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F1 WORLD CHAMPION 2014
2014 F1 GRAND PRIX RACE SEASON ON DVD
2014 Formula One season
The 2014 Formula One season was the 65th season of the Formula One World Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is recognised by the sport's governing body, the Fιdιration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The season started in Australia on 16 March and concluded in Abu Dhabi on 23 November. Eleven teams and twenty-two drivers competed in nineteen Grands Prix for the World Drivers' and World Constructors' Championships.
In 2014, the championship saw the introduction of a revised engine formula, in which the 2.4 litre V8 engine configurationpreviously used between 2006 and 2013has been replaced with a new formula specifying a 1.6 litre turbocharged V6 engine that incorporates an energy recovery system into its build.[1] The 2014 calendar features substantial revisions from the 2013 season; the Russian Grand Prix was held for the first time in a century at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi,[2][3] and the Austrian Grand Prix was revived, with the race held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.[4] The Indian Grand Prix was put on hiatus,[5] whilst the Korean Grand Prix was removed from the schedule entirely.[6]
Sebastian Vettel started the season as the defending Drivers' Champion after securing his fourth consecutive title at the 2013 Indian Grand Prix. His team, Red Bull Racing, began the season as the defending Constructors' Champions, having also won their fourth consecutive championship in India.[7]
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers' Championship after eighteen rounds, ahead of his team-mate, Nico Rosberg, and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.
Mercedes secured their first Constructors' Championship in Russia,
building up an unassailable lead of 278 points over Red Bull Racing.[8] Lewis Hamilton then went on to win the world championship, along with Mercedes winning the constructors championship. It is his second F1 world championship, after winning with McLaren in 2008.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers took part in the 2014 season.
Team changes
- Cosworth elected not to build an engine to fit the 2014 generation of regulations.[72] This decision prompted Marussia, the only team using Cosworth engines during the 2013 season, to seek out a new engine supplier.[73] They joined Ferrari's customer programme with Ferrari providing the team with both engine and powertrain for 2014 and beyond.[36]
- Scuderia Toro Rosso secured an agreement with Renault for engines in 2014, ending their seven-year arrangement with Ferrari.[53]
- Williams parted ways with Renault after two seasons, switching to Mercedes power in what the team described as a "long-term deal".[66] The deal came after Renault publicised their intentions to reduce their engine supply to three teams in 2014,[74] before the French manufacturer ultimately settled on supplying four.[30]
- In 2011, former British American Racing team principal Craig Pollock announced the formation of Propulsion Universelle et Recuperation d'Energiecommonly
known by its acronym, PUREand signalled his intentions to enter the
sport in 2014 as a customer engine supplier, with the full support of
the FIA.[75] However, the engine programme was eventually suspended in July 2012 due to problems regarding funding,[76] and was ultimately unable to secure any clients for the 2014 season.[30]
Driver changes
- Felipe Massa left Ferrari at the end of the 2013 season after eight years racing for the team.[77] He moved to Williams, alongside Valtteri Bottas.[67] Pastor Maldonado, having been replaced at Williams by Massa, moved to Lotus F1, taking the seat vacated by 2007 World Champion Kimi Rδikkφnen.[31] Rδikkφnen returned to Ferrari, the team he raced for from 2007 to 2009.[21] The partnership of Rδikkφnen and Fernando Alonso marks the first time since 1954 that Ferrari have contested a season with two World Drivers' Champions in the team.
