of the 2021 World Championship. The race take place two weeks after the Italian Grand Prix and two weeks before the Turkish Grand Prix. [3] Despite having to race as a neutral competitor, using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), [8] it was Nikita Mazepin's home race. [9]

The rules surrounding practice starts for the event have been clarified following controversy in the 2020 event when Lewis Hamilton was penalised with two five-second penalties for conducting two practice starts outside of the designated area. The race director's notes state that when doing practice starts, cars must line up and leave in the order they arrive unless another car is unduly delayed. [10]

Championship standings before the race

Heading into the race, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 226.5 points, five points ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Valtteri Bottas was third with 141 points, nine points ahead of Lando Norris in fourth. Sergio Pérez remained fifth with 118 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led with 362.5 points, 18 ahead of Red Bull in second. McLaren were third with 215 points, 13.5 points ahead of Ferrari in fourth. Alpine were fifth with 95 points. [11]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. [12] Kimi Räikkönen returned for this event, [13] after missing the previous two races due to testing positive for coronavirus. [14]

The title sponsor of Ferrari, Mission Winnow, returned for this race. The name and sponsor logos were used by Ferrari at the Bahrain, Emilia Romagna, Portuguese, Spanish, Monaco, and Azerbaijan Grands Prix, but were not used in any races from the French Grand Prix to the Italian Grand Prix for legal reasons. [12]

Tyre choices

Sole tyre supplier Pirelli allocated the C3, C4, and C5 compounds of tyre to be used in the race. [15]

Penalties

At the previous race in Italy, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton made contact, and both retired from the race. [16] The stewards investigated the incident and ruled that Verstappen was predominantly to blame, and awarded him a three-place grid penalty for this event. [17]

Practice

The first practice session started at 11:30 MST, on 24 September 2021, and ended with no major incidents. Lando Norris spun and grazed the wall on his in lap but he was able to get back to the pits. [18] Valtteri Bottas finished first, with his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in second. Red Bull's Max Verstappen was third. [19]

Free practice 2 started at 15:00 MST, on the same day. It ended with only 1 interruption. Antonio Giovinazzi spun and hit the wall, ending his session and causing a red flag. [20] At the end of the session, AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly ran over a curb and dislodged his front wing. No red flag was required because it was the end of the session. Bottas and Hamilton finished first and second again, with Gasly in third.

Free practice 3 was scheduled to start at 12:00 MST, on 25 September 2021, [21] but it was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. [22]

Qualifying

Qualifying started at 15:00 MST, on 25 September 2021. [7] Lando Norris started on pole for the first time in his Formula One career, having set the fastest time on slick tyres on a drying track. The result was McLaren's first pole position since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, and Norris became the 102nd driver in the history of the World Championship to achieve a pole position. Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari qualified second to claim his first front-row start in Formula One. George Russell qualified 3rd for Williams, his second top-three starting position of the season, having previously qualified second for the Belgian Grand Prix. [23] Hamilton, who topped the first two segments of qualifying, finished the session in fourth, having crashed into the wall on the pit lane entry when coming in to change from intermediate tyres to slick tyres. His car needed a new front wing, and he was unable to build enough temperature in his tyres for his final flying lap due to the lack of time left in the session, as well as having to move out of the way of cars on their fast laps. [24] Hamilton's delayed stop also held up his teammate Valtteri Bottas, who had also come into the pits for slick tyres. Bottas qualified seventh. The other McLaren of Daniel Ricciardo qualified 5th. Charles Leclerc and Nicholas Latifi did not set lap times in the second segment of qualifying due to engine penalties that would demote them to the back of the grid, regardless of their qualifying results. Championship leader Max Verstappen did not set a lap time in the first segment for the same reason. [25]

