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FIA seek to monitor and show live driver biometrics

Formula 1's governing body wants to plug the drivers into telemetry, with the FIA set to test the real-time collection of heart, respiratory and temperature biometrics of drivers on track later this year. The ambition is to eventually mandate the collection of ‘human telemetry', in the name of safety, something already being used and shown to viewers during Indycar races (above). The report said the move would arm medical staff with crucial information in the event of crashes, such as those suffered by Jules Bianchi in Japan last year, or the mysterious winter testing incident that hospitalised Fernando Alonso. As recently as two weeks ago, McLaren admitted that the cause of...
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