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Originally Posted by Daytona Dek
F1 qualifying for race pole position is extremely close at the moment. The top 3 and more are separated by tenths of a second. Imagine the variables-different cars, different set up, different engines and lastly different drivers. The designers are changing aero parts race to race to gain a minute advantage. So it pays to be a short, skinny driver to give the race engineer a head start I imagine.
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Small physical stature has its benefits for an F1 driver.
Designers can downsize the cockpit survival cell area
as close to minimum as possible (850mm long / 450mm wide).
Less weight means better fuel economy and speed.
Every additional 10kg of weight can increase lap time 0.3sec.
Of course, the Cobra being a primordial race car, has
none of that tech. So when we see a small pro driver in
one it presents both a surprising and humorous contrast.