F1's 2026 cars carry a new 768kg weight floor, and drivers must separately meet an 82kg minimum. The post-race scale checks both — and disqualifications follow when a car misses it.

George Russell took pole in Barcelona with a 1:14.679, edging Lewis Hamilton by 0.064s, while Charles Leclerc crashed in Q3 and will start tenth after repeatedly calling himself 'ashamed.'