MercedesIt says everything about Mercedes’ winter testing that they did all of their running on the hard, medium or test Pirellis, bar the final two days in Barcelona when they tried the softs and still went faster than any of their rivals did on the supersofts.“It’s a work in progress but of course, it feels great,” world champion Lewis Hamilton says. “You know, it’s great to see all the work thalg...

Team: Ferrari Nationality: German Podiums: 66 Points: 1618 Grands Prix entered: 139 World Championships: 4 Highest race finish: 1 (x39) Highest grid position: 1 (x45) Date of Birth: 03/07/1987 Place of Birth: HeppenheimVettel in 2014:Struggles to match team mate Ricciardo as Red Bull fall off pace with 2014's dramatic technical rule changes. Announces in October that he will leave team at endlg...

Team: Ferrari Nationality: Finnish Podiums: 77 Points: 1024 Grands Prix entered: 213 World Championships: 1 Highest race finish: 1 (x20) Highest grid position: 1 (x16) Date of Birth: 17/10/1979 Place of Birth: EspooKimi in 2014:First season back at Ferrari proves highly disappointing as he struggles to gel with the less-than-competitive F14 T. Fails to make the podium, with fourth in Belgium his blg...

Team: Mercedes Nationality: German Podiums: 26 Points: 887.5 Grands Prix entered: 166 World Championships: 0 Highest race finish: 1 (x8) Highest grid position: 1 (x15) Date of Birth: 27/06/1985 Place of Birth: WiesbadenRosberg in 2014:Dominates Mercedes team mate Hamilton in qualifying, securing 11 poles in the all-conquering F1 W05. With five wins and 10 further podiums, takes title race down tolg...

Team: Force India Nationality: German Podiums: 0 Points: 232 Grands Prix entered: 77 World Championships: 2 Highest race finish: 4 (x2) Highest grid position: 1 (x1) Date of Birth: 19/08/1987 Place of Birth: EmmerichHulkenberg in 2014:Returns to Force India and proves as quick and consistent as ever in the VJM07, securing top-ten finishes at 15 of 19 rounds. Ends the season ninth overall with 96 plg...

Team: Mercedes Nationality: British Podiums: 70 Points: 1486 Grands Prix entered: 148 World Championships: 2 Highest race finish: 1 (x33) Highest grid position: 1 (x38) Date of Birth: 07/01/1985 Place of Birth: StevenageHamilton in 2014:Makes the most of Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid's dominance, taking 11 wins en route to his second world title, though he is pushed all the way by team mate Rosberg,lg...

Team: Lotus Nationality: French Podiums: 9 Points: 236 Grands Prix entered: 66 World Championships: 0 Highest race finish: 2 (x2) Highest grid position: 2 (x1) Date of Birth: 17/04/1986 Place of Birth: Geneva, SwitzerlandGrosjean in 2014:Saddled with uncompetitive and unreliable Lotus, makes Q3 just twice and can finish no higher than eighth (in Spain and Monaco). Nevertheless, out-classes team malg...

Team: McLaren Nationality: British Podiums: 50 Points: 1198 Grands Prix entered: 268 World Championships: 1 Highest race finish: 1 (x15) Highest grid position: 1 (x8) Date of Birth: 19/01/1980 Place of Birth: Frome, Somerset - UKButton in 2014:Again proves his class in a less-than-competitive McLaren and against a fast-starting rookie team mate - Kevin Magnussen. Scores at 13 races, with third inlg...