Sergio Perez cost Lewis Hamilton over five seconds in one lap as he played a vital role in Max Verstappen’s pursuit of victory and the championship.
2021 F1 race data articles archive
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton lost four seconds slowed down when neither wanted to be the first across the DFRS line on lap 37. Here’s all the data from Jeddah.
2021 Qatar Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Qatar Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly started on the front row but finished out of the points, while a Virtual Safety Car period helped the driver who started behind him to the podium.
2021 Mexico City Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Mexico City Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes’ fortunes reversed dramatically after the Mexican Grand Prix began and Max Verstappen revealed untouchable speed in his Red Bull.
2021 United States Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 United States Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen ran the same strategy in different ways as they fought for supremacy, setting up a thrilling conclusion to the United States GP.
2021 Turkish Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onDid Esteban Ocon’s strategy show Lewis Hamilton shouldn’t have made a pit stop? The Alpine driver lost a lot of time at the end of the race.
2021 Russian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris lost the Russian Grand Prix win with a poor pit stop call but the data shows he had a decent chance of keeping Lewis Hamilton behind had it stayed dry.
2021 Italian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas went from the back of the grid to the podium thanks partly to a mid-race Safety Car period caused by an collision involving his team mate.
2021 Dutch Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull repelled a dual-pronged attack from Mercedes to win the Dutch Grand Prix through a combination of pace, strategy and execution.
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onRain, a restart and an apparent strategic blunder by Mercedes produced a Hungarian Grand Prix the tacticians probably did not foresee.
2021 British Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s pursuit of victory at Silverstone after a 10-second penalty was aided by team mate Valtteri Bottas letting him through more quickly than he did in Spain.
2021 Austrian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onIn the fight for victory end it didn’t matter whether Max Verstappen did one stop or two in the battle for victory in the Austrian Grand Prix, but timing still played a part.
2021 Styrian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen enjoyed another of Red Bull’s lightning pit stops in Austria, but Aston Martin matched it, and Sergio Perez was less well served by his pit crew.
2021 French Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 French Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Max Verstappen went against convention and won with a two-stop strategy, drivers who delayed their first pit stops profited at Paul Ricard.
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onWere Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll’s tyre failures caused by the length of their stints? Several drivers ran longer than the pair who crashed.
2021 Monaco Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton complained Mercedes should have delayed his first pit stop – but according to team CEO Toto Wolff, that wasn’t an option.
2021 Spanish Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onThe Spanish Grand Prix was won through pit stop strategy, but Mercedes had both a tyre and pace advantage over Red Bull.
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onThe Portuguese Grand Prix was decided by teams’ understanding of tyres – and their ability to execute a one-stop strategy in the best way.
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onHaving slipped up in Bahrain, Red Bull’s tactics were spot on at Imola. But the drivers who started the race on wet tyres quickly realised they’d made a mistake.
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes had two significant advantages over Red Bull on race day in Bahrain which allowed them to pursue an aggressive strategy to clinch victory for Lewis Hamilton.