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:47.2381:45.8271:41.9931
255 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:47.9241:46.5211:42.5102
363 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Williams-Mercedes 1:48.3031:46.4351:42.9833
444 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:45.9921:45.1291:44.0504
53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1:48.3451:46.3611:44.1565
614 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1:47.8771:45.5141:44.2046
777 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:46.3961:45.3061:44.71016 1
818 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:48.3221:46.3601:44.9567
911 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:46.4551:45.8341:45.3378
1031 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:48.0991:46.0701:45.8659
115 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:47.2051:46.573N/A10
1210 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 1:47.8281:46.641N/A11
1322 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 1:48.8541:46.751N/A12
146 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:48.252No timeN/A18 2
1516 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:48.470No timeN/A19 3
167 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1:49.586N/AN/A13
1747 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1:49.830N/AN/A14
1899 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1:51.023N/AN/A17 4
199 Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg   Nikita Mazepin [lower-alpha 1] Haas-Ferrari 1:53.764N/AN/A15
2033 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda No timeN/AN/A20 5
107% time: 1:53.411 6
Source: [27] [28]
Notes

Race

Cars on the starting grid Starting grid on 2021 Russian Grand Prix 01.jpg
Cars on the starting grid

The race started at 15:00 MST, on 26 September 2021. [7] Carlos Sainz Jr. took the lead from Lando Norris into turn two, while Lewis Hamilton fell down the order to sixth. Fernando Alonso overtook Hamilton at the start, but the latter re-overtook on the following lap by going around the outside of turn three. Charles Leclerc climbed up to twelfth after starting from nineteenth. On lap 13, Norris overtook Sainz through the left-hand sweep at turn 12, into the entry of turn 13. to retake first place, retaining the lead until the closing laps. After gaining three positions on the first lap, Max Verstappen climbed up the order into seventh. Hamilton recovered to second, coming within DRS range of Norris as rain began to fall on parts of the track. Kimi Räikkönen, George Russell, and Valtteri Bottas were the first to pit for intermediate tyres on lap 48, allowing all three drivers to move up into the points by race end. Further up the order, Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo followed suit on lap 49, as did Sainz who had dropped from third to seventh in the deteriorating conditions. Hamilton initially stayed out to battle Norris for the lead before switching to intermediate tyres the following lap, after which it became clear the rain would continue. Sergio Pérez, Alonso, and Leclerc also chose to continue on slicks while in a close fight for third. Despite running off the track multiple times, Norris refused to stop for intermediates against the advice of his engineers, having accumulated a fifty-second gap over third place.

Hamilton emerged from the pits twenty-five seconds behind the race leader, closing to under two seconds on lap 51 before Norris aquaplaned off the track at turn 5, leaving Hamilton to take the lead and the win. Early stoppers Verstappen, Sainz, and Ricciardo overtook the three drivers running slicks and battling for third: Alonso and Pérez eventually pitted on lap 51, managing to stay in the points, but Leclerc continued on and fell from fourth to fifteenth in his final two laps. Norris finally entered the pits for intermediate tyres on lap 52; however, Norris aquaplaned on the pit entry and crossed the white line separating the pit lane entry from the track, for which he was reprimanded. [36] Norris finished the race in seventh. Verstappen finished the race in second from 20th on the starting grid, and Sainz finished in third, taking his fifth Formula One podium. [5] Hamilton's race victory made him the first driver in Formula One history to take 100 wins. [37]

Post-race

Hamilton hailed his Mercedes team after securing his 100th win. [38] Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff hailed Hamilton's achievement of 100 wins as "mindblowing". [39] The 1998 and 1999 Formula One World Champion Mika Häkkinen felt patience was the key factor in Hamilton securing the race victory. [40] Valtteri Bottas felt a podium would have been possible for him if he had pitted one lap earlier for intermediate tyres. [41] Alonso also believed a podium had been possible on merit for him before the weather intervention. [42] McLaren said it would launch a review of the procedures which contributed to Norris not pitting earlier for intermediate tyres when the rain started to fall. [43] McLaren Team Principal Andreas Seidl said the team would also would not dwell on what might or should have been. [44] Norris said he was "not happy" with his result and stated he may have pitted for wet weather tyres had he been given clearer information on the weather by the team. [45] [46] Formula One Managing Director Ross Brawn praised Norris for his weekend performance, though felt his inexperience showed in the tricky conditions during the race. Brawn defended Norris, pointing out that there were occasions when drivers were correct to ignore team orders and follow their instincts. Brawn also praised Formula One veterans like Kimi Räikkönen, Alonso, and Hamilton for how they responded to the same situation. [47]

