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
Simon Rennie Simon Rennie Simon Rennie (born April 29, 1980) is an English motor racing engineer, currently working for the Red Bull Racing Formula One team. Rennie was born in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, and began working for the Renault F1 Team in . saw him acting as the Data Engineer for the winner of the 2005 World Driver's Championship, Spanish driver Fernando Alonso. Alonso and Renault retained the titles they won in 2005 in the season. For the season Rennie was placed in the same role, this time with Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen, who arrived at Renault after the departure of Alonso.