SPEEDCAFE.COM S ULTIMATE GUIDE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2, 2014

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1 SPEEDCAFE.COM S ULTIMATE GUIDE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2, 2014

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5 Round 17 - Texas Grand I Editorial 5 Contents UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2, 2014 IN EVERY ISSUE! DRS ACTIVATION EDITOR IN-CHIEF: Gordon Lomas JOURNALIST: Tom Howard DESIGN: Kirstie Fuentes SALES/MARKETING: Leisa Emberson PARTNERS: Armor All Castrol Edge Coates Hire Crimsafe Dunlop Porsche Beko Tata Motors Pirtek Honda 5 EDITORIAL/CONTENTS 10 CIRCUIT GUIDE 12 ENTRY LIST AND SEASON STATISTICS 14 PREVIOUS WINNERS 16 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS 18 INFINITI RED BULL RACING 19 SCUDERIA FERRARI 20 MCLAREN MERCEDES 21 LOTUS F1 TEAM 22 MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 TEAM 23 SAUBER F1 TEAM 24 SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM FLASHBACK DRS ACTIVATION WILLIAMS 27 SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO 29 RECENT CHAMPIONS 30 TV TIMES 19 Pit Lane T : DRS DETECTION COVER STORY 1 14 T T DRS DETECTION UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2002 Rubens Barrichello scored a controversial victory in the 2002 United States Grand A STARK WARNING FOR F1 The spiralling costs of competing in motorsport s pinnacle have claimed two more victims with the future of... Caterham and Marussia loss a warning for teams I t has been looming but the tough financial constraints of Formula 1 have hit the paddock hard with Caterham F1 and Marussia absent this weekend after being placed into administration. Formula 1 has seen several teams come and go over the years but losing two teams within a week should set alarm bells ringing around the motorsport world and at the FIA. Administrators have been brought in to find buyers for both outfits but it seems increasingly unlikely that they will return to the grid before the season is over. While struggling backmarker teams have been a feature in F1 for decades, the demise of Caterham F1 and Marussia has issued a stark warning to the remaining privateer teams in the paddock. As a result, Austin is set to witness the lowest entry for a race since the 2005 Monaco Grand, when the grid was reduced to 18 cars after BAR Honda were suspended from the event. It is perhaps unfortunate that the depleted grid is set to hit another event in America although this is far from the scenes of the 2005 US GP, when a dispute between the FIA, Michelin and teams led to just six cars making the race at Indianapolis. Luckily the American crowd have an enthralling title battle to focus their attentions on with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton holding a 17 point lead over teammate Nico Rosberg. After securing four wins on the trot Hamilton seemingly has the momentum with time fast running out for Rosberg to respond. The Brit has been successful on American soil with two victories from his three starts. The German will need to strike back this weekend to close the gap with just two races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi remaining. Tom Howard Tom Howard Multimedia Journalist, Speedcafe.com All-In-One Security

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7 Round 17 - Texas Grand I Cover Story 7 Caterham and Marussia demise a stark warning for F1 T he spiralling costs of competing in motorsport s pinnacle have claimed two more victims with the future of Marussia and Caterham F1 looking bleak after going into administration. Formula One has always been expensive and teams have come and gone, but for two outfits to hit trouble within the space of a week suggests something is fundamentally wrong. While Caterham s demise is not purely down to finances but a dispute over ownership, Marussia s financial struggle has highlighted just how fragile the paddock is for smaller teams. The writing has been on the wall for some time now with concerns regarding the escalating finances and the difficulty to secure investment rearing its head on several occasions. Head of the FIA, Jean Todt tried to ease the situation by proposing a cost cap to teams at the start of the year, but this failed to garner support from F1 s powerhouses Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes, who wish to continue to spend in pursuit of glory. The sport s overlord Bernie Ecclestone, who owns the F1 s commercial rights, also provided some resistance to the move. This season has also been particularly expensive for the likes of Sauber, Force India, Caterham and Marussia with new regulations forcing teams to invest in new technology following the introduction of 1.6 litre V6 turbo engines. In a recent report by Autosport, it is understood the introduction of hybrid power systems in conjunction with the new power units alone, cost a midfield team $28 million, easily one of the biggest expenditures for the campaign. Smaller operations are not the only teams to find difficulty this season with multiple world champion team McLaren competing this year without a title sponsor after failing to replace telecom giant Vodafone. The global economic crisis has played its part in the decline of investment in the sport, but F1 itself has some questions to answer too. Distribution of the sport s income from commercial rights, estimated at $61 million (AUD), falls drastically short of the $135 million (AUD) cost required to run even a midfield team for a season. The allocation of prize money has also come into question with the current system designed heavily in favourof the affluent teams capable of plunging resources to ensure success. The prize fund,calculated from F1 s underlying profit is split into two sections. One half of the prize fund is distributed evenly to teams while the second half is split depending on positions in the constructors standings at the end of the season. In addition to this, Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren also share a $100 million Constructors Championship Bonus with positions determined on how many races the teams have won in the fours years prior to Ferrari are third in standings which will see the Italian firm accrue $30 million on top of an annual payment in the region of

