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Originally Posted by Sodemo
The weight is the most important factor for me, this is where the cars can look slow and lumbering is in the slower corners and on direction change. I know for a long time the cars weighed about 500kg, then in the 90s went to 600kg. Not sure what they weigh now but I believe it’s knocking on for 800kg.
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Yes, 795kg sadly.
685kg with all the current safety features and a 3L V10 with KERS with a smaller cars and smaller/lighter wheels and tires would be perfectly possible.
With a wider car a few kilo's more. Unfortunately we will never going to see those weights no more because of the choices made on drivetrain, car and wheel/tire size.
Imagine that, the new generation ultra fast cars that are able to follow one another like we haven't seen in more than two decades. Ultra fast in the fast corners due to ground effects and much more nimble in the slow ones because 110kg lighter weight. Add to that a nice sounding V10 that all teams can afford and that runs on 100% sustainable fuel. You'd have the perfect F1 car. Oh well....