2021 Constructors' Championship
Red Bull Racing lost the 2021 Constructors' Championship to Mercedes.
Red Bull Racing lost the 2021 Constructors' Championship to Mercedes.
- Season
- 2021 Formula One World Championship
- Constructors Standing
- 2nd Place
- Drivers Champion
- Max Verstappen
- Car Model
- RB16B
- Primary Rival
- Mercedes-AMG Petronas
Lore & Background
Red Bull won four successive Drivers' and Constructors' Championship titles in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. The team began using Honda engines in 2019. The works Honda partnership culminated in 2021, following Red Bull driver Max Verstappen's World Drivers' Championship victory. Red Bull lost the 2021 Constructors' Championship to Mercedes.
In Their Own Story
The air in the Red Bull garage at Yas Marina was thick with tension as the final laps ticked away. Engineers monitored the tire degradation on Verstappen's car while strategists calculated the safety car window. Every second counted against the Mercedes ahead, a silent battle fought through telemetry and radio calls until the checkered flag confirmed history had been made.
Reader's Guide
Red Bull Racing won the Constructors' Championship in 2022 and 2023, but lost out in 2021 to Mercedes and in 2024 and 2025 to McLaren.
Did You Know?
- Red Bull's first Constructors' Championship win was in 2010.
- Red Bull lost the 2021 Constructors' Championship to Mercedes.
- Red Bull won the Constructors' Championship in 2022 and 2023.
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