Updated 17:00 Tuesday 16th February 2020. The minimum F1 car weight is up for 2021, by 3kg from 746kg to 749kg, with the minimum weight of the power unit up to 150kg to stop engine suppliers spending money on new hi-tech lightweight materials. Before the season kicks off, though, the new cars need to be revealed to the world. Although the team finished last in the constructors' championship for the third season in a row and failed to score any points, it was often in contention on the fringes of the points. The knock-on effect of that means 2021 F1 cars will be developments of those from the 2020 season. 2021 will mark the first time a car has raced under the Aston Martin name in F1 since the British manufacturer last entered a works effort in 1960. Vote below! ... Alfa Romeo has confirmed that they will unveil their racer for the 2021 Formula One season on Monday, February 22 in … Reigning champions Mercedes have announced that their challenger for the 2021 Formula 1 season will be officially launched on Tuesday, March 2nd. Alfa Romeo has said it will reveal its new F1 car on Monday 22nd February in Poland’s capital Warsaw. 23 Feb 2021 | International News : U.K. The entry list for the 2000 RAC TT Celebration was something special…. For the 2021 season there are new F1 drivers and established names in fresh overalls, but as in 2020 there are 10 teams. As Force India became Racing Point, under the new ownership of Lawrence Stroll, the ‘Pink Panther’ livery remained, and when another major sponsor, betting firm SportPesa, quit, pink became the sole livery colour. The 2021 car will be officially known as the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance, with the ‘E Performance’ section reflecting the new badging on all upcoming Mercedes-AMG hybrid cars. “Some of the structural graphic elements will remain on the racing livery while others will change. The coronavirus pandemic meant the new set of radical technical regulations due for 2021 were pushed back to 2022, giving teams some technical, and therefore financial, breathing space. It makes Williams the fifth team to formally announce its launch plans ahead of the new season, following McLaren, AlphaTauri, Alfa Romeo and Mercedes. Click here to jump to a … Aston Martin, formerly Racing Point, has announced that its 2021 F1 car will be launched on Wednesday 3rd March at the road car company’s Gaydon HQ. Aston Martin, formerly Racing Point, has announced that its 2021 F1 car will be launched on Wednesday 3 rd March at the road car company’s Gaydon HQ. There are some key rule changes that will affect the 2021 F1 cars. What makes the very best drivers in Formula 1 stand out among what is already a highly elite bunch? LONDON: Mercedes will unveil their 2021 Formula One car in a digital launch on March 2, the reigning world champions announced on Tuesday. It’ll mark more than 60 years since Aston Martin competed in Formula 1. The RB16B, a development of the 2020 RB16, will be shown for the first time as part of a digital reveal from the team’s HQ in Milton Keynes. Amid all the suspense regarding the Hamilton-Mercedes negotiation saga, the F1 community is eagerly looking forward to the launch of the 2021 car, an absolute favorite to win the championship this season. 553452, Our 2021 motorsport events are now on sale, By clicking submit you are accepting the terms of Goodwood’s, Stirling Moss won the World Sports Car Championship at Goodwood in 1959, GRR Garage: Ford Fiesta ST – Long tripping, Five amazing machines tucked away at FCA’s Heritage Hub, GRR Garage: Four things we love about the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, Message from The Duke of Richmond and Gordon. Following the rebranding of the former Renault operation over the winter, Alpine will present its new F1 car, the A521, to the world on 2 March. Updated 10:00 Thursday 25th February. The W12 will be revealed by way of a digital launch event as the United Kingdom remains in lockdown, with both drivers scheduled to speak. Mercedes have just announced the launch of their new car for the 2021 season. It is the first fixed date for an F1 car launch this year, with a flurry of events set to be scheduled in the lead-up to the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain on March 12. Another year, another season of Formula 1 and a grid of new F1 cars. — Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 12, 2021 Ferrari has announced it will unveil its new car in two virtual launch events on Friday 26 February and Wednesday 10 March. Here's what the data shows... Red Bull logged the most laps and topped the timesheets after the first day of Formula 1's Bahrain pre-season test as Mercedes had a disappointing start. The Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team has confirmed the launch date for its brand-new F1 challenger with which it will enter the 2021 FIA Formula One season. McLaren has announced it will unveil its new car for the 2021 Formula 1 season, the MCL35M, on 15 February. With all of the 