Meeting F1's aggressive, reduced weight limit looks set to remain one of the key battlegrounds in the early part of 2026

75 years ago this week, when Giuseppe Farina roared across the finishing line to win the first world championship grand prix at Silverstone, he did so in an Alfa Romeo 158 weighing – depending on fluids and which sources you use – between 650 and 700kg.

Williams team boss James Vowles believes that most F1 teams will put overweight cars on track in Barcelona at the end of the month.