The 2022 F1 cars are reported to be the heaviest of all time, according to reports. Cars must now weigh at least 795 kg, which is more than 40 kg heavier than the 2021 cars. This is the mandatory weight of 2022 cars without fuel, which adds another 110 kg under racing conditions.
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The FIA regularly updates the minimum weight requirements for the coming season. Originally it was planned to set the minimum weight at 775 kg, but later another 20 kg was added.
Next year’s cars will be 43 kg heavier than current generation cars with the same engine power. This is the largest weight gain in sport since the introduction of the V6 hybrid turbo drive in 2014, when weights increased by 48 kg.
In the period from 2009 to 2019, the weight of the car increased by an incredible 138 kg. Also noteworthy is the fact that cars now have to finish the race distance without refueling, which was standard in the older generation of F1.
Lewis Hamilton once commented on the overall increase in vehicle weight, saying that making cars heavier is not in line with the sport’s vision of making racing more sustainable. The Mercedes world champion said:
“I don’t particularly understand why we get heavier when all the talk about sustainability and sport is going in that direction. As you get heavier and heavier and heavier, you use up more and more energy so that the feeling isn’t necessarily going in the right direction or the right thought process. The lighter cars were more manoeuvrable, were nowhere near as big, and so in racing it was better to maneuver the car. “
It remains to be seen whether the additional weights will affect the lap times on the track.
F1 cars of 2022 promise better aerodynamics and closer races
The new generation F1, due to be unveiled before the 2022 season, will feature better aerodynamics to supposedly allow closer races. The FIA says current cars, that is, starting in 2021, will lose about 35% of their downforce when they are about three car lengths behind another car. That loss percentage increases to almost 50% when it is about a car length behind. The proposed regulatory changes for 2022 promise to reduce these numbers to 4% and 18% respectively due to a redesign of the aerodynamics.
As a result, the drivers can follow one another very closely due to the lack of downforce, which enables more overtaking maneuvers.
Although it’s unclear how the new cars will behave, ex-Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas claims they feel “about the same” when driving in a simulator. He said:
“But the overall feeling, at least from the Sim, wasn’t that different. We can’t simulate other cars chasing the track and the like, but it’s not much different. Maybe they have a little less downforce, but as I said, that will change. ”
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All teams, including Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari, hope that the new cars will suit the driving style of their respective drivers.
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