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Originally Posted by Taxi645
But I suspect we will end up with something like:
Front: 255/670/16, rear: 370/670/16
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It seems you are on the money. Well called!
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One way that the slimming down of F1 car weight could be helped a lot would be the move to smaller tyres, with it understood that the 16-inch wheels are being seriously considered.
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...ight/10528768/
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There is talk of the wheelbase being trimmed back by 20cm (from 3600mm to 3400mm), with the width being reduced by 10cm (from 2000mm to 1900mm). This would still be wider than the narrow cars of 2016 which were just 1800mm wide.
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This (GP2-sized F1 cars) seems a sensible compromise.
It seems the front overhang will also be significantly shortened.
A render proposed by the FIA:
