News Details

Ocon welcomes new minimum driver weight

Esteban Ocon has welcomed a new minimum limit on the weight of the drivers, saying it will allow him to build up more muscle. Standing at 1,86m, the Frenchman is one of the tallest drivers competing in Formula 1. As such he has to keep his weight low, and ultimately cut down on muscle mass, in order meet the current weight requirements. Next year, though, there will be a new minimum weight of 80kgs for the driver and his seat with lighter drivers required to carry ballast under the seat. Speaking about the new limit, Ocon told RaceFans: 'That's good. 'I'm the tallest [driver]. I’m not the heaviest. I have margin on that. It’s going to be good to build up much more.' Being tall has...
Full Story »
7y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Tall Ocon happy with minimum weight rule

Being tall is a bad thing for an F1-driver, and Esteban Ocon has had to...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Esteban Ocon lays blame for Lap 1 retirement at Kimi...

Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Force India's Esteban Ocon says he felt...
7y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Esteban Ocon blames Kimi Raikkonen for first lap crash

Force India's Esteban Ocon has blamed Kimi Raikkonen for the...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Mercedes give up on Ricciardo?

Toto Wolff has distanced Mercedes from a move for Red Bull star Daniel...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Johann Zarco ‘thinking about how to stay' with...

Johann Zarco admits he is “thinking about how to stay” at LCR Honda...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Fabio Quartararo aims to ‘get back to the top'...

Fabio Quartararo revealed that his number one priority is to "get...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Santino Ferrucci issued post-race penalty but keeps...

The NTT IndyCar Series has issued a penalty to the #14 entry of Santino...

Louis Foster reveals likely cause of scary 180MPH...

On lap 84 of Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix, Louis Foster was involved in...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Co-driver dies after crash during Jim Clark rally in...

Roberts, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene near Duns in the Scottish...
1w ago from TheGuardian.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Joan Garcia transfer: La Liga 'turns down' Arsenal,...

Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia reportedly gives the green light to join...
36m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Ian Wright urges 'top player' to join and 'help...

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has named a player he'd love to see his former...
46m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Official: Arsenal confirm the departure of English...

Arsenal have officially confirmed that winger Raheem Sterling will leave...
56m ago from CaughtOffside.com

'As quick as that' - Arsenal legend claims PL star is...

Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman has named Alexander Isak as Arsene...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.