The Formula One season is over and that means drivers and all other staff members of the F1 teams are going on vacation. In GPblog's F1 Social Stint, you can read about what drivers and teams do during the winter break.
Is a singing career among Ricciardo's options?
Daniel Ricciardo has probably been practising for a while, but on his Instagram account the Australian posted a video in which he sings along with an American Country song. What do you think of his singing skills?
Albon's first day at Williams
The winter break is still in full swing, but the drivers are slowly preparing for the new season. On 19 February the test days in Barcelona start, so some drivers are slowly returning to the factory of their team. Like Alexander Albon, who has his first official day as a driver at Williams today. Albon returns to Formula 1 after a year of absence.
Training Verstappen
Max Verstappen is busy preparing for the new season. The Dutchman is certainly not sitting still during the winter break and is currently already training in Monaco with his physiotherapist.
Leclerc and Sainz busy
The winter break doesn't just mean holidays for the drivers. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are already busy training for the new season. So the preparations start early. Leclerc can be seen on the treadmill, while Sainz is in the pool to work on his condition.
Russell announces himself in a Mercedes video
George Russell will be Mercedes' new driver in 2022 and the media department is now putting the young Briton through his paces. On Friday, a video appeared on the German team's Twitter account in which the former Williams driver introduces himself.
Stroll celebrates after unique performance
Lance Stroll is enjoying his holiday and likes to spend time on the golf course. On his Twitter account, however, the Canadian now shows a video of his very first Hole-in-one. Practice makes perfect.
McLaren continues to hint at their new car for 2022
In 2022, the rules for building your car are completely different, so people are quite curious about what the new cars will look like. McLaren is already responding well to this, by posting several teasers of the new car. The orange colour will remain visible on the car.
Kelly shares images of holiday
On Instagram, Kelly Piquet shows several photos from her holiday with Max Verstappen in Miami. The images include the two of them iceskating together, lying on the beach and spending time with friends.