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      F1 calendar 2021: Grand Prix times, schedule, tracks with French Grand Prix NEXT and Singapore GP CANCELLED

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      THE 2021 Formula 1 season is two races in with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen set for a season-long scrap for the title.But Hamilton seems to have all the early momentum after winning the last two races in Portugal and Spain, with Monte Carlo up next.

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      Lewis Hamilton is aiming to become the outright most successful driver of all timeCredit: Getty
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      The Brit, 36, moved level with Michael Schumacher on seven world titles last year and will become the outright top dog if he collects the most points across this season’s races.
      In a season that has already seen shifts and changes to the calendar, the Australian Grand Prix was due to take place on the weekend of March 21, but was put back to November 21 because of coronavirus restrictions Down Under.
      Turkey had replaced Canada as the Grand Prix destination on June 13, but it was then axed by F1 chiefs on safety grounds.
      And in April the world governing body approved sprint races in the British, Brazilian and Italian Grand Prix as a replacement for qualifying.
      Here is how the F1 calendar unfolds in 2021 with our race by race schedule.
      F1 calendar 2021
      All timings below are UK time.
      🇧🇭 Bahrain Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Valtteri Bottas

      Venue: Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
      Friday, March 26: Practice 1 (11.30am), Practice 2 (3pm)
      Saturday, March 27: Practice 3 (12pm), Qualifying (3pm)
      Sunday, March 28: Race (4pm)

      🇮🇹 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Max Verstappen 2. Lewis Hamilton 3. Lando Norris

      Venue: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
      Friday, April 16: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, April 17: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, April 18: Race (2pm)

      🇵🇹 Portuguese Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Valtteri Bottas

      Venue: Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
      Friday, April 30: Practice 1 (11.30am), Practice 2 (3pm)
      Saturday, May 1: Practice 3 (12pm), Qualifying (3pm)
      Sunday, May 2: Race (3pm)

      🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Valtteri Bottas

      Venue: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
      Friday, May 7: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, May 8: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, May 9: Race (2pm)

      🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Max Verstappen 2. Carlos Sainz 3. Lando Norris

      Venue: Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo
      Thursday, May 20: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, May 22: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, May 23: Race (2pm)

      🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
      🏆 Grand Prix Result: 1. Sergio Perez 2. Sebastian Vettel 3. Pierre Gasly

      Venue: Baku City Circuit
      Friday, June 4: Practice 1 (9.30am), Practice 2 (1pm)
      Saturday, June 5: Practice 3 (10am), Qualifying (1pm)
      Sunday, June 6: Race (1pm)

      🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix – CANCELLED

      🇹🇷 Turkish Grand Prix – CANCELLED

      🇫🇷 French Grand Prix – NEXT

      Venue: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet
      Friday, June 18: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, June 19: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, June 20: Race (2pm)

      🇦🇹 Styrian Grand Prix

      Venue: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
      Friday, June 25: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, June 26: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, June 27: Race (2pm)

      🇦🇹 Austrian Grand Prix

      Venue: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
      Friday, July 2: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, July 3: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, July 4: Race (2pm)

      🇬🇧 British Grand Prix
      *Inaugural sprint race replaces classic qualifying.

      Venue: Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
      Friday, July 16: Practice 1 (11.30am), Practice 2 (3pm)
      Saturday, July 17: Practice 3 (12pm), SPRINT RACE (3pm)*
      Sunday, July 18: Race (3pm)

      🇭🇺 Hungarian Grand Prix

      Venue: Hungaroring, Budapest
      Friday, July 30: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, July 31: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, August 1: Race (2pm)

      🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix

      Venue: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
      Friday, August 27: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, August 28: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, August 29: Race (2pm)

      🇳🇱 Dutch Grand Prix

      Venue: Zandvoort
      Friday, September 3: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, September 4: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
      Sunday, September 5: Race (2pm)

      🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix 2

      Venue: Autodromo Nazionale Monza
      Friday, September 10: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
      Saturday, September 11: Practice 3 (11am), SPRINT RACE (2PM)
      Sunday, September 12: Race (2pm)

