Bottas Set to Enter Arctic Lapland Rally 2021
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Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 driver Valtteri Bottas will be entering his third consecutive Arctic Lapland Rally in January.
Despite being dominant all season, Mercedes AMG Petronas finished the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in second and third place.
Ilott will be part of the Formula 1 circus for 2021, just not in one of the hot seats.
Verstappen broke Mercedes’ chain of wins at Yas Marina Circuit, taking Red Bull’s first win since 2013.
We also saw landmark last races for teams with a number of drivers making a switch next year, and we also said goodbye to some notable faces as they leave Formula 1.
Here’s our analysis of the final race of the 2020 season.
Max Verstappen had a dominant weekend, taking pole and enjoying a lights to flag victory on Sunday, team boss Christian Horner was overjoyed praising those at the factory and Honda for their work all season.
This year has been an up and down year for Pirelli, from multiple tyre failures in the British Grand Prix, to one week later choosing softer compounds at the 70th anniversary Grand Prix, making it a very exciting grand prix. In the final showing of the 2019 tyres which have been used for the 2020 season, there were no tyre related issues but the tyres tended to show low levels of degradation.
Ricciardo praises Renault's 'great step forward' - "It's been a strong season for the team"
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It was a race full of last hurrahs, especially for Renault DP World F1 Team, who are losing a driver in Daniel Ricciardo and changing their name to sister sporting brand Alpine.
After a sensational final race of 2020 for Lando Norris, the young Brit is elated to have helped secure third for McLaren in the constructors’ championship.
Sebastian Vettel ended his last race for Scuderia Ferrari outside the points but overall he is pleased of what he has achieved in his career for the team.
Charles Leclerc reflects on his season as he finished off the 2020 year for Scuderia Ferrari outside of the points.
George Russell is pleased with the season, himself and Nicholas Latifi have had with Williams Racing, as they look to 2021 now the 2020 season has wrapped up in Abu Dhabi
Daniil Kvyat´s day out on the Yas Marina Circuit hasn´t been his cup of tea – he struggled with traffic and tyre degradation, but he is pleased to end the season with promising results
Pierre Gasly finished off his 2020 campaign with a well deserved eighth place finish at Yas Marina.
After two great years with the Renault DP World F1 Team, Daniel Ricciardo will now make the switch over to McLaren. Here is what the team has said as a farewell to him!
Kevin Magnussen had mixed emotions as he ends his career in Formula 1, having said ‘it was my childhood dream’.
After many highs and lows, BWT Racing Point F1 Team ends the season in heartbreak as third place in the Constructor’s Championship slips through their fingers.
A ‘significant minority’ stake in McLaren F1 Team has been bought by a consortium of US investors.
