F1 Team Budgets: Which Teams Got the Best Value for Their Money in 2015?

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Published: December 11, 2015

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Over the last two years, more than ever before, Formula One has embraced efficiency. With the introduction of hybrid V6 engines, teams are battling to get the most performance from a (relatively) small amount of fuel.

When it comes to the amount of money spent to obtain that performance, though, any notion of efficiency quickly disappears in the rear-view mirror.

In 2015, F1 teams collectively spent approximately €2.6 billion to go racing, according to Business Book GP's figures, as published in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo (h/t Crash.net). Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren each supposedly spent more than €400 million over the course of the season.

Of course, nailing down exact budget figures is difficult in the highly secretive world of F1. Still, Budget Book GP's numbers provide interesting data points with which to compare the teams.

Now that the season is over, there are plenty of lists and awards being handed out for the best this or the most that. This list is slightly different, ranking the teams based on their spending efficiency. As we did during the summer break in August, we ranked the teams based on the amount of money they spent per point scored.

If you read last year's efficiency rankings, you might have noticed that the top three teams are the same this season: Mercedes, Williams and Force India. Not coincidentally, those teams all use Mercedes power units—the most efficient engine on the grid, but also the cheapest, per well-connected F1 journalist Joe Saward.



As you can see, despite having one of the largest budgets in the sport, Mercedes still spent the least amount of money per constructors' point. That is what happens when you score 703 out of a possible 817 points over the course of the season.

Ferrari, third in the midseason rankings, fell just behind Force India, as the Silverstone-based team ha...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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