- Mark Webber retired from Formula One after twelve seasons, the last seven with Red Bull Racing. He moved to the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for Porsche AG in their brand-new Le Mans Prototype, the Porsche 919 Hybrid.[78] Daniel Ricciardo left Scuderia Toro Rosso to fill his seat,[55] becoming the second driver to graduate from the team's young driver programme to their premier racing team.[79] Scuderia Toro Rosso chose 2013 GP3 Series champion Daniil Kvyat as Ricciardo's replacement.[80]
- Sergio Pιrez left McLaren after a single season with the team.[81] He was replaced by 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion and McLaren Young Driver Programme member Kevin Magnussen.[46] Pιrez moved to Force India,[26] where he was joined by Nico Hόlkenberg, who returned to the team after one year with Sauber.[27] As a result of the Hόlkenberg and Pιrez deals, Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil lost their seats with the team. Sutil went on to secure Hόlkenberg's vacant seat at Sauber,[59] while di Resta left Formula One entirely and returned to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the series he competed in prior to joining Formula One.[82]
- Kamui Kobayashi returned to Formula One with Caterham, after spending the 2013 season competing in the World Endurance Championship.[12] He was partnered with GP2 Series regular Marcus Ericsson, who became the first Swedish driver in Formula One since Stefan Johansson retired from the sport in 1991.[12] The decision left both Giedo van der Garde and Charles Pic without a drive, and both went on to take reserve driver roles with other teams; van der Garde joined Sauber,[83] while Pic moved to Lotus.[84]
- Susie Wolff joined Williams
as a test and reserve driver, with a programme that included
participation in selected Free Practice 1 sessions. In doing so, she
became the first female driver to take part in a Grand Prix weekend
since Giovanna Amati failed to qualify for the 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix.[68]
Mid-season changes
- In the week before the British Grand Prix, Caterham F1 announced that team owner Tony Fernandes had sold his controlling stake in the team to a group of Swiss and Dubai-based investors. Former Midland and Spyker driver Christijan Albers was appointed as team principal, with the team declaring its intentions to continue competing under the Caterham name.[85] Albers was himself replaced by Manfredi Ravetto, who admitted that the sale was necessary to keep the team on the grid.[86] Ravetto was in turn replaced, this time by Finbarr O'Connell, who was appointed when the team was placed into administration ahead of the United States Grand Prix due to a dispute over the team's ownership.[87] The team was later given a dispensation to miss the United States and Brazilian Grands Prix in order to resolve the dispute.[88]
- Three-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and 2011 Super Formula champion Andrι Lotterer made his Formula One debut with Caterham, replacing Kamui Kobayashi at the Belgian Grand Prix.[15] Under the terms of the deal, Kobayashi returned to the team for the Italian Grand Prix.[14] The team had further planned to substitute Kobayashi for veteran driver Rubens Barrichello in the United States, Brazil and Abu Dhabi, but were forced to abandon the plan when they entered administration.[89] The team ultimately put together a rescue package ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but with Marcus Ericsson formally leaving the team ahead of a move to Sauber in 2015, Caterham chose debutant Will Stevens as his replacement.[13]
- Jules Bianchi suffered a serious head injury in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix, forcing him out for the rest of the season.[90] Marussia decided to enter only one car in the Russian Grand Prix out of respect for the Frenchman.[42]
- Faced with their own financial problems, Marussia were also granted a dispensation to miss the United States Grand Prix.[91] One week before the Grand Prix, Marussia followed Caterham into administration.[92] The team ultimately folded ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix.[93]
Season calendar
Nations that have hosted or are scheduled to host a Grand Prix in 2014 are highlighted in green, with former host nations shown in pink.
The following nineteen Grands Prix are currently scheduled to take place in 2014.[6][94][95]
| Round |
Grand Prix |
|
Circuit |
Date |
| 1 |
Australian Grand Prix |
 |
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne |
16 March |
| 2 |
Malaysian Grand Prix |
 |
Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur |
30 March |
| 3 |
Bahrain Grand Prix |
 |
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir |
6 April |
| 4 |
Chinese Grand Prix |
 |
Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai |
20 April |
| 5 |
Spanish Grand Prix |
 |
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona |
11 May |
| 6 |
Monaco Grand Prix |
 |
Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo |
25 May |
| 7 |
Canadian Grand Prix |
 |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal |
8 June |
| 8 |
Austrian Grand Prix |
 |
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg |
22 June |
| 9 |
British Grand Prix |
 |
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone |
6 July |
| 10 |
German Grand Prix |
 |
Hockenheimring, Hockenheim |
20 July |
| 11 |
Hungarian Grand Prix |
 |
Hungaroring, Budapest |
27 July |
| 12 |
Belgian Grand Prix |
 |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot |
24 August |
| 13 |
Italian Grand Prix |
 |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza |
7 September |
| 14 |
Singapore Grand Prix |
 |
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore |
21 September |
| 15 |
Japanese Grand Prix |
 |
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka |
5 October |
| 16 |
Russian Grand Prix |
 |
Sochi Autodrom, Sochi[2] |
12 October |
| 17 |
United States Grand Prix |
 |
Circuit of the Americas, Austin |
2 November |
| 18 |
Brazilian Grand Prix |
 |
Autσdromo Josι Carlos Pace, Sγo Paulo |
9 November |
| 19 |
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
 |
Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi |
23 November |
| Sources:[6][94][96] |
Calendar changes
- Red Bull reached an agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to revive the Austrian Grand Prix after a ten-year absence from the calendar. The race will be held at the Red Bull Ring,[95][97] which previously hosted the Austrian Grand Prix in 2003, when the circuit was known as the A1-Ring.
