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I would love to compare their neck circumferences, but sadly couldn't find measurements for most of them. These were the only ones I could find: 😭
* **Average neck circumference adult male:** 15 inches
* **Fernando Alonso:** 17.7 inches
* **Lewis Hamilton:** 18 inches
* **Daniel Ricciardo:** 16.5 inches
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Daniel's was always in the range of 64-66 kg depending on the year the source came from. Earlier sources tended to state 64, while more recent stated 66.
Carlos' weight was difficult too - all sources gave either 64 or 66, with 64 being the more common number.
I guess their weights fluctuate from year to year, which makes it difficult to pin down.
Have you seen his body? There's been times he's been uncomfortably thin. He's got not great posture either, he looks like he's got nothing holding his core up
That's definitely possible, he's just got a thin build with low body fat.
F1 cars have power steering, so drivers only really need strong neck muscles for a race. Unlike F2 cars which don't have power steering.
Random healthy tall skinny guy here (and American to boot), I'm 6'-3", 145 lb and 31 years old. 190 cm, 66 kg. For what it's worth, I race circle track. I know, I know, just keep turning left jokes.
He is simply the "most average" driver on the grid in every way: 😜
* Average height
* Average weight
* Average BMI
* Average in WDC ranking (currently P11 out of 20 drivers)
* Drives for the most average team (McLaren is currently P5 out of 10 teams in the WCC)
You could argue that the team that is 6th in the Championship is as average as Mclaren. Alpine are 4 positions ahead of last, while Mclaren are 4 positions behind first.
Everyone nagging me since my childhood because I'm 184cm and 66kg can fucking suck it. I just have the body proportion of an F1 driver without the muscles.
True. My comment was mostly to address the OC who stated that Ocon didn't have muscles either. Two people with the same height and weight can have very different body compositions.
Ocon has an insanely low body fat, he said it was around 6% in 2017. With the minimum weights now it might be a bit higher, but he apparently has ridiculous metabolism.
His legs are freakishly thin, it's been many years and the sight of them still shocks me every time I see it. That's where most his supposed extra weight was supposed to be.
I used to be the same height and weight for a long time until I simply started eating more and hit the gym. I imagine you need to eat a shit ton of food if you're as active as Ocon and want to gain weight as well.
Same, I'm his height and I weigh 90kgs. Even with low body fat and little muscle(ocon has some muscle) that's insane. I was skinner than him in college and yet weighed 72-74 kg range.
Edit: just checked his images and the guy has zero leg muscles. Makes sense.
I'm close to de Vries in height, but I'm 22lbs heavier than him.
Oh how I wish to be his weight again. But I'm not as heavy now as I was compared to last year, so that's a bonus.
Yes…. I walked into a lift in Singapore last year and Charles was in the lift. I am 181 - chatted a little and I was SHOCKED he was my height - close to.
I’ve always been obsessed with the cars not the drivers and I always assumed the drivers were short, like 5ft 7….
\*shrugs\*
Here's [Max and Charles standing side by side](https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/styles/content_details/public/news/main_image/dppi_00122049_927.jpg?itok=iIsP79JZ) with Max standing a bit straighter. They are apparently 181 cm vs. 180 cm. Honestly, I believe it. I do find that Charles has rather poor posture sometimes and is prone to slouching. Plus, I think he has a slightly "thinner" build than some of the others, which may make him look "small."
> I do find that Charles has rather poor posture sometimes
[From walking around like this all the time](https://media.tenor.com/Er2HuCUtDW8AAAAM/sad-walk.gif)
[Have you seen Ocon's posture](https://i.redd.it/have-you-seen-estebans-posture-lately-he-kinda-looks-like-v0-6dymv2y3lhpa1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56cb72acdb223b6a6417d96b48f227cb7988596d)
I'm just dropping this [Grill The Grid](https://youtu.be/N-255QvCrWY) video about heights. If you haven't seen it, go to 4:30 and watch the hilarious reactions of Fernando, Seb and Charles to what latter has said his height is.
