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138-643: The pandemic prompted the delay of technical regulations that had been planned for introduction in 2021 . Under an agreement between teams and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile , 2020-specification cars—including the RB16—;saw their lifespan extended to compete in 2021, with Red Bull producing an updated chassis called the RB16B, which used Honda's upgraded RA621H power unit. With largely unchanged technical regulations for

276-515: A motor racing championship for Formula One cars which was the 72nd running of the Formula One World Championship . It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport , as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars . The championship was contested over twenty-two Grands Prix , and held around the world. Drivers and teams competed for

414-613: A bid to secure a seat, Kobayashi accepted donations from fans to raise as much money as possible. However, shortly after Lotus F1 announced that they would retain Romain Grosjean , Kobayashi announced that he had given up hope of securing a racing seat for the 2013 season. He later joined AF Corse for the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship . However, he returned to the Formula 1 grid in 2014 with Caterham. Williams promoted test and reserve driver Valtteri Bottas to

552-499: A budget cap, with teams limited to spending a maximum of $ 145 million per year. Teams were required to use more commercially available materials and to submit their annual expenditure. Some teams argued to further reduce the budget cap to $ 100 million, citing concerns that the long-term financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the future of as many as four teams. Formula One managing director Ross Brawn stated that

690-810: A full-time racing seat alongside Pastor Maldonado , replacing Bruno Senna . Bottas, the 2011 GP3 Series champion, made regular appearances for Williams during the 2012 season, in official practice sessions at fifteen Grands Prix. Faced with the loss of his seat, Bruno Senna initially sought a drive with Force India, but instead moved to the World Endurance Championship , joining Aston Martin Racing . Charles Pic moved from Marussia to Caterham , joining former GP2 Series teammate Giedo van der Garde . Pic and van der Garde had previously raced alongside one another as teammates in 2011 , racing for Barwa Addax . Where Pic joined Marussia for

828-440: A further 5%, meaning the 2021 regulations have seen a total 10% reduction in downforce. However, the teams increased downforce by 4–5% over the winter, so the overall downforce reduction was approximately 5%. The "dual-axis steering" (DAS) system developed by Mercedes in 2020 was banned, starting from 2021. The DAS system allowed the driver to adjust the toe of the front wheels to optimise mechanical grip by pulling or pushing on

966-733: A great team result in Japan , where the German finished sixth and his rookie teammate Esteban Gutiérrez seventh, the Mexican's first and only points of the season. Sauber scored 57 points and finished in seventh place in the Constructors' Championship. Gutiérrez endured a difficult introduction to Formula One, with a retirement due to driver error in China , a lowly eighteenth place in Bahrain and

1104-514: A last-minute restart, caused by a crash from Nicholas Latifi . Peréz finished fourth in the championship, after being as high as third. Even with Verstappen's success in the Drivers' Championship, Red Bull still finished second in the Constructors' Championship, again behind Mercedes by 28 points. Overall, the RB16 and RB16B competed in 39 races, winning 13 (success rate of 33.33%). The RB16B became

1242-486: A new driver. Following a protracted period of negotiation, 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton announced that he would join Mercedes for the next three years. The move ended his fourteen-year association with McLaren, and Hamilton later described his decision to change teams as being motivated by the desire to find a new challenge for himself, and that the idea of taking a struggling team and building them up to become

1380-872: A pit stop during Sprint Qualifying, and all 20 drivers at events where Sprint Qualifying takes place were given free tyre choice ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix. Teams were given a $ 500,000 overall grant by the FIA to cover the cost of the scheduled three sprint races. Winter testing switched from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló to the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir , with three days of running beginning on 12 March. Formula One declined an offer from Bahrain to provide COVID-19 vaccines for all personnel attending pre-season testing and

1518-514: A race weekend was revised. Under the pre-existing regulations, a race weekend spanned four days, with the Thursday before the race being reserved for media and promotional events and scrutineering; however, under the new regulations all of Thursday's events were moved to the Friday morning, with the times between activities on that day being reduced. Cars were under parc fermé conditions following

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1656-450: A replacement venue had not been found, leaving the calendar at nineteen Grands Prix. With the nineteen races of the season completed, the defending World Champion, Red Bull Racing 's Sebastian Vettel , retained the Drivers' Championship. He did so by winning in India and opening an unassailable 115-point gap with only three races remaining. He broke the record for most consecutive wins in

1794-531: A second consecutive year. The race calendar was revised again on 28 August 2021, consisting of twenty-two Grands Prix, with the Turkish, Mexico City and São Paulo Grands Prix moved a week later, the round in which the cancelled Australian Grand Prix was due to take place left empty in order to replace it, and the confirmation that the Japanese Grand Prix would not be replaced. On 30 September 2021

1932-407: A series of tokens which could be exchanged for the introduction of specific component upgrades. Some aerodynamic rule changes were enacted by the FIA. The floor of the cars were 'clipped' in order to reduce downforce for 2021. In 2020, the floor was permitted to run in a straight line from an area adjacent to the cockpit back to a point ahead of the rear tyre. However, from 2021 that point ahead of

2070-480: A share of controversy as team orders were employed to help him retain third place. After the race, Hamilton said that his teammate Nico Rosberg was the one who actually deserved the podium. Italy was the first time that Hamilton failed to make a Q3 appearance since the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix . As a result, the Briton's streak of consecutive Q3 appearances ended at 66. Hamilton also suffered his first retirement of

2208-514: A single season with nine. He also tied the record for consecutive wins, which was set by Alberto Ascari in 1952 – 1953 , and for total wins in a single season with 13, set by Michael Schumacher in 2004 . His record tally of 13 wins included a controversial victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix that came when he defied team orders, overtaking teammate Mark Webber late in the race to secure victory. Vettel apologised afterwards to

2346-512: A slow stop and a decision to stay out until lap 59 let Hamilton into the lead until the checkered flag, Verstappen ended up second with Bottas in third place from Leclerc and Pérez. Leclerc took pole at the Monaco Grand Prix despite crashing in the final minutes. The crash caused a driveshaft failure, meaning he was unable to start the race. Verstappen started at the front and led from Bottas and Carlos Sainz Jr. On lap 30, Bottas

