What happened in 2015 F1?
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team clinched the 2015 Constructors’ Championship at the Russian Grand Prix, ahead of Ferrari and Williams, and ended the season with a record 703 points. Hamilton also won the FIA Pole Trophy with a total of 11 pole positions in the season and the DHL Fastest Lap Award. Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles—tied with Michael Schumacher—and holds the records for most wins (105), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (202), among others.Opting to continue racing with his old karting number 44, Hamilton fended off Rosberg’s challenge for the title for a second year running in 2015, winning 10 races from a then-joint record 17 podium finishes, scoring 11 pole positions in the first 12 races, and leading the championship throughout the season, he .Replaced by Lewis Hamilton, Rosberg went head-to-head with the Briton for the 2014, ’15 and ’16 Drivers’ Championship titles. Successful in the last campaign, he called time on his Formula 1 career, shocking both his team and the paddock when he announced just days later that he would be retiring at the age of 31.At the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi, Hamilton ignored team orders by trying to back Rosberg up into the pack, in an attempt to put cars in between them to win the title. Rosberg prevailed to become world champion and retired from F1 just five days later having achieved his dream.