Rival teams “played games” with FIA to raise F1 weight limit

F1 switched to all-new technical regulations for 2022, with cars designed to be both safer and easier to follow by others.

In order to accommodate the increased weight from the change to 18-inch wheels, the added safety features and some heavier standard parts, the minimum weight limit of a car plus driver was increased from 792 to 795kg for this season.

But teams still struggled to stay below the weight limit and after pre-season testing some outfits voiced their concerns…