2484-775: A string of grid penalties for causing avoidable collisions and blocking other drivers during qualifying. Despite this, he recorded the fastest lap of the race in Spain , secured his first career top ten qualifying appearance in Singapore , repeated the feat in Korea and drove a strong race for seventh in Japan . Scuderia Toro Rosso finished in eight place overall with career-best results for both Daniel Ricciardo , who finished seventh in China and Italy , and Jean-Éric Vergne , who finished sixth in Canada . Qualifying improved as well with

2622-560: A strong championship position throughout the season. However, a retirement in Malaysia and relatively poor results in Bahrain , Monaco , Korea and India saw him fall behind Vettel in the points. The gap closed briefly after the German's gearbox failure at the British Grand Prix , but the defending world champion scored eleven consecutive podium finishes after his sole retirement of the season, including ten wins, to clinch

2760-573: A successful one held more appeal to him than "cruising around with a great team". Schumacher ultimately announced that he would be retiring from the sport for the second time at the end of the 2012 season. With Hamilton leaving McLaren , the team sought out Sauber driver Sergio Pérez to replace him. Pérez was previously a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy , and was considered to be the leading candidate to join Ferrari should

2898-410: A vacant seat become available, but said that although he had talked with the team, he had never considered racing for them to be a realistic proposition, adding that McLaren was the best place for him to go. Nico Hülkenberg left Force India after just one season, despite having originally signed a multi-year deal to race for the team starting in 2012, to fill the vacant seat at Sauber. Hülkenberg

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3036-622: A week and the Styrian Grand Prix , which was originally intended to be a one-off race in 2020, was added to the calendar in its place. On 4 June 2021, the Singapore Grand Prix , which was originally due to take place on 3 October, was cancelled due to ongoing safety and logistic concerns and was replaced by the re-joined Turkish Grand Prix. On 18 August 2021, the Japanese Grand Prix was cancelled for

3174-462: Is due to start at 15:00 on Sunday. At events with Sprint Qualifying, the parc fermé was now brought forward to Friday after normal Qualifying, which saw drivers only allowed to use the softest available tyre with the usual requirement for the top 10 to start on the tyres they used for their best lap in Q2 removed for events including Sprint Qualifying in their schedule. There is also no requirement to make

3312-403: The 2012 season, van der Garde became Caterham's test driver and contested the 2012 GP2 Series with their GP2 team before being promoted to Formula One. As a result of this, Caterham's 2012 drivers, Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov lost their seats for 2013. Caterham team principal Cyril Abiteboul later said that the relationship between the team and Kovalainen had fallen apart towards

3450-458: The 2012 Indian Grand Prix . On 30 November 2012, the FIA published a provisional entry list for the 2013 season. The final entry list was published on 3 March 2013. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli . Six drivers participated in free practice sessions as third or test drivers. In November 2012, Thesan Capital, the owners of HRT Formula 1 Team , announced that they were putting

3588-495: The 2022 season. The British Grand Prix timetable for 16–18 July revealed that there would be no running for Formula One cars until 14:30 local time on Friday with the normal Qualifying starting at 18:00. Normally, the second practice session would have been at around 14:00, with no running in the evening. A second practice session is due to start at 12:00 on Saturday, before the Sprint Qualifying at 16:30. The main race

3726-636: The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , respectively. Zhou Guanyu drove for Alpine at the Austrian Grand Prix . McLaren announced that they would change from using Renault power units to ones built by Mercedes , resuming the McLaren-Mercedes partnership that ran between 1995 and 2014 . Racing Point became known as Aston Martin . The name change was brought about by the team's part owner Lawrence Stroll investing in

3864-538: The Aston Martin marque making its return to the sport since 1960 . Renault became known as Alpine , taking on the name of Renault's sportscar brand . Four-time World Drivers' Champion Sebastian Vettel left Ferrari at the end of the 2020 season after racing with the team for six seasons. Vettel's seat was taken by Carlos Sainz Jr. , who had left McLaren after two seasons. Daniel Ricciardo moved from Renault to McLaren, where he replaced Sainz. Ricciardo

4002-745: The Australian Grand Prix , which had been due to take place on 21 March as the inaugural Grand Prix of the championship, was postponed to 21 November. On 6 July 2021, the postponement of the Australian Grand Prix was revised to be a cancellation for a second consecutive year, due to low vaccination rates and travel restrictions in place in Victoria . The dates for the São Paulo , Saudi Arabian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix were changed to accommodate this. On 28 April 2021,

4140-491: The British , Hungarian and Italian Grands Prix. Both drivers entered the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tied on points, which ended with a controversial finish, as it was deemed that race control did not handle a late safety car period fully according to the regulations. Verstappen overtook Hamilton in a late restart, after which Mercedes initially protested the results, and later decided not to appeal after their protest

4278-478: The COVID-19 pandemic : Liberty Media , the sport's commercial rights holders, announced that there would be scope for the 2021 calendar to expand beyond the planned twenty-two races of the 2020 calendar . The sporting regulations were amended to allow for a maximum of twenty-five Grands Prix per year. Further changes to the calendar are planned following the disruption to the 2020 championship brought about by

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4416-738: The Canadian Grand Prix was cancelled for a second consecutive year and was replaced by the Turkish Grand Prix , originally intended to make a one-off return in 2020. On 14 May 2021, the Turkish Grand Prix was postponed due to the British government imposing a ten-day hotel quarantine on travellers from Turkey into the United Kingdom . As a result, the French Grand Prix was moved forward

4554-467: The Concorde Agreement , the arrangement between teams, the FIA and Formula One Management. At the time of Ecclestone's comments regarding the length of the series schedule, the then-current Concorde Agreement was set to expire at the end of the 2012 season. Twenty to twenty-five races would be possible if the teams agreed to it. At the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix , Ecclestone announced that

4692-479: The Dutch Grand Prix weekend, Kimi Räikkönen tested positive for coronavirus . He was replaced at Alfa Romeo Racing by reserve driver Robert Kubica , who last raced at the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , driving for Williams . Räikkönen was also replaced by Kubica at the subsequent Italian Grand Prix . Nikita Mazepin tested positive for coronavirus during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend, and

4830-755: The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) – the governing body of motorsport – as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Eleven teams and twenty-three drivers contested the nineteen Grands Prix that made up the calendar for the 2013 season, with the winning driver being crowned the World Drivers' Champion and the winning team the World Constructors' Champions . The season started in Australia on 17 March 2013 and ended in Brazil on 24 November 2013. The 2013 season