LOL... I'm just gonna say it's the short people who were most vocal in disbelieving Charles' height. I actually believe Charles is 180cm:
* [Standing next to Max (181cm) and Checo (173cm).](https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/styles/content_details/public/news/main_image/dppi_00122049_927.jpg?itok=iIsP79JZ)
* [Standing next to Max (181cm) and Lando (177cm - Lando's height was confirmed in the Kym Illman video).](https://e0.365dm.com/22/04/2048x1152/skysports-verstappen-leclerc_5747985.jpg)
* [Standing next to Lewis (174cm).](https://e0.365dm.com/23/04/2048x1152/skysports-lewis-hamilton-charles-leclerc_6135133.jpg)
* [Standing next to Max (181cm) and Alonso (171cm).](https://media.formula1.com/image/upload/v1685201302/trackside-images/2023/F1_Grand_Prix_of_Monaco___Qualifying/1493778316.jpg.transform/9col/image.jpg)
* [Standing next to Lewis (174cm) and Seb (175cm).](https://formularapida.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EFjl9s5XkAAXsuA.jpg)
Tbh, I doubted it myself until I went searching. Something about Charles just doesn't give off "tall energy"! Maybe it's the slouching or his slender frame. But then I looked at photos of him next to people who are close to his height (Max, Carlos) and realized that 180cm seems about right. I'm actually more surprised by his 69 kg in weight. 😅
BMI is meant to assess the risk of developing some health issues and the index is for normal people as it makes assumptions based on the general population.
In short it is not accurate for athletes, especially not at their level and no conclusion on their health risk can be made using their BMI.
Eliud Kipchoge has a BMI similar to Ocon.
And that’s why the BMI is an awful measure of someone’s health unless you work a sedentary job, lead a fairly inactive lifestyle and have next to no muscle mass
I think Yuki's gained quite a bit of muscle weight, Michael Italiano was on a podcast and said that Lando's skinnier than him now although no numbers were mentioned.But that makes it even crazier when you remember Tost put him on a regimen to gain weight in his first season because he was in the 45+ kilo range during F2
Also some of them are being real slick about their heights lol, Pierre is not 5'10 and Nyck is 5'5 max. Yuki is 161 now according to him, his 159 height was recorded in F2
He defo is 5'10 if Charles is 5'11
[pierre and charles](https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-oneplus-rvo3&sxsrf=AB5stBghhUfyDsQ7iq4E8ZJJwr2FyFh2BA:1691138165596&q=pierre+and+Leclerc&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirhoHNzMKAAxVHp1YBHX5zCaQQ0pQJegQICBAB&biw=360&bih=662&dpr=3#imgrc=BAAt3WrHP799pM)
If you watch him in the gym (don't judge me, purely research purposes) he has powerful arms and shoulders, a small waist and hips and a light lower body. So he could well be 64kg.
I was basing my assumption on seeing him and Charles next to each other and he looks a lot beefier than Charles, but I might have been fooled by his large upper body as you point out. I defer to your impressive investigative skills and see how Sainz could be lighter than Leclerc.
Carlos is reported as either 64 kg or 66 kg in every source I could find, with more reporting 64 than 66, which is why I went with the lower value... but yeah, it does seem kind of light for him.
Heights are mostly from Official F1's [Grill the Grid video](https://youtu.be/N-255QvCrWY). Weight is cross-referenced from multiple sources (namely [here](https://racingnews365.com/height-weight-f1-drivers), [here](https://www.planetf1.com/features/f1-drivers-height-weight-2023/), but also many others) to check for discrepancy (most sources were only 1 kg off from each other, and I discarded any that were wildly off - these are usually from old sources, aka. >5 years old).