      🇷🇺 Russian Grand Prix

      Venue: Sochi Autodrom
      Friday, September 24: Practice 1 (9.30am), Practice 2 (1pm)
      Saturday, September 25: Practice 3 (10am), Qualifying (1pm)
      Sunday, September 26: Race (1pm)

      🇸🇬 Singapore Grand Prix – CANCELLED

      🇯🇵 Japanese Grand Prix

      Venue: Suzuka International Racing Course, Ino, Sazuka City
      Friday, October 8: Practice 1 (3.30am), Practice 2 (7am)
      Saturday, October 9: Practice 3 (4am), Qualifying (7am)
      Sunday, October 10: Race (6am)

      🇺🇸 United States Grand Prix

      Venue: Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas
      Friday, October 22: Practice 1 (5.30pm), Practice 2 (9pm)
      Saturday, October 23: Practice 3 (7pm), Qualifying (10pm)
      Sunday, October 24: Race (8pm)

      🇲🇽 Mexico City Grand Prix

      Venue: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City
      Friday, October 29: Practice 1 (5.30pm), Practice 2 (9pm)
      Saturday, October 30: Practice 3 (5pm), Qualifying (8pm)
      Sunday, October 31: Race (7pm)

      🇧🇷 Brazil Grand Prix

      Venue: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Interlagos
      Friday, November 5: Practice 1 (2.30pm), Practice 2 (6pm)
      Saturday, November 6: Practice 3 (3pm), SPRINT RACE (6PM)
      Sunday, November 7: Race (5pm)

      🇦🇺 Australian Grand Prix

      Venue: Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
      Friday, November 19: Practice 1 (1.30am), Practice 2 (5am)
      Saturday, November 20: Practice 3 (3am), Qualifying (6am)
      Sunday, November 21: Race (6am)

      🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix

      Venue: Jeddah Street Circuit
      Friday, December 3: Practice 1 (12.30pm), Practice 2 (4pm)
      Saturday, December 4: Practice 3 (1pm), Qualifying (4pm)
      Sunday, December 5: Race (4pm)

      🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

      Venue: Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island
      Friday, December 10: Practice 1 (9.30am), Practice 2 (1pm)
      Saturday, December 11: Practice 3 (10am), Qualifying (1pm)
      Sunday, December 12: Race (1pm) More

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      F1 legend Jenson Button says Pirelli tyre blowouts must be ‘voodoo magic’ after company claimed they AREN’T at fault

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      JENSON BUTTON has remarked that ‘voodoo magic’ must have been behind Pirelli’s mystery tyre blowouts.Max Verstappen was coasting to Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory when his tyre failed at over 200mph, sending him into the wall while Lance Stroll suffered a similar catastrophic failure in his Aston Martin.
      Max Verstappen’s title bid was hit by a mystery tyre blowout in BakuCredit: Splash
      Tyre manufacturer Pirelli has insisted their rubber was not to blame for the baffling blowout, leading to ex-Formula One racer Button to question how the dangerous crashes occurred.
      He tweeted: “So what was the reason for the failures then?!
      “Aston and Red Bull stuck to the limits given, no cuts in tyre from debris and no defects or failure from Pirelli?
      “Voodoo magic then I guess.”
      Both drivers escaped unhurt but the episode prompted an investigation by Pirelli at their Milan HQ where somewhat worryingly they found no evidence of what caused the tyres to explode.
      A statement said: “Pirelli in conjunction with the FIA, has completed the analysis of the left-rear tyres involved in the incidents that affected Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen during the recent Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
      “This analysis also took in the tyres used by other cars in the race, which had the same or a higher number of laps on them compared to the ones that were damaged.
      “The process established that there was no production or quality defect on any of the tyres; nor was there any sign of fatigue or delamination.