4968-751: The Laureus World Sports Awards as the Sportsman of the Year , the second racing driver to be so recognised. He became the fourth driver to win at least four titles along with Alain Prost , Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher . Vettel tied Schumacher's season record of 13 race wins and closed out the year with nine consecutive victories. 2013 would turn out to be the end of his title run, with Vettel remaining at four titles until his retirement in 2022. Fernando Alonso finished second in

5106-588: The Red Bull Ring , where it was a support event for the Styrian Grand Prix in late June. It ended in late October at the Mexico City Grand Prix . Formula 2 and Formula 3 supported Formula One on alternate weekends, rather than the same ones as a cost saving measure. There was a trial of sprint qualifying at the British , Italian , and São Paulo Grands Prix. Qualifying for these sprints took place on Friday afternoon in place of

5244-609: The United States with second place. Poor showings in Monaco , Canada , Great Britain , Belgium , Italy and Brazil saw Lotus fall to fourth in the Constructors' Championship with 315 points, 39 adrift of Ferrari for third place. Despite finishing the 2012 season with two wins in the final two races, McLaren openly admitted to a difficult 2013 campaign. Button finished ninth overall, 39 points behind Massa, whilst teammate Sergio Pérez ended up eleventh. The team ended

5382-558: The streets of New Jersey on 16 June, as part of a 1-week North American "double-header". Following its removal from the calendar, the schedule was reduced to nineteen races until the FIA World Motor Sport Council announced that a twentieth round would be included at a circuit in Europe, pending the outcome of negotiations between Bernie Ecclestone and event organisers. In February 2013, Ecclestone announced that

5520-486: The "majority" of teams competing in the 2012 season had agreed to compete in 2013, though he gave no indication of which teams—if any—were offering resistance to the new Concorde Agreement. At the 2012 British Grand Prix , Ecclestone announced that every team had agreed "in principle" to the terms of the new Concorde Agreement, and the final draft of the Concorde Agreement was presented to the teams ahead of

5658-642: The 2012 season competing in the GP2 Series with the Marussia-backed Carlin team; and GP2 Series runner-up Luiz Razia . However, Razia was removed from Marussia's testing line-up for the second pre-season test in Barcelona , leading to speculation that his future with the team was in jeopardy. It was later reported that his sponsors had missed payments to the team, prompting the decision to suspend his testing programme. His contract to race

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5796-540: The 2013 calendar would consist of twenty races, and would be largely similar to the 2012 calendar . The provisional calendar was announced at the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix , which was approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on 28 September 2012. The calendar was originally intended to host twenty races, with the inclusion of the Grand Prix of America , a new event to be hosted on

5934-465: The 2020 season, the RB16 was based on its predecessor the RB15 . The RB16 featured a narrower nose with two additional inlets at its front, as well as a redesigned barge-board area and smaller side-pod inlets. The car also featured a large 'cape' element below the nose, bodywork that was popularised by Mercedes in 2017 but that Red Bull had not yet adopted. Parts of the rear suspension were raised, and

6072-425: The 2021 season, with this requirement introduced to ease financial pressures on teams brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams were allowed to apply for special dispensation to make changes, most notably in the case of McLaren, who were given permission to modify their car to accommodate the switch from Renault to Mercedes engines. This prompted the FIA to introduce a token system whereby teams were given

6210-523: The 2021 season. Pérez became the first driver since Mark Webber in 2007 to join the team without being previously a Red Bull Junior Team member. Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen , who had raced for Haas since 2016 and 2017 respectively, left the team at the end of 2020. 2020 Formula 2 Champion Mick Schumacher , the son of seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher , took one of

6348-456: The COVID-19 pandemic, Honda had initially decided to postpone the introduction of its all-new power unit design to the 2022 season. However, following a reassessment of the situation after its decision to leave the sport at the end of the 2021 season, it decided to bring the new design forward by a year to 2021 in a bid to try to beat Mercedes and win the championship in its final official season, although it would only have six months to complete

6486-574: The COVID-19 pandemic: Liberty Media was also reported to have come to an agreement in principle with race organisers to host a second race in the United States. Plans to hold the race at a circuit in Miami Gardens were unveiled. A second proposal to move the former Brazilian Grand Prix from São Paulo to a new circuit in Rio de Janeiro was also suspended. The original calendar that

6624-423: The Constructors' Championship for the eighth consecutive season. The season featured a close year-long battle for the title between Verstappen and Hamilton, with BBC Sport 's Andrew Benson describing it as "one of the most intense, hard-fought battles in sporting history". The two drivers exchanged the championship lead multiple times during the season, and the title contenders were involved in major collisions at

6762-525: The Constructors' Championship, 45 points behind McLaren. Sauber endured a very difficult first half of the season, scoring just seven points in the first 11 Grands Prix. However, Nico Hülkenberg showed impressive form in Italy , qualifying third and finishing fifth in the race, in Korea , where he started seventh and fought off Hamilton and Alonso for fourth, as well as in the United States , where he qualified fourth and finished sixth. The team also enjoyed

6900-506: The Drivers' Championship with 183 points. He missed the last two races of the season due to a back surgery. The Finn won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and placed second at the Chinese , Bahrain , Spanish , German , Hungarian and Korean Grands Prix, but a retirement in Belgium combined with a non-points finish in Italy opened the gap to the championship leader. Belgium

7038-475: The FIA were referring the Mercedes tyre test to its International Tribunal as it may have breached the rules. The FIA cleared an earlier test by Ferrari as it used a 2011 car, which was not a breach of the rules. To reduce the number of delaminations, Pirelli introduced two new specifications of rear tyre in time for the Canadian race, which also reverted to the belt pack used in 2011 and 2012 tyres. In announcing

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7176-523: The RA621H include a way to increase the power output of the internal combustion engine without decreasing the MGU-H's output, modifications to the turbine and compressor as well as new plating on the cylinder block from the company's Kumamoto motorcycle mass production facility to improve durability. At the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix , the livery of the RB16B and drivers' overalls were red and white, inspired by

