Aldo Costa was recruited from Ferrari,[9] as were Geoff Willis from the now-defunct HRT F1 Team and Mike Elliott from Lotus F1.

This was evidenced in the Bahrain and Spanish Grands Prix, where Nico Rosberg qualified on pole for both races, but went on to finish them in ninth and sixth places respectively.

In Hungary, Hamilton secured his first win for the team after starting on pole position, he managed his tyres without any of the early season trouble he had faced.

India and Abu Dhabi came as the 2 venues for the team's final podium finishes after difficult races in Singapore, Korea and Japan-where Hamilton suffered his first retirement of the season.

Nico Rosberg inherited 2nd place in India when Webber retired and he finished 'best of the rest' in 3rd behind the 2 Red Bulls in Abu Dhabi.