F1 cars need "a diet" – why the FIA will resist team demands on minimum weight

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    The FIA will not comply with the demands of Formula 1 teams to increase the minimum car weight for 2026 - stressing that the championship needs a “diet”.
    F1 will introduce a new set of regulations for the forthcoming campaign and one area of change is the car chassis, with the minimum weight reducing from 800kg to 768kg.
    It is a drastic change and thus expected to be an early ...Keep reading
     

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