8 8 Round 17 - Texas Grand I Cover Story $62 million having brokered a deal with F1 as the category. As a result, the Maranello team receives $100 million, effectively Caterham s season budget, even before a race is run. In the case of Marussia the blow of administration comes after a breakthrough year for the team who achieved their first points since their inception in The Banbury-based team are on course to scoop $45 million (AUD) in prize money for finishing 10th in the constructors championship which is a sizeable increase compared to the $6.8 Million (AUD) they have received in the last three seasons. Caterham and Marussia s demise may not be the only teams at risk with Force India s deputy team principal Bob Fearnley predicting more teams will collapse if F1 refuses to reform. We ve had three new teams since 2010, and all three have collapsed, Fearnley told British newspaper The Telegraph. The writing was on the wall from the beginning. Only five teams have a say in the running of Formula One we ll lose more teams if we carry on like this. If there had been cost control and more equitable distribution of the prize money maybe Caterham and Marussia wouldn t have failed. Our proud platinum partners

9 Round 17 - Texas Grand I Cover Story 9 Meanwhile there is hope that this is not safeguard teams for the future is far from the end for Caterham and Marussia with straight forward with the divide between administrators at the former revealing F1 s giants and minnows widening. several interested parties are keen to buy the The sport has always revolved around team, while reports suggest a bid is close teams trying to apply resources and to being tabled for Marussia. technology to break new ground and find However, a long term solution to fractions of seconds to get an advantage. Cutting costs and a reform of the prize fund system are obvious responses but achieving this is a task in itself, which will require full support from every team which has so far proved difficult to muster. FLASHBACK Our proud platinum partners United States Grand 2002 Rubens Barrichello scored a controversial victory in the 2002 United States Grand at Indianapolis after a formation finish with Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher went awry. Schumacher had led the majority of the race as the Ferrari duo dominated the race with the pair split by no more than four seconds throughout the encounter. The pair attempted a formation finish on the run to the flag which resulted in Barrichello just edging Schumacher to take the win by just 0.011s. The winning margin remains the closest in Formula 1 history. The triumph was Ferrari s eighth one-two finish of the season. The end of the race was not planned, said Schumacher in a post race interview. We tried to cross the line together but failed by a tiny bit and in fact we did not know who had won until we got out of the cars. I just felt Rubens deserved to win this race. McLaren s David Coulthard came through to claim the final place on the podium ahead of Williams Juan Pablo Montoya, who had been involved in clash with Ralf Schumacher on the lap two which ended his team-mate s race. Renault s Jarno Trulli and BAR Honda s Jacques Villeneuve secured the remaining points paying positions in fifth and sixth respectively.

10 10 Round 17 - Texas Grand I Circuit Guide CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS DRS ACTIVATION DRS ACTIVATION Pit Lane T : DRS DETECTION T T DRS DETECTION Circuit Layout Austin has an interesting track layout, inspired by some of the most iconic elements of classic racing circuits from around the world. There is a lot of highspeed content to start the lap with the S curves through Turns 2-6, requiring good downforce, balance and high-speed stability from the car. Before even that, however, there is an uphill braking zone into the off-camber Turn 1 - again requiring good balance. There s the long, sweeping, continuous right-hand curve of Turns 16-18, which is deceptively difficult to carry speed through and equally tricky to get absolutely right lap after lap. The back straight is one of the longest on the current calendar - providing a prime overtaking opportunity due to the low-speed nature of the preceding hairpin coupled with a DRS zone. Likewise the start / finish straight which, while not as long, offers good possibilities for a DRS-assisted overtake into Turn 1, where multiple lines can be taken both into and out of the corner. The circuit layout itself is not particularly demanding of one area of a car over another - it s a good all-round test of performance with a few unique characteristics. While there Our proud platinum partners All-In-One Security is a long straight, there is far more time to be found through the corners, making good downforce far more relevant. It is also a middle-of-the-road track in terms of demands on brakes and tyres. Tyres 2013 saw a one-stop strategy adopted almost universally throughout the grid. This year, however, Pirelli have chosen a tyre allocation one step softer - medium and soft in lieu of the hard and medium nominated last time out in Austin. With a variety of racing formulae providing continued running on the circuit throughout the year, the surface will have stabilised and will therefore be as aggressive - if not more aggressive - than last season. A relative unknown quantity in the form of the soft compound will therefore provide a fresh challenge. Data gathered during running on the medium tyre will correlate - and this compound has performed well historically in Austin. However, the performance of the soft in these conditions will need to be determined. An argument might be made that the 2014 compounds are, overall, half a step harder than last year s editions, thus rendering the change in allocation insignificant. While this statement in its essence is certainly true, the characteristics of the new V6 Hybrid engines with their increased torque and power - coupled with a reduction in rear end downforce - negates that half step. Evidence of this can be seen when comparing the average number of pit stops seen at each race this season to that of 2013, which closely correlate. Climate It can be very cold in Austin at this time of year. There have been mornings during race weekends where arrival at the track is greeted by temperatures of just five degrees. During the race week, temperatures can vary from as high as right down to degrees. This shift in climate tends to fall during the Grand week, with the preceding week often relatively warm and the following week often relatively cold. This is far from guaranteed, of course, meaning that teams must be able to cater for all conditions. This doesn t require any particular pre-planning - more an ability to adapt to conditions as they evolve during the course of the weekend.

