![]() Lando Norris started on pole for the first time in his Formula One career, having set the fastest time on slick tyres on a drying track. Qualifying started at 15:00 MST, on 25 September 2021. Bottas and Hamilton finished first and second again, with Gasly in third.įree practice 3 was scheduled to start at 12:00 MST, on 25 September 2021, but it was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. No red flag was required because it was the end of the session. At the end of the session, AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly ran over a curb and dislodged his front wing. Antonio Giovinazzi spun and hit the wall, ending his session and causing a red flag. ![]() įree practice 2 started at 15:00 MST, on the same day. Valtteri Bottas finished first, with his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in second. Lando Norris spun and grazed the wall on his in lap but he was able to get back to the pits. The first practice session started at 11:30 MST, on 24 September 2021, and ended with no major incidents. The stewards investigated the incident and ruled that Verstappen was predominantly to blame, and awarded him a three-place grid penalty for this event. Penalties Īt the previous race in Italy, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton made contact, and both retired from the race. Sole tyre supplier Pirelli allocated the C3, C4, and C5 compounds of tyre to be used in the race. The name and sponsor logos were used by Ferrari at the Bahrain, Emilia Romagna, Portuguese, Spanish, Monaco, and Azerbaijan Grands Prix, but were not used in any races from the French Grand Prix to the Italian Grand Prix for legal reasons. The title sponsor of Ferrari, Mission Winnow, returned for this race. Kimi Räikkönen returned for this event, after missing the previous two races due to testing positive for coronavirus. The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. See also: 2021 Formula One World Championship § Entries McLaren were third with 215 points, 13.5 points ahead of Ferrari in fourth. In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led with 362.5 points, 18 ahead of Red Bull in second. ![]() Sergio Pérez remained fifth with 118 points. ![]() Valtteri Bottas was third with 141 points, nine points ahead of Lando Norris in fourth. Heading into the race, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 226.5 points, five points ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The race director's notes state that when doing practice starts, cars must line up and leave in the order they arrive unless another car is unduly delayed. The rules surrounding practice starts for the event have been clarified following controversy in the 2020 event when Lewis Hamilton was penalised with two five-second penalties for conducting two practice starts outside of the designated area. Despite having to race as a neutral competitor, using the designation RAF ( Russian Automobile Federation), it was Nikita Mazepin's home race. The race take place two weeks after the Italian Grand Prix and two weeks before the Turkish Grand Prix. The event, held over the weekend of 24–26 September, at the Sochi Autodrom, was the fifteenth round of the 2021 World Championship. ![]()
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