THE NUMBERS BEHIND THIS SEASON’S FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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Wins needed by Lewis Hamilton to become the first driver to reach 100 victories in Formula One. He passed Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 last season and also matched the German with seven drivers’ titles.

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Rebranded teams compared with the 2020 line-up, with Renault and Racing Point becoming Alpine and Aston Martin respectively.

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Debutants among this season’s drivers – the Haas duo of Mick Schumacher, son of Michael, and Nikita Mazepin and AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda.

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Drivers lining up with new teams after a raft of changes from last year’s line-up. Sebastian Vettel moves from Ferrari to Aston Martin, Carlos Sainz moves from McLaren to take his place, Daniel Ricciardo leaves Alpine to replace Sainz and Sergio Perez joins Red Bull, having previously driven for Aston Martin’s predecessor Racing Point.

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Races on the provisional calendar, beginning tomorrow in Bahrain and ending on December 12 in Abu Dhabi. November 7’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix is subject to the reinstatement of its contract after it was suspended in January.

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Ferrari’s record tally of constructors’ titles, with Williams and McLaren second and third on nine and eight respectively, while Hamilton’s Mercedes team won their seventh last season.

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The British and Italian Grands Prix are the only two ever-present races on the calendar since the first Formula One championship was held in 1950. Monaco has hosted a race in all but five years.