I’m reading about their slender and low muscle mass body frame consistent with every driver to maximize performance. Will they not benefit from bigger size to sustain the g force?
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Every KG is worth around 5 hundredths or .05 seconds
That doesn’t sound like a lot, but in F1 that’s can be the difference between being on pole or 3rd place.
The drivers have to remain lean to reduce the weight of the car, but balance having the strength and stamina to last a race and handle the G-force
In the 80s being a bigger guy like Nigel Mansell was a bigger deal because they didn’t have power steering back then, but now weight is far more important.
Nico Rosberg said the difference between getting pole on Lewis was the couple of pounds he dropped in his legs by stopping cycling that year.
F1 drivers these days are incredibly fit and the type to do marathons for fun.
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