The five best race drives of F1 2021

By:

Alex Kalinauckas

Dec 24, 2021, 9:39 AM

The dramatic 2021 Formula 1 season was all about two drivers duelling for the most fiercely-contested championship in many years, but they weren't the only ones to produce standout performances in the 22-race campaign. We pick out five of the best grand prix race drives this season

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While all eyes were on the championship fight between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, the 2021 Formula 1 season wasn't short on quality throughout the field.

From drivers getting the maximum out of midfield equipment, to unseen runs to head the best-of-the-rest battle and punchy drives battling drivers in faster machinery, the class of 2021 turned in some stellar performances.

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Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.