Team vs Driver: Which comes first and why is Ferrari different

Formula 1 has 11 teams, each with over a thousand employees, covering everything from engineering and PR to management and more. Every year, that team works together to create the best car so their two drivers can fight for the Constructors’ Championship title, a culmination of the team effort.

Yet there’s another side of the coin. Of course, each F1 driver is racing for the team; every driver would love to win the Constructors’ Title and celebrate the hard work paying off. However, they also covet the Drivers’ title; many see it as more valuable. It’s a chance to write their names into F1 history, joining the handful of drivers who can say they are a World Champion. Two drivers can’t win the title, leaving teammates fighting tooth and nail for victory since the sport’s inception.