2021 F1 car liveries finally unveiled, we were wondering: which is your favourite? The Swiss side has become the first F1 team to officially announce a specific launch date … Mercedes has announced that it will launch its 2021 Formula 1 car on 2 March. Pre-season testing gets underway on March 12 in Bahrain after the postponement of the Australian Grand Prix to November, but that delay has not impacted the timelines for some teams to unveil their new cars. There is no officially confirmed release date just yet for F1 2021. Just hours after McLaren became the first team to unveil a 2021 F1 car, Alpine has announced it will launch the Alpine A521 on Tuesday 2nd March. Here are all of the latest dates and times for all of the 2021 car launches ahead of the new Formula 1 season. Straight-talking team boss Toto Wolff will be on hand, too. So far McLaren, AlphaTauri, Alfa Romeo, Red Bull, Alpine, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Williams and Ferrari have all launched their new cars. The first of a busy week of 2021 F1 car reveals is the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance, and the wonderful ladies and gentlemen at the team will be streaming the car’s reveal on YouTube. The chassis nameplate was revealed in a short video online, ahead of the car’s launch on Wednesday 3rd March. Williams has become the latest team to announce the launch date for its 2021 Formula 1 car, revealing plans for its unveiling next month. McLaren has announced the earliest launch date for the 2021 Formula 1 season so far, as it will reveal its new car on 15 February. From closely-guarded car parts to new faces, names and looks, all will be revealed over three days. 2021 will mark Williams' first full season under new ownership following its acquisition by American investment fund Dorilton Capital last August, and the exit of the Williams family. There were ten teams and 20 cars on the grid in 2020, and for various reasons 23 drivers occupying those race seats. The first Aston Martin Formula One car since 1960 will be revealed in March, the team has revealed. Alfa Romeo will launch its latest Formula 1 car in Poland next month ahead of the 2021 season. The team will be known officially as the “Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team”, and the new colour scheme? It will be the first B-spec Williams to race in F1 since 1995, when the team introduced the FW17B at the Portuguese Grand Prix. Registered at Goodwood House, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0PX. The Aston Martin squad will hold a virtual launch from 3pm GMT on 3 March, and has invited fans to be part of the event by registering to 'Unlock The Vault' for the new car through its website. The ‘oversized’ Alpine emblem in a tricolour graphics system is the first clear-cut symbol of the brand’s identity in motorsport. Haas, on the other hand, has only shown it's 2021 livery on the old 2020 VF-20. Andrew Benson takes a closer look at those with the special blend of skill, judgment, feel and attitude that sets only a select few apart from the rest. Williams will head into the 2021 season aiming to build on an improved 2020 campaign that saw it regularly battle with lower-midfield rivals Alfa Romeo and Haas, making a step forward on the previous year. In doing so, McLaren became the second F1 team to reveal the date of their car launch. British Racing Green of course. The FIA wanted to see a 10 per cent reduction in downforce to reduce tyre wear, so aerodynamic devices like holes and vents on the outside of the floor have been outlawed and the floor must be cut diagonally 1,800mm back from the front axle. Formula One's 2021 cars and liveries. Aston Martin confirms launch date for its 2021 F1 car Aston Martin is set to unveil its 2021 Formula One car on 3 March 2021, with the car being its first Formula One contender in over 60 years. All confirmed dates for the 2021 F1 World Championship calendar for the Grand Prix race dates/session times, testing, and this yesr's car launch dates. Updated 14:45 Friday 19th February 2021. Your eyes see MPV but your ears hear screaming V10... Stay in the know with our newsletters that contain all the latest news, stories and event information. Ferrari, however, has added a splash of green, AlphaTauri has done something similar but different, Williams has designed its livery on a sugar rush, Haas took a flag for inspiration, while Alpine and Aston Martin have all new looks to go with the new team names. For the first time in the team’s history there will be no one from the Williams family at the reveal of the Williams FW44, as the team found new ownership mid-way through the turbulent 2020 season. The bright pink colour scheme was introduced in 2017 when Austrian water company BWT became the title sponsor of the then Force India. 