INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOTOR SPORT MEDICINE ISSUE#14, AUGUST 2018 MOTORSPORT MONITORS A focus on what technology is available to medical teams trackside P24 TIAGO MONTEIRO The WTCR star recounts his remarkable recovery from a big crash in testing P38 INSIDE THE F1 SAFETY CAR A look at the equipment inside Formula One's fastest ever safety car P32 SEATING PAINS How new medical research is improving seat design to prevent driver discomfort and injury AUTO+MEDICAL AUTO+MEDICAL I am thrilled to join the editorial board of this prestigious publication that reaches the medical community dedicated to motorsport around the world. The cover of this edition draws our attention GLOBAL NEWS/ to the seats of racing cars, discussing their importance concerning safety and how P4 Award for lifesaving SAFER Barrier P5 GP3 driver achieves podium with broken collarbone technology is being used for this purpose. We P5 FIA Medical Summit set for St Petersburg must bear in mind that the current concept P5 IndyCar introduces concussion test of safety in racing cars must come from P6 FIA launches ultra-protective helmet for F1 inside out, that is, it should focus on the P6 NASCAR makes concussion baseline test mandatory P7 New FIA Medical Commission members padding around the driver and the seat, so P7 Pirelli F1 boss reveals role as ambulance driver that the energy dissipation generated during P7 Safari Rally utilises WRC medical equipment an accident is transferred as little as possible to the driver, mitigating the injuries caused. VIEW FROM THE GROUND/ In the case of prototypes competing in P8 Dr José Cuartero gives his view on grassroots motor sport in Spain endurance events, as mentioned by Alex Wurz, shorter drivers have their safety compromised FEATURES/ with the insertion of foams which allow a P10 SEATING PAINS better position for driving, but do not We examine the issue of seat-releated injuries and how new maintain the same restrictive protection of technologies are being used to solve the problem the trunk, pelvis, shoulders and sometimes P18 BIG INTERVIEW: DR NAOMI DEAKIN even of the lateral protection of the head. In We speak to Dr Deakin about her work in motor sport and how winning short, an article that raises many questions the Watkins Scholarship will contribute to her research into concussion that are being investigated to improve P24 MOTOR SPORTS MONITORS An examiniation of the ideal medical monitor for motor sport drivers’ safety. P32 INSIDE THE SAFETY CAR Dr Naomi Deakin sets an example for all the A look inside the fastest Safety Car ever to be used in F1 doctors working in motorsport, for her P38 THE ROAD BACK: TIAGO MONTEIRO dedication and perseverance, joining her The World Touring Car driver discusses the injuries he sustained in a medical training to her recreational interests, crash during testing at Barcelona last year thus adding value to the safety of our sport. It STUDY/ is with great merit that Dr Deakin was awarded the Watkins Scholarship, giving a P44 RACE DRIVER FATIGUE IN ENDURANCE RACING sequel to a work initiated by Prof Sid Watkins A literary review of race driver fatigue measurement in Endurance who sought to understand and minimize Motor Sport. severe traumatic brain injuries. Editor: Marc Cutler Enjoy this edition. Deputy Editor: Rory Mitchell Designer: Cara Furman Dr Dino Altmann We welcome your feedback: [email protected] Deputy President, FIA Medical Commission 2 AUTO+MEDICAL GLOBAL NEWS AUTO+MEDICAL GLOBAL NEWS GP3 DRIVER ACHIEVES PODIUM FIA MEDICAL SUMMIT SET WITH BROKEN COLLARBONE FOR ST PETERSBURG GP3 driver Alessio Lorandi But the adrenaline, when you The next FIA Medical Summit and Chief GLOBAL achieved a podium in the get in that zone, you could have Medical Officers’ Seminar will take place Formula One support series race an arm bleeding and you in St Petersburg, Russia on 2-3 December. in Austria, despite racing with a wouldn’t even realise. At the Professor Gérard Saillant, President broken collarbone. end of the race when I got out of the FIA Medical Commission, will The incident happened a of the car, I had to wait a bit open the summit with a welcome month ago when Lorandi was because of the pain.” speech on the Sunday. This will be testing in a go-kart and it “It could have been a win but followed by an overview of the latest NEWS flipped over. After being taken it’s good that we are there after developments in FIA championships. to hospital, doctors advised the injury, hopefully we can keep In the afternoon, among other him not to race for the next this up,” said Lorandi. “I want to presentations, there will be one that three months. try and grab poles and race wins draws on the experience from