The potential benefits of losing the F1 constructors' title

As the battle continues to rage over the F1 2021 drivers' championship, teams up and down the grid are turning their attentions to the prize money attributed to each position in the constructors' standings. But F1's sliding scale rules governing wind tunnel and CFD use will soften the blow for those who miss out on the top places

Jake Boxall-Legge Nov 25, 2021, 4:22 PM

Upd: Nov 25, 2021, 4:29 PM

Two rounds, eight points. 2021's thrilling Formula 1 season has so far spanned 18 countries and around 5800 kilometres of racing across nine months of heated competition – and just one hypothetical sixth-place finish separates Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton with two races remaining.

Whatever happens at the Jeddah and Yas Marina circuits, this season will live long in the memory as one of F1's greatest title fights. It'll also be up there as one of the most tempestuous title battles, one largely fought by the F1 equivalents of two football dads hurling abuse at each other in between barking orders from the touchline to their children. But we're still living through history.

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Author Jake Boxall-Legge

Jake Boxall-Legge Autosport’s Technical Editor. Having studied Automotive Engineering with Motorsport at the University of Hertfordshire, West Country-born Jake's original ambition was to design racing cars. During a year between studies in which he accidentally rekindled a love of writing, he took up a Master's in Motorsport Engineering at Oxford Brookes. Halfway through his master's year, he was offered a place on the Autosport Academy, conducting occasional freelance duties before becoming the press officer for Formula 2 and GP3 in 2018. Autosport offered him a return to the fold later that year to serve as its Technical Editor. His voice appears on a number of videos and podcasts, and can often be found writing about terrible Formula 1 cars in excruciating detail. In his spare time, Jake enjoys baking and blames his failure to make it past the Great British Bake-Off interviews on his tenuous grasp on choux pastry. His dream is to open a brunch cafe - and his willingness to make outrageous puns in inappropriate situations has earned him the contempt of his colleagues.