2015 season review
Well, that wasn’t a classic. I finished moderately ahead, which is good, but it was a bit down on some other years. In racing terms, the total dominance of Hamilton, especially in the first half of the season, made the title race a concept rather than a reality. Mercedes Probably increased their margin over the field compared to last year. Reliability improved to near perfect, pit stops were all good and the only black spot was a perplexing (some would say suspicious, but I think that’s a bit conspiracy theory) loss of pace in Singapore. Their engine remains the best, though Ferrari narrowed the gap, and the car itself was one of the best, making it formidable almost everywhere. Ferrari Made a great leap, from 4 th to 2 nd this year (the opposite of Red Bull). Vettel fits the team like a glove, and, whilst Raikkonen was lacklustre, the two drivers actually get along. Right now they seem the team likeliest to challenge for the title in 2016 but there remains