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12 12 Round 17 - Texas Grand I Entry List and Season Statistics 2014 Formula 1 World Championship Entry List # Driver Team Chassis Engine 1 Sebastian VETTEL (DEU) Infiniti Red Bull Racing RB10 Renault 3 Daniel RICCIARDO (AUS) Infiniti Red Bull Racing RB10 Renault 44 Lewis HAMILTON (GBR) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W05 Mercedes 6 Nico ROSBERG (DEU) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W05 Mercedes 14 Fernando ALONSO (ESP) Scuderia Ferrari F14T Ferrari 7 Kimi RAIKKONEN (FIN) Scuderia Ferrari F14T Ferrari 8 Romain GROSJEAN (FRA) Lotus F1 Team E22 Renault 13 Pastor MALDONADO (VEN) Lotus F1 Team E22 Renault 22 Jenson BUTTON (GBR McLaren Mercedes MP4-29 Mercedes 20 Kevin MAGNUSSEN (DEN) McLaren Mercedes MP4-29 Mercedes 27 Nico HULKENBERG (DEU) Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM07 Mercedes 11 Sergio PEREZ (MEX) Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM07 Mercedes 99 Adrian SUTIL (DEU) Sauber F1 Team C33 Ferrari 21 Esteban GUTIERREZ (MEX) Sauber F1 Team C33 Ferrari 25 Jean-Eric VERGNE (FRA) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR9 Renault 26 Danill KVYAT (RUS) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR9 Renault 19 Felipe MASSA (BRA) Williams Martini Racing FW36 Mercedes 77 Valtteri BOTTAS (FIN) Williams Martini Racing FW36 Mercedes Season Statistics Pole Positions Wins Podiums Driver Poles Driver Wins Driver Podiums Nico ROSBERG 8 Lewis HAMILTON 9 Nico ROSBERG 13 Lewis HAMILTON 7 Nico ROSBERG 4 Lewis HAMILTON 13 Felipe MASSA 1 Daniel RICCIARDO 3 Daniel RICCIARDO 7 Valtteri BOTTAS 5 Sebastian VETTEL 4 Fernando ALONSO 2 Kevin MAGNUSSEN 1 Jenson BUTTON 1 Sergio PEREZ 1 Our proud platinum partners Felipe MASSA 1

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14 14 Round 17 - Texas Grand I Previous Winners PREVIOUS US GP WINNERS Year Driver Car Location 2013 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault Austin 2012 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes Austin 2007 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes Indianapolis 2006 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Indianapolis 2005 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Indianapolis 2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Indianapolis 2003 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Indianapolis 2002 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Indianapolis 2001 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes Indianapolis 2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Indianapolis 1991 Ayrton Senna McLaren Phoenix 1990 Ayrton Senna McLaren Phoenix 1989 Alain Prost McLaren Phoenix 1988 Ayrton Senna McLaren Detroit 1987 Ayrton Senna Lotus Detroit 1986 Ayrton Senna Lotus Detroit 1985 Keke Rosberg Williams Detroit 1984 Keke Rosberg Williams Dallas 1975 Niki Lauda Ferrari Watkins Glen 1974 Carlos Reutemann Brabham Watkins Glen 1973 Ronnie Peterson Lotus 1972 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell Watkins Glen 1971 Francois Cevert Tyrrell Watkins Glen 1970 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus Watkins Glen 1969 Jochen Rindt Lotus Watkins Glen 1968 Jackie Stewart Matra Watkins Glen 1967 Jim Clark Lotus Watkins Glen 1966 Jim Clark Lotus Watkins Glen 1965 Graham Hill BRM Watkins Glen 1964 Graham Hill BRM Watkins Glen 1963 Graham Hill BRM Watkins Glen 1962 Jim Clark Lotus Watkins Glen 1961 Innes Ireland Lotus Watkins Glen Our proud platinum partners 1960 Stirling Moss Lotus Riverside 1959 Bruce McLaren Cooper Sebring

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16 16 Round 17 - Texas Grand I Previous Winners CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS WORLD DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP Pos Driver Nat Car Points 1 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes Nico Rosberg DEU Mercedes Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-Renault Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes Sebastian Vettel DEU Red Bull-Renault Fernando Alonso ESP Ferrari Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Mercedes 94 8 Nico Hulkenberg DEU Force India-Mercedes 76 9 Felipe Massa BRA Williams-Mercedes Kevin Magnussen DEN McLaren-Mercedes Sergio Perez MEX Force India Mercedes Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari Jean-Eric Vergne FRA Toro Rosso-Renault Romain Grosjean FRA Lotus-Renault 8 15 Daniil Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso-Renault 8 16 Jules Bianchi FRA Marussia-Ferrari 2 17 Adrian Sutil DEU Sauber-Ferrari 0 18 Marcus Ericsson SWE Caterham-Renault 0 19 Pastor Maldonado VEN Lotus-Renault 0 20 Esteban Gutierrez MEX Sauber-Ferrari 0 21 Max Chilton GBR Marussia-Ferrari 0 22 Kamui Kobayashi JPN Caterham-Renault 0 WORLD CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP Pos Constructor Points 1 Mercedes Red Bull-Renault Williams-Mercedes Ferrari McLaren-Mercedes Force India-Mercedes Toro Rosso-Renault 29 8 Lotus-Renault 8 9 Marussia-Ferrari 2 10 Sauber-Ferrari 0 11 Caterham-Renault 0 Our proud platinum partners

