The reigning world champion has the option of adopting the number one or continuing to use his career number. The Spaniard returned to the team for the Russian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix, sharing the car with Rossi for the remainder of the season. Despite this resurgence, he was unable to stop Hamilton from winning a third F1 drivers’ title. Like Williams teammate Massa, a solid, consistent year for Bottas. Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen collected three post-season awards for Rookie of the Year, Personality of the Year and Action of the Year (for his overtake on Felipe Nasr through Blanchimont corner at the Belgian Grand Prix). [29][30][31], The driver line-ups saw a couple of changes prior to the 2015 season and one more prior to the Singapore Grand Prix. 2015 was only his second season in Formula One, but the Russian performed magnificently after a slow start. Malaysia 29 mar 3. [55], The Grand Prix of America and the Indian Grand Prix were both contracted but did not feature on the calendar.

[52], Beginning with the Belgian Grand Prix, radio communication from engineers to drivers pertaining to race starts, such as recommended torque map settings for optimal acceleration, was no longer allowed. Both McLaren and Lotus changed engine suppliers for the 2015 season. It was the first season since 1994, when Alain Prost retired from the sport following his fourth and final World Drivers' Championship title in 1993, that the field did not contain a number one car. [N 1], Constructors' Championship points were awarded as per the Drivers' Championship with the results of both cars taken into account. Where a driver had not been confirmed the occupant of the seat for 2014 is listed and marked TBC. [68], Following the backlash over "ugly" nose designs in 2014, the FIA moved to amend the rules surrounding nose designs for the 2015 season. Severe circumstances could still have required cars to stop immediately on track. Ferrari won the inaugural DHL Pit Stop Award, posting the fastest pit stop time at seven of the first eighteen races of the season.

Valtteri Bottas (Has contract), Test/reserve/third driversAdrian SutilSusie WolffAlex Lynn, 5.

[96], With McLaren's longest continuous testing session lasting twelve laps in Montmeló – a total of 56 kilometres (35 mi), a sixth of a total Grand Prix distance – before running into engine trouble, Honda elected to detune the power units for the opening Grands Prix in an effort to improve reliability and longevity while the manufacturer worked to improve these areas before homologation. [89] After the race, the Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko suggested that Red Bull might exit Formula One entirely if changes to the regulations were not made to level the field or cut development costs. His ability to manipulate the car and make very few mistakes, and be quick is very impressive. The 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 69th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. [3] Teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli. [76] His team, Mercedes, began the season as the defending Constructors' Champion, having clinched its first championship title at the 2014 Russian Grand Prix. For more details about your data privacy and your rights please see our privacy policy. Monaco 24 mai 7. [132], Shortly before the thirteenth round in Singapore, Manor Marussia announced that the American GP2 driver Alexander Rossi would race for the team, replacing Merhi in five of the final seven rounds, while Merhi was retained for the remaining two. [122][123], The Drivers' Championship remained closely contested between leader Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, with the gap between them never larger than twenty-eight points after Hamilton's victory in round eleven in Belgium. He struggled in the final few races of the 2015 but overall it was a strong year for Massa. The latter was saved narrowly from liquidation in February 2015, re-entering as Manor Marussia, when new investment was secured and the team left administration after an agreement with creditors was reached. Sebastian Vettel enjoyed a strong season after a difficult final year at Red Bull while Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen continued to underperform. McLaren claimed the crash was caused by a sudden gust of wind disrupting the car's downforce, while Alonso insisted the crash was caused by his steering wheel locking up. Fernando Alonso & Jenson Button. [111], Mercedes arrived at Spain already with a comfortable lead. [70] Titanium skid blocks on the underside of the car were made mandatory for the 2015 season, which led to a return of sparks being created by the cars as the underbody touched the track. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems, "Lewis Hamilton wins US Grand Prix 2015 and clinches third world title", "2015 Classifications | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile", "2015 FIA F1 World Championship – Updated Entry List", "Formula 1: Do Pirelli have the hardest job in the sport? [116], At the following Grands Prix in Canada,[117] Austria,[118] and Britain,[119] Mercedes put to rest the criticism following the result in Monaco[120] through finishing first and second in the next three races, extending their championship lead to 160 points over Ferrari.

Fernando Alonso replaced Kevin Magnussen at McLaren, returning to the team after he last raced for them in 2007. The car was powered by a 2014 specification Ferrari power unit, with a new chassis to be introduced later in the season. Marcus Ericsson (Has contract)12. The qualifying procedure was further clarified to cater to different sizes of starting grids: if twenty-four cars were entered for the race, seven would have been eliminated after each of the first two qualifying segments; if twenty-two were entered, six would have been eliminated after each qualifying segment and so on if fewer cars were eligible. [52] In light of a regulation introduced in 2014 dictating that a race could not run for more than four hours and following recommendations from the report into Jules Bianchi's accident the previous season, the start times of five Grands Prix were moved forward by an hour so races did not start with less than four hours until dusk.

[92] After four rounds, Mercedes led the field, having earned 159 points (with Lewis Hamilton acquiring 93 out of 100 possible points),[93] while Red Bull's struggles continued. [N 1], "F1 2015" redirects here. [67] The rules regarding engine development that were introduced for the previous season were changed as well, with the manufacturers allowed to perform half the development permitted in 2014. Lewis Hamilton dominated much of the 2015 Formula One season before a resurgence from Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in the latter half of the championship. [25] Honda had been absent for seven years: they had provided British American Racing and Jordan Grand Prix with engines until they purchased the former in 2006 and then had competed as a constructor until 2008. Without further ado, here is my top ten F1 drivers of 2015! 2015 F1 Drivers. Hamilton also won the FIA Pole Trophy with a total of 11 pole positions in the season and the DHL Fastest Lap Award. Belgian authorities later moved to impound the assets of Lotus for four days following Grosjean's podium finish. An incredible season from Sebastian Vettel. [52] The former originally aimed for a debut in 2013 at the Port Imperial Street Circuit in New Jersey after a 15-year contract was signed, but was delayed for a third straight year,[56][57] while the latter was cancelled for the second consecutive year due to an unresolved tax case in the Bombay High Court. [36], Toro Rosso changed their entire line-up: along with Kvyat joining Red Bull, the team chose not to renew Jean-Éric Vergne's contract. The latter win was aided by the result of a costly miscalculation by the Mercedes team to pit Hamilton with a 19-second lead during a safety car period (that briefly saw the use of the "Virtual Safety Car" for the first time in F1's history) with 14 laps remaining. [151] After talks between the FIA and Lotus,[152] the team was allowed to leave Spa with their equipment and cars, and was able to start the following race in Italy.[153]. [35] Daniil Kvyat was promoted to Red Bull from Toro Rosso to fill the vacated seat. [73] Drivers were also no longer permitted to change the design of their helmet in-season. [32][33] Following an accident during pre-season testing, Alonso withdrew from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, and Magnussen returned as his temporary replacement. Carlos Sainz Jnr (Has contract), 8.

The Brazilian is enjoying a strong end to his Formula One career.

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