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Carlos Sainz Jnr, Ferrari, Circuit of the Americas, 2021

In his first year as a Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz Jnr couldn’t match his team mate’s incredible feats over a single flying lap in the SF21.

Carlos Sainz JnrBeat team mate in qualifying9/22Beat team mate in race6/20Races finished22/22Laps spent ahead of team mate369/1143Qualifying margin+0.02sPoints164.5

But he often struck the balance between speed and aggression more successfully than Charles Leclerc and regularly brought his car home in the points. That, plus some misfortune for his team mate, allowed Sainz to nip ahead in the standings by the end of the season.

In our rankings, Sainz is top among the many drivers who had new cars to adapt to in 2021. This is probably thanks in no small part to his considerable experience of getting used to new teams: Ferrari was his fourth different home in the space of five seasons. Nonetheless it took Sainz a few races to show what he could do, and he made a few mistakes over the opening rounds, particularly when the conditions were less…

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