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Lotus hints Hulkenberg not too heavy for 2014
Nico Hulkenberg's hopes of moving up the grid in 2014 have received a boost, as he moves into pole position to replace Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus.
Red Bull's Christian Horner said recently that the German's tall height would have been an issue had he been in contention for a race seat next year.
That's because the new turbo engines are much heavier, which is marginalising drivers like Hulkenberg, who is about 10 kilograms above the ideal weight of a F1 driver.
It is believed Hulkenberg's weight has put him on the back burner at McLaren, where Sergio Perez has not been a star performer in 2013, but he is ten kilos lighter.
Lotus boss Eric Boullier, however - who has already named Hulkenberg as...
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