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Biometric gloves to help monitor drivers in 2018!

November 22, 2019 | News | No Comments

Always on the cutting edge of technology, Formula 1 will introduce a biometric glove for drivers next season which will monitor several medical factors.

The technology includes a small sensor stitched inside a driver’s glove capable of measuring pulse rate and oxygen levels in the blood, two parameters essential in addressing a driver’s medical condition in the event of an accident.

Ultimately, the technology, which is supported by the Global Institute for Motor Sport safety, will also have the ability to monitor body temperature and respiratory rate.

Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull drivers tested the special biometric glove in Hungary this summer.

In an interview with the FIA’s in-house magazine Auto, FIA Deputy Medical Delegate Dr Ian Roberts spoke of the merits of the technology and its purpose.

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“We know that the monitoring of people is essential in terms of their medical care,” he said.
“Drivers in incidents are no different. We would like to start monitoring and assessing them as soon as we possibly can.

“But the equipment that we currently use is relatively bulky and is only applied after the incident has happened.

“There are also times when the driver isn’t immediately accessible to us, so if we can’t see him or we’re not actually next to him, there’s limited information that we can get.”

As an example of the technology’s function and use, Roberts pointed towards Carlos Sainz’ accident in practice in Russia in 2015, when the Spaniard was trapped under a barrier, making his condition impossible to assess.

“Accurate monitoring was impossible until we got hands-on, and obviously we couldn’t do that until the barriers were moved,” he said.

“If we had monitoring on him straight away we could have planned our rescue even better than we did.

“With this new technology, the moment a driver has an incident we will receive physiological readings and biometrics, so he is continually monitored from point zero right through to the initial response and on to the medical center.”

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Horner: ‘Verstappen penalty is bad judgement’

November 22, 2019 | News | No Comments

Red Bull boss Christian Horner was searing following the US Grand Prix Steward’s decision to penalise Max Verstappen and deprive the Dutch driver of a well-deserved podium finish.

Verstappen carved through the field from the outset after starting 16th following a grid penalty, with his charge ending hot on the heels of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.

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The Red Bull driver successfully challenged and overtook the Finn on the inside of Turn 17 on the final lap, securing an impressive third place finish.

But a five second penalty for exceeding track limits and gaining an advantage wreaked havoc on his podium plans.

“There’s been cars going off track all day today and no action at all, so I think it would be unbelievably harsh to give Max a penalty,” Horner told Sky Sports.

“It’s wrong. We’ll have a look at it, but for me it was fair, hard racing. I think that’s a bad judgement by the stewards to have made that call.

“He did it the hard way. We’ve seen cars off track all day today, all weekend, so to penalise him at this stage, that’s not right.”

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Rosberg joins Sky Sports F1 for Suzuka

November 22, 2019 | News | No Comments

Reigning world champion Nico Rosberg will join the Sky F1 pundit team next weekend in Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Alongside Martin Brundle, Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert and Anthony Davidson, Rosberg will offer his unique insight and expertise to Sky viewers for both qualifying and the race.

The German driver won in Japan last year, in his championship season, at the challenging Suzuka venue.

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“I am thrilled to confirm I will be joining the Sky F1 team this weekend in Japan,” Rosberg said.

“Since my retirement last year I have only attended a few Grands Prix so I am pleased to return to the fold.

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“In 2016 I had a great win at this track, so I am looking forward to share my insights and memories of Suzuka.

“I love this race track and the fans are also amazing. It will be great to have the opportunity to thank the Japanese fans for their wonderful support over the years.”

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Beware of the Corporate GMO Spin Doctors

November 22, 2019 | News | No Comments

You may have heard that popular scientist Bill Nye has mysteriously revised his outlook on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Several years ago, the children’s show host advocated for the labeling of genetically modified foods, citing concerns about what GMOs could do to ecosystems. But now his position on the controversial technology has flipped. This development is the latest in a trend spearheaded by agribusiness giants to discredit the GMO labeling movement, and it’s especially hard to disassociate his reversal from this PR blitz since it coincided with Nye’s recent trip to Monsanto’s headquarters.

We’ll never know what actually went down during Nye’s visit, as Tom Philpott at Mother Jones notes, but we do know that Monsanto has poured millions of dollars into public relation efforts to sell the public on GMOs. Because that’s what you do when you are a corporation with deep coffers and a product that the public is wisely skeptical of.

