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Jolyon Palmer, the 2014 GP2 Series champion, made his race debut in Melbourne. Īfter having taken over the Lotus team, Renault introduced a new driver-line up. Gutiérrez returned to competition after spending a season as Ferrari's test and reserve driver.
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He signed with the newly formed Haas F1 Team for 2016, where he was joined by former Sauber driver Esteban Gutiérrez. Romain Grosjean left Lotus at the end of the 2015 season. The driver line-ups saw a couple of changes prior to the 2016 season and three more while the season was underway. Rio Haryanto (left), Jolyon Palmer (center) and Pascal Wehrlein (right) made their Formula One debuts with Manor, Renault and Manor respectively. Despite the acquisition and the retirement of team founder Peter Sauber, the team continued to use the Sauber identity. Sauber underwent a change in ownership in the week prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix, with the team being purchased by Longbow Finance. The team underwent a management reshuffle following the resignation of team principal John Booth and sporting director Graeme Lowdon. The team adopted the formal name of "Manor Racing MRT" and switched from Ferrari to Mercedes power, with the team upgrading to a 2016-specification engine after having used a year-old Ferrari engine in 2015. Marussia applied for their team name to be changed to Manor Racing, a request granted in January 2016. The team used the type 060 power unit used by Ferrari teams in 2015 after Ferrari received approval from the World Motor Sport Council to supply year-old engines. Meanwhile, Scuderia Toro Rosso returned to using Ferrari power units, as they had done prior to the start of 2014, after Renault announced that they would no longer supply customer engines. Team principal Christian Horner named Renault's partnership with Mario Illien and his company Ilmor as a reason for staying with the manufacturer. The team continued using Renault engines, but they were rebadged as TAG Heuer. The former formally ended their nine-year partnership with engine supplier Renault at the end of the 2015 season, with the team citing the lack of performance from the Renault Energy-F1 2015 engine as a leading factor in the change. īoth Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso underwent changes regarding their power unit supply. Lotus's participation in the 2016 season was in question pending the resolution of a High Court case brought against the team by HM Revenue and Customs over unpaid PAYE tax.
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Renault returned to Formula One as a full factory-supported team after they purchased Lotus from Genii Capital, the venture capital firm they had originally sold the same team to in 2010, and supplied engines to up until the end of 2014. Dallara had last participated in Formula One as the chassis manufacturer for HRT in 2010. The team used power units supplied by Ferrari and a chassis developed by Dallara. Haas F1 Team, a team formed by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owner Gene Haas, joined the Formula One grid, becoming the first American team to compete since the unrelated Haas Lola team competed in 1986. Several team changes took place before the season began. Lotus ( E23 Hybrid pictured top) were purchased by Renault ( R.S.16 pictured bottom). Teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.
#2016 f1 season review drivers
The following teams and drivers took part in the 2016 Formula One World Championship. 5.4 World Constructors' Championship standings.5.3 World Drivers' Championship standings.Ferrari finished third overall, a further seventy points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes successfully defended their title for the second consecutive year, beating Red Bull Racing by 297 points.
Rosberg announced his retirement from the sport shortly after winning the title.
In doing so, Rosberg followed the success of his father in 1982 and became the second son of a champion to become champion himself, a feat previously achieved by Damon Hill in 1996. With nine wins and seven other podiums, Rosberg beat teammate and defending World Champion Lewis Hamilton by five points. Nico Rosberg won his only World Drivers' Championship title in the final race of the season. The European Grand Prix was also revived, with the event visiting a new circuit in Azerbaijan's capital city, Baku. The calendar similarly expanded, with the return of the German Grand Prix. Renault returned to the sport as a constructor after a four-year absence following their takeover of Lotus prior to the start of the season. The 2016 season saw the grid expand to twenty-two cars with the addition of the Haas F1 Team entry. Mercedes successfully defended their World Constructors' title.
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