Thrasher
Well-Known Member
I was reading an article about Robert kubica being disqualified in Hungary after the race when his car was 2lbs under-weight. It says this was because of excessive tire wear. I think this is incredibly stupid because although the car might be 2lbs lighter, you would have to think that the tires would have horrible grip at that point meaning that there really wouldn't be any advantage because of the lower weight.
So anyway, I can understand disqualification for being underwieght deliberately (like in the 80's when one ofthe teams had water cooled brakes, the car was weighed with the water, then it was drained before the race to make the car lighter) But I am wondering what does the FIA do if a car is underweight for other reasons that does not give an advatage or actually makes the car at a disadvantage? Some situations I can think of might be finishing a race with a missing wheel or tire, or with a missing wing. Also, I would figure that the driver loses some amount of weight during the race (theres nothing the driver can really do control about that) which might be a problem if the car is weighed with the driver.
So anyway, I can understand disqualification for being underwieght deliberately (like in the 80's when one ofthe teams had water cooled brakes, the car was weighed with the water, then it was drained before the race to make the car lighter) But I am wondering what does the FIA do if a car is underweight for other reasons that does not give an advatage or actually makes the car at a disadvantage? Some situations I can think of might be finishing a race with a missing wheel or tire, or with a missing wing. Also, I would figure that the driver loses some amount of weight during the race (theres nothing the driver can really do control about that) which might be a problem if the car is weighed with the driver.