Tall Formula One drivers like Red Bull racer Mark Webber work hard to keep trim to help the car stay as close to the minimum weight as possible. "Everyone asks me why I look so skinny but you have to be skinny because it's to your advantage to be as light as possible," he said.
Webber weighs in —
Tall Formula One drivers like Red Bull racer Mark Webber work hard to keep trim to help the car stay as close to the minimum weight as possible. "Everyone asks me why I look so skinny but you have to be skinny because it's to your advantage to be as light as possible," he said.
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All F1 drivers are weighed throughout the race weekend as the car and driver must meet a minimum weight of 642 kilos - in 2014 this will rise to 690 kilos to take account of the heavier engines. Here Red Bull's world champion Sebastian Vettel faces a public weighing in India.
Public weighing —
All F1 drivers are weighed throughout the race weekend as the car and driver must meet a minimum weight of 642 kilos - in 2014 this will rise to 690 kilos to take account of the heavier engines. Here Red Bull's world champion Sebastian Vettel faces a public weighing in India.
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The 2009 world champion Jenson Button stays super fit by competing in triathlons but says he has struggled to meet F1's weight limit for the last three years.
In shape but on the limit —
The 2009 world champion Jenson Button stays super fit by competing in triathlons but says he has struggled to meet F1's weight limit for the last three years.
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There has been speculation that Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg missed out on a top seat in 2014 because at 1.84m he brings a greater weight disadvantage to a team than a smaller driver.
Too much bulk on the Hulk? —
There has been speculation that Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg missed out on a top seat in 2014 because at 1.84m he brings a greater weight disadvantage to a team than a smaller driver.
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Space is at a premium in an F1 cockpit as Caterham driver Giedo Van Der Garde - another of the taller drivers on the grid - finds out in his seat fitting for the 2013 car.
Slim fit —
Space is at a premium in an F1 cockpit as Caterham driver Giedo Van Der Garde - another of the taller drivers on the grid - finds out in his seat fitting for the 2013 car.
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Trainer Carlos Corell (left) keeps Van Der Garde on a strict diet and fitness regime to help the Dutch racer maintain his weight. "If you want to be in F1 you have to train harder than the rest, you have to take care of the diet more than the rest," Corell says.
Eat, train, drive —
Trainer Carlos Corell (left) keeps Van Der Garde on a strict diet and fitness regime to help the Dutch racer maintain his weight. "If you want to be in F1 you have to train harder than the rest, you have to take care of the diet more than the rest," Corell says.
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