LEADING LIGHTS How High-Tech Light Panels Are Set to Become the First Line of Safety at All FIA Circuits Worldwide AUTO+MEDICAL AUTO+MEDICAL
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOTOR SPORT MEDICINE ISSUE#19, APRIL 2020 IAN DUNBAR FIA's new Rescue Specialist discusses the challenges of trackside rescue P20 CORONAVIRUS How motor sport is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic P26 ELFYN EVANS The WRC driver discusses his recovery from a back injury last year P34 LEADING LIGHTS How high-tech light panels are set to become the first line of safety at all FIA circuits worldwide AUTO+MEDICAL AUTO+MEDICAL INTRODUCTION/ This edition is overshadowed by the Coronavirus AUTO+ MEDICAL pandemic which has affected us all and, in effect, EDITORIAL BOARD stopped all motor sport around the world. Self- isolation, social distancing and lock downs have had CONTENTS a dramatic effect on life, meaning that motor sport P9 OMP Racing acquires Bell Helmets to create motor sport safety giant takes a back seat for the moment. P9 Former McLaren boss to lead new sport Most of the doctors, paramedics and nurses safety group involved in motor sport are also involved in emergency medicine, including many of the FIA Medical Commission and the editorial board of Dr Paul Trafford Dr Robert Seal (Chairman) (Medical Director, VIEW FROM THE GROUND/ this publication. They are working on the front line Canadian Motorsports providing emergency care across the world. Response Team) P10 Dr Greg Summerville gives his views from the ground in the United States Inside we hear personal accounts from those GLOBAL NEWS/ involved in Australia, the UK and Canada and how the pandemic is affecting them. P4 FIA Member Clubs support fight against FEATURES/ Coronavirus However, work in motor sport safety and medicine continues apace. Ian Dunbar who has been P5 FIA and FIM to host joint Medical P12 LEADING LIGHTS appointed as the FIA Rescue Specialist after many Commission Meeting in October How a high-tech solution at racetracks is years involved in emergency rescue work with the Dr Matthew Dr Pedro Esteban P5 ICMS focuses on circuit design and driver improving communication between race (Deputy (FIA Medical Delegate, fire service, Holmatro and the British Touring Car Mac Partlin extrication control, marshals and drivers Chief Medical Officer, World Rallycross Championship, is our interview feature which I’m Australian GP & World Championship) P5 Zandvoort builds new medical center Rally Championship) P20 BIG INTERVIEW: IAN DUNBAR sure you will all find interesting. We also explain the P6 Motorsport Australia to name drug and The FIA's new Rescue Specialist talks alcohol offenders latest developments in circuit light panels, which are about the challenges of trackside rescue enhancing communication between race control P6 V8 Supercars champion feared concussion P26 HOW CORONAVIRUS IS AFFECTING MOTOR after 48G crash and competitors. SPORT WORLDWIDE Finally, we want to thank Kelvin Chew from P6 FIA holds weekly video conference for Doctors give their views on how the Singapore, who after two years helping us with motor sport medical community Coronavirus pandemic is affecting motor sport P7 FIA Medical Summit set for Munich AUTO+ Medical is standing down from the Editorial P30 INSIDE THE: WEC SAFETY CAR Dr Jean Duby Dr Pau Mota P7 Motorsport safety pioneer Bill Simpson dies Board but will, of course, still be involved with A look inside the Safety Car used in the (Medical Trainer, (FIA Head of Medical P8 Flörsch wins 'Comeback of the Year' at motor sport. FIA World Cup for and Rescue) World Endruance Championship Cross-Country Rallies) The Laureus Sports Awards This edition had begun being prepared long before P34 THE ROAD BACK: ELFYN EVANS the pandemic; we hope you will understand our P8 Dr Jacques Bouchard steps down The WRC driver talks about his recovery reason to go ahead and provide some normality and P8 Motorsport Australia tightens Frontal Head from a back injury he sustained during last distraction form the events around us. Our thoughts Restraint Rules years Rally Estonia are with you all; please be careful and take care, whatever you are doing. Editor: Marc Cutler Deputy Editor: Rory Mitchell The Editorial Board Dr Dino Altmann Designer: Cara Mills (Deputy President, FIA Medical Commission) We welcome your feedback: [email protected] 2 3 AUTO+MEDICAL GLOBAL NEWS AUTO+MEDICAL GLOBAL NEWS ICMS FOCUSES ON CIRCUIT DESIGN AND FIA AND FIM TO HOST JOINT DRIVER EXTRICATION GLOBAL MEDICAL COMMISSION The 31st International Council of MEETING IN OCTOBER Motorsport Sciences’ Annual Congress took place at Indianapolis on 10th – 13th December, where a range of topics concerning medical and motor sport The FIA and the Federation FIM, with the aim to work safety were discussed. NEWS Internationale de Motocyclisme together on a range of research IndyCar doctor Dr Steve Olvey was (FIM) plan to hold a joint projects related to circuits and the moderator for the first panel, which medical commission meeting on competitor safety devices. featured a presentation by the FIA's FIA AND MEMBER CLUBS