The first of these is the minimum weight limit, with many outfits having struggled to meet the original target of 795kg.
This was well up from 2021’s 752kg limit from last season due to a combination of factors, including but not limited to new safety structure requirements, specification wheels and covers, plus an increase in the weight of the tyres.
It appears that most of the grid has struggled to meet this target heading into the first race of the season, with only Alfa Romeo and McLaren reportedly on or near it.
As a consequence, the teams lobbied the FIA for a small increase in the minimum weight, which has now been raised by 3kg to 798kg. The overweight teams argued that increasing the weight prevented them spending a lot of money in trying to make their cars lighter.
Those that are on or close to the original limit will be afforded the option of placing ballast around the car. Those outfits that are some way from meeting the target will equally have less of a disadvantage.
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