- The Bahrain Grand Prix was held as a night event under lights, similar to the Singapore Grand Prix.[98] The decision to hold the race under lights was taken as a means of marking the tenth anniversary of the event.[99]
- The Hockenheimring is scheduled to return to the calendar to host the German Grand Prix, in keeping with the event-sharing agreement first established in 2008 with the Nόrburgring for the two circuits to host the Grand Prix in alternating years. The Hockenheimring last hosted a Formula One Grand Prix in 2012.[100]
- The Indian Grand Prix will not be held in 2014 following the devaluation of the Indian rupee and ongoing complications arising from Indian taxation laws,[101] which had dogged the event since its inaugural race
in 2011, with authorities classifying the Grand Prix as
"entertainment", which under Indian law would have entitled the
authorities to claim a portion of the teams' revenue as tax for
competing in India, something they would have been unable to do if the
race had been classified as a "sport".[102]
The race promoters initially came to an agreement with Bernie
Ecclestone to skip the 2014 event and return to the calendar early in 2015;[103] however, in March 2014, Ecclestone stated that the race will likely be pushed back to 2016 while the sport tries to resolve the taxation issue.[5]
- The Korean Grand Prix, Mexican Grand Prix, and the Grand Prix of America
were included in the provisional calendar published in September 2013,
but were later removed from the final calendar released in December.[6][104]
- The calendar will see the addition of the Russian Grand Prix with the race to be held at the Sochi Autodrom at the end of the season.[2][105][106] The race will take place on a street circuit to be constructed around the Sochi Olympic Park. It will be the first Russian Grand Prix in a century, and the first time the country has ever hosted a round of the Formula One World Championship.[3] The International Olympic Committee
had cautioned that it would use its power to delay the race until 2015
if it felt that construction of the circuit and facilities were
disrupting preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games,[107] This is no longer an issue as the 2014 Winter Olympics (and Paralympics) have been successfully completed.
- The United States Grand Prix had been provisionally scheduled for 9 November. However, the date coincided with a University of Texas American football team
home game, which would have strained Austin's tourism infrastructure.
The final calendar rescheduled the race for 2 November to eliminate this
conflict.[108]
Regulation changes
Technical regulations
Car aesthetics proved controversial in 2014, with the demand for a low
nose resulting in teams designing cars with a finger-like appendageseen
here in the nose of the Caterham CT05dubbed the "alien" at the front of the chassis. [109]
- The 2014 season saw the introduction of a new engine formula, with
turbocharged engines returning to the sport for the first time since 1988. The new engines are a 1.6 litre V6 format with an 8-speed semi-automatic gearbox.[1]
The rules dictate the use of a ninety-degree engine bank, with fixed
crankshaft and mounting points for the chassis, while the engines are
limited to 15,000 rpm.
Individual engine units under the 2014 specifications must last for at
least 4,000 km (2,500 mi) before being replaced, in comparison to the
pre-2014 engines, which were required to last for just 2,000 km
(1,200 mi).[110] The engines, now known as "power units", are divided into six separate components: the internal combustion engine (ICE); turbocharger
(TC); Motor Generator Unit-Kinetic (MGU-K), which harvests energy that
would normally be wasted under braking; Motor Generator Unit-Heat
(MGU-H), which collects energy in the form of heat as it is expelled
through the exhaust; Energy Store (ES), which function as batteries,
holding the energy gathered by the Motor Generator Units; and Control
Electronics (CE), which include the Electronic Control Unit and software
used to manage the entire power unit.
- Under the previous generation of engines, used from 2006 to 2013,
engines were subject to a development "freeze", which prohibited
manufacturers from upgrading their engines. Faced with the complexity of
the 2014 engines, the engine freeze was replaced with a points-trading
system to prevent manufacturers from being unable to develop or improve
their engines. Under the system, the individual parts of the engine are
classified as Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3, and are assigned a points value
there within. Engine manufacturers are given a budget of sixty-six
points, which they are free to spend on engine development, with points
deducted from their budget depending on the parts developed.[111]
- The kinetic energy recovery systemknown from 2009 to 2013 as KERS, and renamed from 2014 as ERS-K[112]is
incorporated into the design of the engine and its usage increased; its
function as a supplementary power source has been taken by the
introduction of the heat-based energy recovery system (ERS).[113][114]
The ERS unit captures waste heat as it is dispelled from the exhaust
turbocharger, using an electrical device known as a heat motor generator
unit. This waste heat is stored as an electrical charge until it is
used by a complementary system called the kinetic motor generator unit.
This device is connected directly to the drive train to deliver the
additional power in the most direct and efficient way.[114][115]
In combination with the ERS-K it gives drivers an additional 161 bhp
(120 kW) for thirty-three seconds per lap, compared to the KERS units
used prior to 2014, which gave drivers 80 bhp (60 kW) for six seconds
per lap.[110]
This energy is released into the powertrain by the electronic control
unit (ECU) to promote the most efficient and effective application of
the power, but the driver has the ability to manually override the ECU
and use the remaining available power instantly.
