Paddy Lowe fears the increasing weight of the 2018 Formula 1 cars threatens to lose the pure spirit element of the sport and feels the current generation of cars have endurance traits. The permitted number of engine components has been reduced for the 2018 F1 campaign – with only three combustion engines, MGU-H and turbochargers units each and just two MGU-K, energy stores and control electronics units allowed per driver for the whole season – which has place an extra emphasis on ensuring reliability and longer mileage from the power units for all teams. But Lowe feels the major concern for F1 car developments has been the increase in overall minimum weight of cars which has...
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