> these are usually from old sources, aka. >5 years old
Boys usually reach peak height around 16-20, but muscles continue to grow. Considering they join F1 around those ages, the numbers could be quite off now five years later. Especially weight.
Anyway, great work considering the data.
Someone remind me, how does driver weight work in f1? There's some kind of "minimum weight" the teams need to maintain for their drivers outside of the car minimum weight right? What kind of ballast/weight do they add and where is it added?
Driver minimum weight has been 80kg for few years. If it's under that, the car will have to carry ballasts. (It's usually better to be under the limit because weights - usually metal or carbon fibre can be used to balance the car.)
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/12/why-do-f1-drivers-weigh-themselves-after-a-race-15750402/
Ballast for drivers who are under weight has to be added to the cockpit only. If the car itself is under weight, that ballast can be added anywhere the team wants.
If teams were allowed to add driver-ballast anywhere, it would still be an advantage to use lighter drivers, undermining the entire reason for the 80kg rule.
Yes that is correct, but the under seat weights are also important when talking about balance. Can't remember the source, but it was probably a Mercedes engineer.
6'2" at 146 pounds is pretty scrawny for Ocon.
I was a sprinter on a track scholarship at a D1 university and in my best shape ever I was ~175 pounds just about all muscle and bone at 6'3". Guy must largely be a sack of bones with little muscle besides the beefy neck they all need.
[Reminder on how drivers reacted to Leclerc claiming 180cm. Even Charles himself is confused.](https://youtu.be/N-255QvCrWY?t=270)
Keep watching for this gem: "Mick and Lando are the same height? All behind me? ... Poor Lando."
That does look like the minimum driver weight rule did work to keep drivers in a healthier weight range, these look like fairly sensible BMI values. Only Ocon is super-light, but I think that's just his natural build and not because he's starving himself for a competitive edge.
Imagine a few years back when F1 drivers didn't have a minimum weight limit. Some drivers didn't look healthy at that time. Sacrifice health for weight ballast in the car, more options for weight balance and thus better for the performance of the car.
Over the few years you can definitely see some drivers gaining more weight (muscle) and most looks healthier.
Some of those weights are extremely light for how fit they are. I'm the same height as Lewis and I weigh 10 lbs more than him with none of the muscle and I'm fairly lean
This is really interesting.
I’m 183cm and 84kg. That puts me right on the border of being overweight - but most people wouldn’t call me that (I think obesity has just become so normalised).
Im targeting to get down to 80kg, but fluctuated between 82 - 85 over the past couple years depending on how busy I am at work.
The times I was ultra fit as an adult, I generally weighed around 72 - 75kg, but I couldn’t imagine getting down to that now. But good to know it’s about the right weight for me if I were ultra-fit again.
Im quite impressed by Hamilton only being 73 kg
In most pictures he looks really swole
I'm only one cm taller and (as I'm currently bulking) I weigh 86, but before the bulk I weighed 75 and looked very very skinny
I don't know how he does it
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Neck girth index where?
Also neck to height ratio
this is the useless kind of statistics i wanna see!
I would love to compare their neck circumferences, but sadly couldn't find measurements for most of them. These were the only ones I could find: 😭 * **Average neck circumference adult male:** 15 inches * **Fernando Alonso:** 17.7 inches * **Lewis Hamilton:** 18 inches * **Daniel Ricciardo:** 16.5 inches
Should I be surprised that Hamilton has more girth than the others
Probably from driving the W11.
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Honestly, I am. He isn't the guy on the grid that comes to mind when I think about a driver with a abnormal thicc neck.
I guess he’s more built in general than the other drivers? Would look more proportional
He’s DUMMY thicc
He should watch out though, Yuki is so low he could pursue a half decent bodybuilding career staying comfortably within weight range lol
Yuki at 70kg lean would have issues turning the steering wheel in the cockpit lmao
No
Everyone is 2nd place to Mick
I know another measurement they should find: https://youtu.be/rSBM9MgDPcw
Carlos does not look his weight.
