Is F1 doing enough about driver welfare?
The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Media Ltd
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2023
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Josh Suttill, Jonny Reynolds and very special guest Dr Chris Tyler join Edd Straw for an in-depth discussion about whether F1 needs to do more to protect drivers, in the wake of the extremely challenging conditions they faced in Qatar - and the extreme reactions those conditions provoked.
Dr Tyler, an expert in human responses to extreme hot and cold environments, from the University of Roehampton, London, has worked with F1 drivers such as Oscar Piastri to help them prepare for races in hot climates. In a wider discussion about the welfare of F1 drivers in the current era, he explains why what happened in Qatar was so alarming and discusses what can be done to prevent the drivers from suffering to such an extent again - without impacting the show.
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| 1:26.6 | The race is on, but with cockpit temperature soaring and drivers suffering in Qatar, should |
| 1:30.4 | the race have been off. And is F1 doing enough to protect its competitors' welfare? I'm Ed Strawer, |
| 1:35.3 | and joining me to discuss those questions and more are Josh Sotil, Johnny Reynolds, and special guest, Dr Chris Tyler. |
| 1:42.6 | Well, Chris, we'll start with you because it's not very often we have a doctor on the show, someone who's actually qualified. So we're delighted to have you on this podcast. Your research history obviously makes you supremely qualified to talk about the effect of heat on the drivers in Qatar. So for the benefit of listeners, can you just give us a brief overview of your background and the people you've worked with. Yeah, well, thank you |
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