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 featured two arrows on top. In 2012 during a Q&A with fans Alonso explained the meaning of the arrows. That it was something that comes from a Christmas present Alonso got when he was a child. The driver of the toy he got had these arrows on his helmet. Alonso put similar ones on his go kart helmet and since then has always raced with those arrows. This design is an original design helmet from when Alonso joined Minardi in the 2001 season, with the difference that he wore a blue colour with dark blue shades, and then gradually changed