{"id":178242,"date":"2025-10-04T01:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/178242\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T01:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:33:09","slug":"how-when-and-where-is-the-f1-medical-car-deployed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/178242\/","title":{"rendered":"How, when and where is the F1 Medical Car deployed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">When F1 drivers crash, the FIA Medical Car rushes to the scene. It&#8217;s a high-performance machine with a racing driver at the wheel and a doctor in the passenger seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">But how, when and where is it deployed? In the latest episode of F1 Explains the Medical Car crew, FIA Medical Delegate Dr Ian Roberts and driver Bruno Correia, answer your questions about their vital jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">They tell Katie Osborne and Christian Hewgill about responding to crashes, assessing driver injuries and the part of a Grand Prix when they&#8217;re most likely to be called into action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Dr Ian explains how he went from working in a hospital to racetracks around the world, Bruno tells the story of swapping a racing car for the Aston Martin and Mercedes Medical Cars, and we hear what drivers are like after a crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The full episode of F1 Explains is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYWxsIG90aGVyIHBvZGNhc3QgYXBwc19saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3BvZGZvbGxvdy5jb20vZjEtZXhwbGFpbnMiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImV4dGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/f1-explains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">all other podcast apps<\/a>, or you can listen using the player above on this page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">F1 Explains is the award-winning official F1 podcast which answers your questions about the sport. You can send your questions to <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiRjFFeHBsYWluc0BGMS5jb21fbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoibWFpbHRvOkYxRXhwbGFpbnNARjEuY29tIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/mailto:F1Explains@F1.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1Explains@F1.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When F1 drivers crash, the FIA Medical Car rushes to the scene. 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