[78], Following the financial struggles faced by Marussia and Caterham in 2014, the FIA approved the use of 2014-specification chassis in 2015 provided that teams showed cause and received an individual dispensation to compete with their old chassis. [76] His team, Mercedes, began the season as the defending Constructors' Champion, having clinched its first championship title at the 2014 Russian Grand Prix. [117][118][119] Other power unit manufacturers continued to struggle, with a Renault-powered car finishing in the top five only once, in Monaco,[113] indicating their continued lack of power. Hamilton also won the FIA Pole Trophy with a total of 11 pole positions in the season and the DHL Fastest Lap Award. [137] Vettel capitalised on the results with third and second-place finishes respectively, to take second place in the Drivers' Championship from Rosberg with four rounds remaining, while Hamilton extended his lead to sixty-six points, the highest lead he had held in the 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. It obliged drivers to reduce their speed to match one indicated on the displays on their steering wheels. Red Bull Racing F1 2015 Head-to-Head: Daniel Ricciardo vs. Daniil Kvyat at Red Bull Matthew Walthert @ @MatthewWalthert. Belgian authorities later moved to impound the assets of Lotus for four days following Grosjean's podium finish. [54] The circuit was substantially reconfigured to accommodate the sport's return. [71], Several rules regarding penalties were changed for the 2015 season. [3] Teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli. [88] The team also voiced its displeasure over the progress Renault had made in terms of power, with the team principal, Christian Horner, saying the Renault Energy F1-2015 was still 100 horsepower (75 kW) down on Mercedes's PU106B Hybrid. [108] Sauber left the opening rounds with their first points since 2013. Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull: Renault: P: 3 Daniel Ricciardo: 1–19 Sébastien Buemi: 26 Danyiil Kvjat: 1–19 Sauber F1 Team Sauber: Ferrari: P: 9 Marcus Ericsson: 1–19 Raffaele Marciello: 12 Felipe Nasr: 1–19 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso: Renault P: 33 Max … [127][128], Hamilton closed out the European portion of the season with his seventh victory of the season in Italy. [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. ", Horner added that the matt paintwork had been "tested rigorously" and was "absolutely neutral" to the car's aerodynamics.Â. [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. [52] The former was set to return to the Nürburgring, in accordance with the event-sharing agreement established between the Nürburgring and the Hockenheimring in 2008. The action takes place from above the driver's head also known as the "T-Cam" and we are following the Red Bull. Infiniti Red Bull Racing: Red Bull: RB11: Renault Energy F1-2015 [7] [8] P: 3: Daniel Ricciardo [9] RIC Todas 26: Daniil Kvyat [10] KVY Todas Williams Martini Racing: Williams: FW37: Mercedes PU106B Hybrid [4] [11] P: 19: Felipe Massa [12] MAS Todas Susie Wolff [13] 77: Valtteri Bottas [12] BOT Todas Scuderia Ferrari: Ferrari: SF15-T [14] Ferrari 059/4 P: 5 [108], Ferrari came into the season seemingly much more competitive than the previous season, finishing on the podium in the opening race. 8: Red Bull – “I like the camo dazzle livery, but this one is an OK effort. This restriction added to the partial radio ban implemented at the end of the previous season. Before the Belgian Grand Prix, amid negotiations with Renault for a potential takeover, the former Lotus reserve driver Charles Pic initiated legal action against Lotus alleging lack of seat time in 2014, resulting in breach of contract. [92] Manor Marussia continued to show signs of consistency, with both cars qualifying within 107%, starting, and finishing both Grands Prix in China and Bahrain. [35] Daniil Kvyat was promoted to Red Bull from Toro Rosso to fill the vacated seat. Further penalties could be applied if the stewards believed the driver was aware of this and attempted to drive the car regardless. [107] They were one of two teams, the other being McLaren, to return to Europe without a championship point. [25], Lotus ended its association with Renault in favour of a deal with Mercedes. [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. [111], Mercedes arrived at Spain already with a comfortable lead. 2016 ALFA ROMEO Giulia in White - … [103] After the team's arrival in Australia, while assembling the cars, it was discovered that their computers had been wiped completely clean of all data in preparation for auction,[104] and they ultimately could not compete in the Grand Prix. [114] Meanwhile, Button secured McLaren's first points of the season by finishing eighth. [26] This ended a 20-year involvement of Renault with the Enstone-based