Former Renault Formula One driver-turned-analyst and radio commentator Jolyon Palmer said he felt the responsibility for not pitting Norris soon enough for wet weather tyres lay with the McLaren team. [48] Seven-times Grand Prix race winner Juan Pablo Montoya said that Norris's performance meant he now would know he could get the job done. [49] Red Bull Racing hailed Verstappen's second-place finish from starting last on the grid as "like a victory". [50] Alfa Romeo Racing team boss Frédéric Vasseur felt Norris should have been given a time penalty for his pit entry infringement. [51] Journalist David Tremayne praised Norris for his performance and said Norris should learn and take heart from the experiences of past British Formula One champions, such as James Hunt, Nigel Mansell, and Damon Hill, all of whom had to deal with disappointment of near misses trying to get their first Grand Prix wins before achieving them. [52]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 531:30:41.001425
233 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 53+53.2712018
355 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 53+1:02.475215
43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 53+1:05.607512
577 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 53+1:07.5331610
614 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 53+1:21.32168
74 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 53+1:27.22417 1
87 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 53+1:28.955134
911 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda 53+1:30.07682
1063 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Williams-Mercedes 53+1:40.55131
1118 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 53+1:56.198 2 7
125 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 52+1 lap10
1310 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 52+1 lap11
1431 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 52+1 lap9
1516 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 52+1 lap19
1699 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 52+1 lap17
1722 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 52+1 lap12
189 Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg   Nikita Mazepin [lower-alpha 1] Haas-Ferrari 51+2 laps15
19 3 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 47Accident damage18
Ret47 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 32Oil leak14
Fastest lap: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:37.423 (lap 39)
Source: [28] [53] [54]
Notes

Championship standings after the race

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Nikita Mazepin is Russian, but he competed as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to the state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes. [26]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lando Norris</span> British and Belgian racing driver (born 1999)

Lando Norris is a British and Belgian racing driver currently competing in Formula One with McLaren, racing under the British flag.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Australian Grand Prix</span> 2019 Formula 1 race

The 2019 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that was held on 17 March 2019 in Melbourne, Victoria. The race was contested at the Albert Park Circuit and was the first round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race marked the 84th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix – which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928 – the 24th time the event was held at the Albert Park circuit and the 35th time the Australian Grand Prix had been a part of the Formula One World Championship. This was the last Grand Prix held on this configuration of the Albert Park Circuit that had been in use since 1996 with the 2020 and 2021 events being cancelled and the 2022 event being run on an adjusted layout.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 German Grand Prix</span> Motor car race

The 2019 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race which was held on 28 July 2019 at the Hockenheimring in Germany. The race was the 11th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship and marked the 78th running of the German Grand Prix, and the 64th time the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Belgian Grand Prix</span> Motor car race

The 2019 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that was held on 1 September 2019 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. The race was the 13th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship and marked the 75th running of the Belgian Grand Prix, the 52nd time as a round of the World Championship and the 62nd time the race had been held at Spa-Francorchamps.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Italian Grand Prix</span> 2019 Formula 1 motor race in Monza, Italy

The 2019 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 September 2019 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy. The race was the 14th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship and marked the 89th running of the Italian Grand Prix and the 84th time the race had been held at Monza. The Grand Prix ended with Leclerc claiming his second consecutive race win and Ferrari's first win in Italy since Fernando Alonso won the 2010 edition of the race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Russian Grand Prix</span> 2019 Formula One race

The 2019 Russian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 September 2019 at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. The race was the 16th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship and marked the 8th running of the Russian Grand Prix and the 6th time the race was held in Sochi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Austrian Grand Prix</span> Formula One motor race

