Sebastian Vettel reckoned he could have done no better after climbing from 15th to fourth behind his team mate – despite being held up by Fernando Alonso.
2015 F1 race data articles archive
Hamilton exhausts his options in search of a superior strategy
2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix lap charts
Posted onLewis Hamilton wanted to find a better strategy in order to take on his team mate in Abu Dhabi – but his team mate was already on the best one availabe.
Hamilton says he left strategy choice to his team
2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps
Posted onLewis Hamilton revealed he let his team choose what would be the best strategy for him when he made his final pit stop in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Mercedes explains why it wouldn’t change Hamilton’s strategy
2015 Brazilian GP lap times and fastest laps
Posted onMercedes say they won’t let their drivers “pursue a bad alternative strategy at any cost” after Hamilton complained about not being able to use different tactics to his team mate.
Vettel encouraged by Ferrari’s reduced gap to Mercedes
2015 Brazilian Grand Prix lap charts
Posted onSebastian Vettel was encouraged to finish the Brazilian Grand Prix only six seconds behind the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton wanted chance to use different strategy
2015 Brazilian GP tyre strategies and pit stops
Posted onLewis Hamilton described his Brazilian Grand Prix was “boring” after following Nico Rosberg home for second place on the same strategy as his team mate.
One-stopping Perez rues Safety Car gamble
2015 Mexican Grand Prix lap charts
Posted onForce India’s plan to run Sergio Perez on a one-stop strategy backfired when the Safety Car came out.
We should have split strategies – Ricciardo
2015 Mexican Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo suspects Red Bull would have ended the Mexican Grand Prix in a stronger position had they split the strategies between their two drivers.
Hamilton questions Mercedes’ “wrong call” on race strategy
2015 Mexican Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
Posted onLewis Hamilton was unwilling to elaborate on his concerns over Mercedes’ strategy which caused him to describe his second pit stop as a “wrong call” during the Mexican Grand Prix.
Vettel hails ‘great recovery’ after climb to third
2015 United States Grand Prix lap charts
Posted onSebastian Vettel said third place was about as good as he could have expected having started from 13th on the grid.
Verstappen matches best result after long run on softs
2015 United States Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
Posted onMax Verstappen equalled the best result of his F1 career so far thanks to a mid-race gamble on tyres which paid off.
Red Bull ‘could have won in the rain’ – Kvyat
2015 United States Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps
Posted onRed Bull took the fight to Mercedes in the early stages of the United States Grand Prix – and Daniil Kvyat reckons they could have won had it stayed wet.
Perez’s tyre saving brings a reward – but Alonso’s doesn’t
2015 Russian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
Posted onWhile Sergio Perez’s 41-lap long run on soft tyres earned him a deserved podium finish, another driver managed an even more impressive feat of tyre-nursing in Russia.
Massa’s recovery drive nets a surprise fourth
2015 Russian Grand Prix lap charts
Posted onWhen Valtteri Bottas was taken out on the final lap of the race by Kimi Raikkonen, one of the first drivers to benefit was his team mate, who had patiently worked his way up from a lowly grid position.
Hamilton wins in cruise mode
2015 Russian Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps
Posted onLewis Hamilton wasn’t stretched during the Russian Grand Prix, which he won without getting within half a second of the fastest lap of the race.
Ferrari and Williams rue second pit stop calls for Vettel and Bottas
2015 Japanese Grand Prix lap charts
Posted onSebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas could have finished higher in the Japanese Grand Prix had they made their second pit stops earlier.
Ferrari’s slick pit work helps Raikkonen to fourth
2015 Japanese Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
Posted onFerrari produced the fastest pit stop of the Japanese Grand Prix which helped Kimi Raikkonen take fourth place from Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton fastest by a second at Suzuka
2015 Japanese Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps
Posted onDespite having lost pole position to his team mate in qualifying, Lewis Hamilton lapped a full second quicker in the race.
“He got lucky, didn’t he?” Safety Car ends Ricciardo’s victory hopes
2015 Singapore GP lap times and fastest laps
Posted on“He got lucky, didn’t he?” Daniel Ricciardo knew his best chance to beat Sebastian Vettel had gone when a Virtual Safety Car period was declared on lap 13.
Did Hamilton really have “the strategy to win”?
2015 Singapore GP tyre strategies and pit stops
Posted on“Think we had the pace to win,” rued Hamilton as Mercedes pushed his car back into the garage after 32 laps. But did he?