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Former Formula One champion Nigel Mansell has slammed the proposed weight limits on the drivers terming the proposal as a disgraceful discrimination against the large drivers.
“It’s wrong … they’re not jockeys. In years gone by, we didn’t have traction control or power steering. You had to be a strong driver and there were a lot of strong drivers. If you had this weight limit, they wouldn’t have been able to drive cars many years ago or they would have driven with great difficulty, “Mansell said.
“So I think get the weight limit up a bit, make some cars carry some ballast so that the bigger drivers don’t suffer as much,” he added.
The weight limits were proposed to be introduced next season due to the introduction of the new engines, which are heavier than anticipated. The current weight limit for the driver and the car is set at 642kg and will rise by 48kg in 2014 but the extra weight will be compensated by the new engines leaving the heavier drivers in vain if the new limits come into existence.