7314-501: The United States after a strong weekend, finishing eight in the race. Williams finished ninth in the Constructors' Championship, 28 points adrift of Toro Rosso. Marussia F1 and Caterham F1 did not score points in 2013. The teams' best results were achieved by Jules Bianchi , who scored a thirteenth for Marussia, and by Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde , who have both scored a fourteenth-place finish for Caterham. By virtue of Bianchi's thirteenth place in Malaysia , Marussia ended

7452-663: The back of the grid after a penalty was applied to Pérez. After the race, Verstappen was penalised by the stewards for being predominantly at fault for the collision with Hamilton; he was given a 3-place grid-penalty for the next race and two penalty points on his super licence. Verstappen was required to start from the back at the Russian Grand Prix for exceeding his quota of a number of his power unit components. Norris took his first career pole position, from Sainz (his best qualifying result), and Russell. The running order changed substantially as heavy rain began to fall in

7590-458: The barrier and calling out the safety car. AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly collided with Daniel Ricciardo 's McLaren the lap after the safety car ended, while Mick Schumacher spun off behind the pack. Lewis Hamilton got past Verstappen on lap 40, but on lap 53 Verstappen overtook Hamilton at turn 4, before being ordered to give the place back because he exceeded track limits. In the end, Hamilton won from Verstappen, and Valtteri Bottas completed

7728-616: The bodywork. From the Belgian Grand Prix onwards a new technical directive was enforced surrounding pit stop equipment after concerns teams were flouting the article 12.8.4 of Formula One technical regulations that state that pit equipment may only be filled with compressed air or nitrogen and that sensors on this equipment must 'act passively' to achieve quicker pit stop times and potentially meaning cars could be released in an unsafe condition. To help enforce this new tolerance parameters will be introduced of 0.15 seconds from when

7866-402: The championship for Ferrari for the third time in four seasons, which would also be the last time he would win a race or end up on the championship podium for at least nine years. Vettel's team Red Bull Racing , with the assistance of his teammate Mark Webber , successfully defended their World Constructors' Championship at the same race as their lead driver secured his title. This was also

8004-408: The championship lead over Verstappen by eight points, while Mercedes also regained their advantage over Red Bull in the Constructors' standings by twelve points. Meanwhile, Nicholas Latifi and George Russell were classified seventh and eighth, taking Williams's first points since 2019. Verstappen took pole from Russell and Hamilton in the Belgian Grand Prix in a wet qualifying session. The race

8142-495: The championship lead, and Sergio Pérez , who took his first podium since France . Verstappen continued his momentum in the United States Grand Prix , taking pole position. Despite Hamilton taking the lead in turn 1, Verstappen was able to win the race with Hamilton in second place, in front of Pérez. The result increased Verstappen's lead to 12 points as Hamilton collected an extra Championship point by setting

8280-465: The closing laps. Hamilton took his 100th Formula One victory as well as the championship lead, ahead of Verstappen and Sainz. Lewis Hamilton was the fastest in qualifying in Turkey , but was dropped down the grid because of a penalty due to a power unit component change. Valtteri Bottas was promoted to pole position and won the race, his first of 2021. He was followed by Max Verstappen , who re-took

8418-448: The design before pre-season testing with a risk of significant reliability issues if it encountered problems. The RA621H was Honda's biggest change since 2017, as it used the same basic concept between 2017 and 2020, though it did not feature a new engine layout like in 2017. Some features of the RA621H include a notably more compact camshaft layout that is placed lower, a different valve angle and shorter cylinder bore spacing compared to

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8556-406: The driver must pit to correct the error before facing a penalty. Under the previous rules, drivers could be disqualified as soon as such error had occurred. The race time limit for red-flagged races was also reduced from four hours to three hours. From the 2021 United States Grand Prix , lap times set under double waved yellow flags were automatically deleted. For the 2021 season, the schedule of

8694-461: The end of free practice three instead of qualifying, further restricting teams and drivers from making major changes to setups ahead of the race. The length of the two Friday practice sessions were cut from 90 minutes (as had been the case since the 2007 season) to 60 minutes. The 2021 W Series for female drivers was added to the list of support racing series alongside Formula 2, Formula 3, and Porsche Supercup . The 2021 W Series season started at

8832-452: The end of the 2012 season, leading to his dismissal from the team, whilst Petrov lost his seat due to a lack of sponsorship. Kovalainen later returned to the team to take part in free practice sessions on a temporary basis. Timo Glock was initially signed to compete for Marussia until the end of the 2014 season, but later announced that he would be leaving the team. Marussia team principal John Booth cited "tough economic conditions" as

8970-626: The event that a team broke the financial regulations, the team can be penalised. It was originally planned a range of punishments for exceeding their annual budget, which include being deducted championship points, having reduced testing time, a race ban, or—for the most severe cases—disqualification from the championship. However, Toto Wolff later revealed that the intended sporting penalties such as points deductions and reduced testing for budget cap breaches would not be handed out, having been voted down by three teams including Red Bull and Ferrari. Teams were limited in what components could be modified for

9108-449: The fastest lap on the last lap but was soon deleted, due to track limits, meaning Bottas was given the fastest lap point. Hamilton took his 100th pole position in Spain . On lap 1, Verstappen overtook him at the first turn. Five laps later, Yuki Tsunoda pulled over at the reprofiled turn 10, marking his first Formula One retirement. Hamilton took the lead after Verstappen pitted on lap 23, but Verstappen took it back on lap 28. However,

9246-462: The fastest lap, and the first race of the season with no retirements. Red Bull extended their lead over Mercedes in the Constructors' Championship to 37 points after the race. Max Verstappen took his third season pole at the Styrian Grand Prix , the first of two back-to-back races at the Red Bull Ring. On the first lap, three cars collided at the third turn, forcing Pierre Gasly out of

9384-469: The fastest lap. Bottas took pole in Mexico City , but was spun around at the first corner by Daniel Ricciardo . Another incident behind involving Yuki Tsunoda and Mick Schumacher took both drivers out of the race, calling out the safety car. Verstappen took his second win in a row, increasing his lead from Hamilton in second, and Pérez took the final spot on the podium in his home race. Hamilton

