Sergio Pérez Confirmed for 2021 F1 Driver Lineup Red Bull has confirmed Sergio Pérez will drive alongside Max Verstappen for its Formula One team next year. With this major announcement, the official 2021 F1 driver lineup has been nearly finalized. Mercedes has yet to renew Lewis Hamilton’s contract — but there’s little doubt the Brit will stick around to pursue a record eighth world championship title. Though F1’s technical regulations won’t differ from 2020 to 2021, there are many notable driver lineup changes to take into account. Let’s go over the highlights. Mercedes Going into the 2021 season, Mercedes will have the longest-running driver pairing of the grid. Though Valtteri Bottas has proved unable to challenge Lewis Hamilton outside of Saturday qualifying, and often looked worse than Max Verstappen on Sundays despite a significant car advantage, Mercedes has deemed it fit to yet again renew the Finn’s contract for a single year. Hamilton is thus once more the favorite to win the upcoming championship unless another team manages to truly challenge Mercedes, which hasn’t been the case since Ferrari in 2018.