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18 #1 RACE: 8TH US 2013: 1ST TEAM: INFINITI RED BULL RACING CAR: RB10 Sebastian Vettel Date of Birth: July 3, 1987 Born: Heppenheim, Germany F1 Debut: 2007 United States GP Best Championship Finish: 1st x Championship Finish: 1st Career Highlights: Four-time F1 world champion , Youngest F1 Race winner 2008 Italian GP aged 21, 2006 F3 Euro Series runner-up, 2004 Formula BMW ADAC runner-up Last Round (Russia), Q: 10th F: 8th 2013 United States GP, Q: 1st F: 1st Race Starts: 137 Race Wins: 39 First Race Win: 2008 Italian GP (Monza) Best Qualifying: 1st x45 Podiums: 67 First Podium: 2008 Italian GP (Monza) Last Podium: 2014 Japanese GP Championship Position: 5th Race Results: (DNF,3,6,5,4,DNF, 3, DNF,5,4,7,5,6,2,3,8) Best Finish: 2nd (Singapore) Average Race Finish: 4.7 Retirement Rate: 18.8% DNF Mechanical: 3 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (12,2,10,3,15,4, 3,12,2,6,2,3,8,4,9,10) Best Race Qualifying: 2nd (Malaysia, Great Britain, Hungary) Average Qualifying: 6.6 Q: 10th F: 8th 2013, Q: 1st F: 1st 2012, Q: 1st F: 2nd 2007, Q: 7th F: 8th CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2007 Starts: 3 Finishes: 3 Best Race Finish: 1st (2013) Best Qualifying: 1st x2 (2013, 2012) Average Race Finish: 3.7 Average Race Qualifying: 3.0 #3 RACE: 7TH US 2013: 11TH TEAM: INFINITI RED BULL RACING CAR: RB10 Daniel Ricciardo Date of Birth: July 1, 1989 Born: Perth, Australia F1 Debut: 2011 British GP Best Championship Finish: 14th Championship Finish: 14th Career Highlights: 2009 British F3 Champion, World Series by Renault 2010 runner-up, Won 2014 Canadian GP Last Round (Russia), Q: 6th F: 7th 2013 United States GP, Q: 10th F: 11th Race Starts: 67 Race Wins: 3 First Race Win: 2014 Canada GP Best Qualifying: 2nd (Australia,China 2014) Podiums: 6 First Podium: 2014 Spain Last Podium: 2014 Singapore Championship Position: 3rd Race Results: (DSQ,DNF 4,4,3,3,1,8,3,6,1,1,5,3,4,7) Best Finish: 1st (Canada, Hungary, Belgium) Average Race Finish: 3.8 (DSQ, DNF,) Retirement Rate: 6.3% DNF Mechanical: 1 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (2,5,13,2,3,3,6,5,8,5, 4,5,9,3,6,6) Best Race Qualifying: 2nd (Australia, China) Average Qualifying: 5.3 Q: 6th F: 7th 2013, Q: 10th F: 11th 2012, Q: 18th F: 12th CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2012 Starts: 2 Finishes: 2 Best Race Finish: 11th (2013) Best Qualifying: 10th (2013) Average Race Finish: 11.5 Average Race Qualifying: 14.0

19 #14 RACE: 6TH US 2013: 5TH TEAM: SCUDERIA FERRARI Fernando Alonso Date of Birth: July 29, 1981 Born: Oviedo, Spain F1 Debut: 2001 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 1st (2005, 2006) 2013 Championship Finish: 2nd Career Highlights: F1 World Champion, 2010,2012,2013 F1 World Championship runner-up 1999 Euro Open by Nissan Champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 7th F: 6th 2013 United States GP Q: 6th F: 5th Race Starts: 231 Race Wins: 32 First Race Win: 2003 Hungarian GP Best Qualifying: 1st x22 Podiums: 97 CAR: F14 T First Podium: 2003 Malaysian Grand Last Podium: 2014 Hungary Grand Championship Position: 6th Race Results: (4,4,9,3,6,4,6,5,6,5,2,2,7,DNF,4,DNF,6) Best Finish: 2nd (Hungary) Average Race Finish: 5.1 Retirement Rate: 12.5% DNF Mechanical: 2 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (5,4,9,5,7,5,7,4,16,7, 5,4,7,5,5,7) Best Race Qualifying: 4th (Malaysia, Austria, Belgium) Average Qualifying: 6.4 Q: 7th F: 6th 2013, Q: 6th F: 5th 2012, Q: 7th F: 3rd 2007, Q: 2nd F: 2nd 2006, Q: 5th F: 5th 2005, Q: 6th F: DNS 2004, Q: 9th F: DNF 2003, Q: 6th F: DNF 2001, Q:17th F: DNF CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2001 Starts: 7 Finishes: 4 Best Race Finish: 2nd (2007) Best Qualifying: 2nd (2007) Average Race Finish: 3.8 Average Race Qualifying: 7.3 #7 RACE: 9TH US 2013: DNC TEAM: SCUDERIA FERRARI Kimi Raikkonen Date of Birth: October 17, 1979 Born: Espoo, Finland F1 Debut: 2001 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 1st (2007) 2013 Championship Finish: 5th Career Highlights: 2007 F1 World Champion, 2003, 2005 F1 World Championship runner-up, 2000 Formula Renault UK Champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 8th F: 9th 2013 United States GP, Did not compete Race Starts: 208 Race Wins: 20 First Race Win: 2003 Malaysian Grand Best Qualifying: 1st x16 CAR: F14 T Podiums: 77 First Podium: 2002 Australian Grand Last Podium: 2013 Korean Grand Championship Position: 12th Race Results: (7,12,10,8,7,12,10,10, DNF,11,6,4,9,8,12,9) Best Finish: 4th (Belgium) Average Race Finish: 9.0 Retirement Rate: 6.3% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 1 Race Qualifying: (11,6, 5,11,6,6,10,8,1 8,12,16,8,11,7,10,8) Best Race Qualifying: 5th (Bahrain) Average Qualifying: 9.6 Q: 8th F: 9th 2013, Did not compete 2012, Q: 4th F: 6th 2007, Q: 4th F: 4th 2006, Q: 9th F: DNF 2005, Q: 2nd F: DNS 2004, Q: 7th F: 6th 2003, Q; 1st F: 2nd 2002, Q: 6th F: DNF 2001, Q: 11th F: DNF CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2001 Starts: 7 Finishes: 4 Best Race Finish: 2nd (2003) Best Qualifying: 1st (2003) Average Race Finish: 4.5 Average Race Qualifying: 5.5

