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Originally Posted by wnut

I guess you can also blame the cars for not fitting on the circuits
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A 1961 Ferrari 156 F1 weighs 460 kg, has a wheelbase of 2300mm a width of 1396mm and a length of 4060 mm.

The 2018 Merc W09 weighs 733 kg, has a wheelbase of 3823mm a width of 2000mm and a length of 5700mm.

Percentage increases, weight 59%, wheelbase 66%, width 43%, and length 40%.

Road car comparison

1966 Mini weighs 942 kg, has a wheelbase of 2035 mm a width of 1410 mm and a length of 3054mm.

2018 Discovery Sport SE weighs 1785 kg, has a wheelbase of 2741 mm a width of 1724 mm and a length of 4599 mm.

Percentage increases, weight 89%, wheelbase 35%, width 22%, and length 51%.

Sorry but comparing a Mini to a Discovery Sport??? Not even apples to oranges, that's apples to cows.