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      “The causes of the two left-rear tyre failures on the Aston Martin and Red Bull cars have been clearly identified.
      “In each case, this was down to a circumferential break on the inner sidewall, which can be related to the running conditions of the tyre, in spite of the prescribed starting parameters (minimum pressure and maximum blanket temperature) having been followed.”
      The news comes ahead of this weekend’s French GP where Pirelli tyres will come under the spotlight and the Italian manufacturer say they will increase the way they monitor the tyres’ condition.
      The statement added: “As a result of this analysis, Pirelli have submitted their report to the FIA and the Teams.
      “The FIA and Pirelli have agreed a new set of the protocols, including an upgraded technical directive already distributed, for monitoring operating conditions during a race weekend and they will consider any other appropriate actions.”
      Meanwhile, Red Bull say they did nothing wrong in the Azerbaijan GP and adhered to Pirelli’s guidelines.
      So what was the reason for the failures then?! Aston and Redbull stuck to the limits given, no cuts in tyre from debris and no defects or failure from Pirelli? Voodoo magic then I guess— Jenson Button (@JensonButton) June 15, 2021

      A team statement said: “We have worked closely with Pirelli and the FIA during their investigation into Max’s tyre failure on lap 47 of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and can confirm that no car fault was found.
      “We adhered to Pirelli’s tyre parameters at all times and will continue to follow their guidance.
      “We are grateful that following the weekend’s high speed impacts no drivers were injured.”
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      Valtteri Bottas MUST win French GP this weekend to have ANY chance of avoiding Mercedes axe at end of season

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      VALTTERI BOTTAS must win the French Grand Prix this weekend to have any chance of staying with Mercedes next season – and even that might not be enough to stop him getting the axe.Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is expected to start finalising his driver pairing for 2021 with SunSport understanding that the team see Lewis Hamilton and George Russell as the future.
      It’s do or die team for BottasCredit: Alamy
      Bottas has failed to score points in the past two races and currently sits down in sixth place in the drivers’ championship and somewhat crucially, has yet to start talks over a new deal.
      Wolff has made it clear that they will not drag negotiations out like they did to sign Hamilton for this season – and a quick decision is imminent, with F1 insiders believing that Bottas’s deal will be set to expire on December 31st.
      Bottas is hoping that whatever news he receives from Wolff, that he can stay in Formula One.
      Ahead of the Azerbaijan GP, the 31-year-old said he still has the desire to race at the top level.
      He said: “I’m quite open-minded like in life in general, you need to always take opportunities and you just never know what’s around the corner.
      “And that’s, also having clear goals, what you’re pushing for, it has taken me this far, and yes [I] always want to follow my heart and follow my passion.
      “And I am still enjoying Formula One, of course, very much and racing at the front, and I really love it and I still enjoy it as much as I did, for example, in my first year with Mercedes, no doubt.
      Mercedes chiefs see George Russell as the futureCredit: Splash

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      “If I look at the big picture, for sure I still have a good few years in me. I feel like year on year I keep improving on certain areas and keep getting better.
      “I’m quite far from the oldest drivers on the grid so, in theory, I still have time, but you just don’t know what the future holds. I take it weekend by weekend and see what comes.”
      However,  his performances this season, plus a lack of suitable options, could mean Bottas’s best chance of staying in F1 would be to return to Williams.
      Ironically, he could be Russell’s replacement with the Brit moving in the opposite direction.
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      Red Bull allowed to ‘slip in’ by Mercedes sacrificing this year’s F1 title bid for 2022 development, claims Damon Hill

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      MERCEDES are inadvertently gifting Red Bull a shot at glory by focusing on the 2022 Formula One season, according to Damon Hill.Next year will see a raft of regulation changes drastically altering the make-up of F1 cars.
      Max Verstappen could be benefiting from Mercedes’ long-term strategyCredit: Getty
      Teams are facing a dilemma of whether to pour resources into the 2022 shake-up at the hope of long-term success, or attempt to sneak in a successful 2021 campaign while others take their eye off the ball.
      Former world champion Hill, 60, has stated his belief that the two title contenders are undertaking differing strategies.
      He told F1 Nation Podcast: “It’s incredible looking at the constructors’ championship.
      “There is this other team leading the constructors’ championship, some Red Bull team.
      “It is such a long time since we have seen that. It does make you have a double-take.
      “We’ve talked about how I was worried that Mercedes have moved their resources on a little bit too soon. I wonder that’s why they were struggling a bit – that they were focusing on the new regulations.
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      “And I was perusing an old copy of Motorsport magazine, and I found this quote from [Mercedes chief] James Allison.
      “He said, ‘The changes are so large, the car is so different, that we are going to have to spend a large part of our technical resources during the 2021 season, in order to make sure we are ready’.
      “And that was before the season started.”
      Max Verstappen leads the drivers’ standings by four points ahead of the weekend’s French Grand Prix.
      Lewis Hamilton has dominated in recent years, as have Mercedes who find themselves second in the constructors’ championship in pursuit of an eighth-consecutive crown.
      The Mercs may benefit from looking long-term but Hill reminded listeners that Red Bull are also well set for the years to come.