- Teams are permitted to use electronic braking devices to manage the
braking of the rear wheels as the increased power output from the ERS-K
units makes regulating the brake bias much harder than it had been
previously.[112]
- Teams may no longer change their gear ratios from race to race to
suit the individual demands of a circuit. Instead, they must nominate
eight gear ratios ahead of the first race of the season, and these eight
ratios are used at every Grand Prix. They were given one opportunity to
change their ratios once the season had started, but any subsequent
changes will incur a grid penalty.[116]
- The 2014 regulations require the use of lower noses than in previous
years, in the interests of safety. The tip of the nose has to be no
more than 185 mm (7.3 in) above the ground,[117] in comparison to the 550 mm (22 in) allowed in 2012.[118] These regulations were amended in June 2013 so as to completely outlaw the use of the "stepped noses" used in 2012 and 2013, thereby forcing teams to design a car with a genuinely lower nose rather than using the temporary solution.[119]
- The original rulesfirst published in August 2011also called for a
variety of bodywork changes aimed at cutting downforce, most notably
through the use of narrower front wings, and a shallower angle to the
main plane of rear wings. These additional changes were formally
abandoned in December 2012,[120] but the requirement that cars be built with a nose no more than 185mm above the ground was retained.[121] The planned reduction in front wing width from 1,800 mm (71 in) to 1,650 mm (65 in) was subsequently reintroduced.[122]
- Teams are no longer able to use a beam wing at the rear of the car, a
small carbon fibre wing mounted above the diffuser designed to generate
low pressure as air passed over it, allowing them greater control over
the air that was being deliberately directed over the diffuser.[123]
- In order to promote fuel efficiency and limit horsepower levels seen
in the 1980s, the last time Formula One used forced induction engines,
fuel flow is restricted to 100 kg/h above 10,500 rpm;[114] below 10,500 rpm a formula for the maximum flow must be applied based on the rpm in use.[124]
- Following Daniel Ricciardo's disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix
for exceeding the fuel-flow limit, the FIA issued a Technical Directive
preventing teams from making modifications to their fuel sensors after
an investigation into the problem found that compounds in the bespoke
fuel used by some teams were corroding a rubber seal in the sensor,
leading to anomalous readings.[125]
- The position of the exhaust outlet changed so that it is now angled
upwards toward the rear wing instead of downwards to face the rear
diffuser so as to make the practice of using exhaust blown
diffuserspassing exhaust gasses over the rear diffuser to improve the
car's downforceextremely difficult to achieve.[110]
- The minimum weight of the cars has been increased from 642 kg
(1,415 lb) to 691 kg (1,523 lb) to account for the increased weight of
the engine, energy recovery units, and 2014 specification of tyres.[126]
- In the week following the British Grand Prix,
the FIA announced a total ban on the Front-and-Rear Interconnected
suspension system (commonly abbreviated as FRIC) starting with immediate
effect on the grounds that it was a movable aerodynamic device under
Article 3.15 of the technical regulations.[127]
The FRIC system links the front and rear suspension arrays together,
using inertia to transfer hydraulic fluid across the car to offset the
effects of weight transfer on the car under braking, acceleration and
cornering, thereby creating a static ride height and improving
stability.
- The use of false camera mountings has been banned. Teams had
previously exploited a loophole in the regulations that allowed them to
add additional pieces of bodywork to the car in the place of camera
mountings and take advantage of the aerodynamic benefits. From 2014,
this loophole is closed, with the regulations rewritten to only allow
camera mountings to be used for cameras.[112] This rule was later updated to force the teams to mount the cameras on an external piece of bodywork after Red Bull Racing fitted its cameras within the nose of the RB10 chassis.[128]
Sporting regulations
- Mid-season testing returned in 2014. Three European venues will each
host a two-day test in the week following the Grand Prix held at the
circuit with one test being held in the week after the final round in Abu Dhabi.[129][130] In addition to this, teams must dedicate one of these days to aiding tyre supplier Pirelli in the development of their tyres.[131]
These rules were later adjusted to allow teams to choose which venues
they tested at during the season. Additionally, cars are also classified
as "current", "previous" and "historic", with the FIA introducing
limits on which cars may be used and the conditions under which they are
tested.[132]
The end-of-season Young Driver Tests, which were held to give teams the
opportunity to assess rookie drivers, were discontinued.
- The penalty system has been overhauled in 2014 so as to improve
driving standards, with the introduction of a "penalty points" system
for driving offences.[133]
Under the system, driving offences carry a pre-determined points value
based on their severity. These points are tallied up over the course of a
season, with a driver receiving a race ban after accumulating twelve
penalty points.[134]
Any driver who receives a race ban would also receive an additional
five penalty points upon their return, as a form of probation to
discourage further driving offences. Penalty points remain on a driver's
licence for twelve months, at which point they will be removed.[132]
- Stewards have the power to hand out five-second penalties in
addition to the existing range of penalties within their power. The
five-second penalties were introduced for situations where a penalty was
justified, but the existing penaltiessuch as a drive-through or a
stop/go penaltywere considered too severe, or where such a penalty
would radically alter the outcome of a race if applied retroactively,
with penalised drivers facing the loss of championship points for
otherwise minor violations of the rules.[132]
Drivers are permitted to serve these penalties before a regular pit
stop, with the driver stopping in their pit bay for five seconds before
any work is carried out on the car.[126]
The five-second penalty may also be added to a driver's total race time
in the event that it is issued after they have made their final pit
stop. Drivers serving drive-through or stop/go penalties are still not
permitted to serve a penalty ahead of their pit stop, and are instead
required to enter the pit lane separately to serve the penalty.