9522-515: The first corner, leading every lap and winning the sprint with Hamilton second and Bottas third, thus Verstappen started on pole for the Grand Prix itself. On lap five of the sprint, Pérez spun, dropping him to the back of the field, and later retiring, forcing him to start from the pits for the race. On the first lap of the Grand Prix, Verstappen and Hamilton collided at approximately 290 kilometres per hour (180 mph) at Copse corner. Hamilton made contact with Verstappen's right rear wheel, causing

9660-413: The first half of the season after being handed a 10-place grid penalty for the Canadian Grand Prix , which he received for crashing into Daniel Ricciardo at Monaco . He was also handed a 20-second time penalty in Hungary for a collision with Jenson Button . However, the Frenchman found great form and confidence afterwards to score three consecutive podium finishes and equalled his best ever result in

9798-400: The first non-Mercedes car to win any championship since 2013 , Honda became the first Japanese and Asian engine supplier world champions of the turbo-hybrid era, and became one of two championship cars with the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 (Red Bull won drivers, and Mercedes won constructors). ( key ) 2021 Formula One World Championship The 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship was

9936-556: The first non-Mercedes driver in the turbo-hybrid era to win the World Championship. This season saw the return of Aston Martin since 1960 after Lawrence Stroll invested into the British marque. Honda became the second engine supplier in the turbo-hybrid era to power a championship-winning car, after Mercedes. Four-time defending and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished runner-up. Mercedes retained

10074-576: The former was overtaken by Hamilton, resulting in a podium of Verstappen, Hamilton and Norris. Bottas took pole at the Portuguese Grand Prix . He kept his lead from Hamilton and Verstappen. On lap 2, Kimi Räikkönen made contact with his teammate, Antonio Giovinazzi , and was forced into retirement, while Giovinazzi could continue. Hamilton eventually overtook Bottas and won with Verstappen in second and Bottas in third. Pérez and Norris came fourth and fifth, respectively. Verstappen took

10212-602: The issue would continue at the German Grand Prix one week later, Pirelli received permission to introduce an entirely new specification of tyre in time for the Hungarian Grand Prix , whilst introducing modifications to the existing tyres for the race in Germany as a stop-gap solution. The FIA also imposed restrictions of their own, banning the teams from swapping the left- and right-side tyres around,

10350-428: The last year that the largely Constructors' Championship-based car numbering system introduced in 1996 was used. From 2014 drivers would be allowed to pick a permanent car number between 2 and 99 for their whole career. The following teams and drivers were contracted to drive in the 2013 season, following ratification of a new Concorde Agreement . At the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix , Bernie Ecclestone announced that

10488-428: The lead on lap 1. A slow stop for Verstappen meant that he ended up alongside Hamilton after the latter made his pitstop. Hamilton and Verstappen collided, ending their races prematurely. Ricciardo led to the end to take his first victory since the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix and McLaren's first victory since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix . His teammate Norris finished a career-best second place, whilst Bottas came third from

10626-421: The livery with which Honda won their first Formula One race, the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix . The colouring was originally to be used at Honda's home race, the Japanese Grand Prix, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Verstappen and Albon started second and fourth on the grid respectively for the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix , however both cars would go on to retire with electrical failures during

10764-403: The lost time, overtaking Bottas on lap 44 and Hamilton on the penultimate lap, for his third win of the year and his thirteenth win overall. Hamilton, now 12 points behind in the Drivers' Championship, did secure second, and with an overtake on lap 49, Pérez managed to take third place, pushing Bottas to fourth. It was the first race of the season where the race winner also took pole position and

10902-493: The new Qatar Grand Prix was announced in place of the cancelled Australian Grand Prix. The 2021 championship was originally due to introduce significant changes to the regulations, including the sport's governance, car designs and the sporting rules but these were delayed in March 2020 in response to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. These rule changes were instead introduced in 2022 . The championship introduced

11040-424: The normal second practice session and the sprints ran over the least number of laps to exceed 100 km (62 mi), approximately one third of a normal race distance. The result of the sprint race determined the starting grid for the main race. Three points were awarded to the winner of the sprint race, two points to the runner-up, and one point to the third-placed finisher; sprint races were set to be expanded for

11178-492: The owner of a firm specialising in recycling automotive parts. Upon starting his second career in 2010 , Michael Schumacher signed a three-year agreement to race for Mercedes AMG . With that deal expiring at the end of the 2012 season, Schumacher was given the option of renewing his contract with the team for 2013. However, in the face of disappointing results over the past three seasons, Schumacher became indecisive about his future, prompting Mercedes to start searching for

11316-431: The pit exit, losing his front wing. On lap 31, at turn 7, Hamilton made a mistake, hitting the wall and damaging his front wing. After approximately a minute in the gravel, he rejoined. The moment he did, his teammate Bottas and George Russell had a crash at over 320 km/h (200 mph) on the start-finish straight, bringing out the red flag. After the race restarted, Norris overtook Charles Leclerc for second, but

11454-567: The pit straight, bringing out the safety car and then the red flag on lap 46 and 48, respectively. The race was restarted with two laps of racing left. Hamilton went up the inside of Pérez at the restart, but forgot to adjust his brake bias and missed the corner. Pérez won for the second time in his career and took his first win for Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel took Aston Martin's first podium in Formula One, while Gasly took his third career podium. In France , Verstappen got his second pole of

11592-455: The pits, Kimi Räikkönen was released into Nikita Mazepin 's path, putting Mazepin out of the race. The newly promoted Ocon held his lead until the end to take his first Formula 1 victory, finishing ahead of Vettel, and Hamilton, who had battled his way back up the classification, and Carlos Sainz Jr. Vettel was later disqualified for a fuel sample issue, promoting Hamilton to second and Sainz to third. Hamilton's recovery drive saw him retake

11730-517: The podium. Lando Norris finished in fourth and Pérez, after starting from last, recovered to fifth. At the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix , Hamilton took pole from Pérez and Verstappen. Verstappen went into the lead at turn 1 on lap 1, after it started raining on race day. Mazepin and Nicholas Latifi crashed at the exit of turn 13, bringing out the safety car. Under the safety car, Schumacher lost control of his car and spun into

11868-424: The previous season's RA620H. These changes altered the shape of the combustion chamber and the airflow characteristics within the engine and created a significantly smaller engine with a lower centre of gravity. Honda believed that the engine is even smaller than the "size zero" design it initially used with McLaren when it returned to the sport in 2015, while having significantly improved performance. Other features of

