Thread: Duty of care
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Old 8 Oct 2018, 04:47 (Ref:3855347)   #24
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Langers should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by djr81 View Post
Couple points:

Watching the broadcast showed Reynolds asleep sometime after his first stint. He doubtless needed the sleep but also would have need to rehydrate at the same time. Maybe this fed into his cramping late in the day?

Whomever was advising the team saying he needed to have a big drink with the expectation that it would allow him to recover from the cramps and continue was just plain wrong. You cannot consume enough fluid and electrolytes whilst driving to recover like that.
I think she was a physiotherapist, not a doctor / sports scientist. Where was Dr Carl?
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