Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes are all significantly over the 798kg weight limit, while Alfa Romeo’s approach changed ahead of the new season to ensure they kept weight to a minimum. Brand-new technical regulations were introduced ahead of this year as a ground effect aerodynamic philosophy came into effect in the hopes of promoting closer racing. The tyres were also enlarged, and the changes have collectively made the cars significantly heavier than they were last year. READ: Mercedes were ‘quite happy’ prior to Hamilton getting knocked out of Q1 in Jeddah Such were the difficulties of keeping the weight down that the FIA had to increase the limit to 798kg from the initial 795kg...
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