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F1 | 2021 teammate comparison; Lewis Hamilton vs Valtteri Bottas

We analyse Lewis Hamilton's and Valtteri Bottas' performance during qualifying and race. All the statistics of the Mercedes' duo are attached in this piece.

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F1 | 2021 teammate comparison; Lewis Hamilton vs Valtteri Bottas
Fuente imagen: Hasan Bratic - MotorLat

The 2021 season of Formula 1 has come to an end. Max Verstappen has come out as the drivers’ champion this season, with Mercedes claiming their eighth consecutive constructors' championship. It has been a season full of incredible moments that I am sure many of us kept on the edge of our seats. The battle for the drivers' championship was not resolved until the last lap of the last Grand Prix of the year, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Many controversial decisions, many penalties, many strategies, but a team and a driver were the winners.

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Mercedes did not disappoint. The German team managed to obtain its eighth consecutive constructors' title, thanks to all the engineers, mechanics and, of course, its two drivers; Valtteri Bottas and the seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton. Despite the fact that there were several times when Red Bull looked much stronger than the Germans, Mercedes held their heads high and they returned the following weekend stronger than ever. Their power unit was incredibly reliable this year, which is also a big highlight for this team. In this piece we will compare the performance in the race and in the qualifying session of its two drivers. We will analyse these statistics to truly know who was better.

  • Qualifying session

Out of the 22 races that took place in 2021, Lewis Hamilton achieved a better qualifying position 17 times, while Valtteri Bottas managed to beat his teammate 5 times. The seven-time world champion managed to occupy pole position 7 times, while the Finn achieved it in 3 races. It should be noted that we are not counting Lewis Hamilton's position in the Brazilian Grand Prix since in qualifying he obtained the first position, but was later disqualified for a technical infraction on his rear wing. Similarly, Hamilton's average qualifying position was 2.1, and if we round, it would be 2nd. On the other hand, Bottas' average would be 3.7, that is, 4th place.

Grand Prix Hamilton's lap time Hamilton's position Bottas' position Bottas' lap time Difference from Hamilton to Bottas
Bahrain 1:29.385 2nd 3rd 1:29.586 -0.201
Imola 1:14.411 1st 8th 1:14.898 -0.487
Portugal 1:18.355 2nd 1st 1:18.348 +0.007
Spain 1:16.741 1st 3rd 1:16.873 -0.132
Monaco 1:11.095 7th 3rd 1:10.601 +0.494
Azerbaijan 1:41.450 2nd 10th 1:42.659 -1.209
France 1:30.248 2nd 3rd 1:30.376 -0.128
Styria 1:04.067 3rd 2nd 1:04.035 +0.032
Austria 1:04.014 4th 5th 1:04.049 -0.035
Great Britain 1:26.134 1st 3rd 1:26.328 -0.194
Hungary 1:15.419 1st 2nd 1:15.734 -0.315
Belgium 2:00.099 3rd 8th 2:02.502 -2.403
Netherlands 1:08.923 2nd 3rd 1:09.222 -0.299
Italy 1:19.651 2nd 1st 1:19.555 +0.096
Russia 1:44.050 4th 7th 1:44.710 -0.660
Turkey 1:22.868 1st 2nd 1:22.998 -0.130
United States 1:33.119 2nd 4th 1:33.475 -0.356
Mexico 1:16.020 2nd 1st 1:15.875 +0.145
*Brazil* ------ ------- Disqualified 3rd 1:08.469 -------
Qatar 1:20.827 1st 3rd 1:21.478 -0.651
Saudi Arabia 1:27.511 1st 2nd 1:27.622 -0.111
Abu Dhabi 1:22.480 2nd 6th 1:23.036 -0.556
Average Qualifying Position   2nd (2.1) 4th (3.7)    
Average difference from Ham to Bot         -0.305

Race

Sunday's main race is where the points are awarded and that is where the result matters. Lewis Hamilton had a better race finish position on 18 occasions, while Bottas managed to beat Hamilton in only 4 Grands Prix. The Briton occupied the highest place of the podium in a total of 8 races, while Valtteri was victorious in only 1 race (Turkish Grand Prix). Lewis achieved a total of 17 podiums, Valtteri obtained a total of 10 podiums. The only DNF (did not finish) of Hamilton was during the Italian Grand Prix, in Monza, where a collision with his main rival, Max Verstappen, forced him to retire from that Grand Prix. On the other hand, Valtteri retired from the race on 4 occasions (Emilia Romagna, Monaco, Hungarian and Qatar Grand Prix). Hamilton's average finish position was 2.6, that is, 3rd place, while Bottas' was 4th. Finally, Lewis Hamilton finished the season in 2nd place, with a total of 387.5 points, while Valtteri Bottas took 3rd place with 226 points (161.5 points less than his teammate). The next chart is attached to facilitate understanding of the information.

Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton's Final Position Valtteri Bottas' Final Position
Bahrain 1st 3rd
Imola 2nd DNF
Portugal 1st 3rd
Spain 1st 3rd
Monaco 7th DNF
Azerbaijan 15th 12th
France 2nd 4th
Styria 2nd 3rd
Austria 4th 2nd
Great Britain 1st 3rd
Hungary 2nd DNF
Belgium 3rd 12th
Netherlands 2nd 3rd
Italy DNF 3rd
Russia 1st 5th
Turkey 5th 1st
United States 2nd 6th
Mexico 2nd 15th
*Brazil* 1st 3rd
Qatar 1st DNF
Saudi Arabia 1st 3rd
Abu Dhabi 2nd 6th
Average final position 3rd (2.63) 4th (4.09)
Victories 8 1
Podiums 17 10
DNFs 1 4
Points 387.5 226

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