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These days they don't use lead, but mostly tungsten[1] or more exotic materials.
[1]: https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/f1-technique-the-secr...
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I know you're being sarcastic but they used to put the added weights in downforce-benefiting places such as the nose but they are now required to have 80kg in the seat + driver so the weight was forced to move there for regulation practicality.
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No. OP is completely wrong and has zero understanding of car dynamics. They put weights in F1 cars to get them to the regulated minimum weight.
Car (dry weight I believe) + driver + weight > minimum.
There is no advantage to adding dead weight in a car. The disadvantage can be minimized by using very dense metals that minimize their impact on the car's moment of inertia.
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