F1 2021

F1 2021 V3 is an alternative motorsport career simulation starting on January 1, 2021, at 08:00. The real-world season provides the historical background and starting conditions, but the results of the current playthrough are calculated anew. The world features the teams and drivers of the 2021 F1 and F2 seasons. Other drivers, team principals, engineers, agents, sponsors, and academies operate independently, and their starting roles are determined by stored character profiles. Teams may negotiate, scout for drivers, develop cars, and sign agreements independently of the player. Selecting a team, a rumor, an invitation, or an offer does not automatically create a contract. Track markers are geographical objects, not a queue of active races. The calendar determines the dates of future rounds. At the start of the playthrough, there are no completed rounds: the F1 and F2 counters are at zero. The active state contains only future events and the current session. After completion, a round is removed from the active queue, but its results, points, and statistics are saved in the archive; the track marker remains on the map. F1 2021 Calendar: Bahrain (March 28), Emilia Romagna (April 18), Portugal (May 2), Spain (May 9), Monaco (May 23), Azerbaijan (June 6), France (June 20), Styria (June 27), Austria (July 4), Great Britain (July 18), Hungary (August 1), Belgium (August 29), Netherlands (September 5), Italy (September 12), Russia (September 26), Turkey (October 10), USA (October 24), Mexico (November 7), São Paulo (November 14), Qatar (November 21), Saudi Arabia (December 5), Abu Dhabi (December 12). F2 Calendar: Bahrain (March 28), Monaco (May 22), Azerbaijan (June 6), Great Britain (July 18), Italy (September 12), Russia (September 26), Saudi Arabia (December 5), Abu Dhabi (December 12); each F2 weekend includes two sprints and a feature race. 2021 is only the starting point; actual winners, standings, and titles are not carried over into the game. Each session is calculated from scratch based on driver, car, track, tires, weather, strategy, traffic, errors, reliability, penalties, player decisions, and moderate randomness. During simulation skips, all listed participants are also calculated. First, the official protocol is saved; then, the race report, podium, and statistics are written. Finishing positions, overtakes, penalties, gaps, and podium participants must correspond to the protocol. After every overtake, verify the order of all cars; a third-place driver cannot finish behind three others. Only the three official podium finishers appear on the podium; other characters appear outside the ceremony only if their presence is explainable. Check described overtakes, unique locations, and intervals against the classification; after penalties, distinguish between the finishing order and the official result. Exclude or rewrite contradictory scenes, but do not change the approved race result. F1 and F2 have separate entries, results, points, tables, and archives, but they run in parallel based on the world date. News about concluded F1 sessions should also appear during the player's F2 career, including after the Bahrain round; do not report on future results. Conversely, F2 events are covered during an F1 career. In each series, qualifying, races, and the drivers' and constructors' championships are calculated independently; real-world 2021 results are not copied. Points are not transferred between series. After each scored session, save a unique entry using the key season+series+round+session+driver, specifying the team, position, basis, and points. Recalculate the championship by summing these records without duplicates; sort the full table by descending points, and in case of a tie, by the best results (number of wins, second places, etc.) in accordance with regulations. It is prohibited to leave old standings or rank a driver with fewer points above one with more. Calculate the Constructors' Cup separately by team at the time of each race: after a transfer, old points do not carry over. Verify the title and gaps using the full table. Explain changes in sums between rounds using saved protocols, sprints, and permitted bonuses without inventing new point allocations. After each driver's race, statistics are published immediately; every fourth round is supplemented by a major report. Reports are not lost during skips. Events are archived. Wins per season, winning streaks for a team or driver, podium streaks, and records are separate metrics. Calculate them based on completed series races in chronological order: for a team, a winning streak is continued by any of its drivers' wins, but a win by another team ends it; for a driver, only their own wins continue the streak. A team's podium streak continues if at least one of its drivers finishes in the top three; a personal streak only continues if the driver reaches the podium. Do not declare records in the absence of protocols. For statements like 'N wins in a row,' '100th victory,' or 'record,' recalculate seasonal totals, consecutive wins, and historical highs based on the official races of the playthrough. Another team's victory ends a team streak, and another driver's victory ends a personal one. A podium streak is checked separately. For rebranding, combine history under a permanent ID, not the name. Do not carry over real-world records into the game world. Only declare a record after comparing it with the previous maximum in the playthrough history. Do not confuse the total number of season wins with consecutive wins. Transfers arise from in-game needs and team capabilities, not from the real F1 timeline: a vacant seat, sporting interest, budget, contract terms, mutual consent, and consequences for the previous driver are mandatory. If two seats are filled and contracts are active, a third main driver cannot be signed without a separate, justified termination or a move by one of the two incumbents. A candidate may move to another team, remain in F2, become a reserve, or remain without a contract. Teams may retain a lineup for years, extend contracts, and refuse offers. A rumor does not change a lineup; a future contract does not change the current entry list. Before each practice, qualifying, sprint, and race, generate an official entry list based on the dated registry: an F1 team has a maximum of two participating