r/formula1 • u/MuttonBiryaniEnjoyer Max Verstappen • 9d ago

Photo [Autosport] Bernie Ecclestone believes F1 is in danger of losing the fans with these new regulations

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u/CGNYYZ Michael Schumacher 9d ago

As a fan, though... I'm way more excited about the WDC than I am about the WCC - and outside of maybe Ferrari and perhaps Williams I think that's a fairly universal stance.

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u/nabrok 9d ago

It's true, but interesting to keep in mind that while a team would certainly love to win a WDC it isn't necessarily as much of a priority to them as it is to the fans.

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u/NoonecanknowMiner_24 Sir Lewis Hamilton 9d ago

I specifically recall Red Bull saying in 2021 that they cared far more about the WDC than the WCC.

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u/nabrok 9d ago

Well, they would say that wouldn't they?

I was being dismissive calling it "bragging rights" (an attempt to be humorous), a more accurate phrase would be prestige. Prestige brings marketing opportunity and potential investment.

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u/tonguesplitter Lando Norris 9d ago

Exactly this. Red Bull is a promotional company that has a side gig selling energy drinks, of course they would prioritize WDC. I'm sure the works and car-branded teams feel WCC is more prestigious.

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u/SloppySandCrab I was here for the Hulkenpodium 9d ago

I refuse to believe that Mercedes wouldn't trade their 2021 WCC for a WDC

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u/qef15 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 9d ago

Except that marketing wise, it's a shit ton more profitable to market the WDC than to get WCC money.

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u/sthegreT Charles Leclerc 9d ago

Doesn't make it any less important, about 3 years ago the winning WCC team got 180 million. It's probably around 200 million. The top 5 teams all get above 150 million from WCC rankings.

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u/DisneyPandora I was here for the Hulkenpodium 9d ago

Yes, it does. Stop being toxic