Listen to this article F1 switched to all-new technical regulations for 2022, with cars designed to be both safer and easier to follow by others. In order to accommodate the increased weight from the change to 18-inch wheels, the added safety features and some heavier standard parts, the minimum weight limit of a car plus driver was increased from 792 to 795kg for this season. But teams still struggled to stay below the weight limit and after pre-season testing some outfits voiced their concerns to the FIA. In the end all parties reached a compromise to add another 3kgs to the minimum height, raising the limit to 798kg. Even despite that extra concession, it is believed most teams are still above the new limit, with the likes of Red Bull and Mercedes introducing upgrades at last weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola aimed at slimming the car down. …