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Pre-Sakhir analysis - driver weight a hot topic
Though this year’s Bahrain round will be a night race for the first time, the debate over driver weights continued in the paddock at Sakhir on Thursday after suggestions in Malaysia that some of the heavier racers are dehydrating themselves right up until the end of qualifying in order to minimise their weight. At 59 kg Williams’ Felipe Massa is believed to be the lightest driver currently, and at 75 kg Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg and Sauber’s Adrian Sutil, who are both tall, the heaviest. The drivers’ racing kit - flameproof underwear, socks, gloves, balaclava, boots, helmet and HANS device - adds around 4-5 kg. Last year Giedo van der Garde found his...
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