      I think Red Bull would like to slip in there. While the cats are away, the mice can play.Damon Hill

      He added: “I am not sure, that’s my point.
      “I think Red Bull would like to slip in there. While the cats are away, the mice can play.
      “I think they will assume that, if they continue to develop this car, maybe they can overhaul Mercedes this season.
      “Honda have put everything in, don’t forget. What they’ve got at the end of this year lasts them for the next five years.”
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      Lewis Hamilton begs fans to ‘stay loyal’ to F1 amid fears they are being priced out of subscription TV channels

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      LEWIS HAMILTON has called on Formula One to keep fans of the sport’s ‘skyrocketing’ social media – by not pricing them out of watching races on TV.Sky Sports bought the UK rights to show F1 via its subscription service in 2011 and only next month’s British Grand Prix is live on free-to-air TV.
      Lewis Hamilton has called for fans to ‘stay loyal’ to Formula OneCredit: Getty
      And while Sky has won awards for its coverage of the race weekend, some fans are unable to afford its dedicated F1 channel.
      Australia, France, Germany and Italy are just some of the others countries which split the season between pay TV and a handful of free-to-air races.
      Hamilton, 36, recognises the sport is far from unique in this approach and hopes fans ‘stay loyal’ amid the rise of followers online.
      He is quoted by Motorsport-Total as saying: “I think it’s all part of the business.
      “I grew up watching the races live on free TV, which attracted a lot of fans.
      “I remember that in Spain there used to be four to six million people tuning in every afternoon at 2pm. That was pretty impressive.
      “There seems to be a tendency to have to pay for what you want on TV. You have to pay for Netflix, you have to pay for everything you want to see.
      “So there’s been a transition. The world has changed.

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      “I just hope people keep staying loyal to the sport and following it on social media because the numbers on social media are skyrocketing.”
      F1 launched its own over-the-top video platform in 2018 as race bosses looked to enhance its revenue streams.
      On Sunday, Hamilton and Mercedes will attempt to retake the lead in the world championship when facing Max Verstappen in France.
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      British Grand Prix bosses confident Silverstone can host 400,000 fans for this year’s race despite lockdown lift delay

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      F1 chiefs are confident the British Grand Prix will go ahead as planned with 400,000 fans – despite the delay of Freedom Day.There were concerns that the race, which is scheduled for July 18th, would be forced to go behind closed doors for a second year following Boris Johnson’s announcement that covid restrictions would remain in place.
      British Grand Prix bosses are confident of hosting 400,000 fans for this year’s raceCredit: PA
      However, both F1 and Silverstone bosses have been working with the government to get the race put on to the list of exemptions.
      It would mean that Saturday’s new sprint race and Sunday’s grand prix could both be 140,000 sell-outs, with a further 120,000 fans across Thursday and Friday.
      Race bosses have put together a proposal that shows that Silverstone’s 70,000 seats are spread over a distance of 3.5miles.
      They also point out that there would be less mingling between fans, as there are no public transport options, so people would be travelling in their own cars.
      Lewis Hamilton won the British GP last year in front of empty grandstands in dramatic fashion, crossing the finishing line with just three wheels on his Mercedes after a last-lap puncture.
      Silverstone is set to stage a new Formula One sprint race to decide the British Grand Prix starting grid.
      The famous Northamptonshire circuit will be one of three venues to trial the new 30-minute concept.
      The dramatic shake-up of the F1 weekend is set to see qualifying take place on Friday where drivers will fight for spots on the starting grid for Saturday’s sprint.
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      The sprint will then determine where cars line up on the track for Sunday’s showpiece race.
      But Hamilton and Co will not be spraying the champagne after triumphing thanks to their speed off the mark – podium celebrations are reserved for the main event.
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      Heartstopping moment superbike rider Kawakami, 20, is hurled from bike but miraculously avoids getting run over in race

