Valtteri Bottas and Nico Rosberg have each spent 78 races as Lewis Hamilton’s team mate. Who measures up best against the seven-times champion?
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F1 revenues fell by $877 million in Covid-struck 2020 season
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has reported revenues of $1.1 billion (£790 million) during its disrupted 2020 season, a fall of $877m (£627m) compared to the previous year.
Hamilton and Mercedes finally announce new deal for 2021 season
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s long-awaited new deal to drive for Mercedes this year has finally been confirmed.
F1 audience figures “strong” in 2020 despite dip in television viewers
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 says its audience during the 2020 season remained “strong” despite a drop in television viewership, which it blamed on disruption caused by the pandemic.
2020 F1 driver rankings #1: Lewis Hamilton
2020 F1 season review
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s seventh world championship victory was his most emphatic to date, and he might have won even more races if he hadn’t caught Covid-19.
2020 F1 driver rankings #2: Max Verstappen
2020 F1 season review
Posted onUnreliability meant Max Verstappen covered fewer racing laps than any driver over the 17-race championship, yet remarkably he came within nine points of beating a Mercedes.
2020 F1 driver rankings #3: Charles Leclerc
2020 F1 season review
Posted onCharles Leclerc repeatedly dragged Ferrari’s dismal SF1000 far higher than it deserved to be in qualifying, and bagged a few excellent race results with it when he had the chance.
2020 F1 driver rankings #4: Carlos Sainz Jnr
2020 F1 season review
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr took sixth in the points for the second year running, but without a series of misfortunes could easily have been fourth.
2020 F1 driver rankings #5: Daniel Ricciardo
2020 F1 season review
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo became a major threat in the midfield once Renault figured out how to get the best from its RS20.
“I got a lot of abuse”: Williams defends tenure at team and decision to sell
2020 F1 season
Posted onClaire Williams says she could have avoided selling her family’s F1 team last year “if I’d have been given some more time and I had the money”.
2020 F1 driver rankings #6: Pierre Gasly
2020 F1 season review
Posted onPierre Gasly’s 2020 campaign was impressive in far more ways than just his headline-grabbing Italian Grand Prix victory for AlphaTauri.
Hamilton’s Turkish GP “masterpiece” shows his success isn’t just down to the car – Brawn
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 motorsport director Ross Brawn says Lewis Hamilton’s victory in last year’s Turkish Grand Prix refuted claims his success is a product of having the “best car”.
2020 F1 driver rankings #7: Sergio Perez
2020 F1 season review
Posted onSergio Perez conjured up the most sensational win of 2020, and did not deserve to be shown the door by his Racing Point team.
2020 F1 driver rankings #8: Valtteri Bottas
2020 F1 season review
Posted onIt wasn’t just Lewis Hamilton who Valtteri Bottas struggled to measure up against during 2020 – George Russell proved a threat too.
2020 F1 driver rankings #9: George Russell
2020 F1 season review
Posted onGeorge Russell made the most of his one-off outing for Mercedes, but his consistently excellent qualifying performances at Williams never yielded a points finish.
2020 F1 driver rankings #10: Lando Norris
2020 F1 season review
Posted onAfter a strong first half of the season, Lando Norris had a tricky few races, but bounced back with an excellent drive at the finale.
Analysis: Mercedes’ 2020 dominance and their chances of being caught this year
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Posted onMercedes ran rampant throughout 2020. What does last year’s data tell us about whether Red Bull, Ferrari or another team might catch them in 2021?
2020 F1 driver rankings #11: Kevin Magnussen
2020 F1 season review
Posted onKevin Magnussen deserved a lot more from his final full season in Formula 1 than a single point after another trying year at Haas.
2020 F1 driver rankings #12: Kimi Raikkonen
2020 F1 season review
Posted onKimi Raikkonen has now started more races than any F1 driver ever, but even his vast experience couldn’t overcome the shortcomings of his Alfa Romeo.
Analysis: Which teams suffered the biggest financial blows from F1’s Covid-hit season?
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Posted onThe financial impact of Formula 1’s disruption 2020 season hit some teams harder than others. Dieter Rencken reveals why.