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Weight no issue for Lotus
Eric Boullier says the weight of a driver will not have an impact on who Lotus pick to replace Kimi Raikkonen in 2014.Formula 1 regulations measure the minimum weight of each entry as a combination of the car and the driver and whilst that will be increased for 2014, the new engines and Energy Recovery Systems (ERS) are likely to be heavier than first thought, placing bigger drivers at a disadvantage.
Having a lighter, smaller driver allows the teams to use ballast to bring the cars up to the minimum weight, which can be placed around the car to improve its balance and it was thought that that could count against Nico Hulkenberg's chances of moving to Lotus in 2014.
However, Boullier says...
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