New FIA crash assessment technology makes debut

New rapid crash assessment technology completed its debut over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend from the FIA.

The FIA are to undergo a meeting next month, when the full details of the new system will be presented.

FIA medical delegates Ian Roberts and Alain Chantegret have given some very brief details on the new system to Autosport.

The aim of the technology is to be able to send information and data back to the team without using the team radio.

The technology has been in the process of being made for more than a year, and Autosport understands the technology won't just be restricted to Formula One.

Chantegret said: "In December, we have a meeting in St Petersburg and will present a new technology that we started to use in Sao Paulo to have rapid assessment between the medical car and race control. It's a very, very important step for safety."

Roberts said: "It allows race control to understand immediately what is happening at the accident site and so resources can be mobilised sooner. The medical centre can be put on standby for any particular reason.

"It enables things to move more quickly and reliably in terms of the information. This is about the quality of the information and if we can knock off 10 seconds or 20 seconds (it's good)."