- The rules regarding unsafe pit releaseswhen a car is released from
its pit bay to the lane directly into the path of an oncoming carhave
been rewritten, with the driver who is released in an unsafe fashion
given a grid penalty for the next race.[132]
- The pit lane speed limit has been reduced from 100 km/h (62 mph) to 80 km/h (50 mph).[135]
- Drivers are only able to use five engines over the course of a
season in 2014, down from eight in 2013. Drivers who use a sixth engine
start the race from the pit lane, as opposed to the ten-place grid
penalty handed down for going over the engine quota in previous season.[135]
Drivers are only able to use five individual components of each power
unit element over the course of the season. Should a driver go over this
quota for any individual element, they incur a ten-place grid penalty.[136]
They will receive a further five-place penalty for going over the
five-unit allocation of any other element after the original ten-place
penalty is applied in a bid to stop teams changing multiple elements of
the engine unit after receiving a grid penalty.[132]
- In the event that such a penalty relegates a driver past the back
row of the grid, the remaining penalty will carry over to the next race.
For example, if a driver qualifies in nineteenth position and receives a
five-place grid penalty, they will drop to twenty-second and last place
for that race, and then receive an additional two-place penalty in the
next Grand Prix. These penalties can only be carried over to the next
race, rather than accumulate,[132] and only apply to penalties issued for going over the component quota.[137]
Penalties cannot be carried over from season to season; should a driver
incur such a penalty during the final race of the season, the stewards
have the power to issue time penalties during the race.[138]
- The procedure for issuing penalties for speeding under yellow flag
conditions in qualifying has been changed for 2014. Previously, drivers
had been forced to slow down in the timing sector of the circuit where a
yellow flag was being waved. However, after a series of penalties were
issued to drivers for speeding in a sector with yellow flags when the
incident that triggered the yellow flag took place behind them, the FIA
introduced a change to the procedure. Starting in 2014, the circuits are
divided into two hundred metre intervals. In the event of a yellow
flag, drivers must demonstrate that they slowed down in the two hundred
metres immediately before and after the yellow flags while they are
being displayed, or else face a penalty.[139]
- Following Jules Bianchi's accident at the Japanese Grand Prix,
the FIA announced plans to introduce a mandatory speed limiter to cars
that can be remotely activated from Race Control in the event of a
yellow flag. The system, introduced at the United States Grand Prix,
restricts a driver to a 100 km/h (62 mph) speed limit following reports
that Bianchi had been travelling at 212 km/h (132 mph) when he left the
circuit.[140]
- Following a series of high-profile incidents involving tyres
throughout the 2013 season that culminated in a string of explosive
blow-outs at the 2013 British Grand Prix,
the FIA passed a resolution granting them the power to change the
specifications of the tyres used by competitors with immediate effect
should the need arise.[112]
- Drivers have been assigned permanent numbers for the duration of
their careers, with the championship adopting a system similar to the
one used in MotoGP.
The number 1 will be the champion's right, with drivers free to choose
any number from 2 to 99; the champion's "regular" number is reserved
while they are using the number 1. The regulations further stipulate
that a driver's number must be clearly visible, both on their car and on
their helmet.[132]
Previously, the numbering system had been partially based on the World
Constructors' Championship finishing positions from the previous year.
- Drivers who do not take part in a qualifying period are assigned
grid positions based on the qualifying bracket they were in at the time
and their Free Practice 3 lap times.[132]
For example, if two drivers qualify for but do not take part in Q3,
they start the race from ninth and tenth places, with the positions they
take decided by their FP3 times. The rule was rewritten as grid
positions for drivers who had not set lap times or left the pits had
previously been decided by car numbers.
- The FIA has introduced the "Pole Trophy", a non-championship award
presented to the driver who qualifies on pole for the most races.[132]
- The qualifying format has been adjusted to allow drivers more time
to complete flying laps in Q3. The final qualifying period is extended
to twelve minutes in length, with Q1 scaled back to eighteen minutes to
keep the entire session within one hour.[141]
- The 107% rule
has been relaxed at the start of the season to account for teams
dealing with the challenges arising from the new engine regulations. FIA
Race Director Charlie Whiting
was quoted as saying that the enforcement of the rule would be taken on
a case-by-case basis, but that the stewards would consider a driver
able to qualify provided they set consistent lap times in Free Practice.[142]
- The FIA introduced a curfew system in 2011
that prohibited team personnel from accessing the circuit in the six
hours before the first session of the day, with teams given four
"jokers"exceptions to the rule that allowed them to stay within the
circuit boundaries past the curfew hours without penalty so as to
complete work on carsto use throughout the season. The rule has been
revised for 2014, with teams given six exceptions over the course of the
year as a response to the introduction of the new engine formula.[126]
- Drivers must be able to return to the pits under their own power
after the chequered flag has fallen in a bid to stop drivers from
pulling over in order to preserve the mandatory one-litre fuel sample
required to pass post-race scrutineering.[126]
- Teams are now allowed to run up to four drivers during both Friday practice sessions,[N 3]
though they are still limited to entering two cars during the sessions.
