As part of the overhaul of the technical regulations ahead of the 2022 season, the minimum weight was increased by 752kg to 795kg due to the switch to heavier 18-inch wheels and improvements in safety measures.
But meeting this weight proved to be a significant challenge for teams in designing their new cars, and continued to cause headaches through pre-season testing in Barcelona and Bahrain.
Consensus was reached among teams to increase the minimum weight of the cars by 3kg ahead of the new season, pending approval from the F1 Commission and the World Motor Sport Council before next week’s race in Bahrain.
The FIA’s head of single-seater matters, Nikolas Tombazis, explained on Saturday to select media in Bahrain that standard components proving heavier than expected meant the weight increase was needed to ensure teams were not penalised for something out of their hands.
“The issue with the weight is that certain standard components turned out to be a bit heavier than…
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