F1 weight

There is quite a lot of things that affects the weight of an F1 car, including gear ratio, weight distribution, amount of fuel and length of wings. According to former F1 driver Martin Brundle, his Zakspeed F1 car in 1987 is so heavy that it made him lose 2s to the leading driver at that time. It is widely thought that the weight of a F1 car can amount to up to 6 seconds on an average track. This is because for every kg more in the car, it greatly increases grip and thus making handling and getting up to speed in the straights more difficult. The sheer amount of effort needed to execute a chicane gradually increases. The mass of the the driver also affects the speed of the car, especially on highspeed circuits like Monza and AVUS. This is because any extra kg in the cockpit means that there is more downforce, which is a nuisance in the high speed straights. The engine used is also very important, as the Ferrari V16 used in 1994 was so much more heavier than the Renault V8 even though that they have genuinely the same amount of power, the heavy engine disrupt the weight balance so much that Jean Alesi's 13 seconds lead to Michael Schumacher was cut to nought in 5 laps!