If one of the team's nominated drivers is unable to take part, any
replacement driver must use the engine, gearbox and tyres which were
allocated to the original driver.[143][144]
- The final race of the season offers double points to teams and drivers in a bid to keep the championship fight alive for longer.[145]
- Starting as of the Singapore Grand Prix, the FIA will restrict pit-to-car communications, banning any radio transmissions between driver and team or pit boards
displaying information that are deemed to be related to the performance
of the driver or their carsuch as discussing sector times relative to
other carsunder Article 20.1 of the sporting regulations, which states
that a competitor must drive the car unaided.[146]
Season report
Mercedes has sealed their first World Constructors' Championship after taking another 12 finish in Russia; Lewis Hamilton currently leads the World Drivers' Championship, while his teammate Nico Rosberg sits second in the standings. Rosberg won the Australian and Monaco Grands Prix, and Hamilton the races in Malaysia, Bahrain, China and Spain after retiring in Australia. Mercedes team's run of victories ended in Canada
where Rosberg and Hamilton were simultaneously hit with a power unit
failure that put additional strain on their brakes. Hamilton was forced
out of the race and while Rosberg was able to continue, his performance
deteriorated and he ultimately finished second. Mercedes returned to the
top of the podium in Austria,
with Rosberg leading Hamilton across the finish line for his third
victory of the season. Hamilton reclaimed ground in the championship
standings in Britain winning after Rosberg was forced out with gearbox issues. Rosberg claimed the win in Germany,
while Hamilton recovered to third after an accident in qualifying saw
him start from twentieth place. Hamilton finished third in Hungary after starting from pit lane, ahead of Rosberg. Rosberg had to settle for second place in Belgium
after contact with Hamilton early in the race, which ultimately
prompted Mercedes to retire Hamilton's car. Hamilton went on to claim
his sixth win of the season in Italy, ahead of Rosberg. Hamilton reclaimed the championship lead with a win in Singapore, while Rosberg was retired with a broken wiring loom. Hamilton claimed the win in rain- and accident-shortened Japan, ahead of Rosberg. Hamilton won the inaugural race in Russia,
once again ahead of Rosberg. The result was enough for Mercedes to
secure their first World Constructors' Championship. Hamilton took his
first fifth consecutive win in the United States, again ahead of Rosberg. Rosberg took his fifth win of the season in Brazil, with Hamilton finishing in second. With eleven pole positions to his name, Rosberg won the inaugural FIA Pole Trophy.
Red Bull Racing is second overall, after suffering a difficult start to the season when Sebastian Vettel retired and Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix.[147][148] Red Bull appealed the disqualification, but the result was upheld by the International Court of Appeal.[149]
Vettel went on to finish third in Malaysia, while Ricciardo retired,
and both drivers scored points in Bahrain and China. Ricciardo recorded
his first podium finish with a third place in Spain, while Vettel
recovered to fourth place after technical problems and a penalty for a
gearbox change saw him start the race from the fifteenth position.
Ricciardo finished in third place in Monaco, while Vettel retired due to
an issue with his power unit. Ricciardo took advantage of Mercedes
team's difficulties in Canada to claim his maiden Grand Prix victoryand
Renault's first with a turbocharged engine since the 1986 Detroit Grand Prixwhile
Vettel finished third. The team struggled in their home race in
Austria, with Vettel retiring early and Ricciardo finishing eighth.
Ricciardo returned to the podium in Britain, while Vettel finished fifth
after a protracted battle with Alonso. Vettel and Ricciardo were fourth
and sixth respectively in Germany. Ricciardo scored his second career
win in Hungary, while Vettel finished seventh. Ricciardo scored his
third career victory in Belgium while Vettel took fifth. In Italy,
Ricciardo took fifth place, ahead of Vettel. Both drivers recorded
podium finishes in Singapore. Vettel took the podium in third place in
Japan, ahead of Ricciardo. Ricciardo took seventh place in Russia, ahead
of Vettel. Ricciardo returned to the podium in the United States, while
Vettel finished in seventh after started from pit lane following a
complete change of his power unit. Vettel finished fifth in Brazil while
Ricciardo retired when his front-left upright suspension was broken.
