Reigning constructors' champions Red Bull have confirmed that eight-time F1 winner and former driver Daniel Ricciardo will be their test and reserve driver next year, returning to the team he left at the end of 2018.
Carlos Sainz set the fastest lap in the post-season test in Abu Dhabi which saw three Ferrari drivers take the top three places, with several drivers making their debuts for new teams such as Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly and Oscar Piastri.
On this day in 2008, Lewis Hamilton finished fifth in the last race of the 2008 F1 championship in Brazil after he overtook Timo Glock in Toyota in the last lap and became the youngest F1 champion of all time.
Mika Hakkinen won his first World Championship title in 1998 after celebrating in the last race of the championship in Japan, defeating Michael Schumacher who stalled his Ferrari from pole position.
Mika Hakkinen won the Japanese GP in Suzuka on this day in 1999 and won his second consecutive world championship at the same track where he won his first title one year earlier.
Three Formula 1 drivers became champions od 21st October - Niki Lauda (1984), Ayrton Senna (1990) and Kimi Raikkonen (2007).
Jenson Button secured his only F1 championship with fifth place in 2009 Brazilian GP after starting from 14th ahead of the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi.
On this day in 2003 Michael Schumacher won his sixth and penultimate title after beating Kimi Raikkonen in McLaren by only two points.
Japanese car manufacturer Honda has strengthened its ties with F1 teams Red Bull and AlphaTauri ahead of their first home F1 race since 2019, and their logo will return to F1 cars and remain on them after the Japanese Grand Prix.
Michael Schumacher won the Italian GP in front of Ferrari fans at Monza and arrived at the Nurburgring with the same number of points as his only championship rival Mika Hakkinen
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