SUPPORT FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS 3rd October in Geneva. Watkins Award winner Dr Naomi The joint meeting is part Deakin that focused on the first year of of the ongoing collaboration the RESCUE-RACER concussion between the two governing programme. ventilators. Masks made in the bodies in motor sport, after Dr Dino Altmann followed with a talk factory were initially sent to Italy, recently teaming up to develop on the usage of frontal cameras in the Spain and the US, with 200,000 made a new paint standard for use Porsche GT3 Series, with Dr Preston in the initial days of the project on circuits. Calvert rounding off the mid-morning getting underway. A number of other session with a presentation on The Automobile Association collaboration projects are designing and implementing screening Philippines (AAP) is contributing planned between the FIA and protocol for mTBI in racing. by donating 20 per-cent of online Dr Katheryne Faccenda of the renewal fees of AAP membership Canadian Motorsports Response Team and driving permits to medical delivered a talk on helmet and head institutions. ZANDVOORT BUILDS NEW MEDICAL CENTER restraint removal techniques, while In Spain, which is the second worst Dave Audley of Charlotte Motor hit country in Europe, the Reial Speedway did a presentation on Automòbil Club Catalunya (RACC) has As part of the upgrades to the Photo credit: spinal immobilizations during made its headquarters available to Zandvoort circuit in preparation for Zandvoort Circuit driver extrication. authorities in Barcelona. The building the Dutch Grand Prix, the facility will There was a demonstration by elite is fitted with a medical heliport and is have a brand-new medical centre. motor sport safety response teams, located close to the main hospitals in Built by De Groot Vroomshoop, a including live fire suppression the city. The Royal Automobile Club subsidiary of earthwork and asphalt practice and an exhibition by Spain has activated its contingency pavers Volker Wessels, the one-storey Holmatro on how to safely extricate plans focused on on-site repair prefab structure is constructed a driver from a cockpit using The FIA and Member Clubs are emergency medical equipment in the interventions. This is in addition to entirely out of wood to make it hydraulic cutting tools. supporting the fight against the areas that are most in need of it.” legal advice that can be sought online sustainable and was transported in The practical demonstrations also Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, with In addition, there is an ad-hoc group for club members. one piece to Zandvoort. Up until 10 years ago the circuit looked at race track safety and a number of initiatives worldwide. that is chaired by FIA Medical In the Czech Republic the Ustrední It is located on the inside of the final didn’t have a dedicated extrication helmet and head restraint removal In a letter that was sent to all Commission President Gérard Saillant Automotoklub Ceské Republiky has corner and features an Intensive Care team, which is something Vos set up techniques from the Canadian members of the FIA, President Jean closely monitoring the situation launched an emergency telephone Unit onsite, which will be used by and promptly earned the FIA award Motorsports Response Team. Todt outlined what the governing worldwide. The FIA has also created the line to provide people with support in medical team Witte Kruis for ‘Best Team of Officials’ at the body is doing, which includes hashtag #RaceAgainstCovid to bring areas affected by Coronavirus. Evenementenzorg who provide the annual prize giving in 2014. launching a platform for exchanging together and promote the automotive These efforts are in addition to the drivers, teams, officials and employees “How we work within ambulance information for doctors and hospitals family’s initiatives against the 'Project Pitlane' initiative launched by of Circuit Zandvoort with medical care care in the Netherlands, with the approved by the FIA. Coronavirus pandemic. seven of the ten F1 teams. The project during all events at the track. frameworks and guidelines of AZN, “Our Federation has put in place a Member clubs are stepping in to has already seen the Mercedes F1 “Every event requires different was not consistent with the guidelines platform for exchanging information help, with The Automobile Association Team work with University College skills,” said Zandvoort's Head of Safety of the FIA,” said Vos. “I combined those between the 150 doctors and 290 Vietnam turning the Protec helmet London to create a ventilator for NHS Team, Björn Vos. “For example, the guidelines and trained the Extrication hospitals approved by the FIA,” said factory, owned by AA Vietnam hospitals (pictured), and McLaren is more professional classes have Team in this way. When we could Todt. “This is to enable the President Greig Craft, into an assembly working as part of a consortium to different cars and materials than the really show how we work as a team, identification and dispatch of line to make face masks, gowns and produce more ventilators.