The 2015 Formula One season will be
the 66th season of the Formula One world Championship, a motor
racing championship for Formula One cars which is recognized by the sport
governing body, the Federation International of Automobile. Twenty drivers
representing ten teams will contest twenty Grand Prix, starting in Australia on
15 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on 29 November. Lewis Hamilton is the
defending champion after securing his second title at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand
Prix. Mercedes will begin the season as the defending constructor champion,
having securing its first championship title at the 2014 Russian Grand Prix.
The pre-season test drive had
already taken place in Spain in February. Car launches is also done in month of
January and February. The Ten teams participating in the tournament are
Williams, Lotus, McLaren-Honda, Ferrari, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Red Bull,
Mercedes, and Force India. Season will kick from Australia and end in Abu
Dhabi. The 2015 Calendar is as follow:-
March 15: Australian GP, March
29: Malaysia GP, April 12:
Chinese GP, April 19: Bahrain GP, May 10: Spanish GP, May 24: Monaco GP, June 7: Canadian GP, June
21: Austrian GP, July 5: British
GP, July 19: German GP, July 26: Hungarian GP, August 23: Belgian GP, September 6: Italian GP, September 20: Singapore GP, September 27: Japanese GP, October 11: Russian GP, October 25: U.S. GP, November 1: Mexican GP, November 15: Brazilian GP, November 29: Abu Dhabi GP.
This season Honda will return to
Formula One as an Engine Supplier to McLaren. Lotus will change engine
suppliers, ending their association with Renault in favor of a deal with Mercedes.
Fernando Alonso will replace Kevin Magnussen at McLaren. Sebastian Vettel left
at Red Bull Racing at the end of 2014 season after fifteen years and join
Ferrari in the place of Alonso. Daniil Kvyat was promoted to Red Bull form Toro
Russo to fill the seat vacated by Vettel. Mexican Grand Prix is returned in
this season for the first time since 1992. Grand prix of America, Indian Grand
Prix, and Korean Grand Prix failed to race bids and will not take part in this
season.
The driver line-ups of all teams
with one reserved driver are here. Mercedes
Drivers are Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg with Pascal Wehriein as
Reserved Driver. Red Bull drivers
are Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat with Sebastien Buemi as reserved driver. Williams drivers are Valtteri Bottas
and Felipe Massa with Susie Wolff as reserved driver. Ferrari drivers are Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen with
Esteban Gutierrez as reserved driver. McLaren
drivers are Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button with Kevin Magnussen as
reserved driver.
Force India drivers are Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez. Toro Rosso drivers are Max Verstappen
and Carlos Sainz. Lotus drivers are
Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado with Jolyon Palmer as reserved driver. Sauber drivers are Marcus Ericsson and
Felipe Nasr with Raffaele Marciello as reserved driver. Manor drivers are Will Stevens and one place is still vacant for
one a driver. Fernando Alonso was involved in a pre-season testing accident
that saw the two-time world champion hospitalized. Alonso withdrew from the
season opening Australian Grand Prix prompting the team to replace him with
Kevin Magnussen for the race.
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