15 hours ago 12 Comments . Mercedes is only the third team to confirm a 2021 F1 car launch date, after Alfa Romeo (22nd February) and McLaren (15th February). Then there are the materials teams can use, as the FIA has opened up the rules to allow the use of bamboo, cotton, hemp and linen. For Red Bull, Mercedes, McLaren and Alfa Romeo it's more or less business as usual. Join the GRRC Fellowship to access year-round exclusive videos, live streaming from events and more. Williams is currently slated as the final team to hold its launch event, one week before the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain, when drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi are set to get a maiden extended run-out in the car. Aston’s other racers also followed the same naming structure, including the DBR1 with which Stirling Moss won the World Sports Car Championship at Goodwood in 1959. The Alfa Romeo C41 reveal, however, with pianos, smoke machines and dancers, promises to be something very Italian, even if the team is based in Switzerland…. The AMR21 name is a departure from Aston’s former naming structure, as Aston’s 1950’s F1 car was called DBR4, the DB standing for ‘David Brown’, then the company’s owner. 2 min read Following the rebranding of the former Renault operation over the winter, Alpine will present its new F1 car, the A521, to the world on 2 March. Formula 1 teams' 2021 car launch options were restricted by COVID, but approaches still varied wildly. Despite team founder Sir Frank Williams' departure, the announcement confirmed the new owners will be sticking with the existing nomenclature for the cars that feature his FW initials. The 24-year-old Frenchman will line up on the grid alongside his rookie team-mate Yuki Tsunoda after Daniil Kvyat was dropped after the end of last season. Formula 1 pre-season testing is almost here and it will provide a short and sharp blast of action in Bahrain as preparation for the 2021 season. The Silverstone-based team, that has been rebranded from Racing Point to the Aston Martin F1 Team for 2021, will take the cover off its new car on March 3 in a virtual live event. The leaderboard at the end of F1's second day of pre-season testing had a familiar feel about it but, despite Mercedes topping the charts, it still has some catching up to do against teams that ran full race distances. The team is currently without a team principal following the departure of Cyril Abiteboul in December, although ex-Suzuki MotoGP team boss Davide Brivio has been brought on as Alpine’s Racing Director. Numerous variations on all the motorsport assets are still to come.”. Alpine has given us a teaser of its 2021 livery, or rather previewed some design assets we can expect to see on the A521 this year. The Red Bull RB16B will be launched on Tuesday 23rd February, it has been announced. Registered in England No. McLaren is only the second team, after Alfa Romeo, to confirm a date for their F1 car launch. Updated 15:30 Tuesday 26th February 2021. “The livery presented today is the first evocation of the Alpine F1 team’s new identity,” said Antony Villain, Alpine’s Design Director. McLaren is set to unveil its new Mercedes-powered MCL35M this evening, and you can watch the McLaren live stream with us here. And with those F1 cars comes a series car launches at factories, tracks and pre-season testing. The 2020 season was also the first in which Williams failed to score a single point, something the team will certainly be looking not to repeat as it looks ahead to 2022, with an entirely new set of technical regulations on the cards and an expanded technical collaboration with seven-time constructor’s champions Mercedes. The first to do so was Alfa Romeo, who revealed their launch date to be February 22. McLaren will launch its 2021 Formula 1 car, the MCL35, on 15 February at its headquarters in Woking. ... Mercedes will launch its new Formula One car on March 2. Here you can find the first photos of the Ferrari SF21, this F1 car was launched by Scuderia Ferrari on Thursday 10th of March 2021. Updated 10:00 Thursday 25th February. Updated 13:00 Friday 15th January. The Williams family, including founder Sir Frank and Deputy Team Principle Claire, left the team in 2020 after a takeover by Dorilton Capital. AlphaTauri finished seventh in the 2020 constructors’ championship after a number of top ten finishes, including a shock win at Monza for Pierre Gasly. Jarring livery aside, the SF21 shows intent to right the wrongs of last year. We rank their efforts, and ask what fans really want from an F1 reveal . We’ll hear from drivers Lewis Hamilton, set to be gunning for his eighth world championship, and Valtteri Bottas, aiming for his first. Set to be named the C41, even though the 2020 car was the C39, Warsaw has been chosen as the launch location as the title partner ORLEN is based in the city. The announcement was also accompanied by a clip of the new car being fired up for the first time. Feb 16, 2021, 6:11 AM Alpine has announced the launch date for its 2021 Formula 1 car after completing a successful fire-up at its Enstone factory last … On the day when its sister team AlphaTauri launched its new car, the AT02, Red Bull Racing