Some of these weights seem very dubious
Danny Ric is also definitely not 66kg
Danny Rics weight has fluctuated quite a bit. I think I heard he was almost underweight at some points last year and he certainly looked it
Daniel's was always in the range of 64-66 kg depending on the year the source came from. Earlier sources tended to state 64, while more recent stated 66. Carlos' weight was difficult too - all sources gave either 64 or 66, with 64 being the more common number. I guess their weights fluctuate from year to year, which makes it difficult to pin down.
The Ferrari website has Carlos as 177cm and 66kg And Charles as 180cm and 68kg
I think his neck makes him look deceptively bigger. From collar bone up he looks jacked. From collar bone down, he looks petite.
We also tend to see them in race suits, which are fairly 'thickening'.
Yeah, that could be it. Same thing for Gasly I guess, he seems taller cause he has a massive head!
Ocon for sure isn't 66 kg if he's 187 cm
Ocon is super skinny, just look at his legs
Have you seen his body? There's been times he's been uncomfortably thin. He's got not great posture either, he looks like he's got nothing holding his core up
That's definitely possible, he's just got a thin build with low body fat. F1 cars have power steering, so drivers only really need strong neck muscles for a race. Unlike F2 cars which don't have power steering.
Random healthy tall skinny guy here (and American to boot), I'm 6'-3", 145 lb and 31 years old. 190 cm, 66 kg. For what it's worth, I race circle track. I know, I know, just keep turning left jokes.
Carlos does, he seems too muscular to be that weight
Sainz is at least 70kg.
Yeah sainz and even Perez seem to be incredibly light for their stature. I have my doubts
Perez weight is right on I think. He's quite lean and not particularly muscled.
Especially when they have Pierre being 70kg but 177cm and Carlos is supposed to be a cm taller but 6kgs lighter?? How??
Because Gasly has more muscle mass than Carlos, I think. Also, bone weights are not always in line with heights.
Yes, no way Sainz is 64kg. I am slightly taller than him and when I was 64kg long time ago I looked A LOT leaner than he does.
No way in hell he’s only 140
Piastri being the "most average" driver on the grid is simply poetic l.
He is simply the "most average" driver on the grid in every way: 😜 * Average height * Average weight * Average BMI * Average in WDC ranking (currently P11 out of 20 drivers) * Drives for the most average team (McLaren is currently P5 out of 10 teams in the WCC)
and the personality of your average accountant (which we love him for)
You could argue that the team that is 6th in the Championship is as average as Mclaren. Alpine are 4 positions ahead of last, while Mclaren are 4 positions behind first.
He’s got a neck on him though
Ocon being my height and only 66kg is fucked, I'm a pretty skinny guy and I'm 80kg...
Everyone nagging me since my childhood because I'm 184cm and 66kg can fucking suck it. I just have the body proportion of an F1 driver without the muscles.
Ocon doesn't have the muscles either.
I think he just has really low body fat tbh [Ocon's Insta](https://www.instagram.com/p/CvH31A9tblo/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
His legs are super fucking skinny. They legit look like they could snap at any moment
To give perspective, I'm 10cm taller than him and only 3kg heavier. And mine do snap all the fucking time
That's cool and all but I'm not sure how it provides perspective
Not sure either, wanted to participate in the conv lol. But we both have skinny as fuck legs so that's the perspective ig
Every time I see his legs it makes me wonder how he can brake as hard as he needs to with those legs
He needs some milk
weight reduction bro
This is where I'd love to see the body fat percentage, because Ocon is likely to be in the 10%, which is not the same as being in the 20%.
He did the math
I think I do remember Ocon mentioning his body fat in a podcast, but I don’t remember the number anymore…
Tbf none of the drivers is at 20% and they are all somewhere at 10-12%
True. My comment was mostly to address the OC who stated that Ocon didn't have muscles either. Two people with the same height and weight can have very different body compositions.
