At the event: Formula 1 has signed a deal to provide integrated helmet cameras to every driver on the 2023 grid.
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Helmet cameras will be available to all drivers after F1 signals agreement
Formula 1 has signed a deal to make integrated helmet cameras available to every driver on the grid by 2023.
F1 has experimented with helmet camera technology in recent years, but yesterday Racing Force Group announced it had signed a deal for driver eye cameras to be used in the 2023 world championship.
Weighing only 1.43g and 8mm in diameter, the camera is mounted inside the drivers helmet. The team says the technology will be useful to every rider on the grid, regardless of helmet manufacturer.
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Former McLaren Formula 1 test driver and Venturi Formula E race driver Gary Paffett has named the new sporting director of McLaren’s Extreme E team.
Paffett has had an extensive testing history with McLaren since January 2001. At the end of 2005 he became the team’s main test driver in the German DTM Touring Car series, testing for the team until 2013. The Extreme E team of Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust after competing in the 2018 Formula E season with Venturi.
“I’m excited to be working with our close associates on the team, including Emma and Tanner, who showed great growth and strong performances last season,” Paffett said.
“The team’s target is to continue that progress to move to the front of the field. It’s a very competitive championship with some fantastic teams and drivers, so it’s going to be a very tough race.
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