Fernando Alonso before being overtaken by Daniel Ricciardo only a couple of laps before the finish. Alonso finished sixth in the championship, with only one other podium, a third-place finish in China. In spite of his worst championship position during his time with Ferrari, he was far ahead of teammate Kimi Räikkönen in the championship. Alonso had severe disagreements with team director Marco Mattiacci. In November 2014 both Alonso and Scuderia Ferrari announced that the season would be his last with the team, with former title rival Sebastian Vettel replacing Alonso at Ferrari for the following season, both drivers leaving their previous
Haas F1 Team base in Banbury in Oxfordshire for the purpose of turning cars around between races during the European part of the calendar. From 2019, the team will be rebranded as Rich Energy Haas F1 Team, following a multi-year title sponsorship agreement with Rich Energy, a British energy drink brand. Haas was the first constructor to submit an F1 entry after the failed US F1 project in , and it is the first American team to compete since the unrelated Haas Lola outfit raced in the and seasons. The Haas Lola team was owned by former McLaren boss Teddy Mayer and Carl