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F1 compromises on 3kg increase in minimum weight – report
With only Alfa Romeo said to have stayed at the minimum weight, the F1 teams have reportedly compromised on a 3kg increase. Last week as the Formula 1 cars took to the Circuit de Catalunya for the opening group shakedown Auto Motor und Sport reported that some of the teams were struggling to lower the weight of their new 2022 cars. Although this year the minimum weight is up to 795 kilograms, a 43kg increase, the new 18-inch tyres and the stiffer suspensions are making life difficult for the teams. According to one team boss 'some of the cars are two digits above the minimum weight'. Red Bull revealed that they were one of those teams. The team's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko told...
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