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Marko admits 'weight is a problem' for Red Bull's RB18

Helmut Marko says Red Bull Racing's new RB18 is overweight, an issue the Austrian hopes will be resolved by a late change to F1's minimum weight regulations for 2022. Since the start of Formula 1's hybrid era in 2014, the FIA has steadily increased the minimum weight of Formula 1's cars. It now stands at 795kg excluding fuel. But teams typically design their cars to be underweight and then add ballast to comply with the minimum weight requirement. However, this year's wholesale changes - especially the introduction of 18-inch wheels – have led to significant challenges for each team's design department. Marko reckons the majority of the teams' designs that were rolled out in Barcelona...
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