News Details

Minimum car weight increased

To compensate for the heavier tyres to be used this season, the FIA has increased the minimum car weight by 6kg. Article 4.1 of the Technical Regulations (pdf) issued on January 24, states that: 'The weight of the car, without fuel, must not be less than 722kg at all times during the Event'. However, Article 4.3 also states that: 'The weight limits specified in Articles 4.1 and 4.2 will be adjusted up or down according to any differences (rounded up to the nearest 1kg) between the total set and individual axle set weights respectively of the 2016 and 2017 dry-weather tyres. It is understood that the difference between the 2016 tyres and their wider 2017 counterparts work out to just over...
Full Story »
8y ago from Pitpass.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Minimum car weight increased for 2017 F1 season

Formula 1's minimum car weight has been officially increased by another...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Bigger tyres force FIA to tweak minimum weight for 2017

 XPB Images Pirelli's wider tyres and the extra bulk it has...
8y ago from F1i.com

Making F1 great again - 2017's technical rule changes

If you haven’t heard already (although I’m sure you have),...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Understanding how 2017 tyres will respond a 'huge...

Understanding how Pirelli's 2017 tyres will respond has been a 'huge...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Renovated IMS museum reopens with all-new displays

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum reopened on Wednesday following a...

New livery revealed for Kyle Larson's Indy 500 / Coke...

Kyle Larson will be attempting to compete in IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans bags the big game on Safari

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin claimed their maiden Safari Rally Kenya...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal 'make approach' for £17.5m midfielder...

Arsenal supposedly make an approach to sign Juventus midfielder Khephren...
23m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Mikel Arteta provides injury updates on 3 Arsenal...

Arsenal find themselves in a difficult spot on the defensive front due to...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'He will have something to prove' - Emmanuel Petit...

Pundit Emmanuel Petit has warned Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti to be...
13m ago from SportsKeeda.com

UEFA issue Antonio Rudiger and Kylian Mbappe ban...

UEFA have punished Real Madrid duo Antonio Rudiger and Kylian Mbappe with...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.