{"id":2996,"date":"2010-03-09T07:39:34","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T12:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2010-03-09T07:39:34","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T12:39:34","slug":"webber-lost-weight-after-final-leg-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/webber-lost-weight-after-final-leg-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Webber lost weight after final leg surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mark Webber scrambled to lose 5kg in the approach to this weekend’s Bahrain grand prix.<\/span><\/h5>\n

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After finishing last year’s world championship in fourth place, the 33-year-old Australian finally had the main metal rod removed from the leg he broke badly in the winter of 2009.<\/p>\n

But at 6 foot 1 (185cm), the lean Webber already struggles to keep his weight at 75kg, so as to keep up with the advantages enjoyed by F1’s more commonly smaller drivers.<\/p>\n

The lay-off in the wake of the surgery combined with Christmas meant the Red Bull driver’s weight tipped the scales at 80kg.<\/p>\n

It was “the heaviest I have ever been in my career”, Webber told the Daily Express newspaper, but he has now returned to his regular racing weight in time for Bahrain.<\/p>\n

His RB6 car is believed to be arguably the best of the field, but Webber – although highly rated – is rarely named alongside his teammate Sebastian Vettel as a genuine contender for the 2010 title.<\/p>\n

“I don’t get wound up about it,” he told the Daily Star newspaper.\u00a0 “Let’s see if I can do as last year and have people saying ‘Bloody hell, he’s in the hunt’.<\/p>\n

“I accept that I might be a bit of a dark horse, but that is a good position for me to be in,” said Webber.<\/p>\n

“It’s normal people will go for Jenson, Lewis, Michael, Sebastian, who is young, Massa, who has fought for the championship, and Alonso, who has two titles,” he continued.<\/p>\n

“The big difference for me this year is physically and mentally.\u00a0 I don’t have the worry of waking up wondering if the leg has improved.\u00a0 It’s hard to say if it affected my performance (in 2009).<\/p>\n

“Maybe mentally I was a bit drained because I did have an off-season with operations and recuperation,” said Webber.<\/p>\n

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