team, (which operated as Benetton from 1992 until 2001, as Renault from 2002 until 2011 and as Lotus from 2012 until 2015) after being an engine supplier to Benetton since 1995, and being the owner of the team from 2002 to 2010. Additional time penalties to be served during the race were abandoned. "It’s a bit of an understatement to say I’m excited to drive the new car next week – I can’t wait!" Severe circumstances could still have required cars to stop immediately on track. F1 2015 - #26 Kvyat [testing version] Sticker. [70] The ban on front-and-rear interconnected suspension systems (FRIC) that had been implemented in the middle of the 2014 season was formalised, with the regulations stating that the front and rear suspension had to be designed in such a way that any change in performance had to be a direct result of a change in load applied solely to them. [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. This was a change of the previous practice which required the unlapped cars to have caught up with the back of the pack before the safety car could return to the pit lane. [149] Van der Garde later agreed not to participate in the event, with the driver and team settling the dispute for an undisclosed sum and terminating the contract following the first round. [82], McLaren's Fernando Alonso was involved in a pre-season testing accident that saw the two-time World Drivers' Champion hospitalised. 5 out of 5 stars (1) Total ratings 1, £6.25 New. "We’ve got a pretty intense few weeks of testing ahead but I’m up for that and I’m definitely hungry to get racing in Melbourne. ... racing, red bull, red bull racing, red bull f1, kvyat, danil kvyat, 26, russia, 2015, f1 2015, motorsport, camo bull. [61][62] With both venues unwilling to host the event,[63][64] the race was ultimately cancelled, leaving the country off the Grand Prix calendar for the first time since 1960. 5 out of 5 stars (1) Total ratings 1, £20.93 New. [106] Merhi was able to finish the race three laps down in fifteenth, while Stevens did not start. [97] After both cars qualified on the back row, Kevin Magnussen failed to reach the grid after suffering an abrupt engine failure while on his way from the pit lane to the grid. [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]. The standings are sorted by best result, rows are not related to the drivers. [85], Mercedes began the season with a one–two finish in Australia, resulting in a twenty-eight-point lead after just one round. [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. [115] This left the Marussia drivers of Stevens and Merhi, along with the other McLaren driver, Fernando Alonso, as the only full-time drivers not to score a point after seven rounds. "The car looks amazing. Red Bull finished fourth in the 2015 constructors' championship with 187 points, though they failed to win a race for the first time since 2008. 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. [94] The team acquired twenty-six points, enough for a distant fourth,[95] and Ricciardo entered the European stages of the season on his fourth and final permissible power unit with fifteen events remaining on the calendar. [66] This was tweaked after the 2015 British Grand Prix, with new power unit manufacturers being allowed one other power unit in their first season of competition; the only manufacturer affected in the 2015 season was Honda, who were allowed to take advantage of the rule even though it had been introduced after the season had begun. Noses were lower than in 2014, retaining a minimum cross section, but they had to taper to a point at a fixed linear rate, effectively outlawing the dramatic finger shapes seen in 2014 in favour of a more gradual shape. © Puma/Red Bull Racing, Puma & Red Bull Racing Reveal 2016 Team Kit and New Car Livery © Clive Mason/Getty Images. In the aftermath of Bianchi's accident, a new procedure called the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) was introduced following trials during the last three Grands Prix of 2014. [68], Following the backlash over "ugly" nose designs in 2014, the FIA moved to amend the rules surrounding nose designs for the 2015 season. [121] Honda continued to have reliability issues and, up to the British Grand Prix, suffered nine retirements and two failures to start due to power unit problems, translating to only seven overall finishes out of 18 possible results. [113] As a result, Hamilton's lead over Rosberg in the Drivers' Championship was cut in half, to just ten points. [139] Rosberg won the final three races in Mexico,[140] Brazil,[141] and Abu Dhabi to reclaim second in the Drivers' Championship from Vettel,[142] while Hamilton secured the Fastest Lap Award in Brazil. [40][41] Gutiérrez and Sutil went on to join Ferrari and Williams respectively as reserve drivers. 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