The Footwork FA15 was a

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car with which the

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team competed in the

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. The number 9 seat was taken by

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and the number 10 seat was taken by

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. The team never employed a test driver and did not have a main sponsor.

Design

The FA15 used the Ford HBE7/HBE8 3.5-litre V8 engine, the same engine used on the McLaren MP4/8 from the previous season.

Race history

The FA15 was very competitive in the early races of the year: Morbidelli qualified sixth in

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, Fittipaldi finished fourth in

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(where Morbidelli retired from fifth), and Fittipaldi qualified sixth and ran fifth in

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before he suffered a gearbox failure, whilst Morbidelli qualified seventh. But after that, the team's performance began to suffer, with Morbidelli only finishing four races in the entire season and Fittipaldi frequently finishing outside the points. However, the team still managed the occasional good performance. Morbidelli ran well in

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, whilst Fittipaldi finished sixth, only to be disqualified due to being underweight. In

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the cars finished fourth and fifth, with Morbidelli scoring a point in

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and qualifying a strong eighth in Jerez for the European GP. The team finished 9th in the Constructors' Championship, with nine points, a respectable performance. Fittipaldi left Formula One at the end of the season, and was replaced by

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for

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Livery

After three-years with the traditional red ribbon Footwork livery, the livery was changed by retaining the same white base colour with a unique combination red and blue pattern design livery. For the remainder of the season, the yellow bit was added.

Design

Race history

Livery

Complete Formula One results

References

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