The 2020 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that was held on 5 July 2020 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race was the opening round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship, and the 34th running of the Austrian Grand Prix as well as the first of two consecutive races held at the Red Bull Ring, with the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix taking place the week after.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Hungarian Grand Prix</span> Formula One race

The 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 19 July 2020 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. The race was the third round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship, the 36th running of the Hungarian Grand Prix and the 35th time the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950. Lewis Hamilton was the defending race winner and the eventual winner of this Grand Prix, Hamilton's second successive win of the 2020 season and his eighth at the Hungaroring.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix</span> 6th round of the 2021 Formula One season

The 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 6 June 2021 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The race, the sixth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship, marked the fourth running of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and the fifth time the country had hosted a Grand Prix, having also held the 2016 European Grand Prix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Hungarian Grand Prix</span> Eleventh round of the 2021 Formula One season

The 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 1 August 2021 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. It was the eleventh round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. The race was won by Esteban Ocon for Alpine-Renault. The win was Ocon's first in Formula One, the first win for the Enstone-based team since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, and the first win for a Renault-badged engine since the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix, with Hamilton and Carlos Sainz Jr. completing the podium after Sebastian Vettel was disqualified from second. Pierre Gasly earned the fastest lap, while Williams scored their first double points finish since the 2018 Italian Grand Prix and their first points of any kind since the 2019 German Grand Prix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Italian Grand Prix</span> 14th round of the 2021 Formula One season

The 2021 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 September 2021 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. It was the 14th round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship and the second Grand Prix in Italy in the season, after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on 18 April. The 53 lap race was won by McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo, who capitalised on a good front-row start and an accident between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton to take the race lead. Ricciardo was joined by Lando Norris in second with Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in third. It was Ricciardo's first victory since the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix, and so far remains his latest race victory. In addition, the race was McLaren's first victory since Jenson Button's victory at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, McLaren's first 1-2 finish since the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, and also McLaren's first win at Monza since the 2012 Italian Grand Prix. As of 2023, this is the final Grand Prix appearance for Robert Kubica.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Styrian Grand Prix</span> 2nd round of the 2020 Formula One season

The 2020 Styrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that took place on 12 July 2020 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria. It was the second round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship. It was the first running of the Styrian Grand Prix, and was held exactly one week after the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix on the same track, due to the rescheduling of the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Italian Grand Prix</span> Formula One race

The 2020 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that was held on 6 September 2020 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy. The race was the eighth round in the 2020 Formula One World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Russian Grand Prix</span> Formula One motor race

The 2020 Russian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 September 2020 at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. The race was the tenth round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship, ninth running of the Russian Grand Prix and the seventh time held in Sochi. The 53-lap race was won by Valtteri Bottas of the Mercedes team, with Max Verstappen of Red Bull placing 2nd, and Lewis Hamilton taking the final podium place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Sakhir Grand Prix</span> 2020 Formula One race at Bahrain International Circuit

The 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix was a one-off Formula One motor race that took place on 6 December 2020. The race was contested over 87 laps of the 'Outer Circuit' configuration of the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the first Formula One race on this track configuration. The race was the sixteenth and penultimate round in the 2020 Formula One World Championship and the second of two back-to-back races in Bahrain, with the Bahrain Grand Prix having taken place on the 'Grand Prix' configuration of the circuit one week beforehand. The race also marked the first, and thus far only, running of the Sakhir Grand Prix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix</span> 2020 Formula One race at the Yas Marina Circuit

The 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 December 2020 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The race was the seventeenth and final race of the 2020 Formula One World Championship. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the race and led every lap from pole position, followed by Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton who completed the podium. Red Bull Racing got their first victory at Yas Marina in seven years. McLaren secured third place in the Constructors' Championship which saw them score their highest finish in the Constructors' Championship since 2012. This also meant that for the first time since 2015, a team other than Mercedes, Ferrari, and Red Bull finished in the top three in the Constructors' Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Bahrain Grand Prix</span> First round of the 2021 Formula One season

