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Calado reveals hospitalisation after “harmful” WEC weight reduction effort
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Calado reveals hospitalisation after “harmful” WEC weight reduction effort

By Miles Cooper November 7, 2024
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Ferrari driver James Calado has revealed that he was hospitalised with malnutrition early on this 12 months’s World Endurance Championship marketing campaign because of his efforts to drop some weight.

The Briton has disclosed that he turned “correctly unwell” after the Qatar season-opener as he strived to beat the efficiency drawback that comes with carrying further kilogrammes within the WEC’s Hypercar class, which doesn’t embody the motive force within the minimal weight of the automobile.

“I used to be sick this 12 months as a result of I misplaced a lot weight – I went to hospital after Qatar with malnutrition,” he defined. “I used to be on treatment as a result of I used to be working and never consuming, making an attempt so laborious to drop some weight.

“It is too harmful for me to go all the way down to the load I would like.”

Calado defined that he’s “70-something kilos” and that would lead to a efficiency drawback of as a lot as half a second a lap on an everyday circuit to a driver who weighs 20kg much less.

“I might love to have the ability to qualify, however I am too heavy,” he stated. “I might love one thing to make it extra equal like karting or in different championships.

Calado reveals hospitalisation after “harmful” WEC weight reduction effort

#51 Ferrari Af Corse Ferrari 499P: Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi

Picture by: Shameem Fahath

“It is not straightforward to handle as a result of it is endurance racing – three drivers per automobile, two in others – I do know that, however let’s attempt to do one thing.”

Calado’s revelation comes at a time when there’s a push to mitigate the benefit that working lighter drivers brings.

BMW M Motorsport boss Andreas Roos revealed to Motorsport.com that he has raised the problem with the FIA and the Car Membership de l’Ouest, which collectively run the WEC.

“There must be compensation for driver weight as there was prior to now in LMP1 and we’re pushing for that,” he stated.

“We should not get to a state of affairs the place the producers are on the lookout for the lightest drivers; there must be a state of affairs the place each driver may be aggressive.

“That is additionally a security subject: drivers attempt to drop some weight, however that is endurance racing so it may be harmful.”

James Calado, Ferrari AF Corse

James Calado, Ferrari AF Corse

Picture by: Nikolaz Godet

ACO technical director Thierry Bouvet admitted that the concept is being mentioned, however confused that no choice has been made.

“When individuals have concepts, we and the FIA take a look at the professionals and cons and see in the event that they have to be adopted or not,” he stated.

A rule launched in LMP1 for the 2015 WEC season elevated the minimal weight of a automobile by which the common weight of its two or three drivers was lower than 80kg.

Three drivers with a median weight of 75kg needed to carry 5kg of ballast of their automobile, for instance.

The rule did not take away the benefit a lighter driver had over heavier co-drivers however equalised the automobiles throughout the grid.

The automobiles of Components 1 drivers who weigh lower than 80kg of their racewear have to hold ballast to carry it as much as the 798kg minimal.

The Hypercar technical guidelines for 2025 have already been authorised and printed however may very well be modified with the unanimous help of the producers.

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