ors ' ▁Champion ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Ent ries ▁The ▁following ▁teams ▁and ▁drivers ▁are ▁currently ▁under ▁contract ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁World ▁Championship . ▁All ▁teams ▁will ▁comp ete ▁with ▁ty res ▁supplied ▁by ▁P ire l li . ▁Each ▁team ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁enter ▁two ▁drivers . ▁ ▁Team ▁changes ▁Mc L aren ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁change ▁from ▁using ▁Ren ault ▁power ▁units ▁to ▁ones ▁built ▁by ▁Mer cedes . ▁Racing ▁Point ▁will ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁A ston ▁Martin . ▁The ▁name ▁change ▁was ▁brought ▁about ▁by ▁the ▁team ' s ▁part ▁owner ▁Lawrence ▁St roll ▁invest ing ▁in ▁the ▁A ston ▁Martin ▁marque . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁planned ▁races ▁The ▁following ▁sevent een ▁Gr ands ▁Prix ▁are ▁under ▁contract ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁World ▁Championship : ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁five ▁races ▁are ▁under ▁contract ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁but ▁not ▁for ▁ 2 0 2 1 : ▁ ▁Calendar ▁expansion ▁and ▁changes ▁Liber ty ▁Media , ▁the ▁sport ' s ▁commercial ▁rights ▁hold ers , ▁announced ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁scope ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁calendar ▁to ▁expand ▁beyond ▁the ▁planned ▁twenty - two ▁races ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁calendar . ▁The ▁sport ing ▁reg ulations ▁were ▁am ended ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁twenty - five ▁Gr ands ▁Prix ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁Liber ty ▁Media ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement