[[Fil:Lewis Hamilton October 2014.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Lewis Hamilton]], den forsvarende [[Formel 1 verdensmestre|verdensmester]].]]
[[Lewis Hamilton]] er forsvarende verdensmester,<ref>{{cite news|title=Lewis Hamilton wins world championship in Abu Dhabi|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30168481|first=Andrew|last=Benson|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=23. november 2014|access-date=23. november 2014|archive-date=26. oktober 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026081205/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30168481|url-status=live}}</ref> mens hans hold, [[Mercedes-Benz i Formel 1|Mercedes]], er forsvarende vindere af konstruktørernes mesterskab.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/10/hamilton-wins-rosberg-errs-mercedes-clinch-constructors-title-in-sochi/|title=Hamilton wins, Rosberg errs, Mercedes clinch constructors' title in Sochi|first=James|last=Allen|work=James Allen on F1|publisher=[[James Allen (journalist)|James Allen]]|date=12. oktober 2014|access-date=14. oktober 2014|archive-date=17. oktober 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017074841/http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/10/hamilton-wins-rosberg-errs-mercedes-clinch-constructors-title-in-sochi/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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