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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The entire point is to keep developmental costs down; you can absolutely shave off some weight, but doing so increases engineering and developmental costs and encourages the uses of more expensive materials.

Do that, and you’ll lessen the number of teams and make it even harder for new teams to enter the sport. Which is obviously bad for the sport.

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