The 2024 Constructors’ Championship was determined within the last race of the yr, with McLaren and Ferrari battling till the checkered flag. The British crew arrived at Yas Marina with a 21-point lead over their rivals, and regardless of Oscar Piastri being taken out by Max Verstappen on the first nook, the second and third locations secured by the Ferrari drivers weren’t sufficient to overhaul the “papayas,” who triumphed due to Lando Norris’s victory.
This was the 67th Constructors’ Championship. Established in 1958, eight years after the class’s inception, it was launched to acknowledge not solely drivers but in addition the producers and designers of the automobiles.
The crew with probably the most Constructors’ Championships in historical past is Ferrari, adopted by McLaren, Williams, and Mercedes. Pink Bull, then again, is just in sixth place. Beneath is the official rating.
For drivers, excelling of their particular person championship is paramount, however each crew aspires to win the Constructors’ Championship, not just for the benefit it gives the next yr but in addition as a result of the title comes with a better financial reward. Whereas the precise distribution of prize cash in F1 is confidential, a dependable estimate will be made primarily based on publicly obtainable data.
In keeping with the Concorde Settlement, the contract governing the championship, the prize pool for groups equals 50% of F1’s industrial rights income. Nevertheless, groups don’t at all times obtain the total 50%, as past a sure income threshold, Method 1 administration’s share share will increase. For instance, in 2022, F1 generated $2.57 billion in income, with a prize pool of $1.157 billion, roughly 45%.
Moreover, funds aren’t distributed equally: Ferrari, for example, receives an additional cost of about 5% attributable to its historic significance, having participated in each season since F1’s debut in 1950. There are additionally bonuses for previous successes, resembling championship wins, with estimates suggesting bonus funds account for about 25% of the pool, leaving the remaining sum for different groups.
Based mostly on these estimates and final yr’s knowledge, the 14-point distinction that price Ferrari the championship disadvantaged the Maranello crew of a further $9 million to make use of subsequent season. Nevertheless, wanting on the constructive aspect of ending second general, this rating not solely determines the prize cash but in addition the wind tunnel time allotted to every crew. The nearer a crew is to the highest of the standings, the much less time they’ve obtainable for automotive improvement. Subsequently, Ferrari can have extra wind tunnel time than Andrea Stella‘s crew, permitting them to arrange for 2025 with even better dedication.
Dec 21, 2024
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