P1racenews AI automatic summary:
F1 Prize Money: McLaren beaten by THREE rivals despite winning 2025 title
“Despite McLaren winning both F1 championships in 2025, they were only the fourth-best paid team on the grid, with Ferrari taking home the biggest chunk of the prize money.
F1 owners Liberty Media have released their annual financial report, showing record revenues of $3.9 billion in 2025, thanks to their strategic marketing efforts like the Netflix series Drive to Survive.
Ferrari earned roughly $277.7m as the top prize money recipient, followed by Mercedes with $230.7m and Red Bull with $202.9m, leaving McLaren in fourth place with $165.8m.
Prize money is calculated based on the previous year’s championship results, explaining why McLaren took home less despite winning in 2025.
With changes in the 2021 Concorde Agreement, all F1 teams are now eligible for a share of the prize money pot, with performance-related payments also in place for the top teams.”
