Jack getting help from a mechanic and Esteban as he wasn't able to get out of the car by himself after the race
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Makes me wonder if he was fit to race after that shunt in practice. I love Jack and wish him nothing but success in F1 but at the same time driver safety should come first. No amount of pressure is worth risking not being able to make it out in a fire, etc.
Does anyone happen to know if drivers are re-tested/timed on exiting the car after big crashes? If not that seems like something that should be looked at.
Realistically, how would you measure this?
The drivers already have to pass a test as part of the safety protocol to be able to remove the belts and be out of the car in under 7 seconds, so something like that. Maybe test before and after they do a workout or something? I'll leave that to medical professionals to figure out.
Makes me wonder if he was fit to race after that shunt in practice. I love Jack and wish him nothing but success in F1 but at the same time driver safety should come first. No amount of pressure is worth risking not being able to make it out in a fire, etc.
Does anyone happen to know if drivers are re-tested/timed on exiting the car after big crashes? If not that seems like something that should be looked at.
Realistically, how would you measure this?
The drivers already have to pass a test as part of the safety protocol to be able to remove the belts and be out of the car in under 7 seconds, so something like that. Maybe test before and after they do a workout or something? I'll leave that to medical professionals to figure out.
Here's an article that discusses the driver testing in more detail - https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/1039898/12-second-driving-test-f1-superstars-max-verstappen-lewis-hamilton/