Mercedes and Williams Were the Most Efficient Teams in the 2014 Formula 1 Season

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Published: November 27, 2014

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In Formula One, like other professional sports, having a larger budget than your rivals can give you an advantage on the field of play or, in this case, the race track.

However, outspending the competition is not a guarantee of success. Some teams spend their money more efficiently than others, while some can spend a lot of money with few positive results to show for it.

During F1's summer break, we ranked each team by the amount of money they spent per point scored in the constructors' championship. At that time, Mercedes and Force India came out on top in terms of value for money.

Now that the season is over, we are going to revisit the table to see what changes have occurred since midseason.

Remember, the budget figures are only estimates, but they do provide a starting point for comparison between the teams.



The second half of the season played out much like the first—Mercedes won every race after the summer holidays, except the Belgian Grand Prix. Therefore, it is not a surprise that, despite a large budget, the Silver Arrows came in at the top of the efficiency scale (the same happened last year with Red Bull, following their dominant season).

The only change in the order of the teams from the summer break to the end of the season is Williams moving into second place, just ahead of Force India. Again, this is not really a surprise—Williams had a very strong finish, while Force India struggled to maintain their pace from the first half of the season.



At the other end of the rankings, it may seem hard to believe, but Lotus performed worse in the second half of the season than they did in the first. In fact, after scoring eight points in the first six races, they managed just two in the last 13 grands prix (last year, the team from Enstone was second in the rankings, just behind Red Bull).

Despite scoring two points on a limit...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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