20 #22 RACE: 4TH US 2013: 10TH TEAM: MCLAREN-MERCEDES Jenson Button Date of Birth: January 19, 1980 Born: Frome, Great Britain F1 Debut: 2000 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 1st (2009) 2013 Championship Finish: 9th Career Highlights: 2009 F1 World Champion, 2011 F1 runner up, 1998 British Formula Ford Champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 4th F: 4th 2013 United States GP, Q: 15th F: 10th Race Starts: 264 Race Wins: 15 First Race Win: 2006 Hungarian Grand Best Qualifying: 1st x 8 Podiums: 50 First Podium: 2004 Malaysian Grand CAR: MP4-29 Last Podium: 2014 Australian Grand Championship Position: 7th Race Results: (3,6,17,11,11,6,4,11,4,8, 10,6,8,DNF,5,4) Best Finish: 3rd (Australia) Average Race Finish: 7.6 Retirement Rate: 6.3% DNF Mechanical: 1 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (10,10, 6,12,8,12,9,1 1,3,11,7,10,6,11,8,4) Best Race Qualifying: 3rd (Great Britain) Average Qualifying: 8.6 Q: 4th F: 4th 2013, Q:15th F: 10th 2012, Q: 12th F: 5th 2007, Q: 13th F: 12th 2006, Q: 7th F: DNF 2005, Q: 3rd F: DNS 2004, Q: 4th F: DNF 2003, Q: 11th F: DNF 2002, Q: 14th F: 8th 2001, Q: 10th F: 9th 2000, Q: 6th F: DNF CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2000 Starts: 9 Finishes: 5 Best Race Finish: 5th (2012) Best Qualifying: 3rd (2005) Average Race Finish: 8.8 Average Race Qualifying: 9.5 #20 RACE: 5TH US 2013: DNC TEAM: MCLAREN-MERCEDES Kevin Magnussen Date of Birth: January 5, 1992 Born: Roskilde, Denmark F1 Debut: 2014 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: N/A 2013 Championship Finish: N/A Career Highlights: 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 champion, 2011 British F3 Runner-up Last Round (Russia), Q: 11th F: 5th 2013 Russian GP Did not compete Race Wins: 0 First Race Win: N/A Best Qualifying: 4th 2014 Australian Grand Podiums: 1 First Podium: 2014 Malaysian Grand CAR: MP4-29 Last Podium: 2014 Australian Grand Championship Position: 10th Race Results: (2,9,DNF,13,12, 10,9,7,7,9,12,12,10,10,14,5) Best Finish: 2nd (Australia) Average Race Finish: 9.4 Retirement Rate: 6.3% DNF Mechanical: 1 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (4,8, 8,15,14,8,12,6,5,4,21,7,5,9,7,11) Best Race Qualifying: 4th (Australia, Germany) Average Qualifying: 9.0 Q: 11th F: 5th Debut in 2014 CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2014 Starts: 0 Finishes: 0 Best Race Finish: N/A Best Qualifying: N/A Average Race Finish: N/A Average Race Qualifying: N/A

21 #8 RACE: 17TH US 2013: 2ND TEAM: LOTUS F1 TEAM CAR: E22 Romain Grosjean Date of Birth: April 17, 1986 Born: Geneve, Switzerland, French national F1 Debut: 2009 European Grand Best Championship Finish: 7th (2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 7th Career Highlights: 2011 GP2 and GP2 Asia Series champion, 2010 Auto GP champion, 2007 F3 EuroSeries champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 15th F: 17th 2013 United States GP, Q: 3rd F: 2nd Race Starts: 61 Race Wins: 0 First Race Win: N/A Best Qualifying: 2nd x1 Podiums: 8 First Podium: 2012 Bahrain Grand Last Podium: 2013 USA Grand Championship Position: 14th Race Results: (DNF,11,12,DNF,8,8, DNF, 14,12, DNF, DNF, DNF, 16,16,15,17) Best Finish: 8th (Spain, Monaco) Average Race Finish: 12.6 Retirement Rate: 37.5% DNF Mechanical: 5 DNF Accident: 1 Race Qualifying: (20,15, 16, 10,10,14, 14,22,11, 14,14,15,17,13,16,15) Best Race Qualifying: 5th (Spain) Average Qualifying: 14.8 Q: 15th F: 17th 2013, Q: 3rd F: 2nd 2012, Q: 8th F: 7th CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2012 Starts: 2 Finishes: 2 Best Race Finish: 2nd (2013) Best Qualifying: 3rd (2013) Average Race Finish: 4.5 Average Race Qualifying: 5.5 #13 RACE: 18TH US 2013: 17TH TEAM: LOTUS F1 TEAM CAR: E22 Pastor Maldonado Date of Birth: March 10, 1985 Born: Maracay, Venezuela F1 Debut: 2011 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 15 (2012) 2013 Championship Finish: 18th Career Highlights: Spanish Grand victory 2012, 2010 GP2 champion 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 3rd Last Round (Russia), Q: 21st F: 18th 2013 United States GP Q: 17th F: 17th Race Starts: 74 Race Wins: 1 First Race Win: 2012 Spanish Grand Best Qualifying: 1st 2012 Spanish Grand Podiums: 1 First Podium: 2012 Spanish Grand Last Podium: 2012 Spanish Grand Championship Position: 19th Race Results: (DNF,DNF,14,14,15, DNS, DNF,12,17,12,13, DNF,14,12,16,18) Best Finish: 12th (Austria) Average Race Finish: 14.3 Retirement Rate: 25.0% DNF Mechanical: 4 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (21,16, 17,22,22,15, 17,13,20,18,20,17,16,18,22,21) Best Race Qualifying: 12th (Germany, Singapore) Average Qualifying: 18.4 Q: 21st F: 18th 2013, Q: 17th F: 17th 2012, Q: 9th F: 9th CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2012 Starts: 2 Finishes: 2 Best Race Finish: 9th (2012) Best Qualifying: 9th (2012) Average Race Finish: 13.0 Average Race Qualifying: 13.0

