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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Formula 1 is all about restriction, it’s about making the absolute best out of a rule-set – that is the “formula”.
Weight has a massive impact on performance of the cars, with no minimum weight the cars would be too fast and would incentivise development on weight reduction rather than other innovation.
This in turn potentially has an impact on adherence to safety regulations, but primarily it’s about the cars becoming too fast – which is a constant battle for the regulators to keep the races safe.
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