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FIA reveals weights of cars
28 March 2009 / Results / PhotosF1's governing body has released information on the weights of all cars following qualifying; now common practice under new regulations, the publically-known car weights will allow fans - as well as rival teams - to have an idea of the amount of fuel carried by each driver, and could see competitors altering race strategies in order to outsmart others.
The information, taken by the FIA in the secure Parc Fermé area at the end of the session, have an interesting read: perhaps most worrying for nine teams is that the first and second placed Brawn GP cars qualified with a significantly larger amount of fuel onboard than the majority of those who qualified in the top ten.
Also, Robert Kubica's sudden pace in the BMW is clearly due to a significant lack of fuel, and World Champion Lewis Hamilon is also fuelled lightly for the start of the race; it is very possible, therefore, that the pairing could be starting the Grand Prix with the Super Soft Bridgestone Potenza tyres, which give higher grip that the Medium compounds.
Post-qualifying car weights:
1 - Jenson Button / Brawn = 664.5kg
2 - Rubens Barrichello / Brawn = 666.5kg
3 - Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull = 657kg
4 - Robert Kubica / BMW = 650kg
5 - Nico Rosberg / Williams = 657kg
6 - Felipe Massa / Ferrari = 654kg
7 - Kimi Räikkönen / Ferrari = 655.5kg
8 - Mark Webber / Red Bull = 662kg
9 - Nick Heidfeld / BMW = 691.5kg
10 - Fernando Alonso / Renault = 680.7kg
11 - Kazuki Nakajima / Williams = 685.3kg
12 - Heikki Kovalainen / McLaren = 690.6kg
13 - Sebastien Buemi / Toro Rosso = 675.5kg
14 - Nelson Piquet / Renault = 694.1kg
15 - Giancarlo Fisichella / Force India =689kg
16 - Adrian Sutil / Force India = 684.5kg
17 - Sebastien Bourdais / Toro Rosso = 662.5kg
18 - Lewis Hamilton / McLaren = 655kg
19 - Jarno Trulli / Toyota = 660kg
20 - Timo Glock / Toyota = 670kg
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