22 #6 RACE: 2ND US 2013: 9TH TEAM: MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 TEAM CAR: W05 Nico Rosberg Date of Birth: June 27, 1985 Born: Wiesbaden, Germany F1 Debut: 2006 Bahrain Grand Best Championship Finish: 6th (2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 6th Career Highlights: 2005 GP2 Champion British F3 Champion, 2002 Formula BMW ADAC Champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 2nd F: 2nd 2013 United States GP Q: 12th F: 9th 3 Race Wins: 7 First Race Win: 2012 Chinese GP Best Qualifying: 1st x 9 Podiums: 24 First Podium: 2008 Australian Grand Last Podium: 2014 Russian Grand Championship Position: 2nd Race Results: (1,2,2,2,2,1,2,1, DNF,1,4,2,2,DNF,2,2) Best Finish: 1st (Australia, Monaco, Austria, Germany) Average Race Finish: 1.9 Retirement Rate: 12.5% DNF Mechanical: 2 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (3,3,1,4,2,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,2,2,1,2) Best Race Qualifying: 1st (Bahrain, Monaco, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Japan) Average Qualifying: 1.9 Q: 2nd F: 2nd 2013, Q: 12th F: 9th 2012, Q: 17th F: 13th 2007, Q: 14th F: 16th 2006, Q: 21st F: 9th CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2006 Starts: 4 Finishes: 4 Best Race Finish: 9th x 2 (2013, 2006) Best Qualifying: 12th (2013) Average Race Finish: 11.8 Average Race Qualifying: 16.0 #44 RACE: 1ST US 2013: 4TH TEAM: MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 TEAM CAR: W05 Lewis Hamilton Date of Birth: January 7, 1985 Born: Tewin, Great Britain F1 Debut: 2007 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 1st (2008) 2013 Championship Finish: 4th Career Highlights: 2008 F1 World champion 2007 F1 World Championship runner-up, 2006 GP2 Champion British F3 Champion, 2005 F3 EuroSeries Champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 1st F: 1st 2013 United States GP, Q: 5th F:4th Race Starts: 145 Race Wins: 31 First Race Win: 2007 Canadian GP Best Qualifying: 1st x 35 Podiums: 67 First Podium: 2007 Australian GP Last Podium: 2014 Russian Grand Championship Position: 1st Race Results: (DNF,1,1,1,1,2, DNF, 2,1,3,3,DNF,1,1,1,1) Best Finish: 1st (Malaysia, Bahrain, China,Spain, Great Britain, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Russia) Average Race Finish: 1.5 Retirement Rate: 18.8% DNF Mechanical: 3 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (1,1,2,1,1,2, 2,9,6,21,22,2,1,1,2,1) Best Race Qualifying: 1st x2 (Australia, Malaysia, China, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Russia) Average Qualifying: 4.6 Q: 1st F: 1st 2013, Q: 5th F: 4th 2012, Q: 2nd F:1st 2007, Q: 1st F: 1st CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2007 Starts: 3 Finishes: 3 Best Race Finish: 1st x2 (2007,2012) Best Qualifying: 1st (2007) Average Race Finish: 2.0 Average Race Qualifying: 2.7