The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One race which was held on 28 March 2021 at the Bahrain International Circuit, a motor racing circuit in the west of Bahrain. It served as the season opener of the 2021 Formula One World Championship, and was the seventeenth running of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Monaco Grand Prix</span> 5th round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship

The 2021 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 23 May 2021 at the Circuit de Monaco, a street circuit that runs through the Principality of Monaco. It was the fifth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship, the 78th time that the Monaco Grand Prix was held, and the first time it had been held since 2019 after the 2020 round was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 78 lap race was won by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing after polesitter Charles Leclerc of Ferrari failed to start the race with a driveshaft problem.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Styrian Grand Prix</span> 8th round of the 2021 Formula One season

The 2021 Styrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that took place on 27 June 2021 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria as the eighth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. It is the second and final Styrian Grand Prix, and the thirty-fourth Grand Prix held at the venue. The event was added to the schedule after other races were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, forming the second leg of a series of three races on back-to-back weekends. The race was won from pole position by Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen, who led every lap of the race. Lewis Hamilton, driving for the Mercedes team, finished second and set the fastest lap, with his teammate Valtteri Bottas finishing third.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Austrian Grand Prix</span> Eleventh round of the 2022 F1 season

The 2022 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 July 2022 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. It was the second Grand Prix weekend of the 2022 season to utilise the Formula One sprint format.

