In 2021, Ferrari continued to show signs of improvement, but were still not able to challenge for the title. They did, however, manage to finish in third place in the constructors' championship, ahead of McLaren, with more than double their 2020 points tally. Carlos Sainz was a new arrival to the team and he managed to outscore his teammate, Charles Leclerc. Sainz secured four podiums to Leclerc's one, and finished in eighth place in the drivers' championship, while Leclerc finished in ninth.