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2015 Formula One Season

And a another season has gone by , another champion has been crowned . I think it's fair to this season has been the story of one team Mercedes and one driver Lewis Hamilton, though eventually it found somewhat of challenger i.e Ferrari . Lewis Hamilton has used the monster of a car and engine that Mercedes built him and won the championship a 3rd time.He did an amazing job this year and deserved the championship no doubt. Nico Rosberg unfortunately found his momentum after Lewis won the championship and scored 3 poles and wins in a row. Sebastian Vettel left Redbull to join Ferrari , which most thought was a wrong move. The season began it was clear that Sebastian had made the right choice . Winning the second race of the season and two more in Hungary and Singapore , Ferrari clearly established themselves as the "best of the rest" and Sebastian Vettel became the only challenger to Rosberg and Hamilton. Kimi Raikkonen has had a pretty good season , although it's

Formula One Drivers as children

How many can you name ? (answers at the bottom) ANSWERS 

Top F1 Teammate Rivalries

There is a saying in Formula one that first driver you want to beat is your teammate. In a sport like F1 tension between teammates is normal. Sometimes such tensions can be elevated with the help of team orders.Here are some famous teammate rivalries : 1. Nico Rosberg / Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)  Rising through the ranks together, Robserg and Hamilton have known each other and driven against each other for a long time now.Everything heated up in Monaco 2014 when Hamilton blamed Rosberg as deliberately spinning in qualifying in order to get pole position.A clash in Spa put the relationship beyond repair. More recently in Austin 2015 , the cap 'spat' where Hamilton gave a cap to Robserg only to end up with the cap thrown back at his face. In Mexico , Hamilton accused Mercedes of favoring  Rosberg . As you can see this rivalry isn't going to cool down any soon .  2. Sebastian Vettel / Mark Webber ( RedBull Racing)  This pair was always exploding with tension. Th