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Hamilton: Lighter F1 cars could help drivers 'fight harder'
Lewis Hamilton advocates significantly lowering the minimum weight of Formula1's cars in the future, a move that would improve the racing according to the Mercedes driver. Over the past few seasons, the minimum weight of F1's cars has gradually increased, with the hike often pegged to annual technical changes such as wider tyres or the addition last year of the mandatory halo. Cars must now weigh in at a minimum of 740kg - including driver and ballast, but without fuel. That’s a 135kg increase compared to the 605kg limit that was in force a decade ago in 2009. New weight rules allowed Hamilton to binge on snacks! Hamilton wants F1 to go on a diet and insists the topic has been put...
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