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
Fernando Alonso his race number changing from 29 used at Indy to his traditional 14 assigned to him in Formula One. For the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona Alonso used a design similar to the Indianapolis 500 and United States Grand Prix, using a white background instead of black and without the stripes across the front. The rear of the helmet showed Daytona International Speedway's tri-oval, while the red, yellow and blue striping reflected the Asturias region's associated colours as per his regular design. For 2018 Alonso changed his helmet design to a more retro look, which had a very similar theme