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Webber lambasts F1′s current minimum weight rules

Mark Webber has added his own criticisms of Formula One’s current weight restrictions to those of his fellow ‘big’ drivers. Webber, who weighs 22lbs more than his Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel, has added his voice to those of other tall drivers, such as Jenson Button and Paul di Resta, who have criticised the current minimum weight limit in Formula One, which they believe unfairly disadvantages those drivers that are naturally larger and have already lost all the weight that they safely can. The issue of drivers weight reared its head earlier this week in Korea, after reports surfaced that Nico Hulkenberg had missed out on a 2014 seat with McLaren because at 11st 9lb and 6ft...
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