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HALO isn't the only new safety device in 2018

Courtesy FIA While F1 fans around the world are bemoaning the HALO—and perhaps that’s a legit concern—the FIA are also using a new kind of biometric glove this weekend in the Australian Grand Prix. The gloves will be worn by every F1 driver and monitor their vital signs during the race via a flexible 3mm sensor stitched into the palm area of the fabric. The FIA has worked closely with F1 glove manufacturers Puma, OMP, Alpinestars and Sparco to integrate these sensors. As a Mid-west boy, the term Oximetry has me thinking of how to line up bovine in a pleasing manner but it actually is the amount of oxygen in the blood along with pulse rate and this allows trackside medical teams to...
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