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2021 F1 season articles articles archive
Index of all RaceFans articles covering the 2021 Formula 1 season.
Baku extends F1 race deal by three years
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe Azerbaijan Grand Prix promoters have extended their F1 race deal by three years but have not taken up their full five-year option.
Analysis: Teams urged to back budget cap and prize money changes for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onF1’s commercial rights holder Liberty Media and the FIA are said to be “totally aligned” as they press teams to accept a drastic overhaul of the sport’s financial structure for 2021.
F1 must make real progress on 2021 rules in January – Steiner
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 must begin to define its 2021 rules package this month to give teams enough time to prepare for the sweeping changes which are expected, says Guenther Steiner.
F1 must address B-teams after ‘questionable on-track activities’ – Brown
2021 F1 season
Posted onTackling the growth of ‘B-teams’ in Formula 1 should address is a “critical” priority for the sport following a series of “questionable” on-track incidents during 2018, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
Liberty’s 2021 F1 overhaul will make sponsor situation “healthier” – Brown
2021 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says he expects it will become easier for Formula 1 teams to find sponsorship as Liberty Media’s planned overhaul will make the sport “healthier”.
New rules will require F1 engine manufacturers to share technology with newcomers
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 is to introduce rules requiring the sport’s current engine manufacturers to help new entrants into the sport.
FIA can bypass teams to impose new 2021 F1 rules
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1’s governing body does not agreement from teams to impose changes to the rules for the 2021 season.
Why F1’s unloved V6 hybrid turbos won a reprieve for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onLast year the FIA and FOM announced an overhaul of the 2021 engine regulations which involved scrapping a key part of F1’s V6 hybrid turbos. Why has the plan been axed?
Why F1’s playing field is unlikely to be levelled in 2021
RacingLines
Posted onFormula 1’s ‘big three’ teams finished a whopping two laps ahead of their ‘Formula 1.5’ rivals in Mexico. Can Liberty Media ever level the playing field?
Cosworth ‘would have made Aston Martin F1 engine’
2021 F1 season
Posted onCosworth’s managing director says the company would likely have built an F1 engine for Aston Martin in 2021 but the championship’s decision to keep the MGU-H prevented it.
F1 must be careful following IndyCar’s lead on aerodynamics – De Ferran
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 must avoid copying some of IndyCar’s mistakes by altering downforce levels to encourage overtaking, McLaren sporting director Gil de Ferran has said.
2021 F1 cars ‘better for passing than 2009 designs’
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s planned changes to car design in 2021 are likely to encourage more overtaking than the 2009 ‘Overtaking Working Group’ rules did, one designer believes.
F1 copying ideas that work in IndyCar with 2021 cars – Alonso
2021 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso says Formula 1 is trying to follow IndyCar’s lead with its efforts to aid overtaking through its new design direction for 2021.
Ferrari: 2021 F1 concept “looks like an old Champ Car”
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s concept car design for the 2021 season has failed to impress Ferrari. Team principal Maurizio Arrivabene said his engineers were “underwhelmed”.
F1 reveals three concepts for new-look cars for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has revealed how cars could look under radical new rules proposed for 2021.
2021 F1 rules change “too early” for Lamborghini entry – Domenicali
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s planned overhaul of its rules for the 2021 season is “too early” for Lamborghini to enter the championship according to its chairman and CEO Stefano Domenicali.
Liberty’s plan for a 2021 rules revolution is turning into the usual F1 fudge
RacingLines
Posted on2021 was going to be the year Liberty Media’s revolution hit Formula 1. But the sport’s owners are discovering that turning the F1 ship around is not so easy.
F1 to increase planned budget cap to $200 million for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has revised its plans for the budget cap which will be introduced in 2019, setting a new ‘glide path’ which will start at $200 million.
F1 plans to introduce better-looking ‘Halo version four’ in 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA intends to introduce a new ‘version four’ of the Halo to Formula 1 in 2021 which could be more aesthetically pleasing than the current solution.