23 #21 RACE: 15TH US 2013: 13TH TEAM: SAUBER F1 TEAM CAR: C33 Esteban Gutierrez Date of Birth: August 5, 1991 Born: Monterrey, Mexico F1 Debut: 2013 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 16th (2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 16th Career Highlights: 2010 GP3 Series champion, 2012 GP2 Series 3rd, 2008 Formula BMW Europe champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 13th F: 15th 2013 United States GP, Q: 20th F: 13th Race Starts: 35 Race Wins: 0 First Race Win: N/A Best Qualifying: 8th 2013 Korean Grand Podiums: 0 First Podium: N/A Last Podium: N/A Championship Position: 20th Race Results: (12,DNF,DNF,16,17,DNF, 14,19,DNF,14,DNF,15,20,DNF,13,15) Best Finish: 12th (Australia) Average Race Finish: 15.5 Retirement Rate: 37.5% DNF Mechanical: 2 DNF Accident: 4 Race Qualifying: (22,12, 15,17,13, 17, DNS,17,19,16,13,20,15,14,15,13) Best Race Qualifying: 12th (Malaysia) Average Qualifying: 16.1 Q: 13th F: 15th 2013, Q:20th F: 13th CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2013 Starts: 1 Finishes: 1 Best Race Finish: 13th Best Qualifying: 20th Average Race Finish: 20.0 Average Race Qualifying: 13.0 #99 RACE: 16TH US 2013: DNF TEAM: SAUBER F1 TEAM CAR: C33 Adrian Sutil Date of Birth: January 11, 1983 Born: Grafelfing, Germany F1 Debut: 2007 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 9th (2011) 2013 Championship Finish: 13th Career Highlights: 2006 All Japan F3 champion, 2006 Macau Grand 3rd 2003 Formula 3 Euro Series runner-up Last Round (Russia), Q:14th F: 16th 2013 United States GP, Q: 16th F: DNF Race Starts: 125 Race Wins: 0 First Race Win: N/A Best Qualifying: 2nd 2009 Italian Grand Podiums: 0 First Podium: N/A Last Podium: N/A Championship Position: 17th Race Results: (11,DNF,DNF,DNF,16,D NF,13,13,13,DNF,11,14,15,DNF,21,16) Best Finish: 11th (Australia, Hungary) Average Race Finish: 14.3 Retirement Rate: 37.5% DNF Mechanical: 3 DNF Accident: 3 Race Qualifying: (13,17, 22, 14,16,18, 16,16,13,15,11,14,14,17,14,14) Best Race Qualifying: 11th (Hungary) Average Qualifying: 15.3 Q:14th F: 16th 2013, Q: 16th F: DNF 2007, Q: 21st F: 14th CAREER RUSSIAN GP STATS Debut: 2007 Starts: 2 Finishes: 1 Best Race Finish: 14th (2007) Best Qualifying: 16th (2013) Average Race Finish: 14.0 Average Race Qualifying: 18.5

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25 #27 RACE: 12TH US 2013: 6TH TEAM: SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM CAR: VJM07 Nico Hulkenberg Date of Birth: August 19, 1987 Born: Emmerich, Germany F1 Debut: 2010 Bahrain Grand Best Championship Finish: 10th (2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 10th Career Highlights: 2009 GP2 champion, 2005 Formula ADAC BMW champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 17th F: 12th 2013 United States GP, Q: 4th F: 6th Race Starts: 74 Race Wins: 0 First Race Win: N/A Best Qualifying: 1st 2010 Brazilian Grand Podiums: 0 First Podium: N/A Last Podium: N/A Championship Position: 8th Race Results: (6,5,5,6,10,5,5,9,8,7,DNF,10,12,9,8,12) Best Finish: 5th (Malaysia, Bahrain, Monaco, Canada) Average Race Finish: 7.8 Retirement Rate: 6.3% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 1 Race Qualifying: (7,7, 11,8,10,11,11,1 0,4,9,9,18,13,13,13,17) Best Race Qualifying: 4th (Great Britain) Average Qualifying: 10.7 Q: 17th F: 12th 2013, Q: 4th F: 6th 2012, Q: 6th F: 8th CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2012 Starts: 2 Finishes: 2 Best Race Finish: 6th (2013) Best Qualifying: 4th (2013) Average Race Finish: 7.0 Average Race Qualifying: 5.0 #11 RACE: 10TH US 2013: 7TH TEAM: SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM CAR: VJM07 Sergio Perez Date of Birth: January 26, 1990 Born: Guadalajara, Mexico F1 Debut: 2011 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 10th (2012) 2013 Championship Finish: 11th Career Highlights: 2010 GP2 runner up, 2007 British F3 4th Last Round (Russia), Q: 12th F: 10th 2013 United States GP, Q: 7th F: 7th Race Starts: 71 Race Wins: 0 First Race Win: N/A Best Qualifying: 4th x Bahrain Grand, 2012 Belgian Grand Podiums: 4 First Podium: 2012 Malaysian Grand Last Podium: 2014 Bahrain Grand Championship Position: 11th Race Results: (10,DNS,3,9,9, DNF, 11,6,11,10,DNF,8,7,7,10,10) Best Finish: 3rd (Bahrain) Average Race Finish: 8.5 Retirement Rate: 12.5% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 3 Race Qualifying: (16,14, 4,16,11,10,13,15,7,10,12,13,10,15,11,12) Best Race Qualifying: 4th (Bahrain) Average Qualifying: 11.8 Q: 12th F: 10th 2013, Q: 7th F: 7th 2012, Q: 15th F: 11th CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2012 Starts: 2 Finishes: 2 Best Race Finish: 7th (2013) Best Qualifying: 7th (2013) Average Race Finish: 9.0 Average Race Qualifying: 11.0

