{"id":150971,"date":"2025-09-18T01:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/150971\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T01:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:15:10","slug":"f1-news-how-mclaren-can-win-constructors-championship-at-baku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/150971\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: How McLaren can win constructors\u2019 championship at Baku"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMcLaren has their first shot at securing the 2025 constuctors’ championship this weekend in Azerbaijan. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n

After 16 rounds, McLaren holds a commanding 617 points to Ferrari\u2019s 280, a gap of 337. With eight races left and a maximum of 389 points still available, that advantage will become unassailable if the team outscores Ferrari by nine points or more on Sunday.<\/p>\n

A title at Baku would mark McLaren\u2019s second consecutive constructors\u2019 crown and 10th overall, moving the team into outright second on the all-time list behind Ferrari\u2019s 16.<\/p>\n

It would also be the earliest a constructors\u2019 title has ever been secured, coming with seven races to spare and eclipsing Red Bull\u2019s benchmark of six to spare set in 2023.<\/p>\n

The simplest route to the championship is a repeat of their season-long dominance. A race win combined with a second- or third-place finish would put the result beyond doubt, regardless of Ferrari\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

McLaren has already claimed 12 victories and seven one-two finishes this year, making another double podium a realistic expectation.<\/p>\n

Mercedes and Red Bull remain mathematical contenders but face even steeper odds.<\/p>\n

Mercedes trails by 357 points and must outscore McLaren by 12 to stay alive, while Red Bull sits 378 points back and needs to claw back 33 points \u2013 a scenario that would require a double podium and a rare scoreless weekend for McLaren.<\/p>\n

The papaya squad has not failed to score since the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix, a streak spanning 54 races.<\/p>\n

Clinching the title at Baku would underline one of the most commanding seasons in F1 history and secure McLaren the largest share of the sport\u2019s prize pool, worth an estimated $90 million based on current revenues.<\/p>\n

Even if the championship remains open beyond Azerbaijan, McLaren\u2019s overwhelming lead means a second successive crown would be virtually assured at the next round in Singapore.<\/p>\n

For now, all eyes are on Baku, where the papaya team can cap a season of relentless dominance with an early place in the record books.<\/p>\n

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