"On the subject of driver weights, there has been a bit of a fuss about how some of the heavier drivers may be dehydrating themselves before qualifying to keep their weight down, like boxers before a weigh-in. Sauber's Adrian Sutil was complaining that he would not be able to use a drinks bottle in his car this weekend as a result of trying to save weight.
"Fernando Alonso put that into perspective when he revealed he had not even used one in Malaysia, renowned as one of the two toughest races on the calendar, this year as the lesser demands of the new cars meant he did not need to. 'I remember going to Malaysia and having very specific preparation and from Saturday doing a lot of strange things to get hydrated,' Alonso said. 'They asked me on Saturday, 'do you want a drink system on the car?' and I said: 'No, I don't want.' I don't even sweat sometimes. So I had the Malaysia race even without the drink system. It's not necessary any more.'"