26 #77 RACE: 3RD US 2013: 8TH TEAM: WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING CAR: FW36 Valtteri Bottas Date of Birth: August 28, 1989 Born: Nastola, Finland F1 Debut: 2013 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 17th Championship Finish: 17th Career Highlights: 2011 GP3 champion, 2010, 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series 3rd Last Round (Russia), Q: 3rd F: 3rd 2013 United States GP, Q: 9th F: 8th Race Starts: 35 Race Wins: 0 First Race Win: N/A Best Qualifying: 3rd 2014 Bahrain Grand Podiums: 5 First Podium: 2014 Austrian Grand Last Podium: 2014 Russian Grand Championship Position: 4th Race Results: (5,8,8,7,5,DNF, 7,3,2,2,8,3,4,11,6,3) Best Finish: 2nd (Great Britain, Germany) Average Race Finish: 5.5 Retirement Rate: 6.3% DNF Mechanical: 1 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (15,18, 3,7,4,13,4,2,14,2,3,6,3,8,3,3) Best Race Qualifying: 2nd (Austria) Average Qualifying: 6.8 Q: 3rd F: 3rd 2013, Q: 9th F: 8th CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2013 Starts: 1 Finishes: 1 Best Race Finish: 8th Best Qualifying: 9th Average Race Finish: 8.0 Average Race Qualifying: 9.0 #19 RACE: 11TH US 2013: 12TH TEAM: WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING CAR: FW36 Felipe Massa Date of Birth: April 25, 1981 Born: Sao Paulo, Brazil F1 Debut: 2002 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 2nd Championship Finish: 8th Career Highlights: 2008 F1 World Championship runner up, 2006 F1 World Championship 3rd, 2001 Euro 3000 champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 18th F: 11th 2013 United States GP, Q: 13th F: 12th Race Starts: 207 Race Wins: 11 First Race Win: 2006 Turkish Grand Best Qualifying: 1st x 16 Podiums: 37 First Podium: 2006 European Grand Last Podium: 2014 Italian Grand Championship Position: 9th Race Results: (DNF,7,7,15,13,7,12, 4,DNF,DNF,5,13,3,5,7,11) Best Finish: 3rd (Singapore) Average Race Finish: 8.4 Retirement Rate: 18.8% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 3 Race Qualifying: (9,13, 7,6,9,16,5,1,15,3,6,9,4,6,4,18) Best Race Qualifying: 1st (Austria) Average Qualifying: 8.2 Q: 18th F: 11th 2013, Q: 13th F: 12th 2012, Q: 11th F: 4th 2007, Q: 3rd F: 3rd 2006, Q: 2nd F: 2nd 2005, Q: 10th F: DNS 2004, Q: 15th F: DNF CAREER RUSSIAN GP STATS Debut: 2004 Starts: 5 Finishes: 4 Best Race Finish: 2nd (2006) Best Qualifying: 2nd (2006) Average Race Finish: 5.3 Average Race Qualifying: 9.0

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28 #25 RACE: 13TH US 2013: 16TH TEAM: SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO Jean-Eric Vergne Date of Birth: April 25, 1990 Born: Pontoise, France F1 Debut: 2012 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: 15th (2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 15th Career Highlights: 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 runner up, 2010 British F3 champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 9th F: 13th 2013 United States GP, Q: 14th F: 16th Race Starts: 56 Race Wins: 0 First Race Win: N/A Best Qualifying: 6th 2014 Australian CAR: STR9 Grand Podiums: 0 First Podium: N/A Last Podium: N/A Championship Position: 13th Race Results: (8,DNF,DNF,12, DNF, DNF, 8, DNF,10.13,9,11,13,6,9,13) Best Finish: 6th (Singapore) Average Race Finish: 10.2 Retirement Rate: 25.0% DNF Mechanical: 2 DNF Accident: 2 Race Qualifying: (6,9, 14,9,21,7,8, 14,10.13,8,12,12,12,21,9) Best Race Qualifying: 6th (Australia) Average Qualifying: 11.6 Q: 9th F: 13th 2013, Q: 14th F: 16th 2012, Q: 14th F: DNF CAREER UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2012 Starts: 2 Finishes: 1 Best Race Finish: 16th Best Qualifying: 14th Average Race Finish: 16.0 Average Race Qualifying: 14.0 #26 RACE: 14TH US 2013: DEBUT TEAM: SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO Danill Kvyat Date of Birth: April 26, 1994 Born: Oufa, Russia F1 Debut: 2014 Australian Grand Best Championship Finish: N/A 2013 Championship Finish: N/A Career Highlights: 2013 GP3 champion Last Round (Russia), Q: 5th F: 14th 2013 United States GP, Debut in 2014 Race Wins: 0 First Race Win: N/A Best Qualifying: 8th 2014 Australian Grand Podiums: 0 First Podium: N/A Last Podium: N/A CAR: STR9 Championship Position: 15th Race Results: (9,10,11,10,14,DNF,DNF, DNF,9,DNF,14,9,11,14,11,14) Best Finish: 9th (Australia, Great Britain, Belgium) Average Race Finish: 11.3 Retirement Rate: 25.0% DNF Mechanical: 4 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (8,11, 12,13,12,9,15, 7,9,8,10,11,21,10,12,5) Best Race Qualifying: 5th (Russia) Average Qualifying: 10.8 Q: 5th F: 14th Debut in 2014 UNITED STATES GP STATS Debut: 2014 Starts: 0 Finishes: 0 Best Race Finish: N/A Best Qualifying: N/A Average Race Finish: N/A Average Race Qualifying: N/A

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30 Round 17 - Texas Grand I Recent Champions 29 RECENT WORLD DRIVERS' CHAMPIONS Year Driver Nat Constructor Wins Poles Points 2013 Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull Jenson Button GBR Brawn Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren Kimi Räikkönen FIN Ferrari Fernando Alonso ESP Renault Fernando Alonso ESP Renault Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari Mika Häkkinen FIN McLaren Mika Häkkinen FIN McLaren Jacques Villeneuve CAN Williams Damon Hill GBR Williams Michael Schumacher GER Benetton Michael Schumacher GER Benetton Alain Prost FRA Williams Nigel Mansell GBR Williams Ayrton Senna BRA McLaren Ayrton Senna BRA McLaren Alain Prost FRA McLaren Ayrton Senna BRA McLaren Nelson Piquet BRA Williams Alain Prost FRA McLaren Alain Prost FRA McLaren Niki Lauda AUT McLaren Nelson Piquet BRA Brabham Our proud platinum partners 1982 Keke Rosberg FIN Williams Nelson Piquet BRA Brabham

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