Does this mean that it’s game over for the GMO labeling movement or that we should trust Monsanto’s word? Of course not. In fact, it means we should be more suspicious than ever.

Companies like Monsanto hope that casting doubt on the GMO labeling debate will cause us to get caught up in the proverbial weeds of the issue. So let’s get something straight: the debate over GMOs isn’t just about GMOs. It’s about the current and future state of our food system—who grows and sells our food, how it’s marketed, and what technologies were used to produce it. By selling seeds to farmers, peddling pesticides, forming corporate monopolies, and funding academic research on GMOs, agribusiness giants like Monsanto have one goal in mind: controlling the food system. The millions of people calling for labeling of GMO foods have a problem with that. Furthermore, it is disappointing to see such beloved science advocates as Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson being captured by the industry.

As I outlined in my book Foodopoly, Monsanto’s roots in the biotech game date back decades, and they have a long history of subverting public policy. In effect, the company used its relationship with the Reagan Administration to create a weak regulatory process that would help the company bring its products to market quickly and smoothly. A 1985 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruling that allowed for plants to be patented further entrenched Monsanto’s power in this area. Since 1999, the fifty largest agricultural and food patent-holding companies and two of the largest biotech and agrochemical trade associations have spent more than US$572 million in campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures, much of it to create a favorable political context to allow GMOs to proliferate.

Just because the industry has launched a charm offensive in the media when it comes to GMOs doesn’t change the basic facts: GMOs are largely untested, and their long-term effects on our health and our planet are still unknown; they promote the use of dangerous chemicals, and they pose a significant threat to organic agriculture. What’s more, consumers should absolutely get to decide whether the food they are buying carries these unknown risks or supports this system; GMO foods must be labeled.

Corporations and their hired guns love confusing people about the science behind their questionable products to help shape favorable public opinion (in the case of GMOs, asserting there is scientific consensus where none actually exists). But we aren’t buying their spin, nor should you.

Wenonah Hauter is the executive director of the consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch. She has worked extensively on energy, food, water and environmental issues at the national, state and local level. Experienced in developing policy positions and legislative strategies, she is also a skilled and accomplished organizer, having lobbied and developed grassroots field strategy and action plans.

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Williams secures strategic partnership with Acronis

November 22, 2019 | News | No Comments

Leading data protection and storage company Acronis has joined Williams as a technical partner for the 2018 season.

Acronis is a familiar name in the motorsport arena as the Singapore-based tech company has been a prominent partner of Toro Rosso in F1, as well of the French edams squad in Formula E.

The firm’s CEO, Serguei Beloussov, took a keen interest in the Grove-based outfit following the arrival of Sergey Sirotkin, and ultimately considered a deal made sense although it was not conditional on the Russian rookie’s presence.

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“For us it was totally unrelated. It had to do with the technology. That was the basis of our decision,” said Acronis president John Zanni.

“The reason we moved to Williams was the scope of the infrastructure that needed to be protected and Williams’ vision to work with us to protect that infrastructure.”

As part of the agreement, Acronis will deliver innovative data protection solutions, including backup, disaster recovery, software-defined storage, and file sync and share.

“Technical innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Williams, and with that comes a crucial need to protect our data,” said Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams.

“We are delighted to be partnering with Acronis whose values mirror our own to push technology and innovation.

“We look forward to them helping to deliver practical solutions throughout the coming season to support our racing efforts.”

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As a reminder, Williams will unveil its 2018 FW18 car this Thursday at an event in London.

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Oceans Facing Carbon Rates Which Spurred Mass Die-Off 250 Million Years Ago

November 22, 2019 | News | No Comments

In case you weren’t already worried about the current and rapid acidification of the world’s oceans, a new report by leading scientists finds that this very phenomenon is to blame for the worst mass extinction event the planet earth has ever seen—approximately 252 million years ago.

The findings, published this week in the journal Science by University of Edinburgh researchers, raise serious concerns about the implications of present-day acidification, driven by human-made climate change.

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“Scientists have long suspected that an ocean acidification event occurred during the greatest mass extinction of all time, but direct evidence has been lacking until now,” said lead author Dr. Matthew Clarkson in a statement. “This is a worrying finding, considering that we can already see an increase in ocean acidity today that is the result of human carbon emissions.”

