2015 F1 Season, Week 19
On paper, there were two surprises in this race: Valteri's unsafe release and Maldonado crashing out and it was somebody else's fault this time. Those were the only guy in the top 10 that didn't finish in the points, and the only retirement, respectively. But the otherwise neat follow-the-leader-ness of the race was spoiled by Vettel, driving from 15th to 4th, and Grosjean, from 18th to 9th, so there were still some interesting bits at the end of a season of interesting bits.
FINAL DRIVER STANDINGS
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): 381 (10 wins, 17 podiums)
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes): 322 (6 wins, 16 podiums)
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari): 278 (3 wins, 13 podiums)
THE REST OF THE FIELD: 55 avg (0 wins, 11 podiums total)
Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari): 150 (3 podiums)
Valtteri Bottas (Williams): 136 (2 podiums, in 18 starts)
Felipe Massa (Williams): 121 (2 podiums)
Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull): 95 (1 podium, in 18 starts)
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull): 92 (2 podiums)
Sergio Pérez (Force India): 78 (1 podium)
Nico Hülkenberg (Force India): 58 (in 18 starts)
Romain Grosjean (Lotus): 51 (1 podium)
Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso): 49
Felipe Nasr (Sauber): 27 (best 5th, in 18 starts)
Pastor Maldonado (Lotus): 27 (best 7th)
Carlos Sainz Jr. (Toro Rosso): 18
Jenson Button (McLaren): 16 (in 18 starts, 1 DFL when no Manors started)
Fernando Alonso (McLaren): 11 (in 18 starts)
Marcus Ericsson (Sauber): 9
Roberto Merhi (Manor): 0 (12 finishes in 13 starts, best 12th, 7 DFLs, 5-5 head-to-head against Stevens)
Alexander Rossi (Manor): 0 (5 finishes in 5 starts, best 12th, 2 DFLs, 3-1 against Stevens)
Will Stevens (Manor): 0 (14 finishes in 17 starts, best 13th, 9 DFLs)
END-OF-YEAR-AWARDS:
- Worst engine manufacturer trophy: Honda - Somebody shoot that thing and put it out of our misery
- Worst reliability: Lotus - faster than Force India head-to-head, still lost to 'em
- Worst driver: Marcus Ericsson - this year's boat anchor, narrowly stealing the spot from Maldonado
- Dead Fucking Last Champion: Will Stevens, narrowly beating Merhi
- Deconstructor's Trophy: McLaren-Honda - good luck getting your shit together, guys
FINAL DRIVER STANDINGS
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): 381 (10 wins, 17 podiums)
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes): 322 (6 wins, 16 podiums)
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari): 278 (3 wins, 13 podiums)
THE REST OF THE FIELD: 55 avg (0 wins, 11 podiums total)
Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari): 150 (3 podiums)
Valtteri Bottas (Williams): 136 (2 podiums, in 18 starts)
Felipe Massa (Williams): 121 (2 podiums)
Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull): 95 (1 podium, in 18 starts)
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull): 92 (2 podiums)
Sergio Pérez (Force India): 78 (1 podium)
Nico Hülkenberg (Force India): 58 (in 18 starts)
Romain Grosjean (Lotus): 51 (1 podium)
Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso): 49
Felipe Nasr (Sauber): 27 (best 5th, in 18 starts)
Pastor Maldonado (Lotus): 27 (best 7th)
Carlos Sainz Jr. (Toro Rosso): 18
Jenson Button (McLaren): 16 (in 18 starts, 1 DFL when no Manors started)
Fernando Alonso (McLaren): 11 (in 18 starts)
Marcus Ericsson (Sauber): 9
Roberto Merhi (Manor): 0 (12 finishes in 13 starts, best 12th, 7 DFLs, 5-5 head-to-head against Stevens)
Alexander Rossi (Manor): 0 (5 finishes in 5 starts, best 12th, 2 DFLs, 3-1 against Stevens)
Will Stevens (Manor): 0 (14 finishes in 17 starts, best 13th, 9 DFLs)
END-OF-YEAR-AWARDS:
- Worst engine manufacturer trophy: Honda - Somebody shoot that thing and put it out of our misery
- Worst reliability: Lotus - faster than Force India head-to-head, still lost to 'em
- Worst driver: Marcus Ericsson - this year's boat anchor, narrowly stealing the spot from Maldonado
- Dead Fucking Last Champion: Will Stevens, narrowly beating Merhi
- Deconstructor's Trophy: McLaren-Honda - good luck getting your shit together, guys