Listen to this article F1’s new technical regulations for 2022 resulted in a weight increase from 752kg to 795kg, caused by the new 18-inch wheels and improved safety features on the chassis. But teams have been struggling to meet the minimum weight target, partly due to the use of heavier than expected standard parts such as wheel covers. It has caused some to resort to stripping back paint on their liveries in a bid to save weight. Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said in Bahrain that his “best guess” was that both his team and Red Bull were “probably the most overweight” out of the top 10 cars. After losing out to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in Bahrain, Max Verstappen scored Red Bull’s first win of the year in Saudi Arabia last weekend after seeing teammate Sergio Perez score pole position. But Red Bull advisor Marko acknowledged the RB18 car was running overweight, and that it had to focus on reducing this figure to remain comp …