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2015 Formula One Teams and Drivers

Profiles of teams and drivers for the 2015 Formula One season:

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MERCEDES

Base: Brackley, England

Constructors' Championships: 1

2014 Constructors' Championship: 1st

Engine: Mercedes

Drivers: Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton

Team Principals: Toto Wolff (corporate), Paddy Lowe (racing)

Test Drivers: Pascal Wehrlein, Anthony Davidson

Nico Rosberg

Nationality: German

Age: 29

Debut: 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix

Races: 166

Wins: 8

Pole Positions: 15

Fastest Laps: 9

2014 Drivers' Championship: 2nd

Best performance in drivers' championship: 2nd (2014)

Lewis Hamilton

Nationality: British

Age: 30

Debut: 2007 Australian Grand Prix

Races: 148

Wins: 33

Pole Positions: 38

Fastest Laps: 20

2014 Drivers' Championship: 1st

Best performance in drivers' championship: 1st (2008 with McLaren, 2014)

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RED BULL

Base: Milton Keynes, England

Constructors' Championships: 4

2014 Constructors' Championship: 2nd

Engine: Renault

Drivers: Daniel Ricciardo, Daniil Kvyat

Team Principal: Christian Horner

Test Drivers: Sebastien Buemi, Antonio Felix da Costa

Daniel Ricciardo

Nationality: Australian

Age: 25

Debut: 2011 British Grand Prix

Races: 69

Wins: 3

Pole Positions: 0

Fastest Laps: 1

2014 Drivers' Championship: 3rd

Best performance in drivers' championship: 3rd (2014)

Daniil Kvyat

Nationality: Russian

Age: 20

Debut: 2014 Australian Grand Prix

Races: 19

Wins: 0

Pole Positions: 0

Fastest Laps: 0

2014 Drivers' Championship: 15th (with Toro Rosso)

Best performance in drivers' championship: 15th (2014)

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WILLIAMS

Base: Grove, England

Constructors' Championships: 9

2014 Constructors' Championship: 3rd

Engine: Mercedes

Drivers: Felipe Massa, Valtteri Bottas

Team Principal: Frank Williams

Test Drivers: Susie Wolff, Alex Lynn

Felipe Massa

Nationality: Brazilian

Age: 33

Debut: 2002 Australian Grand Prix

Races: 210

Wins: 11

Pole Positions: 16

Fastest Laps: 15

2014 Drivers Championship: 7th

Best performance in drivers' championship: 2nd (2008 with Ferrari)

Valtteri Bottas

Nationality: Finnish

Age: 25

Debut: 2013 Australian Grand Prix

Races: 38

Wins: 0

Pole Positions: 0

Fastest Laps: 1

2014 Drivers Championship: 4th

Best performance in drivers' championship: 4th (2014)

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FERRARI

Base: Maranello, Italy

Constructors' Championships: 16

2014 Constructors' Championship: 4th

Engine: Ferrari

Drivers: Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen

Team Principal: Maurizio Arrivabene

Test Drivers: Esteban Gutierrez, Jean-Eric Vergne, Pedro de la Rosa

Sebastian Vettel

Nationality: German

Age: 27

Debut: 2007 U.S. Grand Prix

Races: 139

Wins: 39

Pole Positions: 45

Fastest Laps: 24

2014 Drivers' Championship: 5th

Best performance in drivers' championship: 1st (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Kimi Raikkonen

Nationality: Finnish

Age: 35

Debut: 2001 Australian Grand Prix

Races: 212

Wins: 20

Pole Positions: 16

Fastest Laps: 40

2014 Drivers Championship: 12th

Best performance in drivers' championship: 1st (2007 with Ferrari)

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MCLAREN

Base: Woking, England

Constructors' Championships: 8

2014 Constructors' Championship: 5th

Engine: Honda

Drivers: Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button

Team Principal: Eric Boullier

Test Drivers: Kevin Magnussen, Oliver Turvey, Stoffel Vandoorne

Fernando Alonso

Nationality: Spanish

Age: 33

Debut: 2001 Australian Grand Prix

Races: 235

Wins: 32

Pole Positions: 22

Fastest Laps: 21

2014 Drivers Championship: 6th

Best performance in drivers' championship: 1st (2005, 2006 with Renault)

Jenson Button

Nationality: British

Age: 35

Debut: 2000 Australian Grand Prix

Races: 266

Wins: 15

Pole Positions: 8

Fastest Laps: 8

2014 Drivers Championship: 8th

Best performance in drivers' championship: 1st (2009 with Brawn)

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FORCE INDIA

Base: Silverstone, England

Constructors' Championships: 0

2014 Constructors' Championship: 6th

Engine: Mercedes

Drivers: Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg

Team Principal: Vijay Mallya

Test Driver: Pascal Werhrlein

Sergio Perez

Nationality: Mexican

Age: 25

Debut: 2011 Australian Grand Prix

Races: 74

Wins: 0

Pole Positions: 0

Fastest Laps: 3

2014 Drivers Championship: 10th

Best performance in drivers' championship: 10th (2012 with Sauber, 2014)

Nico Hulkenberg

Nationality: German

Age: 27

Debut: 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix

Races: 76

Wins: 0

Pole Positions: 1

Fastest Laps: 1

2014 Drivers Championship: 9th

Best performance in drivers' championship: 9th (2014)

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TORO ROSSO

Base: Faenza, Italy

Constructors' Championships: 0

2014 Constructors' Championship: 7th

Engine: Renault

Drivers: Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz Jr.

Team Principal: Franz Tost

Test Drivers: Sebastien Buemi

Max Verstappen

Nationality: Dutch

Age: 17

No races

Carlos Sainz Jr.

Nationality: Spanish

Age: 20

No races

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LOTUS

Base: Enstone, England

Constructors' Championships: 0

2014 Constructors' Championship: 8th

Engine: Mercedes

Drivers: Romain Grosjean, Pastor Maldonado

Team Principal: Gerard Lopez

Test Drivers: Jolyon Palmer, Carmen Jorda, Charles Pic

Romain Grosjean

Nationality: French

Age: 28

Debut: 2009 European Grand Prix

Races: 64

Wins: 0

Pole Positions: 0

Fastest Laps: 1

2014 Drivers Championship: 14th

Best performance in drivers' championship: 7th (2013)

Pastor Maldonado

Nationality: Venezuelan

Age: 29

Debut: 2011 Australian Grand Prix

Races: 76

Wins: 1

Pole Positions: 1

Fastest Laps: 0

2014 Drivers Championship: 16th

Best performance in drivers' championship: 15th (2012 with Williams)

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SAUBER

Base: Hinwil, Switzerland

Constructors' Championships: 0

2014 Constructors' Championship: 10th

Engine: Ferrari

Drivers: Marcus Ericsson, Felipe Nasr

Team Principal: Monisha Kaltenborn

Test Drivers: Raffaele Marciello, Giedo van der Gaarde

Marcus Ericsson

Nationality: Swedish

Age: 24

Debut: 2014 Australian Grand Prix

Races: 16

Wins: 0

Pole Positions: 0

Fastest Laps: 0

2014 Drivers' Championship: 19th

Felipe Nasr

Nationality: Brazilian

Age: 22

No Races

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MANOR

Base: Dinnington, England

Constructors' Championships: 0

2014 Constructors' Championship: 9th

Engine: Ferrari

Drivers: Will Stevens, TBA

Team Principal: John Booth

Test Drivers: TBA

Will Stevens

Nationality: British

Age: 23

Debut: 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Races: 1

Wins: 0

Pole Positions: 0

Fastest Laps: 0