Title rivals Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing) and Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) both entered the round with 369.5 points, leaving the championship contenders level on points for the final round for the first time since 1974 and for the second time in the sport's history. Championship standings before the race and title permutations This race also marked the last race for Honda, as the Japanese company ceased their engine supply to the Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri teams, though they are set to provide assistance to Red Bull Powertrains, who take over the engine supply for the 2022 season. Alpine featured the words "El Plan" in both their cars referencing a popular Internet meme. īottas raced with a special helmet for the occasion, featuring photos of all the moments he spent at Mercedes, and he sported a special set of blue racing overalls. It was also the final races for George Russell and Valtteri Bottas at Williams and Mercedes, respectively, as they moved to Mercedes and Alfa Romeo Racing. As of 2022, it also marked the last race for Antonio Giovinazzi, who moved to Formula E, and Nikita Mazepin, whose contract was terminated following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the cancellation of Uralkali's title sponsorship. The Grand Prix marked the last Formula One race for the 2007 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen, who had announced his intention of retiring at the end of the championship, ending his Formula One career after 19 seasons and moved to NASCAR Cup Series.
Nikita Mazepin tested positive for coronavirus after qualifying, forcing his withdrawal from the race, he was not replaced. Jack Aitken drove for Williams in the first practice session, in place of George Russell.
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The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.
Entrants įurther information: 2021 Formula One World Championship § Entries The radius of turns 12–15 (previously 17–20) were increased to allow cars to carry more speed, with the changes to turn 15 allowing cars to be able to travel flat out through the corner.
The four corner sequence of turns which was turns 11–14 became one banked turn 9. The chicane after turn 4 was removed, and the turn 5 hairpin (which was turn 7 before redevelopment) was widened. Yas Marina underwent redevelopment that shortened the track and the expected lap time in order to increase top speeds and overtaking opportunities. Its original date was filled with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the Australian race was eventually cancelled and replaced by the Qatar Grand Prix. The race was originally scheduled to take place on 5 December, but it was rescheduled after the postponement of the Australian Grand Prix due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Grand Prix was also the final race for 2007 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen the 42-year-old Finn retired from Formula One after a two-decade career spanning 349 Grand Prix starts.įurther information: 2021 Formula One World Championship § Calendar changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic Mercedes won their eighth consecutive Formula One World Constructors' Championship, setting a new record. Verstappen's win secured his first Formula One World Drivers' Championship of his career by eight points from Hamilton, and Red Bull Racing's first since 2013. That inquiry subsequently concluded that the race officials had misapplied the then-regulations due to human error, but confirmed the results. The FIA thus conducted an inquiry into the race which led to a restructuring of race control including the replacement of Michael Masi as race director and amendments to the safety car rules. However Verstappen was the eventual winner, overtaking Hamilton on the final lap after a controversial safety car restart in the last moments of the race. Hamilton led most of the race and appeared on course to win what would have been a record eighth World Drivers' Championship, having taken the lead at the start of the race at turn 1 on the first lap. The race decided both the Drivers' and Constructors' championships Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton both had 369.5 points coming into the race. Contested over a distance of 58 laps, the race was the twenty-second and final round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 December 2021 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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