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Jun.12 – FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali admit that Formula 1 cars are too heavy.
The minimum car-plus-driver weight has skyrocketed with the move to hybrid power units from around 600kg in 2010 to almost 800kg in 2023.
« Also the bigger wheels, they’re quite a bit heavier as well, » world champion Max Verstappen said. « So that for me goes in the wrong direction.
« When you jump back in an old car, you definitely feel the difference in how agile an old car was. Before 2010 they were even lighter, right?
« But I don’t know what we can do about turning it around, » he added.
A good step in the right direction, however, is that the FIA is at least acknowledging that it is a problem.
« We need a lighter car, » Ben Sulayem told motorsport-total.com. « It will be difficult to achieve, but everyone wants it.
« I come from motorsport where lighter cars are safer and don’t use as much fuel. So I’m applying pressure because I come from rallying, where there’s nothing worse than having a heavy car, » the FIA president added.
The heavy electric elements of the power unit regulations are only ramping up for 2026 and beyond, but Domenicali agrees with the FIA chief that it’s a good opportunity to try to lower the minimum weight.
« One of the points that is discussed again and again is the weight, » said the Italian, who admits that heavy cars are « not really in the nature of Formula 1 ».
Average weight of F1 cars from 1950 to 2023
| Year | Average F1 Car Weight (kg) |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 750 |
| 1955 | 700 |
| 1960 | 550 |
| 1965 | 530 |
| 1970 | 550 |
| 1975 | 575 |
| 1980 | 590 |
| 1985 | 540 |
| 1990 | 500 |
| 1995 | 595 |
| 2000 | 605 |
| 2005 | 605 |
| 2010 | 600 |
| 2015 | 690 |
| 2020 | 746 |
| 2023 | 800 |
| 2026 | ? |
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