12006-405: The race from Verstappen, decreasing Verstappen's championship lead from 21 points to 14 points, while Bottas completed the podium. 2013 Formula One World Championship The 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 67th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 64th FIA Formula One World Championship, a motor racing series for Formula One cars, recognised by

12144-399: The race was red-flagged; at this stage, Hamilton led from Ocon and Sebastian Vettel , with championship leader Verstappen, having acquired damage on the opening lap, in 13th. Hamilton was the only driver who did not choose to pit for slick tyres at the end of the formation lap, leaving him the only driver on the grid for the restart; this saw him drop to last when he pitted on the next lap. In

12282-473: The race. Verstappen won from Lewis Hamilton , meaning Verstappen extended his title lead to 18 points. Valtteri Bottas came third, taking his first podium since Spain. Verstappen took pole at the Austrian Grand Prix , the last race of the first triple header. On the first lap, Esteban Ocon retired with broken suspension. Lando Norris received a penalty after being judged to have forced Sergio Pérez off track. Pérez later received two penalties for doing

12420-570: The race. Despite being reasonably competitive in the hands of Verstappen who scored several podiums including a victory at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit , the car was generally no match for the combination of Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes F1 W11 as Mercedes retained the Constructors' title and Hamilton the Drivers'. Albon struggled to find good form and was outperformed by his teammate, scoring two podium finishes to Verstappen's 11 including 2 wins. The team ended

12558-483: The rear wing featured two supporting pillars compared to its predecessor's one. The team also redesigned the front multi-link suspension of the car, with team principal Christian Horner stating that the intention was to improve the performance of the car in low-speed corners. Red Bull used its development tokens to change the shape of the gearbox casing, allowing it to rearrange the rear suspension and significantly increase rear downforce. Due to difficulties caused by

12696-502: The reason for the team being forced to let Glock go, whilst Glock referenced the loss of tenth place in the 2012 World Constructors' Championship to Caterham at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix as the first sign that his position with the team was in danger. Glock moved to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters , driving for BMW . With Glock gone, the team elected to take two rookie drivers: Max Chilton , who spent

12834-559: The salaries of the team's top three executives. In addition, under a later agreement among the teams regarding the introduction of sprint qualifying races, each team received an additional $ 500,000 for the three sprint qualifying races on top of the current budget cap, and further flexibility on budget cap in case the cars got damaged during the sprint qualifying races. There were also additional restrictions dictating how prize money can be spent. The cap only applied to expenditure related to car performance, which remained in place until 2026. In

12972-441: The same to Charles Leclerc . Verstappen won the race from Bottas and Norris. Hamilton finished fourth, after picking up damage to the underside of his car, meaning that Verstappen was able to extend his championship lead to 32 points. Hamilton was fastest in qualifying to start in first place for the first ever sprint in the British Grand Prix . In the sprint, Verstappen made a better start than Hamilton and overtook him before

13110-539: The season in Japan due to damage caused by a puncture, which he got from a clash with Vettel . Rosberg, despite winning the Monaco and British Grands Prix, finished sixth, with retirements in Australia, China and Hungary, as well as a string of bad luck preventing him from having clean races, hurting his point tally. Mercedes finished as the runner-up to Red Bull in the Constructors' Championship with 360 points. Lotus driver Kimi Räikkönen finished fifth in

13248-424: The season in fifth place in the Constructors' Championship, with a best result of fourth achieved by Button in Brazil . It was the first time since 2006 that McLaren failed to win a race and the first time since 1980 that the team did not score a podium. Force India had a strong start to the season, with Paul di Resta finishing fourth in Bahrain and Adrian Sutil recording a fifth place in Monaco , though

13386-590: The season in tenth. Tyre supplier Pirelli faced criticism early in the season due to the wear of some tyres, with some claiming tyre management had become too important to race strategy. This prompted Pirelli to announce plans to introduce new designs after the Canadian Grand Prix. The testing Pirelli undertook on these proposed new designs led to an official complaint on the eve of the Monaco Grand Prix from Ferrari and Red Bull who claimed

13524-454: The season's opening Grand Prix. However, several teams and drivers opted to accept the Bahrain government's offer. Max Verstappen took pole position on the opening round in Bahrain . On the formation lap, Sergio Pérez stalled at the last turn and was relegated to start in the pit lane, leaving his 11th place spot vacant. On the first lap, Nikita Mazepin spun at turn 3, crashing into

13662-408: The season, only to go wide at the first turn and lose the lead to Hamilton in the first lap. After regaining first with an undercut in his first pit stop, Verstappen found himself under heavy pressure from both Mercedes drivers. Verstappen relinquished his lead to pit a second time, one of two drivers to do so, returning to the track 18 seconds behind Hamilton. The speed advantage allowed him to make up

13800-539: The season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix , Verstappen finished second and Pérez fifth. During qualifying Verstappen achieved 1st and Pérez 11th. Again Verstappen outperformed his teammate throughout the season, getting 10 wins and 18 podiums, while Pérez got one win and 5 podiums. Verstappen fought for the championship with Lewis Hamilton all season long, winning it on the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , after

13938-416: The seats at the team while the other was filled by Nikita Mazepin , who finished fifth in the Formula 2 Championship. Yuki Tsunoda , who finished third in 2020 Formula 2 Championship, graduated to Formula One with Scuderia AlphaTauri , replacing Daniil Kvyat , who moved to Alpine as their reserve driver. Tsunoda became the first Japanese Formula One driver since Kamui Kobayashi in 2014 . During

14076-436: The sixth to award half-points as less than 75% of the race was completed. Verstappen won by default, with Russell in second and Hamilton in third place. It was Russell's first podium in Formula 1. As a result, Hamilton's lead in the championship was cut to three points from Verstappen. Verstappen would again take pole at the first Dutch Grand Prix to take place since 1985 at Zandvoort. He held his lead from Hamilton to take

14214-598: The sport for 2007 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen . The following constructors and drivers were under contract to compete in the 2021 World Championship. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli . Each team was required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars. Across the season, five drivers drove as a test or third driver in free practice sessions. Callum Ilott and Robert Kubica drove for Alfa Romeo Racing at two and three Grands Prix respectively, while Roy Nissany and Jack Aitken drove for Williams at three Grands Prix and at

