why is there a minimum weight requirement in Formula 1? Wouldn’t teams be incentivized to lessen the weight of their cars for faster speeds?
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Yes, and that’s exactly the problem
The drivers would try to lose weight to go faster, the teams may be tempted to reduce weight in ways which reduce strength or safety
The weight limit avoids those things while maintaining a more level playing field
Also, the cars can actually get too fast to the point *that* becomes unsafe. Most regulation changes in F1 relate to reducing the speed. Then the teams find ways to get faster and the FIA introduces new regulations again to slow them down a bit more
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