announced its plans regarding the presentation of its own new 2021 contender. The Silver Arrows will launch the new ‘Mercedes W12 E Performance’ F1 car at the beginning of the next month. Alfa Romeo Sets Date And Location For 2021 F1 Car Launch. We Rate The 2021 F1 Liveries, Why Winning in 2021 Will Handicap Teams in Formula 1, How Ferrari's Hypercar project could bolster Leclerc's legacy, Williams has "almost a first-race upgrade" for F1 testing, Williams: Button can be "sparring partner" to push F1 team, The updates Williams hopes will lead to a point-scoring return, What we learned from F1's first full race simulations, How Red Bull seized control of F1 2021's testing narrative, From Senna's brilliance to tragedy: Tim Wright’s F1 testing tales, The car Ferrari hopes will arrest its alarming F1 slide, What to expect from 2021 F1 winter testing, What Ferrari must do to reach the peak in F1 again, The defining traits that set F1’s best apart, Hamilton: Red Bull will be "different animal" in 2021 F1 season, Revealed: McLaren’s clever trick to get around diffuser limits. The provisional 2021 F1 calendar is a record-breaking 23-race marathon, or at least it will be if COVID does the decent thing and goes away. The McLaren MCL35M launch and the AlphaTauri AT02 reveal were relatively sedate affairs. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting financial strain put on F1 teams and other businesses, the big F1 car rule change that was scheduled for 2021 has been pushed back to 2022. What Domenicali is changing for F1's next era, How Mercedes tamed its "diva" Formula 1 car. Updated 10:45 Tuesday 2nd March. #IAMF1 pic.twitter.com/6u5tQW8jfq. As Daniel Ricciardo has moved over to McLaren there was a vacant seat alongside Esteban Ocon, which was duly taken by Renault’s 2005 and 2006 world champion Fernando Alonso. Former Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren engineer Rodi Basso on what he’s learned about successful teams, and what the famous Italian squad needs to do to get back on top in Formula 1. And it’ll feel quite different to 2020. The final Alpine 2021 livery will be revealed in February. The blue, white and red refer to the colours of the French and British flags, which is very important to us. The Hinwil-based outfit also revealed what their 2021 car would be called, the C41. In a statement, Mercedes said: “The designation 'E Performance' is the new technology label used in product names and badging on all forthcoming Mercedes-AMG hybrid cars, with the W12 being our first Formula 1 car to feature 'E Performance' in its name.”. 2021 Ferrari SF21 F1 Car launch pictures. 08 Feb 2021 | International News : U.K. Williams have become the fifth Formula One team to announce the launch date of their new car, with the covers set to come off their 2021 challenger on 5 March 2021. Updated 14:30 Thursday 4th February 2021. Alfa Romeo Racing has become the first Formula 1 team to formally announce the launch date for its 2021 car, confirming plans for a launch event in Warsaw next month — Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) February 2, 2021 Mercedes are the third F1 team to officially set a date for their new … In an attempt to increase competitiveness across the grid, however, a number of rules have been put in place to reduce car performance. The Mercedes-powered MCL35M will debut at 19:00 with the team’s latest signing Daniel Ricciardo alongside Lando Norris. You’ll hear from 2021 drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and McLaren F1 team principal Andreas Seidl. After producing a car which demonstrated progress but lacked the points to prove it last year, Williams starts its new era of team ownership with the FW43B, its bid to continue the climb up the Formula 1 grid in 2021, The evidence that shows Williams' F1 recovery is real, F1's fastest and slowest: Williams's rollercoaster ride, Verstappen quickest as Bahrain F1 test ends, Ferrari opts for radical F1 diffuser fin solution, Straightline speed no longer a "disadvantage" for Ferrari, Alpine explains bulky airbox after "body shaming", Verstappen: Red Bull not favourite despite Mercedes troubles, Murray Walker – A personal tribute by James Allen, Hit Or Miss? Join now. Aston Martin previously announced that it would reveal its new livery in February and has now added that the new car will be unveiled in March before pre-season testing. The Silver Arrows - who go into 2021 looking to seal an unprecedented eighth consecutive drivers' and constructors' championship double - will unveil their new car via a digital launch event. More than 60 years away from the F1 track.Who's ready to welcome the #AMR21? Updated 10:10 Thursday 28th January. Updated 9:15 Thursday 11th March 2021. Updated 12:00 Friday 5th February 2021. RACING AHEAD: Fans can't wait for the next F1 game The last two games have been released in late-June & mid-July. There must be less flex in the floor, too, down from 10mm to 8mm when a 500Nm force is applied. The former involved the drivers but