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Jackimo1999 wrote: RR3G&#039;hamO. wrote: Jackimo1999 wrote: RR3G&#039;hamO. wrote: Interestingly Formula E cars are 350 pounds heavier than Formula 1. Formula E total weight including driver 1764 Lbs or 800Kg. They're not comparable weights. The F1 minimum weight excludes fuel but Formula E includes it I don't know if that Formula E weight is with empty battery or not, it didn't say in the bit that I read, it did have the weight of the battery alone too.

Are the two really comparable in their current states? Formula E is still an infant where F1 has been around for a long time. You would lose more weight off the tires than the battery. It's not zero, but it's nothing to be concerned about. I expect that what we would see if we compared the two is that the F1 car would start heavier and finish lighter. The minimum weight for Formula E as specified in Section 5.1 of the 2016-2017 technical regulations is 880 kg (including the driver). The same section states that the weight of the batteries cannot exceed 230 kg.

The minimum weight for Formula 1 as specified in Section 4.1 of the 2017 technical regulations is 728 kg (including the driver but not including fuel). The maximum weight of fuel a car can carry is 105 kg as specified in Section 30.5 of the 2017 sporting regulations.

A Formula 1 car with full fuel is only 833 kg compared to 880 kg for Formula E. So an F1 car starts and finishes lighter than a Formula E car (assuming F1 teams actually have cars close to the minimum weight).