Formula 1 looking to monitor driver heart rates
Date published:
May 14 2021
Formula 1 has plans to start monitoring the heart rates of drivers and key personnel, according to Ross Brawn.
2021 is a year when Formula 1 is keen to experiment. Already it has been confirmed ‘sprint qualifying’ will be trialled on a Saturday at three rounds of the season, while at the Spanish Grand Prix communication between the FIA and Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff was a new addition to the coverage.
And Brawn, who serves as managing director and technical director for Formula 1, revealed the next initiative being looked at is tracking a driver’s heart rate, stating that from his time on the pit wall he knows this to be “fascinating” information.
Brawn concedes teams set to spread again in 2022
Date published:
May 13 2021
F1 managing director Ross Brawn is prepared for the possibility of losing the tight, competitive pack under the new rules in 2022.
Back in 2014 the turbo-hybrid era arrived in Formula 1, and with it the start of Mercedes‘ legendary dominance of the series.
The German outfit have now won seven Drivers’ and Constructors’ title doubles in a row, a streak the likes Formula 1 has not seen before.
But now Red Bull have come out of the blocks strong in 2021, determined to end the Mercedes stranglehold – it is the title battle which we have been waiting for years to see.