Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nokuda kwa 2001 akachengetwa neArrows. Mainjini eSupertec akatsiviwa nemainjini eAsiatech uye de la Rosa akadonhedzwa manheru emwaka uyu achitsigira Enrique Bernoldi anotsigirwa neRed Bull. Pasuru yacho yaive yakavimbika asi isina kukwikwidzana uye Verstappen akakuvadzwa pane imwe nguva nekusava nehanya nekukodzera fomu (kazhinji achigadzira kumashure kweanodzidza naye mutsva pane gridhi). Zvimwe zvakakosha mumwaka uyu zvaisanganisira kumhanya wechipiri kuSepang mushure mekunge atanga 18th, achitanga zvakanaka uye achimhanya zvakanaka mukuchinja mamiriro ezvinhu asati adonha kusvika pa7th uye gare gare achiwana poindi chete yechikwata chegore iri ye6th paA1-Ring
. Zvaakaita zvakanga zvisinganyanyi kufadza paInterlagos, paakatarisana nemutungamiri Juan Pablo Montoya achangobva kupoterwa, uye paMontreal paakapinda pakati pevatambi 6 vokutanga asi akaedza kuita zvakawanda chaizvo pamabhureki ake ndokubva adonha pazuva raikwanisika kuti awane mapoinzi.