Williams is third, having started the season strongly when Valtteri Bottas scored more points in the opening race than the Williams team did during the 2013 season. Bottas and team-mate Felipe Massa
went on to record points finishes in Malaysia and Bahrain. The team
recorded another minor points finish in China, before Bottas showed
enough pace to challenge Ricciardo for a podium position early in the
Spanish Grand Prix, but eventually settled for fourth before being
overtaken by Vettel late in the race. Massa finished seventh in Monaco,
while Bottas retired. In Canada, Massa showed good enough pace to
challenge for the lead in the late stages of the race until he collided
with Sergio Pιrez on the final lap. Massa qualified on pole in Austria,
his first since the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix,
and he went on to finish in fourth while Bottas scored his first podium
of his career, crossing the finish line in third place. Bottas secured
his first back-to-back podium finishes scoring second place in Britain
and soon after claimed his third consecutive podium finish after
finishing in second place in Germany, while Massa retired on the opening
lap in both Britain and Germany. In Hungary, Massa and Bottas were
fifth and eighth, respectively. Bottas returned to the podium in
Belgium, while Massa was outside the points. Massa took his first podium
since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix
in Italy, ahead of Bottas. Massa took fifth place in Singapore, while
Bottas narrowly gets the points finish, only to his tyres completely
loss of grip in late stages. In Japan, Bottas and Massa are sixth and
seventh, respectively. Bottas took his fifth podium of his career with a
third place in Russia, while Massa finished outside the points. At the
next round in the United States, Massa and Bottas finished fourth and
fifth respectively. In Brazil, Massa took his second podium of the
season-and his fifth podium at his home soil-in third place, while
Bottas finished tenth.
Ferrari is fourth, with Fernando Alonso and Kimi Rδikkφnen
scoring a mixed run of results in the opening races. Alonso took his
first podium of the season with his third place finish in China, while
Rδikkφnen had a string of relatively low-placed results, best of which
so far was fourth place in Belgium. Both drivers recorded minor points
in Canada and again in Austria. Alonso had to be content in sixth place
in Britain after a rain-affected qualifying saw him start from sixteenth
place, while Rδikkφnen crashed heavily on the opening lap, forcing the
temporary stoppage of the race. Alonso finished in fifth place in
Germany, while Rδikkφnen was outside the points. Alonso managed to get
the team's best result with second place in Hungary, while Rδikkφnen
returned to the points in sixth place. Rδikkφnen took fourth place in
Belgium, while Alonso finished eighth but was promoted to seventh after
Magnussen's penalty. In Italy, Alonso was retired with an ERS failure,
while Rδikkφnen finished in tenth, but were promoted to ninth after
Magnussen's penalty. Alonso took fourth place in Singapore, while
Rδikkφnen took eighth. In Japan, neither Alonso nor Rδikkφnen took the
points finish, as Alonso retired when his power unit suddenly lost its
power due to electrical problem, while Rδikkφnen ended up in twelfth,
bringing about an end to Ferrari's run of eighty-one consecutive points
finishesthe longest run in Formula One history. Alonso took sixth place
in Russia, while Rδikkφnen came home in ninth. Alonso repeated the
result in the United States, while Rδikkφnen finished outside the
points. In Brazil, Alonso finished sixth, ahead of Rδikkφnen.
McLaren holds fifth place. Following their first season without a podium finish in 2013, the team saw Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button
finish second and third in Australia. Both drivers recorded points
finishes in Malaysia, but were forced out of the Bahrain Grand Prix with
clutch issues, and failed to score points in China and again in Spain.
The team managed to recover in Monaco, with Button finishing sixth and
Magnussen tenth after contact with Rδikkφnen. Button finished fourth in
Canada after a string of late-race retirements helped him move up the
order. Magnussen used his recent knowledge of the circuit to finish
seventh in Austria, while Button's attempt at a different strategy
failed, leaving him in eleventh. Button and Magnussen were fourth and
seventh respectively in Britain. Button finished eighth in Germany,
ahead of Magnussen, who was involved in a first-lap altercation with
Massa. Button finished tenth in Hungary, while Magnussen was outside the
points. In Belgium, Magnussen finished sixth ahead of Button, but was
given a twenty-second time penalty after the race, demoting him to
twelfth. In Italy, Magnussen and Button originally finished seventh and
ninth respectively, but Magnussen received another time penaltythis
time for five secondsdemoting him to tenth, while Button promoted to
eighth. Magnussen took the final points in Singapore, while Button was
forced out when his engine shut down. Button finished fifth in Japan,
while Magnussen was outside the points. The team took fourth and fifth
place in Russia, with Button finishing in front of Magnussen. Magnussen
took eighth the United States, while Button failed to score points.
Button finished fourth in Brazil whilst Magnussen finished ninth.
