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Originally Posted by Swiss
Surely the change of direction comment will only be relevant if the wheight is at the extreme edges of the car.... not down the centre?
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By direction change I mean the whole weight of the car going round a corner, the position of the weight on the car (to the side or in the centre like you said) will change how quickly the chassis can react in roll, which is a different thing entirely
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Originally Posted by Swiss
Also as I understood it, F1 cars are made as light as possible so the can ballas the car out... e.g. putting weight in the relevant places to tune the car?
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Yeah thats right adding weight is fine to change the balance of the car, but as soon as you go over the minimum weight limit you are potentially slowing the car down. Why do we have a minimum weight limit and not a maximum one? Because a lighter car will always be faster
Most B4's for example are overweight without any lead in them, so making them heavier is just reducing their potential cornering performance.