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F1 carbon trend about more than just weight saving

Much of the Mercedes F1 W14's bodywork is plain carbon Formula 1 is currently witnessing a trend where teams are including more bare carbon into their liveries. Initially done for weight savings under the sport's new for 2022 regulations, things have now progressed and the considerations are now more broad. New technical rules introduced last year saw cars increase from 752kg in 2021 to initially, 775kg. Speedcafe.com revealed that figure was set to increase further still and finally landed on 798kg following a last-minute 3kg addition. Even still, teams were struggling to get down to the minimum weight, forcing them to pull every trick in the book to shed the kilos. Even being just three...
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