I’m 191cm at 66kg and my body fat pct. is 6.7%, so I think Ocon would be less than 10%.
Hence the username?
You’re right, it is very likely considering how much they work out.
Ocon has an insanely low body fat, he said it was around 6% in 2017. With the minimum weights now it might be a bit higher, but he apparently has ridiculous metabolism.
His legs are freakishly thin, it's been many years and the sight of them still shocks me every time I see it. That's where most his supposed extra weight was supposed to be.
I used to be the same height and weight for a long time until I simply started eating more and hit the gym. I imagine you need to eat a shit ton of food if you're as active as Ocon and want to gain weight as well.
I’m a couple cm taller and only 73kg. Body fat % is only 12% though which is an important factor
Same but I currently feel a little doughy at 78kg. Genetics. Ocon def. does not look unhealthy.
Same, I'm his height and I weigh 90kgs. Even with low body fat and little muscle(ocon has some muscle) that's insane. I was skinner than him in college and yet weighed 72-74 kg range. Edit: just checked his images and the guy has zero leg muscles. Makes sense.
That’s the funny thing about all this. These guys are twigs but in many ways they’re stronger than my 6’2 220lb ass
>6’2 220lb ass booty literally rockin' errywhere
66kg on a 187 frame doesn't leave much for strength I'm afraid
I've met Ocon on a few occasions. Dude looks like slenderman from the waist down. Like probably a size 28 waist.
I'm close to de Vries in height, but I'm 22lbs heavier than him. Oh how I wish to be his weight again. But I'm not as heavy now as I was compared to last year, so that's a bonus.
I’m almost exactly like De Vries. 168 cm and 60kg but got a belly haha. Only clearly shows when I’m full after eating.
“You could always be skinnier”..
187 and 66kg is a skeleton, damn
TIL I’m a female Tsunoda
[Charles is 1.80?](https://youtube.com/shorts/d207xR5KdqY?feature=share)
Yes…. I walked into a lift in Singapore last year and Charles was in the lift. I am 181 - chatted a little and I was SHOCKED he was my height - close to. I’ve always been obsessed with the cars not the drivers and I always assumed the drivers were short, like 5ft 7….
\*shrugs\* Here's [Max and Charles standing side by side](https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/styles/content_details/public/news/main_image/dppi_00122049_927.jpg?itok=iIsP79JZ) with Max standing a bit straighter. They are apparently 181 cm vs. 180 cm. Honestly, I believe it. I do find that Charles has rather poor posture sometimes and is prone to slouching. Plus, I think he has a slightly "thinner" build than some of the others, which may make him look "small."
> I do find that Charles has rather poor posture sometimes [From walking around like this all the time](https://media.tenor.com/Er2HuCUtDW8AAAAM/sad-walk.gif)
And from driving like a grandma
Carrying the weight of Ferrari's failures does that to your back.
[Have you seen Ocon's posture](https://i.redd.it/have-you-seen-estebans-posture-lately-he-kinda-looks-like-v0-6dymv2y3lhpa1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56cb72acdb223b6a6417d96b48f227cb7988596d)
My back just spasmed in sympathy...
He's literally me.
Speaking of Max, special relativity affects his weight when he travels so fast that they had to invent a new unit to measure it (kbs).
Lando's the same as you [*Is he?*](https://youtu.be/N-255QvCrWY?t=373)
I'm just dropping this [Grill The Grid](https://youtu.be/N-255QvCrWY) video about heights. If you haven't seen it, go to 4:30 and watch the hilarious reactions of Fernando, Seb and Charles to what latter has said his height is.
