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How Red Bull are putting their RB18 on an extreme diet

Analysis To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool In recent weeks, Helmut Marko has repeatedly said that a World Championship cannot be won with an overweight car. F1 paddock rumours place the RB18's weight up to 15kg over the FIA's minimum limit of 798kg. It is obvious that the Milton Keynes-based outfit are working hard to try to make the RB18 lighter – something that Dr Marko has openly acknowledged. This process is certainly not easy due to the constraints of the budget cap, but is absolutely necessary. The FIA's recent decision to allow the use of metal stays connected to the rear extremities of the floor to prevent it from bending also helps in this respect. Simply...
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