the “It happened in Germany a now.” French Air Force which looks at month ago,” Lorandi said after improving the efficiency of the the race. “I was testing with my extrication and medical team by using kart to stay in shape and I crew resource management. flipped.” On Monday there will be four Fearing that he could miss workshops; one that will focus on races through staying in hospital, extrication for rally cars and single Lorandi managed to make a seaters that use the Halo, and another recovery after just 10 days. He will focus on the safety hazards that now races with a steel plate in his come with electrical cars and how it is shoulder that helps heal his standardized across different disciplines. broken bones, and enables him There will be a round table to make movements in the discussion led by Dr Dino Altmann and cockpit while driving. Matteo Piraccini, based around the “It will stay in for a year and a prevention of injuries in motor sport. half,” explains Lorandi. “When The summit will be rounded off with you get in the car, it hurts a lot. a discussion of the day’s topics. SAFER barriers have been a key safety feature at ovals Neuro Kinetics, I-PAS gives medical professionals a INDYCAR INTRODUCES series of 14 tests to determine whether a driver has a concussion, migraines or BPPV (benign paroxysmal CONCUSSION TEST positional vertigo). AWARD FOR LIFESAVING SAFER BARRIER “That was a game-changer for us,” said Dr Terry IndyCar has introduced a Trammell, safety consultant to IndyCar. "I-PAS has A team of researchers behind the Alabama Department of Mechanical circuits in the US, and is designed to new eye-tracking proven to be an important part of the decision-making Steel and Foam Energy Reduction Engineering. “Dr Melvin was a long absorb and reduce the kinetic computer test as a process as to if and when a driver may return to (SAFER) barrier has been honoured time mentor of mine starting when I energy during the impact of a high- requirement for its competition.” with the Dr John Melvin Motor Sport was a graduate student. His speed crash. concussion evaluation. The I-PAS system was first brought to IndyCar’s Safety Award. leadership and expertise in The project was initially funded by The new ‘I-Portal attention back in 2016, when Will Power crashed Leading figures in highway safety occupant kinematics and injury Tony George of the Indy Racing Portable Assessment heavily into the wall during a practice session. research collected the award on causation influenced the next 30 League and the Indianapolis Motor System’ (I-PAS) uses a Initially, IndyCar doctors determined that he had a behalf of the Midwest Road Safety years of careers.” Speedway, and was developed portable virtual reality headset and is able to gauge concussion and ruled him out of the race, however Facility Team (MwRSF), who helped Over the last decade the SAFER following the deaths of Adam Petty the ocular motion of the eyeballs and measure the further evaluation using I-PAS helped determine that develop the SAFER barrier. Barrier has been a key safety feature in 2000 and Dale Earnhardt in 2001. whites, pupils and iris of a driver’s eyes, enabling he was in fact suffering from an inner ear infection. “It is an honour to receive this for NASCAR and IndyCar circuits, and That led to a push in safety doctors to observe movement of eye muscles. IndyCar has now made the test mandatory for each national award recognizing safety some European circuits. It is usually modifications, and since circuits Developed by Pittsburgh-based eye-tracking experts driver to complete. innovations in racing,” said Dean found on oval racetracks and high- adopted the barrier in 2005 there Sicking, professor at University of speed sections of road on street have been no fatal wall crashes. 4 5 AUTO+MEDICAL GLOBAL NEWS AUTO+MEDICAL GLOBAL NEWS FIA LAUNCHES Dale Earnhardt Jr retired ULTRA-PROTECTIVE at the end of the 2017 NEW FIA MEDICAL HELMET FOR F1 season following a series of concussions COMMISSION MEMBERS A new ultra-protective helmet standard that will be adopted by Formula One in Two new members have joined Scully and Dr Robert Scarlot 2019 was officially launched by the FIA at the FIA's Medical Comission, Dr respectively, both of whom its Sport Conference in Manila. Jacques Bouchard from Canada have retired from the Medical The latest standard, called FIA 8860- and Dr Brigitte Pasquier from Commission, but will remain 2018, outlines the construction and Monaco. active in Motor Sport. testing requirements that the helmet Dr Bouchard has been This has been part of a new manufacturers must achieve to provide SAFARI RALLY involved in the Canadian Grand age limit of 75 that has been equipment for the FIA’s top series.