Alpine has revealed that its A523 F1 car is below the minimum weight limit of 798kg - and thus can benefit from ballast placement ⚖️ Full story ⬇️
Teams have long used ballast to optimise weight distribution from track to track, although in recent years with the hybrid cars it has proved harder for them to get below the minimum limit in order to take advantage of it.
“We've had a very aggressive weight reduction programme,” said technical director Matt Harman. “And it's really pleasing to be able to say that the car will be underweight this year. “And yeah, we've taken a large number of kilograms off the car, which now gives us a nice ballast number that we can use for weight distribution. So that's very good.”The rules originally called for a reduction in the limit to 796kg for 2023, before it was agreed to move back to 798kg.
Nonetheless, he explained that the team can still gain an advantage from ballast, where tactical positioning can be to the car's benefit. "The rear suspension is a big change for us. We changed concepts, we've come from a pullrod rear suspension to a pushrod for quite a few different reasons.
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