14352-409: The sport's intention is to reduce the budget cap further in the coming years. The value of the budget cap was set for twenty-one races; each additional race increased the budget cap by $ 1 million, and vice versa: each race removed from the scheduled twenty-one race calendar deducted the budget cap by $ 1 million. However, the budget cap did not include marketing budget, drivers' salaries, and

14490-514: The sprint from last on the grid, but a five-place grid drop due to taking a new engine relegated him to tenth on the grid for the Grand Prix. On race day, both Verstappen and Pérez were able to overtake Bottas on the first lap. Meanwhile, Lando Norris and Sainz were involved in a separate incident, with Norris getting a puncture. On lap 48, Hamilton caught up to Verstappen and attempted an overtake, but failed and resulted in both of them going off track. Hamilton tried again on lap 59 and got past. He won

14628-596: The steering wheel. The FIA introduced newly revised wing load tests mid-season at the French Grand Prix to clamp down on potentially excessively flexing rear wings. This comes after Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team had claimed, at the Spanish Grand Prix , that the rear wing of the Red Bull RB16B flexed significantly at high speed and load, allowing greater top speeds. Under 2021 Formula One regulations wings must be immobile and rigidly attached to

14766-572: The team making the top ten in qualifying on a regular basis, with a peak of fifth for Ricciardo at Silverstone . Williams endured one of their worst seasons, not scoring points until Pastor Maldonado finished tenth in Hungary. Teammate Valtteri Bottas qualified third in changeable conditions in Canada, but was unable to carry the speed into the race. However, the Finn scored his first career points in

14904-451: The team up for sale. The team needed to find a buyer by 30 November—the date by which entry fees for the 2013 were due to be paid—or else face closure and a departure from the sport. Thesan Capital failed to find a buyer in time, and HRT was omitted from the 2013 entry list. The team was later reported to be in liquidation , and despite bids to purchase and revive the team under a new name, their assets were ultimately sold to Teo Martín ,

15042-476: The team's performance fell significantly during the second half of the season, with only 3 points scored in seven races from Germany to Japan . However, the team put both cars in the points at its home race as well as in Abu Dhabi . Di Resta has been very consistent during the first half of the season, claiming points in six consecutive races from China to Great Britain . The team finished in sixth place in

15180-423: The team, although he later refused to apologise for winning. Vettel's other wins came in Bahrain , Canada , Germany , Belgium , Italy , Singapore , Korea , Japan , India , Abu Dhabi , the United States and Brazil . The four times world champion scored 397 points, also a record until 2018, when Lewis Hamilton scored 408 points. Webber finished his last Formula One season in third place with 199 points. It

15318-491: The third driver in Formula One's sixty-four years to win four consecutive World Drivers' Championships . It was one of the most dominant championship victories in the sport and the last won by a Red Bull driver until 2021 with Max Verstappen , it remains the last for a Renault -powered driver, as of 2024 . Vettel won the championship by a then-record 155 points, which was broken 10 years later by Max Verstappen. Vettel's 2013 season performance additionally saw him recognised by

15456-577: The title. Alonso 's teammate Felipe Massa finished eighth in the standings, scoring 112 points with a single podium finish in Spain. Ferrari lost second place in the Constructors' Championship to Mercedes , finishing a mere 6 points behind. Lewis Hamilton , who scored a win in Hungary , four third places and five pole positions in 2013 with Mercedes AMG, finished fourth in the drivers' standings with 189 points. His Malaysian Grand Prix podium came with

15594-523: The titles of Formula One World Champion Driver and Formula One World Champion Constructor , respectively. Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing - Honda won the Drivers' Championship for the first time in his career, having claimed 10 race wins across the season. Verstappen became the first-ever driver from the Netherlands , the first Honda-powered driver since Ayrton Senna in 1991 , the first Red Bull driver since Sebastian Vettel in 2013 and

15732-441: The tyre to come off and Verstappen travelled into the barrier, causing the race to be stopped temporarily . Hamilton was penalised for the contact with a ten-second penalty, which he served during his pit stop. Leclerc led most of the Grand Prix, but finished second after Hamilton overtook Norris, Bottas, and Leclerc in the late stages to win the race. Hamilton reduced his gap to Verstappen from 33 points to eight points. Hamilton

15870-425: The tyre was moved 100 millimetres (3.9 in) inboard, making the floor edge a diagonal line when viewed from above. This change was expected to reduce downforce levels by 5%. Further, some slots on the edge of the floor were removed, brake duct winglets were narrowed by 40 millimetres (1.6 in) and diffuser fences were narrowed by 50 millimetres (2.0 in). These three changes have reduced downforce levels by

16008-403: The tyre, Pirelli said there would be no further tyre changes for the 2013 season due to the fact that to doing so would need the agreement of all teams, some of whom did not want their performance to be affected by such a mid-season change. Tyre issues continued to dominate headlines at the British Grand Prix when several drivers suffered explosive punctures during the race. Amid concerns that

16146-402: The tyres have been fitted and tightened to the dropping of the jack and 0.2 seconds from the dropping of the jack to a car being released by the pit crew. The change was originally supposed to come in for the Hungarian Grand Prix , but was postponed. In a further clarification the FIA will have the means of ensuring the new tolerance limits are adhered to by using an intelligent wheel gun. It

16284-481: The way it was done, using the 2013 Mercedes car and drivers, would give them a competitive advantage in both Monaco and Canada. There were also disputes over the change in the failure mode that were the result of new manufacturing methods, as to whether these increased or decreased safety. As the teams arrived in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix it was announced that, after further enquiries were made to all teams,

16422-567: The win at his home race, taking over the lead of the championship by three points. Bottas came third, overtaking Norris, who finished tenth, in the standings for third place. Bottas won sprint qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix , but was forced to start from the back of the grid after exceeding the quota of one on his power units' components. Verstappen started at the front with the McLarens second and third. Daniel Ricciardo took

16560-471: The year on a high, with Verstappen scoring a dominant victory in Abu Dhabi, the first time Red Bull won at the circuit since 2013 . Albon also ended the year on a high, being able to pressure Mercedes and prevent them from trying an alternate strategy, finishing fourth. Overall, the team finished second in the constructors championship, with Verstappen and Albon finishing third and seventh, respectively. At