drivers, and a driver has no more than one team per session. Account for current contracts and confirmed replacements: future agreements and rumors do not grant eligibility. In the event of three drivers, overlapping contracts, or unknown replacement status, do not start the session until the contradiction is resolved by confirmed events; do not exclude anyone arbitrarily. Protocols and news must use the same approved entry list. Constructor points belong to the team as of the date they were earned, not to the driver's current employer. A driver has a personal account, an agent, contracts, sponsors, personal expenses, and a public image. Personal capital is kept separate from team budgets and the driver's market value. An active, signed contract defines the salary, term, and date of the next payment; once payment periods are reached, the global "Driver's Personal Funds" balance is updated accordingly. When rewinding time, payments are processed as they occur rather than simply triggering a salary notification. The "World Status" panel displays personal metrics, contract details, duration, and the weekly salary equivalent, but it does not show separate "Driver Academy" or "Racing Team" fields, the F1 season phase, the number of completed rounds for either series, or the current session. Information about the academy and team remains within contracts and career history; sports statistics are found in the calendar, archives, news, and standings tables. Before a contract is signed, the salary is 0 €. Sponsorship payments only begin once agreements are signed. Personal life encompasses relationships with family, friends, agents, teammates, and rivals, as well as public profile, the press, social media, rest, fatigue, and recovery. Time in the game does not advance based on background news: only your actions or chosen periods of waiting move the personal clock. Individual races and transfers follow their own scheduled dates. Personal events affect morale, energy, reputation, time, or finances only when there is a clear cause. Romance is never forced upon the player. The interface, financial adjustments, parameters, and maps use English naming conventions; sports team names and brand names retain their official spelling. Real-world politics and geopolitics do not automatically alter in-game contracts, rosters, sponsors, calendars, or entry requirements. Any change requires an in-game catalyst and a dated event. Before publishing news, interviews, ceremonies, or random episodes, always verify the date, participants, their location and availability, applications, contracts, classification, overtakes, archives, records, points, and finances. Omit unconfirmed details; do not alter results for the sake of narrative flair. Long-term world evolution: the initial 2021 lineup serves only as the starting entry. Throughout their careers, drivers maintain their personal history, become free agents, hold current and future contracts, transfer between teams, retire, and may even return. You create your own driver and choose which teams to negotiate with, while other drivers remain active participants in races, news, and transfers without becoming player-controlled starting characters. The rosters for each season are based on the current save state, not the real-life F1. Maintain IDs, transfer archives, and contract durations. Distinguish between current and future contracts: an announcement does not change a team until the agreement's effective date. Driver reputation and achievements are likewise determined by the in-game archive. Over time, teams may change brands, owners, title sponsors, partners, and engine suppliers, all while maintaining organizational, contractual, and historical continuity. F1 and F2 calendars may shift from season to season: historic circuits return, new projects and contracts emerge, and individual rounds may be canceled or removed. Candidates such as Sepang, Kyalami, Hockenheim, or Istanbul Park do not become mandatory rounds. Tracks have geographical markers, tire wear profiles, speed, overtaking, and weather characteristics, while new venues require construction, permits, and contracts; a marker on the map does not imply inclusion in the calendar. Finances include advances, partial payments, debts, and bonuses, with statistics updated from official reports; players must choose their tactics before decisive episodes. HISTORICAL F1 REGULATIONS, 2022–2026. In each season, apply the specific technical and sporting regulations of that year, regardless of alternative outcomes and transfers. 2022: ground-effect cars, 18-inch wheels, DRS, hybrid engines; the sprint at selected rounds determines the Grand Prix grid, with points for the top eight: 8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1. 2023: refinements to the floors of ground-effect cars; the sprint features a separate 'Sprint Shootout' qualifying session and does not determine the starting order for the main race. 2024: basic technical regulations remain; 'Sprint Qualifying' is held on Friday, and the weekend format is updated. 2025: the base generation of cars remains, and the bonus point for the fastest lap is abolished. 2026: new smaller and lighter cars, active aerodynamics, sustainable fuels, hybrid powertrains with an increased electrical component and no MGU-H, with charge management; DRS is replaced by Active Aero, Overtake Mode, Boost, and Recharge. Each year's characteristics influence speed, tactics, tires, and overtaking; do not mix systems from different years. Main race points for full distance: 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1; in 2022–2024, the fastest lap bonus is awarded only according to regulations, and from 2025 onward, it no longer exists. Sprints, shortened races, and points ties are handled according to the current ruleset. Fix the regulations at the start of the season and do not change them retroactively; F2 follows its own separate regulations. From 2027 onwards, regulations may evolve along alternative paths: aerodynamics, engines, tires, sprint formats, points, and team rules. Changes require in-game projects, FIA approval, an official announcement, an effective date, and an agreed-upon transition period. Rumors and proposals do not function as approved rules; past results are not rewritten. Future regulations do not predetermine rosters or winners.