The paper looks at the culprit behind the Permo-Triassic Boundary mass extinction, which wiped out more than 90 percent of marine species and two-thirds of land animals, making it even more severe than the die-off of the dinosaurs.

The scientists evaluated rocks in the United Arab Emirates that, 250 million years ago, were on the bottom of the ocean. Researchers then employed a climate model to determine what drove the extinction.

A summary of the researchers’ findings explains the mass die-off “happened when Earth’s oceans absorbed huge amounts of carbon dioxide from volcanic eruptions. This changed the chemical composition of the oceans—making them more acidic—with catastrophic consequences for life on Earth.”

The kicker? The carbon that drove this process during the Permian-Triassic Boundary extinction was “released at a rate similar to modern emissions,” the report summary concludes. “This fast rate of release was a critical factor driving ocean acidification.”

Over the past 200 years alone, international oceans have become dramatically more acidic, putting coral reefs and sea life at risk, and even, in some cases, causing snails’ shells to dissolve.

As Dr. Rachel Wood of the University of Edinburgh told the Independent, “The important take-home message of this [report] is that the rate of increase of CO2 during the Permian mass extinction is about the same rate as the one to which we are exposing the ocean to today.”

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Last in line, Toro Rosso unveils STR13

November 22, 2019 | News | No Comments

Toro Rosso completed the presentations of Formula 1’s class of 2018, unveiling its Honda-powered STR13 in the Barcelona pitlane.

The car will take to the track this morning in the capable hands of Brendon Hartley, with team mate Pierre Gasly taking over duties tomorrow.

The Faenza-based squad has gone for a livery which appears similar to what it ran on lasy year’s car, but the big change – and question mark – is the presence at the back of the beleaguered Honda engine.

The Japanese manufacture is expected to have made some solid progress over the winter but has it found the right power and reliability balance? Wait and see…

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Renault’s Hulkenberg: ‘First impressions are positive’

November 22, 2019 | News | No Comments

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Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg concluded the team’s first day of pre-season with the fourth fastest time and some good impressions to go with it.

The German driver raked in 73 laps in the first half of the session – the most laps of anyone in the morning – before team mate Carlos Sainz took over testing duties in the afternoon.

It was a productive day for team and driver with both gaining significant knowledge of Renault’s new R.S.18.

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“First impressions are positive to be honest,” Hulkenberg said.

“Especially if you compare to 12 months ago how the first morning went and how it went today, it’s a huge difference.

“We’ve made a lot of progress. The car ran really well, was reliable and we really got through every single detail on the program which is really unusual for the first day! I’ve not experience that so many times.

“So it was a good job and a credit to our guys that prepared really well.”

Like his colleagues, Hulkenberg noted the big surface change at the Circuit de Catalunya, which offers drivers much mopre grip to contend with.

“In terms of feel of the car, like I said I felt quite good straight away. The big thing though is the resurfacing of the track here has quite a big impact.

“It’s much smoother and quite a high grip surface I think so that changed the picture of the Barcelona track in general a lot by itself.

“Therefore it’s kind of harder to compare back to last year, but I think the starting point was definitely OK today.”

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McLaren won’t stand in the way of Alonso’s Le Mans efforts

November 22, 2019 | News | No Comments

Zak Brown would like nothing more than to see Fernando Alonso realise his ambition of winning motorsport’s triple crown, preferably with McLaren.

After racing in the Indy 500 this year with a McLaren-Andretti Autosport, the Spaniard is ramping up his efforts for Le Mans, with Alonso rumored to be racing in the endurance classic with Toyota next June.

An endeavor which appears to have the backing of McLaren and its executive manager Zak Brown.

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“In an ideal world, we would love Fernando to win the triple crown in a McLaren,” said the Woking-based outfit’s boss.

“He’s won Monaco, I think we will go back to Indy one day and Le Mans is something we’re looking at,” Brown told El Mundo Deportivo.

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McLaren won Le Mans in 1995 with its F1 GTR, but a return to the Sarthe by the British team is likely years off in the future.

But in the interim, Brown has accepted Alonso’s personal Le Mans initiative in 2018, the preparation of which will start at Daytona next January when he races for his bosses United Autosports LMP2 squad.

“In the meantime, if he wants to get some experience at Daytona and Le Mans, we’re open to that,” Brown admitted.

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Brazilian GP: Sunday’s action in pictures

November 21, 2019 | News | No Comments

All the pictures from penultimate round of the world championship in Brazil.

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