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      TON KAWAKAMI is counting his blessings after narrowly avoiding being RUN OVER after a horror crash.The 20-year-old Japanese superbike racer was competing in the Italian Grand Prix when he hit the edge of the race track.
      Ton Kawakami hit the edge of the race track and couldn’t control the bike
      Kawakami’s bike was safe off track – but the Japanese racer wasn’t
      His bike took several wobbles before flinging the Team Brazil rider into the middle of the track.
      Kawakami was in the front pack at the time, so he was fired into the path of several motorbikes.
      Incredibly the thrill-seeker avoided being hit, and even managed to get to his feet and wander back over to his bike.
      Kawakami is joined in the superbikes by his brother Meikon, who is a year younger at 19.
      Ton has raced four times this season, but is yet to win a race. He has started on pole, but that resulted in a tenth-place finish.
      He made his WorldSSP300 debut in 2019 with the BCD Yamaha MS Racing team, scoring a season-best result of twelfth at Magny-Cours
      His overall record is 26 races, with no victories.
      The teenage speedster was flung straight into oncoming traffic

      Meikon has featured 17 races in the sport, managing to bag a podium spot once.
      His first Championship came when he was just NINE years old.
      the two brothers moved to Brazil to start racing with Alex Barros’ team in 2013.
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      Mercedes have ‘theory’ over reason for terrible performances and confident Lewis Hamilton can challenge Verstappen again

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      LEWIS HAMILTON’s Mercedes team believe they have cured his car’s poor performance in time for next week’s French Grand Prix.The world champions had an inexplicable lack of pace in Monaco and Baku that saw Red Bull steam ahead in the constructors’ championship with back-to-back wins.
      Lewis Hamilton crashed out of the Grand Prix in BakuCredit: Getty
      He missed the chance to get above Verstappen in the Drivers’ ChampionshipCredit: Getty
      Hamilton was scathing of his team while his teammate Valtteri Bottas did not score a single point in either of the two races.
      However, in the post-race debrief, Mercedes are now optimistic that they have uncovered a way to fix the issues and get him back on track in the title fight with Max Verstappen.
      Merc’s technology director Mike Elliot said: “We went into the Azerbaijan GP knowing we were going to have some issues but probably not quite expecting to be where we were come Friday.
      “What we put in place was a series of tests to try and get more understanding.
      “And actually out of that have come a couple of theories, one that is really promising.
      “The other thing to bear in mind is both this circuit and Monaco are probably outliers and actually we’d hope not to have some of the issues we’ve had in the next couple of races.
      “Fingers crossed; we will be in a better position.”
      Hamilton’s misery was compounded in Baku when he pressed a “magic” brake button just two laps from the end, effectively switching off his brakes, causing him to run deep in turn one and going from first to last place.

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      It cost Hamilton valuable points in the championship as leader Verstappen had already crashed out.
      Elliott confirmed the team were looking at ensuring there is no repeat of him pressing the button again in error and added: “We’re not actually allowed to talk to the drivers, so we can’t talk them through the settings they need to change
      “So as a result of that, we try and simplify things as much as we possibly can. We try and produce tools the drivers can use, that reduces the workload they have to go through.
      “One of the buttons we’ve got, what’s called brake magic, which is a button that the drivers can press and that allows them to get heat into the brakes.
      “Lewis had done all of the right things, he’d got the car to the grid, he’d switched off the various buttons he needed to switch off, switched on the ones he needed to switch on.
      “He made a fantastic start, he got himself up alongside Sergio Perez, and as they were shuffling for position, Lewis swerved.
      “In the process of swerving, he just clipped the magic button. Unfortunately, he didn’t feel he had done it.
      “As a consequence, the brakes locked, and from that point, there was nothing he could do but go wide.”
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