no cars, and the latter wasn’t a launch at all, just the release of a handful of images. Mercedes junior Russell was a particular stand-out performer for the team, regularly getting through to Q2, while Latifi finished 11th on three occasions in his rookie season. Updated 18:00 Monday 15th February 2021. The W12 will be a development of the W11, the car that took Lewis Hamilton to his seventh drivers’ title and the team to its seventh consecutive constructors’ championship. The rear diffuser must be simpler, too, as must the ducting in the rear brakes. Feb 5, 2021, 3:20 AM Williams has become the latest team to announce the launch date for its 2021 Formula 1 car, revealing plans for its unveiling next month. Formula 1’s 2020 champions will reveal the new Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance on Tuesday 2nd March in a virtual launch. ©2021 The Goodwood Estate Company Limited. The new Aston Martin F1 team has announced that American IT company Cognizant will be the team’s title sponsor for the 2021 F1 season, bringing with it a change from the bright pink livery it had used under its previous name, Racing Point. Updated 7th January 2021. It makes Alpine the seventh team to confirm its launch plans ahead of the new season, leaving only Red Bull, Haas and Aston Martin still to finalise a date […] First look at 2021 Haas F1 car as team starts shakedown . Both of the team’s drivers will be on hand for the reveal, namely former Racing Point driver Lance Lance Stroll and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, having left Ferrari at the end of the 2020 season. Drawing early conclusions is always a dangerous game, but plenty of insight can still be gleaned... As Formula 1 prepares for the start of its three-day test in Bahrain this week, Autosport's technical consultant recalls days with McLaren and Benetton when testing was a far bigger part of an engineer's role. The team won’t just be launching a new car, but a new name too, as the Enstone-based team has flown the flag for Renault since it took over Lotus in 2016. After a deal of speculation, the Aston Martin F1 team has announced its 2021 F1 car will be the AMR21. The Haas F1 Team will reveal its new car, the VF-21, on Thursday 4th March. Here’s what to watch out for. The 2020 Formula 1 season was a miserable one for Ferrari, made worse by the knowledge that a significant portion of its underperforming SF1000 would be carried over to 2021. The McLaren MCL35M will be revealed on Monday 15th February at the McLaren Technology Centre. The W12 therefore is expected to be more than a second slower on an average lap than the W11. Updated 15:30 Wednesday 20th January. Although the FW43B is a development of the 2020 FW43, it’s a big deal for Williams, chiefly because it is the first Williams F1 car to head out onto the track without a member of the Williams family at the team’s helm. Red Bull is set to unveil its 2021 car on February 23. Read Also: Alpine announces launch date for 2021 F1 car The clues Aston Martin has given about Vettel's new car Aston Martin set to drop pink livery as it reveals title sponsor Updated 12:10 Tuesday 2nd February 2021. The AlphaTauri AT02 will be revealed on Friday 19th February, the team has confirmed. The Williams Formula One Team has announced the reveal date for their 2021 Formula One car, with the debut set for 5 March 2021. Red Bull Racing have revealed the launch date for their 2021 F1 contender, the RB16B that will be unveiled on February 23 by the Milton Keynes-based team. So which do you like the most? The online launch will start at 08:00 GMT, with viewers hearing from team boss Gunther Steiner and its 2021 drives, including 2020 Formula 2 champion Mick Schumacher. Ferrari (Team launch) March 2: Mercedes: March 2: Alpine: March 3: Aston Martin: March 4: Haas: March 5: Williams: March 10: Ferrari (Car launch) Renault F1 becomes Alpine, meanwhile, and Racing Point becomes Aston Martin F1. 2021 will mark the first time a car has raced under the Aston Martin name in F1 since the British manufacturer last entered a works effort in 1960. We’ll have a full story on the car for you once the covers have been pulled away. Mercedes has announced that it will launch its 2021 Formula 1 car on 2 March. In a post on its social media channels on Friday, Williams announced that it would be launching its new car - which will be called the FW43B - on 5 March. The team’s drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will be on hand for the launch, as will team boss Christian Horner. Alfa Romeo have confirmed the launch date for their challenger for the 2021 season, with the car set to be revealed on Monday, February 22 in Warsaw, Poland. Another day, another 2021 F1 car launch date, this time from Williams which has announced it will reveal the FW43B on Friday 5th March. The freeze on development for much of the car designs from 2020 to 2021 has prompted some teams to adjust their naming plans, with Williams becoming the latest to revive the B-spec tag.