This season, F 1 will have at least 22 grand prix events, from Bahrain in March to Abu Dhabi 1 1 in June. Mercedes-Benz, which won eight consecutive championships, undeniably created one of the most successful dynasties of F/KLOC-0. However, Hamilton lost to Red Bull's Vestapan in the final war, failed to win the F 1 driver world championship eight times and broke the legendary Schumacher's record. There were rumors of retirement. This season, Hamilton teamed up with Russell to continue to strive to become the most dominant team of the old and new groups.
During Abu Dhabi's safety car in the final stage, the operation of the event director Marcy caused great controversy and affected the final championship. Marcy was dismissed by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) after last season, and a new competition director was replaced to reduce the chances of disputes. In addition, the head of the team is also prohibited from talking directly with the race director from this season to avoid the pressure from the race, get a favorable judgment and ensure fairness.
As for Vestapan, the first world champion from Holland and Red Bull, last season's final battle with Hamilton was hailed as the most wonderful battle in modern times. He will play in the new season with the number 1, which symbolizes the world champion, and continue to cooperate with the champion Perez who joined Red Bull last season. This season, Red Bull decided to continue the race by acquiring the rights related to Honda's power plant. Stapan signed a five-year contract with the team at the beginning of the month until the end of 2028. He drove a brand-new RB 18 chariot, and ran the fastest lap of 1: 3 1.720 in the pre-season test in Bahrain a few days ago. His racing strength is also valued together with Ferrari.
After setting the team's worst record in 40 years in the 2020 season, Ferrari returned to the third place with the youngest combination of leclerc and sainz in the last 50 years, and the two drivers also stood on the podium for four times. Ferrari, which prepared for this season's rules in advance, has achieved good results in two pre-season tests and greatly improved the problems in bunny hop, so many people are also optimistic that they can form a tripartite confrontation with Mercedes-Benz and Red Bull.
Botas, 32, left Mercedes-Benz for five seasons, and Guanyu Zhou, China's first driver of F 1, made Alfa Romeo the only team to play with a new lineup this season. Last season, Botas 1 1 got on the podium several times and finished his mission with the third total score. Although the strength of the new car is difficult to compete with Mercedes-Benz this season, Botas can finally taste the taste of being the boss, and he is also looking forward to getting points steadily at every stop.
As for Guanyu Zhou, who was born in Ferrari Youth Academy, he won the third place in F2 last year. At the same time, he worked as a test driver in Alpine, and was regarded as a formal driver by Alfa Romeo. The 22-year-old is also the only newcomer this season, and many fans expect him to grow up with F 1 sophomore Tian and Mick.