MOTORHUB MAGAZINE
T
he 2015 F1 season is the 66th season of the F1 World Championship,
a motor racing championship for
Formula One cars recognised by the sport’s
governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), as the highest
class of competition for open-wheel racing
cars. Twenty drivers representing ten teams
were scheduled to contest each of nineteen Grands Prix, starting in Australia on
15 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on 29
November as they compete for the World
Drivers’ and World Constructors’ Championships.
Lewis Hamilton is the defending Drivers’
Champion after securing his second title at
the 2014 Abu Dhabi GP. Mercedes, began
the season as the defending Constructors’
Champion, having secured its first championship title at the 2014 Russian GP.
Team changes
•Honda returned to F1 as an engine supplier, providing McLaren with a V6 engine and
Energy Recovery System package.
•Lotus changed their engine suppliers to
Mercedes.
•Following the 2014 Russian Grand Prix,
Marussia went into administration. The
team was saved from liquidation in February 2015 when new investment was secured
and the team left administration.. The team
re-entered as Manor Marussia..
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ISSUE #2 Jun - Sept
Driver changes
•Fernando Alonso replac