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F1 teams put 80kg of weight behind their drivers for 2019
The Formula 1 Commission has voted favourably on a plan to split car and driver minimum weights for 2019. Following an F1 Strategy Group meeting in London on Thursday, unanimous consent for the introduction of the new minimum weight rule for this season was not reached, thus differing its application to 2019. The FIA raised the overall minimum weight of the 2018 cars by 6kg to 734kg to compensate for the introduction of the Halo cockpit safety device. The limit includes the driver but not fuel. Tech F1i: The birth of a Formula 1 car – the design process The 2019 rule will separate car and driver weight however, and allocate a 80kg minimum weight to the driver. Drivers who weigh in under...
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