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Revision as of 01:25, 13 April 2014 editTvx1 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers26,765 edits It's stated literally in the source you refer to that it is uncertain when they will join the World Championship. Only Haas has been confirmed for 2015← Previous edit Revision as of 01:40, 13 April 2014 edit undoPrisonermonkeys (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users35,281 edits and the other source literally states that they have been accepted - and it comes from the man who controls the agreement the team would need to sign to competeTag: Mobile editNext edit →
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2015 FIA Formula One
World Championship Previous 2014 Next 2016

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 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. Teams and drivers will compete for the World Drivers' and World Constructors' Championships.

NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Gene Haas will enter the sport in 2015 with a brand-new team, Haas Racing Developments. A second candidate team, referred to in an FIA statement as Forza Rossa, is still under investigation as of April 2014.

Signed teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are currently scheduled to take part in the 2015 Formula One World Championship:

Team Constructor Engine Tyre No. Race drivers
Malaysia Caterham F1 Team Caterham-Renault Renault P TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari P 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen
14 Spain Fernando Alonso
India Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes Mercedes P 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg
TBA TBA
United States Haas Racing Developments Haas-TBA TBA P TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United Kingdom Lotus F1 Team Lotus–Renault Renault P TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Russia Marussia F1 Team Marussia-TBA TBA P TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United Kingdom McLaren Honda McLaren-Honda Honda P TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes Mercedes P 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
TBA TBA
Austria Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Renault Renault P 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel
Switzerland Sauber F1 Team Sauber-Ferrari Ferrari P TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso-TBA TBA P TBA TBA
TBA TBA
United Kingdom Williams Martini Racing Williams-Mercedes Mercedes P 19 Brazil Felipe Massa
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas
Forza Rossa Forza Rossa-TBA TBA P TBA TBA
TBA TBA

New entries process

In December 2013, the FIA announced its intentions to open the grid up to more entries, asking for expressions of interest from what it dubbed "competitive teams" willing to commit to the championship until the 2020 season. Three applications were received, including a bid from Gene Haas, co-owner of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team Stewart-Haas Racing; an entry supported by the Romanian government led by former Minister for Health Ion Bazac in conjunction with former Midland, Spyker and HRT team principal Colin Kolles; and a third from Zoran Stefanović, a Serbian aerospace engineer who had previously attempted to join the grid for the 2010 and 2011 Formula One seasons under the name Stefan Grand Prix. The bidding process was delayed amidst reports that the FIA had only been looking to add one team to the grid, but that the Bazac-Kolles and Haas bids were equally viable, with the Romanians prepared to enter in 2015, but Haas preferring to wait until 2016. Gene Haas' Haas Racing Developments was granted a team entry to Formula One by the FIA for 2015, while Bernie Ecclestone announced a second entry, Forza Rossa, had been accepted alongside Haas.

Team and driver changes

  • Honda will return to Formula One as an engine supplier, providing McLaren with a V6 engine and Energy Recovery System package, ending the team's 20-year partnership with Mercedes-Benz. Honda had previously supplied McLaren from 1988 until 1992, when Honda ended their engine supply program. The company returned to the sport as an engine supplier in 2000, providing British American Racing and Jordan Grand Prix with engines until they purchased the former in 2006 and competing as a constructor until 2008. In addition to the arrangement with McLaren, Honda have publicised their willingness to supply additional customer teams.

List of planned races

The following twenty one Grands Prix are currently scheduled to take place in 2015.

Grands Prix contracted for 2015
Grand Prix Circuit
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
Grand Prix of America United States Port Imperial Street Circuit, New Jersey
Australian Grand Prix Australia Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
Austrian Grand Prix Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
Brazilian Grand Prix Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
Chinese Grand Prix China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
German Grand Prix Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg
Hungarian Grand Prix Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest
Indian Grand Prix India Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida
Italian Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza
Japanese Grand Prix Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur
Mexican Grand Prix Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
Russian Grand Prix Russia Sochi International Street Circuit, Sochi
Singapore Grand Prix Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay
Spanish Grand Prix Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona
United States Grand Prix United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin
Grands Prix under contract for 2014, but not for 2015
Canadian Grand Prix Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal

Calendar changes

  • The much-delayed second American race, the Grand Prix of America, set to be run on a street circuit located in the New York City metropolitan area with the city itself providing a backdrop, was originally supposed to be run in 2013, then 2014, but due to financial issues was not and will not be run in either year. The organizers were given more time by Bernie Ecclestone to sort out their financial issues so the race could be run in 2015.
  • Promoters of the IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix have announced plans to bid for the race to return to Formula One. The race was original run as a round of the World Championship under the name United States West Grand Prix from 1976 until 1983 before joining the IndyCar series in 1984.
  • The Mexican Grand Prix is scheduled to return to the Formula One calendar for the first time since 1992. The race is to be held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit located in the center of Mexico City, which also was the location of all of the Mexican Grands Prix in previous decades.
  • The German Grand Prix is set to return to the Nürburgring, in accordance with the event-sharing agreement established between the Nürburgring and the Hockenheimring in 2008. The Nürburgring had previously hosted the race in 2013.
  • The Indian Grand Prix is due to return after a year of absence to the Buddh International Circuit. The Buddh International Circuit last hosted the race in 2013, after it was left off of the 2014 calendar due to political and calendar issues. It will make its return at the beginning of the season, rather than its usual October slot. Bernie Ecclestone later cast doubt on this, suggesting that the race would be further delayed until 2016.
  • In March 2014, Ecclestone announced negotiations were underway for a Grand Prix in Azerbaijan, following the success of the Baku World Challenge. Ecclestone gave 2016 as the intended start date, but added that the race would be held at the end of 2015 if it was possible.

Changes

Rule changes

  • The number of engines that a driver may use in a season will be reduced from five in 2014 to four in 2015.

Footnotes

  1. As of 11 April 2014, the Forza Rossa entry was listed as conditional, pending further investigations by the FIA World Motorsport Council as to its viability.

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