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How McLaren or Ferrari may finish their F1 Constructors’ Championship dry spell
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How McLaren or Ferrari may finish their F1 Constructors’ Championship dry spell

By Miles Cooper December 4, 2024
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The 2024 F1 Constructors’ Championship has been considered one of, if not probably the most thrilling the game has seen for the previous 15 years. The forwards and backwards between McLaren and Ferrari has culminated in only a 21-point hole between the groups heading into the season finale in Abu Dhabi.

As such, for the primary time since 2009 — when Brawn GP surprised the world — a group not named Mercedes-Benz or Purple Bull will see their model etched onto the trophy come Sunday.

McLaren (who granted are Mercedes-powered) head into the evening race on the Yas Marina Circuit with a lead that was considerably eaten into only a week earlier in Qatar. Lando Norris’ final gasp and completely brutal 10-second stop-and-go penalty value the Woking-based outfit a probable second-place end. The controversial name could have value Norris a thirteenth podium of the season, however in an try to deal with the positives for McLaren, it did a minimum of promote teammate Oscar Piastri to 3rd.

In the meantime, the penalty may have felt like birthday and Christmas items wrapped in a single for Ferrari, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz raking in one other 26 factors for the Scuderia. The Monegasque’s 18 factors additionally narrowed his hole to Norris within the race for runner-up within the driver standings to only eight — not the outcome both driver will doubtless be too phased about, however an accomplishment nonetheless.

Sadly for Ferrari, historical past favors the Mercedes-powered McLaren underneath the intense lights in Abu Dhabi. In 15 races on the circuit, a prancing horse-powered automobile has but to complete increased than second — a feat that they’ve achieved for 2 years on the trot.

How McLaren or Ferrari may finish their F1 Constructors’ Championship dry spell

Christian Horner, Workforce Principal, Purple Bull Racing, Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing, 1st place, Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing, the Purple Bull Racing group have a good time victory within the race and securing the 2023 Constructors title

Photograph by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Pictures

All in all, Purple Bull has claimed seven wins on the monitor powered 3 times by Renault and 4 by Honda, whereas the Silver Arrows have six wins to their title, and each McLaren-Mercedes and Lotus-Renault (now Alpine) have completed on the highest spot as soon as.

There are a number of methods wherein McLaren may seal the deal in Abu Dhabi — the only being successful the race and thus guaranteeing the group 25 factors. In the end, 24 factors or extra from Norris and Piastri can be sufficient to make sure they win no matter how Leclerc and Sainz carry out, as per F1.

After all, if the wheels metaphorically fall off for Ferrari in Abu Dhabi, a title win could possibly be finalized for McLaren with fewer factors. Conversely, ought to the McLarens have a weekend to neglect and never rating a single level, Ferrari would wish to complete a minimum of 22 factors to be topped champions.

Ought to Norris and Piastri safe a championship for McLaren, it might mark the primary for the group in both of their drivers’ lifetimes — with their most up-to-date having are available 1998 because of Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen. Moreover, this potential ninth title would convey them degree with Williams for the second most in F1 historical past.

A win for Ferrari can be their seventeenth so far and their first since 2008, secured by Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa.

If this wasn’t sufficient trivial trivia information for F1 followers — no matter whether or not McLaren or Ferrari wins the crown, the victor can even be solely the third group to perform this feat since 2000 with out having additionally gained the driving force championship that very same season.

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