References

  1. Smith, Luke (28 August 2021). "Formula 1 reveals updated 2021 calendar, drops to 22 races" . Autosport . Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "2021 Formula 1 - Russian Grand Prix". All Sports DB. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "F1 Schedule 2021". Formula 1. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. "Формула 1 в России" [Formula 1 in Russia]. Sochi Autodrom (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Hamilton takes 100th F1 victory after late rain shower denies long-time leader Norris at Sochi". Formula1.com. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. Benson, Andrew. "Formula 1 terminates contract with Russian Grand Prix". BBC Sport. Formula One . Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Russia - Schedule - Race Weekend". Formula 1. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. Smith, Luke (5 February 2021). "Mazepin set to race under neutral flag after CAS ruling". Motorsport. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  9. "Nikita Mazepin". F1 Chronicle. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. Mitchell, Scott (23 September 2021). "Sochi practice start note tweaked after Hamilton controversy". The Race. The Race Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  11. "Championship Points" (PDF). FIA. 12 September 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  12. 1 2 "2021 Russian Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  13. "Russian Grand Prix: Kimi Raikkonen says he is fit to return to racing". Guav. 13 September 2021. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  14. Rosser, Jack (4 September 2021). "Kimi Raikkonen out of Dutch Grand Prix after testing positive for coronavirus". UK Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  15. "Formula 1 2021 Season - Pirelli Unveils Tire Choices For All 23 GPs". F1Lead. 20 February 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  16. "Huge moment as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton collide and crash out at Monza". Formula 1. 12 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  17. 1 2 Morlidge, Matt (12 September 2021). "Max Verstappen handed three-place Russia grid penalty after Lewis Hamilton crash". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  18. Arpit, Gomes (24 September 2021). "WATCH: Lando Norris Embarrassingly Spins in Pit-Lane at Sochi During FP1". Essentially Sport. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  19. "FP1: Bottas leads Mercedes 1–2 in opening Russian GP practice session at Sochi". F1. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  20. Southwell, Hazel (24 September 2021). "Mercedes stay on top after Giovinazzi crash disrupts second practice". RaceFans. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  21. "2021 Russian Grand Prix". RaceFans. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  22. "Final practice session for the Russian Grand Prix cancelled due to heavy rain at Sochi". Formula1.com. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  23. "Russian GP Qualifying Facts & Stats: A first pole for McLaren since 2012, and a first front row start for Sainz". www.formula1.com. Formula One. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  24. "'It was 100% my fault' – Hamilton shoulders blame for pit lane crash that cost him shot at Sochi pole". www.formula1.com. Formula One. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  25. "Norris beats Sainz and Russell to claim sensational maiden pole for Russian Grand Prix". www.formula1.com. Formula One. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  26. Luke Smith (5 February 2021). "Mazepin set to race under neutral flag after CAS ruling extends to F1". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  27. "Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  28. 1 2 "Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021 – Starting Grid". Formula1.com. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  29. "Bottas to start Russian GP from the back with Verstappen and Leclerc after Mercedes PU change". www.formula1.com. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  30. Simone Peluso (25 September 2021). "Sochi: anche Latifi cambia motore, partenza dal fondo". www.formulapassion.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  31. "Ferrari to debut new engine in Russia, forcing Leclerc to start from back of the grid". www.formula1.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  32. Simone Peluso (26 September 2021). "Sochi, arretra anche Giovinazzi: sostituzione del cambio". www.formulapassion.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  33. "Verstappen set to start Russian GP from the back of the grid after engine change". www.formula1.com. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  34. "What the teams said - Qualifying for the 2021 Russian Grand Prix". www.formula1.com. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  35. "2021 Formula One Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 July 2021. p. 39. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  36. "Offence - Car 4 - Pit entry" (PDF). FIA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  37. Turner, Kevin (26 September 2021). "Lewis Hamilton's 100 wins – 2008 British GP, 2020 Turkish GP and more". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  38. Latham Doyle, Harry (26 September 2021). "Russian Grand Prix 2021 – Lewis Hamilton Hails Mercedes After Securing His History-Making 100th Win in the Wet at Sochi". www.eurosport.com. Eurosport. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  39. "'Mind blowing' – Mercedes boss Wolff reflects on Hamilton hitting 100 Grand Prix wins". www.formula1.com. Formula One. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  40. Hakkinen, Mika. "Mika Häkkinen: F1 is really giving us a season to remember, as Lando Norris' heroics proved at Sochi". www.unibet.com. Unibet. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  41. "Bottas says pitting one lap earlier would have netted him a top three finish in Russian GP". www.formula1.com. Formula One. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  42. "'I really thought first podium was possible – and on merit' says Alonso after P6 in Russia". www.formula1.com. Formula One. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  43. Mitchell, Scott (27 September 2021). "McLaren needs to work out why it didn't overrule Norris". The Race. The Race Media Ltd. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  44. Foster, Michelle (28 September 2021). "McLaren not dwelling on what 'should have' been". www.planetf1.com. Planet F1. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  45. Matt Beer, Scott Mitchell (26 September 2021). "Norris Says He Needed Firmer McLaren Info to Change to Inters". The Race. The Race Media Ltd. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  46. "Lando Norris Reacts To Sochi Heartbreak – 2021 Russian Grand Prix". www.youtube.com. Formula 1 via Youtube. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  47. Brawn, Ross. "Ross Brawn on THOSE Sochi strategy calls, Norris's pain, and Hamilton's historic 100th winl". www.formula1.com. Formula One. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  48. "How McLaren And Lando Norris' Big Sochi Gamble Failed- Jolyon Palmer's F1 TV Analysis". Youtube. Formula 1 via Youtube. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  49. Cleeren, Filip. "Montoya: Norris now knows he can get the job done in F1". www.motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  50. Noble, Jonathan. "Red Bull says Verstappen's Sochi F1 podium "like a victory"". www.motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  51. Cooper, Adam. "Why Alfa believes Norris should have been penalised in Sochi". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  52. Tremayne, David (30 September 2021). "Why Norris should take heart from former champs Hunt, Mansell and Hill after his Sochi woe". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  53. 1 2 3 "Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021 – Race Result". Formula1.com. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  54. "Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021 – Fastest Laps". Formula1.com. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  55. 1 2 "Russia 2021 - Championship". www.statsf1.com.
Previous race:
2021 Italian Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
2021 season
Next race:
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Previous race:
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Russian Grand Prix Next race:
None