16698-411: Was able to start the race. He led for one lap before Hamilton got past on lap 2 at turn 1. Hamilton was held up in his pitstop to allow Gasly to pass him in the pitlane, handing Verstappen the net race lead. On lap 30, Lance Stroll crashed out due to a tyre failure and brought out the safety car. With Verstappen comfortably leading with six laps to go, he suffered a tyre failure, causing him to crash on

16836-402: Was again fastest in qualifying to take pole in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Rainy conditions at the start of the race led to Bottas misjudging his braking and sliding into the back of Norris; this escalated into multiple collisions which eventually eliminated five drivers: Bottas, Norris (who only retired on lap 3), Pérez, Lance Stroll and Leclerc. Due to the large amount of debris on the track,

16974-583: Was approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council included the Chinese Grand Prix , which was due to take place on 11 April. However, the event was postponed and later cancelled, due to travel restrictions. The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola , which was originally intended to be a one-off Grand Prix in 2020 , was retained in its place. Additionally,

17112-452: Was confirmed as one of their test and reserve drivers before the first pre-season test in Jerez, while Karthikeyan began contesting Auto GP . Kimi Räikkönen was forced to miss the final two races of the season in order to undergo surgery to relieve pain from a back injury he had been suffering from for a long time and which flared up during the Singapore Grand Prix . His place in the team

17250-410: Was denied. A review of the incident led to key structural changes to race control, including the removal of Michael Masi from his role as race director and the implementation of a virtual race control room, which assists the race director. This was the first season since 2008 where the champion driver was not from the team that took the constructors' title. The season was also the final season in

17388-416: Was fastest in qualifying in Brazil , but was disqualified the following day for a technical infringement. Bottas won the qualifying sprint, giving him pole position for the Grand Prix. By finishing second in the sprint, Verstappen increased his championship lead over Hamilton by two points, and Carlos Sainz Jr. , who finished third, increased Ferrari's championship lead over McLaren. Hamilton finished fifth in

17526-525: Was forced into retirement after his front-right tyre would not come off during a routine pitstop. Verstappen took the victory, as well as the championship lead for the first time in his career; Red Bull came away from this race with a one-point lead in the Constructors' Championship. Behind Verstappen, Sainz took his first podium for Ferrari, and Norris took his second podium of the season in third place. Leclerc took pole again in Azerbaijan , this time he

17664-423: Was heavily affected by rain, which initially saw the start delayed by 25 minutes. After two formation laps behind the safety car, the race start was suspended and red-flagged due to poor conditions and lack of visibility. A nearly three-hour delay followed before the race was resumed. After a further three laps, the race was red-flagged again. It was not restarted, becoming the shortest race in Formula 1 history and

17802-435: Was in their rookie season. Such rules were instead implemented for the 2022 season. Following the Mercedes tyre error during the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix , where George Russell was given front tyres allocated to Valtteri Bottas during a pit stop, the FIA had adjusted the rules on tyre usage; drivers using mixed compound sets or using sets allocated to another driver on their cars were permitted to complete two laps before

17940-528: Was joined by Esteban Gutiérrez , who had previously served as Sauber's testing and reserve driver in 2011 and 2012 whilst campaigning in the GP2 Series . Hülkenberg's place at Force India was taken by Adrian Sutil , who returned to the team after a season out of the sport. With Hülkenberg and Gutiérrez joining Sauber, Kamui Kobayashi was left without a seat after three seasons with the Swiss team. In

18078-485: Was not replaced for the race as Haas did not field a third driver in free practice. The 2021 calendar consisted of twenty-two events, which were subject to the permissive COVID-19 regulations set by local governments and the Formula One Group. The British , Italian and São Paulo Grands Prix featured the sprint qualifying format. The following rounds were planned, but were cancelled in response to

18216-421: Was originally proposed that teams would be required to allow a driver who had competed in fewer than two Grands Prix to replace one of their race drivers in a Friday practice session over the course of the season. Whilst these rules were intended to give a chance to more non-Formula One drivers to test a Formula One car, the wording of this rule meant that teams satisfy the requirement if one of their regular drivers

18354-487: Was replaced by double World Champion Fernando Alonso , who drove in Alpine's first season, having last raced in 2018 for McLaren. Vettel moved to Aston Martin, where he replaced Sergio Pérez . Pérez, who had previously signed a contract to drive for Aston Martin's predecessor, Racing Point , until 2022, moved to Red Bull Racing where he replaced Alexander Albon , who was Red Bull Racing's reserve and test driver for

18492-408: Was taken by fellow Finnish racer Heikki Kovalainen . The following nineteen races appeared on the 2013 race schedule. Bernie Ecclestone , Formula One's commercial rights holder through his Formula One Management and Formula One Administration companies, has previously said that he believes twenty races is the maximum that is viable. The number of races on the Formula One calendar is dictated by

18630-473: Was terminated twenty-three days after it had been announced, and Razia was replaced by 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series champion and 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series runner-up Jules Bianchi . With HRT withdrawing from the championship, Pedro de la Rosa and Narain Karthikeyan were left without full-time racing seats. De la Rosa later joined Ferrari to aid the team in developing their simulator and

18768-437: Was the final year the series used the 2.4-litre V8 engine configuration which was introduced in 2006 and for naturally-aspirated engines in general having been mandatory since 1989 as a 1.6-litre turbocharged hybrid V6 engine formula came into force for 2014 . Sebastian Vettel successfully defended his World Championship, winning his fourth consecutive title in the fourth to last race of 2013. In doing so he became

18906-434: Was the first time Räikkönen failed to finish a race since returning to the sport at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix . It also ended Räikkönen's record run of consecutive points finishes at 27, which started at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix . Teammate Romain Grosjean finished third in Bahrain , Germany , Korea , Japan and India , finishing seventh in the points standings. He also saw a return of 2012 controversies during

19044-571: Was the first time since 2008 that the Australian failed to win a race. Their combined results allowed Red Bull to clinch the 2013 Constructors' Championship in India by opening a gap of 157 points, with only 129 still up to grab. The team scored a total of 596 points. Ferrari 's Fernando Alonso finished as the runner-up with 242 points. The Spaniard won two races, in China and Spain , and scored five second-places, in Australia , Canada , Belgium , Italy and Singapore , to keep him in

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