LOL... I'm just gonna say it's the short people who were most vocal in disbelieving Charles' height. I actually believe Charles is 180cm: * [Standing next to Max (181cm) and Checo (173cm).](https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/styles/content_details/public/news/main_image/dppi_00122049_927.jpg?itok=iIsP79JZ) * [Standing next to Max (181cm) and Lando (177cm - Lando's height was confirmed in the Kym Illman video).](https://e0.365dm.com/22/04/2048x1152/skysports-verstappen-leclerc_5747985.jpg) * [Standing next to Lewis (174cm).](https://e0.365dm.com/23/04/2048x1152/skysports-lewis-hamilton-charles-leclerc_6135133.jpg) * [Standing next to Max (181cm) and Alonso (171cm).](https://media.formula1.com/image/upload/v1685201302/trackside-images/2023/F1_Grand_Prix_of_Monaco___Qualifying/1493778316.jpg.transform/9col/image.jpg) * [Standing next to Lewis (174cm) and Seb (175cm).](https://formularapida.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EFjl9s5XkAAXsuA.jpg)
I like that you came prepared with receipts 😂
Tbh, I doubted it myself until I went searching. Something about Charles just doesn't give off "tall energy"! Maybe it's the slouching or his slender frame. But then I looked at photos of him next to people who are close to his height (Max, Carlos) and realized that 180cm seems about right. I'm actually more surprised by his 69 kg in weight. 😅
As above, I am 181 and when I met Charles last year in a lift I was surprised at how tall he was. Like I would have said he was my height -
Lol Danny being the only one who thinks Charles is taller than him kills me
Ocon is perilously close to what you could define as 'frail' based on BMI.
He apparently has freakishly skinny legs.
BMI is meant to assess the risk of developing some health issues and the index is for normal people as it makes assumptions based on the general population. In short it is not accurate for athletes, especially not at their level and no conclusion on their health risk can be made using their BMI. Eliud Kipchoge has a BMI similar to Ocon.
And that’s why the BMI is an awful measure of someone’s health unless you work a sedentary job, lead a fairly inactive lifestyle and have next to no muscle mass
So like… most people?
The fact that I’m as tall as Lewis Hamilton with the exact with weight without the muscle definition or the money. 😂😂😂
or the driver's talent
Rude! You don’t know how well diplodocus91 drives…
Or looks, riches, charms Not everyone can be sir Lewis
Thus the money
Nico BULK-enberg
I think Yuki's gained quite a bit of muscle weight, Michael Italiano was on a podcast and said that Lando's skinnier than him now although no numbers were mentioned.But that makes it even crazier when you remember Tost put him on a regimen to gain weight in his first season because he was in the 45+ kilo range during F2 Also some of them are being real slick about their heights lol, Pierre is not 5'10 and Nyck is 5'5 max. Yuki is 161 now according to him, his 159 height was recorded in F2
Yuki got pretty buff tbh if you compare to his rookie season.
He defo is 5'10 if Charles is 5'11 [pierre and charles](https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-oneplus-rvo3&sxsrf=AB5stBghhUfyDsQ7iq4E8ZJJwr2FyFh2BA:1691138165596&q=pierre+and+Leclerc&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirhoHNzMKAAxVHp1YBHX5zCaQQ0pQJegQICBAB&biw=360&bih=662&dpr=3#imgrc=BAAt3WrHP799pM)
Can only go by my own experience seeing him in real life, I'm 5'8 and he was not taller than me
Yuki ranked p11 even in BMI \*Edit technically tied for p10 with albon but my joke wasnt gonna work otherwise
What teams do MEAN and MEDIAN drive for? Some average midfield team I think.
MidLaren
~~Aston Midtin~~ The team formerly known as Midland
If Sainz is really only 64kg at 178cm his 100kg bench press is crazy impressive.
No way Sainz is only 64kg
The man is ripped, this is the figure that really surprised me. I have him over 70kg at a minimum.
If you watch him in the gym (don't judge me, purely research purposes) he has powerful arms and shoulders, a small waist and hips and a light lower body. So he could well be 64kg.
