Afteralltherecentsuccessofpreviousseasons,theRB11turnedouttobeabitterpilltoswallow.AlthoughtheRenaultenginesweretostayforalittlewhilelonger,thiswastobethelastcartobebadgedassuch.DanielRicciardoandDaniilKvyatdrovetheRB11,butduetoitbeingdrasticallyunderpoweredandlackinginreliabilitywhencomparedtoMercedesandFerrari,theTeamwereonlyabletosecurethreepodiums.