F1 Drivers and their weight
Through the course of development in F1 racing, there has been much discussion about F1 drivers and their weight – and how the weights as well as other aspects of the size of the drvier can affect the outcome of the race by impacting the skill that is used while taking part in the race. There have been many drivers that through the course of the seasons, as well as through the course of their career have taken measures to decrease their weight – and of course, other drivers that have not.
There are many drivers that have taken this weight loss to the extreme, suffering from malnutrition and dehydration close to a race, trying to reduce the weight as much as possible throughout the duration of the race. Throughout the series of F1 racing, there had never been issues before that could possibly affect the health of the drivers that are taking part in the race and therefore, it became essential to address the problem. It was hard however, to convince drivers, as many drivers were seeing increased results from the lowered weight. There was one driver that had chosen not to partake in this weight loss, Mark Webber from Team Red Bull, who finished below the other drivers, even the other driver on his team that had chosen to take part in the weight loss.
Of course, a driver with a lower weight, and a driver with a higher weight, driving the same car is going to see an advantage in the driver with the lower weight. This is natural, but drivers need to become aware that this not the way to increase the chances of winning, without repercussions on the health.