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.
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?
It's more like a modelling job, which is nothing new for the popular Norris. In the filming for the new campaign, the 22-year-old Briton is showing all kinds of bags for a new sponsor. No doubt it won't hurt the brand.
Earlier this week Max Verstappen was already running in Monaco to prepare for the new season, but he is certainly not leaving it at that. The Dutchman is training hard in his new video on Instagram. "Pre season work", he writes.
While it was quiet for a long time around Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes has been busy in recent weeks showing that the Brit is still part of their team. In the last few tweets, it is noticeable that the seven-time world champion is very often used for a new photo.
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.
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.
Valtteri Bottas is enjoying his holiday and his freedom. This was shown in a latest Story on his Instagram account. There, the Finnish driver was seen completely naked while doing a handstand. He hid his bottom with an emoticon of sunshine.
Max Verstappen is at the start of the virtual 24 hours of Le Mans, but will not start from pole position. The Dutchman was narrowly beaten in the qualifying session and was clearly not happy about it. The online race will start at 14:00 on Saturday afternoon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
George Russell has finished his first working day at Mercedes. On his Twitter account, the Brit posted a picture of his new outfit and also on the social media channel of Mercedes the Brit can be seen in his new outfit.