Just five races remain in the 2021 Formula 1 world championship.
Max Verstappen is looking to hold off Lewis Hamilton, and he's doing so with the slimmest of margins entering the next F1 race on the schedule, with just a 10 point lead.
That margin is razor thin considering Verstappen's task of facing off against one of the greatest drivers of all-time in Hamilton. The schedule favors Hamilton, too, who has wins in all of the tracks except the debuting two races (Qatar, Saudi Arabia) over the final five races of the year.
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Formula 1 is entering the championship laps of the championship in 2021.
Here's when they'll go racing next:
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- Next F1 race: Mexico City Grand Prix
- Date: Sunday, Nov. 7
- Lights out: 2 p.m. ET
After a two-week break, F1 returns on Sunday, Nov. 7 with the Mexico City Grand Prix.
The race is the second and final one scheduled to take place in North America, with the Canadian GP originally scheduled, but eventually getting canceled.
Verstappen took home the checkered flag in the United States GP, with Hamilton finished 1.3 seconds in back of the Red Bull racer.
Formula 1 schedule 2021
Formula 1 returns in 2021 with a zaftig 22-race schedule, starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28 and concluding with the customary Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Dec. 12.
The Portuguese Grand Prix returns for its second-consecutive running after a 22-year absence. Also making its debut this year is the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix taking place on the Jeddah Street Circuit, scheduled for December.
The Australian Grand Prix, originally scheduled for Nov. 21, has been axed. Several options are on the table to take its place.
The Singapore GP was nixed in early June, with the Turkish Grand Prix taking its place the same weekend.
All times Eastern.
| Date | Race | Course | Start time | TV channel | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 28 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Bahrain International Circuit | 11 a.m. | ESPN2 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| April 18 | Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 9 a.m. | TBD | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| May 2 | Portuguese Grand Prix | Algarve International Circuit | 10 a.m. | ESPN | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| May 9 | Spanish Grand Prix | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 9 a.m. | ESPN | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| May 23 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | 9 a.m. | ESPN2 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| June 6 | Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Baku City Circuit | 8 a.m. | ESPN | Sergio Perez (Red Bull) |
| June 20 | French Grand Prix | Circuit Paul Ricard | 9 a.m. | ESPN2 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| June 27 | Styrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring | 9 a.m. | ESPN | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| July 4 | Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring | 9 a.m. | ESPN | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| July 18 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | 10 a.m. | ESPN | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| Aug. 1 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring | 9 a.m. | ESPN | Esteban Ocon (Alpine) |
| Aug. 29 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 9 a.m. | ESPN2 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| Sept. 5 | Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Zandvoort | 9 a.m. | ESPN2 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| Sept. 12 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 9 a.m. | ESPN2 | Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) |
| Sept. 26 | Russian Grand Prix | Sochi Autodrom | 8 a.m. | ESPN2 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| Oct. 10 | Turkish Grand Prix | Istanbul Park Circuit | 8 a.m. | ESPN2 | Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) |
| Oct. 24 | United States Grand Prix | Circuit of the Americas | 3 p.m. | ABC | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| Oct. 31 | Mexico City Grand Prix | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | 2 p.m. | ABC | TBD |
| Nov. 7 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace | Noon | ESPN2 | TBD |
| Nov. 20 | Qatar Grand Prix | Losail Circuit | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Dec. 5 | Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Jeddah Street Circuit | 11 p.m. | ESPN2 | TBD |
| Dec. 12 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Yas Marina Circuit | 8 a.m. | ESPN2 | TBD |