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F1's next safety push is biometrics say FIA

The next step in safety for Formula 1 will be biometrics, the FIA has revealed. In the latest edition of the governing body's in-house magazine Auto, the FIA released some of the findings from the crash suffered by Fernando Alonso in Melbourne, based upon the new-in-2016 high speed cameras. That camera showed that the Spaniard's helmet impacted the cockpit sides twice during the crash, tying in with similar data recorded by his in-ear accelerometer. 'The next step is biometrics — gathering data from drivers such as heart rate, body heat and even sweat levels,' the FIA's research chief Laurent Mekies said. 'I hope that we will be able to put something on a driver before the end of...
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