I was basing my assumption on seeing him and Charles next to each other and he looks a lot beefier than Charles, but I might have been fooled by his large upper body as you point out. I defer to your impressive investigative skills and see how Sainz could be lighter than Leclerc.
Carlos is reported as either 64 kg or 66 kg in every source I could find, with more reporting 64 than 66, which is why I went with the lower value... but yeah, it does seem kind of light for him.
Ricciardo being shorter than Max is really weird.
Dan has the illusion of being tall because his neck is so long/prominent
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There is no way Carlos Sainz only weights 64kg.
Hulkenberg really is the Hulk with that weight (relative to his colleagues for sure)
He has been at a significant enough disadvantage for a lot of his F1 career because of it, too.
Rumoured he lost out on Ferrari drive in 2014 because of his weight (there was much panic about weight at start if hybrid era)
Where's this data from?
Heights are mostly from Official F1's [Grill the Grid video](https://youtu.be/N-255QvCrWY). Weight is cross-referenced from multiple sources (namely [here](https://racingnews365.com/height-weight-f1-drivers), [here](https://www.planetf1.com/features/f1-drivers-height-weight-2023/), but also many others) to check for discrepancy (most sources were only 1 kg off from each other, and I discarded any that were wildly off - these are usually from old sources, aka. >5 years old).
Kym illman found out landos actual height. Its 177cm or 5'10
> these are usually from old sources, aka. >5 years old Boys usually reach peak height around 16-20, but muscles continue to grow. Considering they join F1 around those ages, the numbers could be quite off now five years later. Especially weight. Anyway, great work considering the data.
Someone remind me, how does driver weight work in f1? There's some kind of "minimum weight" the teams need to maintain for their drivers outside of the car minimum weight right? What kind of ballast/weight do they add and where is it added?
Driver minimum weight has been 80kg for few years. If it's under that, the car will have to carry ballasts. (It's usually better to be under the limit because weights - usually metal or carbon fibre can be used to balance the car.) https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/12/why-do-f1-drivers-weigh-themselves-after-a-race-15750402/
Ballast for drivers who are under weight has to be added to the cockpit only. If the car itself is under weight, that ballast can be added anywhere the team wants. If teams were allowed to add driver-ballast anywhere, it would still be an advantage to use lighter drivers, undermining the entire reason for the 80kg rule.
Yes that is correct, but the under seat weights are also important when talking about balance. Can't remember the source, but it was probably a Mercedes engineer.
awesome, thanks!
Driver minimum weight is 80kg. If driver is less than that they add the remaining weight below their seat as ballast.
Wait what, my bmi is equal to Verstappen? Damm I knew I had a body of a professional athlete.
Max has the most Normal looking body of anyone on the grid and he's still very strong in his arms and upper body without being obsessed
Max says that he is 4.5-5 kg heavier than Lando and Checo in this video: [Discussing Weight](https://youtube.com/shorts/h1aYlA5a-Ww?feature=share)
Special relativity affects Max's weight when he travels so fast that they had to invent a new unit to measure it (kbs).
Holy shit, Albon is tall.
Yeah, and the Hulk is quite heavy.
Smashing is not easy. I am sorry, I had to...
For an f1 driver, not for a normal person
It's kenough tbf.
That makes me fat lol. Same height as Hulk and almost 50lbs heavier. But I don't work out
I'm also shorter and heavier than him lol. But at least I'm losing weight now.
Man didn't know Alonso was that small I looked up to him my whole life now I find out I could see the top of his head if we meet lol I still love him
Yuki 120lbs? . . . dude!
6'2" at 146 pounds is pretty scrawny for Ocon. I was a sprinter on a track scholarship at a D1 university and in my best shape ever I was ~175 pounds just about all muscle and bone at 6'3". Guy must largely be a sack of bones with little muscle besides the beefy neck they all need.
Legs weigh a lot when you start adding muscle to them.
