The new points system announced by the FIA today would have altered the shape of this year's Formula One World Championship for Constructors with four teams finishing the season in different positions.  BAR would have finished 7th in front of Jaguar Racing while Toyota would have finished 9th ahead of Minardi.

For DHL Jordan Honda the margin by which it finished in front of BAR and Jaguar would have been much higher.

The top six positions would have been the same, though Ferrari's winning margin over Williams would have been smaller and the number of points awarded to all the teams much higher.  It is particularly noticeable that the team's further down the order sharing only a few points between them will now have greater differences and therefore the possibility of tying on equal points is much reduced.