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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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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Among other reasons, minimum weight incentivises teams to innovate in other areas like fuel consumption, aerodynamics, suspension, tyre wear, power train, etc.

If they didn’t have a minimum weight restriction they could neglect the other areas of the car’s performance and just make the care slight as possible.

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