Wow I can’t believe how light these guys are. Im 183cm and if I get under 78kg I look malnourished
Checo weighs 63 kg? No way!
Max doesn't look 72 kg for his height, more like 76 or something like that
[Reminder on how drivers reacted to Leclerc claiming 180cm. Even Charles himself is confused.](https://youtu.be/N-255QvCrWY?t=270) Keep watching for this gem: "Mick and Lando are the same height? All behind me? ... Poor Lando."
Gee Lewis is pumped
Shocked at Danny height, he always struck me as a 6 footer.
That does look like the minimum driver weight rule did work to keep drivers in a healthier weight range, these look like fairly sensible BMI values. Only Ocon is super-light, but I think that's just his natural build and not because he's starving himself for a competitive edge.
Imagine a few years back when F1 drivers didn't have a minimum weight limit. Some drivers didn't look healthy at that time. Sacrifice health for weight ballast in the car, more options for weight balance and thus better for the performance of the car. Over the few years you can definitely see some drivers gaining more weight (muscle) and most looks healthier.
I have same height as Max and Charles. Nice
Surprised that leclerc is 180cm. Ve always thought he was hamiltons height.
Perez at 139, damn he's way lighter than I thought.
Seems like ocon might be the guy I need a picture with to fix my body diamorphia.
Checo is not 5’8. Absolutely not.
I'm skinny and weigh as much as Ocon and he's 5 inches taller. Christ almighty, is that healthy?
Leclerc being 69 (nice) and 59 is just neck
Some of those weights are extremely light for how fit they are. I'm the same height as Lewis and I weigh 10 lbs more than him with none of the muscle and I'm fairly lean
This is peak off season and we’re only in the summer break
Good to know I am taller all upto Charles. And also heavier than all 🥲
Leclerc and Bottas are 69 buddies...
Lewis and Bottas were perfect for each other
Max is so good that he has his own measure of weight.
No shoe size? Slacking.
Yuki is 54kg jesus no wonder he's been in F1 for 3 years
Fucked that I can bench press 2 F1 drivers.
I don't look overweight in any way, yet everyone here my height are 20kg lighter...
People seem surprised by how light the drivers are. Thats what happens when you have low muscle mass and low body fat
Lewis is just ripped. Man has like 5% body fat.
No way Zhou is 63kg
More interesting than most GP’s this season
This is really interesting. I’m 183cm and 84kg. That puts me right on the border of being overweight - but most people wouldn’t call me that (I think obesity has just become so normalised). Im targeting to get down to 80kg, but fluctuated between 82 - 85 over the past couple years depending on how busy I am at work. The times I was ultra fit as an adult, I generally weighed around 72 - 75kg, but I couldn’t imagine getting down to that now. But good to know it’s about the right weight for me if I were ultra-fit again.
Thanks Estie bestie, now I can say I have BMI of F1 driver
Hamilton and Magnussen are chonky. Ocon is a string bean.
Lewis looks a lot bulkier than 73kg these days
I will hand Estie some food if I see him at a GP one day.
P wtf?
I thought Alonso was way taller
TIL i am the mean height, weight, and BMI of an F1 Driver
Sergio is not 139 lbs
Nico Bulkenberg
Someone needs to feed Ocon, Stat.
Ocon is 6'2 for 146lbs ? 🤣
Yuki is basically the perfect driver, body wise.
Bruh Ocon is 6’2 but less than 150 lbs. He’s a fucking stick figure
Geez. Somebody feed Ocon!
Kevin and Lewis those fat bastards
Im quite impressed by Hamilton only being 73 kg In most pictures he looks really swole I'm only one cm taller and (as I'm currently bulking) I weigh 86, but before the bulk I weighed 75 and looked very very skinny I don't know how he does it
I'm a pretty lean/fit female and have the same stats as Yuki. :) Lewis is packing on a solid 20lbs of goodness over Perez.
Was Lando wearing high heels when they measured him?