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They are doing that with the current driver plus car weight limit. This was introduced in the 90s IIRC. However there is still some benefit to being lighter due to the ability to 'tune' the car with ballast.
The cars used to be significantly lighter and all drivers required ballast in the car. KERS has meant that this isn't quite true now and next years rules make the situation even worse.
Ballast in the driver, not car? Is there a safety issue here? Can't think of one, but it might be better to place the ballast in the car. Still could be done to the 90kg you suggest. Perhaps you stipulat where in the car, or driver the ballast had to be. To stop lead bum implants.
Are there other benefits to the current car plus driver? It is just one rule (that can be broken leading to disqualification), whereas you'd have two rules car minimum and driver minimum weight. Shouldn't make a difference, but it might have save a few?
Quite like the idea.
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