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F1 agrees to raise fuel allowance for 2019 season

The FIA has confirmed rule tweaks for next year’s technical regulations, following Tuesday’s meeting of the Strategy Group in Paris. Formula 1’s Strategy Group met with the championship’s CEO Chase Carey and FIA President Jean Todt, with the post-2020 engine regulations also on the agenda. It was agreed that from 2019 the fuel allowance for each car in race trim will be raised again from 105kg to 110kg, enabling drivers to use full power at all time, and alleviating the requirement to save fuel. The limit was raised from 100kg to 105kg for 2017, coinciding with the introduction of faster cars that led to higher fuel consumption. The weight of the car will be...
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