Formula 1 says it will need to be ‘careful’ in how it treats the live broadcasting of drivers’ heart rates if plans to display biometric data get the green light.
Why would they even want to do this? And why would the drivers agree? It’s personal information I wouldn’t want the world to know.
Yeah i don’t know what the point of this even is? It’d just be visual clutter on the screen and add pretty much nothing to the race
It’s been done in other categories, and while I don’t really see a problem with it if the drivers have the ability to opt out of they want, I also don’t see the point.
The V8 Supercars used to put it up along with cabin temperature etc. It was more interesting to see that the cabin was 50+ degrees C all race than it was to see that a very fit athlete was rocking 200bpm during strenuous exercise (aka mid race)
I think, It needs to be for everyone, or no-one. Let’s say you see the heart rate of Norris in a battle with Max, but you don’t see Max’s heartrate. It is not only confusing but also annoying.
It gives the impression of a stress indicator, so that the audience can try and guess the drivers mental state.
But we know the drivers mental state. They’re on high alert, lots of adrenaline and trying to endure the phsyical discomfort of going 300 km/h in a uncomfortable car and experiecing G-forces.
Someone else pointed out that it could be interesting while they battle eachother (see if it impacts one more than the other), but that’s about it. I think we all know the feeling of “don’t fuck up now”. The drivers do get coaching and training to change that feeling, but still.
I’d rather see the G-forces that are being placed on the driver’s body (possibly via sensors on the driver’s racing suit). I think that would yield more useful information than any heart rates that might be broadcasted. Can’t honestly say I’m a fan here.
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Huh TIL. Thanks for the heads up!
What’s next? Examining stool samples on the grid?
That already happens occasionally during Martin’s gridwalk.
And when someone crashed and (God forbid) flatlines? Should that be broadcast in high def as well?
Ah yes, you found the point of the article, very astute of you, congratulations!
What do you think he meant by his comments?
I’m not sure about live broadcasting, but it adds a dimension of data to reviewing footage.
If anyone follows speedruns in video gaming, you’ll know that HR sensors are common on these streams, and it’s interesting to see what happens when they’re on world record pace or in a position to set a new record if they don’t fuck it up (spoiler alert: it spikes, big time)
It would have been interesting in retrospect to see the HR’s of both Hamilton and Verstappen on that lap in Abu Dhabi, or when Lando was getting chased by Hamilton in Silverstone etc - but I agree that live broadcast is asking for trouble during accidents, and adds to an already cluttered onscreen display.
Honestly I’d like to see it introduced in athletics - seeing the HRs of athletes during the 100m or in the closing stages of the 5000m or 10000m would be far more interesting… and make me feel far mor inferior.
F2 has them and it’s a bit creepy. Also, why should I care?
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