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Originally Posted by Richard Casto
Specifically does F1 have a concussion protocol? I looked online and I can't seem to find a definitive answer. This is an interesting document (from 2015)...
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im thinking back a couple of years ago to an accident Sainz had (2015?) where he complained of concussion like symptoms and was still cleared to race.
i recall thinking at the time (based on what i was seeing in the NFL) that the NFL makes players wait a few days before running their concussion tests because it takes a few days for the symptoms to fully manifest.
so i found it strange at the time, that in F1 they could look at a driver the night of his accident (or next morning) and then clear them to race right away.
not a medical expert and long story short i dont think they have a proper concussion protocol or at the least its a protocol which evolves with every examination and given they dont have many situations with which to work with its a slow process.