Force India holds sixth place. In Bahrain, the team scored their first podium finish since the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix; Sergio Pιrez,
who finished third for the team in Bahrain, was on target to score
another podium in Canada, but was rear-ended by Felipe Massa late in the
race and both retired. Pιrez briefly held the lead in Austria, but
gradually fell back to sixth, and recorded the fastest lap, whilst Nico Hόlkenberg
battled Rδikkφnen for ninth. Hόlkenberg finished eighth in Britain,
while Pιrez was outside the points. Both drivers scored minor points in
Germany. Force India suffered their first double retirement of the
season in Hungary as both drivers crashed out of the race. Pιrez
finished ninth in Belgium, while Hόlkenberg was outside the points. Both
drivers however were later promoted to eighth and tenth respectively
after Kevin Magnussen was issued a time penalty shortly after the race.
Pιrez originally finished eighth in Italy, but were promoted to seventh
after Magnussen's penalty, while Hόlkenberg was outside the points.
Hόlkenberg finished ninth in Singapore, while Pιrez recovered to seventh
place after being forced to make an unscheduled pit stop following
contact with Adrian Sutil.
Hόlkenberg and Pιrez were eighth and tenth respectively in Japan. Pιrez
took the final points-scoring position in Russia, while Hόlkenberg was
outside the points. The team had another double retirement in United
Srates, as Pιrez collided with both Rδikkφnen and Sutil, forcing both
himself and Sutil into retirement, while Hόlkenberg ground to a halt
later in the race with mechanical issues. Hulkenberg finished eighth in
Brazil whilst Perez finished outside the points.
Scuderia Toro Rosso is in seventh place overall, with Russian rookie Daniil Kvyat becoming the youngest driver to score points in Formula One, having finished ninth in Australia. Jean-Eric Vergne
finished eighth in Canada, while Kvyat retired with a mechanical
failure. Both drivers retired in Austria: Kvyat after suffering a rear
suspension failure, and Vergne with brake issues. Both drivers recorded
points in Britain. Vergne finished ninth in Hungary, while Kvyat missed
the points. Kvyat finished ninth in Belgium, while Vergne was outside
the points. Vergne recorded the team's best result of the season with
sixth place in Singapore. Vergne took ninth in Japan, while Kvyat
qualified a career-best fifth in Russia, but fell down the order with
fuel consumption problems. Vergne originally took ninth in the United
States, but was demoted to tenth after he incurres a five-second penalty
following contact incident with Grosjean. Daniil Kvyat finished outside
the points after taking a ten-place grid penalty for an engine change.
Both Toro Rosso's finished outside the points in Brazil.
After missing the first test of pre-season, Lotus is in the eighth position, with Romain Grosjean finishing eighth in both Spain and Monaco, while Pastor Maldonado remained scoreless until he picked up two points for ninth place in the United States.
Marussia is ninth, owing to Jules Bianchi
scoring points in Monaco as he finished the race in ninth place, but
both drivers collided on the opening lap of the Canadian Grand Prix,
bringing about an end to Max Chilton's
run of twenty-five consecutive classified race finishes. Bianchi
managed to score the team's best ever qualifying result with twelfth in
Britain. He was later critically injured in an accident in the closing
stages of the Japanese Grand Prix. The team later elected to sit out the
United States and Brazilian rounds altogether.[150]
Sauber and Caterham
sit tenth and eleventh overall, with both teams having failed to score a
point so far this season. Sauber suffered a string of retirements for
both drivers while struggling with a car that was too heavy. Sutil took
the team's best result in qualifying in ninth, but his performance was
short-lived, as he was being collided from behind by Sergio Pιrez.
Caterham spent the early races trading places with Marussia, but fell
behind once Bianchi scored points for the Russian team in Monaco,
despite an eleventh-place finish for Marcus Ericsson in the same race. In Belgium, Caterham opted to replace current driver Kobayashi with three time Le Mans winner and current FIA World Endurance Championship champion Andrι Lotterer;
however after out-qualifying Ericsson, he was forced to retire after a
single lap when his power unit cut out. The Leafield team was sold to a
Swiss-Middle Eastern concern during July. However the transaction was
never finalised and as a result of creditors not being paid the team was
put into administration following the Russian Grand Prix. Administrator Finnbar O'Connell was appointed to take over the running of team in search of a new buyer.[151] As a result of this, Caterham was forced to miss the United States and Brazilian Grands Prix.[150]
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Drivers' standings
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:
| Position |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
| Points |
25 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
In the event of a tie, a count-back system is used as a tie-breaker, with a driver's best result used to decide the standings.[N 4]
|
|
| Key |
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Race cancelled (C) |
| Light blue |
Practiced only (PO) |
Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards) |
| Blank |
Did not practice (DNP) |
| Excluded (EX) |
| Did not arrive (DNA) |
Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap
|
Notes:
- Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
- Double points will be awarded at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Constructors' standings
Notes:
- Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
- Double points will be awarded at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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