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Mercedes: F1 weight a ‘problem' for teams to solve
Should the F1 teams be allowed to tackle the thorny issue of car weight by themselves? Image: XPB Mercedes technical director James Allison has called on F1 and the FIA to make it the problem of the teams to tackle the thorny issue surrounding the ballooning weight of the sport's cars. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem both recently expressed their concern that car weight was an issue that needs to be brought under control. The minimum car weight this year is 798 kilograms, a staggering 200kg more than the cars of just 15 years ago. Over time, with advances in technology such as the power unit, the addition of the halo, and the latest aerodynamics which have...
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