Robert kubica seriously injured
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Allyc85 said:
There is a rumour going around that a rival team has protested against the fact the Robert is allowed to use a paddleshift, even though the shift time has been modified to be the same as a stick shift. Im going to guess its Citroen..
Could get sticky if someone has protested - discrimination against disabled drivers. Lots of bad publicity could ensuemft said:
Great news!
(Although I can't help thinking, 'Kubica, rally car, news announced on Friday 13th'... fingers crossed for him!
To come back from what he's been through, he probably laughs in the face of Friday 13th, while walking under ladders and letting black cats cross the road in front of him, shouting whatever "Yippee Ki Yay Motherf(Although I can't help thinking, 'Kubica, rally car, news announced on Friday 13th'... fingers crossed for him!
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MartG said:
Could get sticky if someone has protested - discrimination against disabled drivers. Lots of bad publicity could ensue
In this regard, the FIA is actually remarkably progressive. Here's the regulations from the FIA website.The FIA said:
10.1 Driver
With the exception of progressive or chronic illnesses which preclude the practice of motor sport and disqualifying visual disorders (see Article 1.5.1, Chapter II), any person with an acquired or congenital disability and who, in the opinion of his national Medical Commission (where applicable) or of a doctor designated by the ASN, does not fulfil the conditions for obtaining an international driver’s licence (see Article 1.5.2, Chapter II), may apply to obtain an International Special Abilities Licence, if all the conditions stated below are fulfilled.
The criteria for the awarding of this licence are judged on four levels:
i) The driver who is a candidate for a Special Abilities Licence shall be examined either by a member of the National Medical Commission in countries where such a body exists, or otherwise by a physician appointed by the ASN.
ii) The applicant must undergo a driving test, in his own competition vehicle and preferably on a circuit and in the presence of an official from the ASN, in order for his capacities to be appraised.
iii) His ability to extricate himself from his own competition vehicle (or from a similar model) as quickly as possible (simulations of immediate danger, outbreak of fire, etc.) shall be judged at the same time. The applicant must, from a sitting position, be able, alone, to extricate himself and move away from the car. Out of the vehicle, lying on his back, he must be able to turn onto his stomach and vice versa.
iv) If the adaptations required by the drivers’ physical condition have already been made, or still need to be made, and do not feature in the homologation form of the competition vehicle, they will have to be approved by the ASN and, in competitions, be entered into a document to be submitted during the scrutineering of the vehicles.
Once the ASN has received medical, technical and sporting evaluations, it will take the final decision as to the granting or denial of the International Special Abilities Licence for Drivers.
If the FIA have said yes to Kubica and the modifications already (as presumably they must have done for him to have a licence) it shouldn't really be an issue and it's pretty poor form for another team to protest.With the exception of progressive or chronic illnesses which preclude the practice of motor sport and disqualifying visual disorders (see Article 1.5.1, Chapter II), any person with an acquired or congenital disability and who, in the opinion of his national Medical Commission (where applicable) or of a doctor designated by the ASN, does not fulfil the conditions for obtaining an international driver’s licence (see Article 1.5.2, Chapter II), may apply to obtain an International Special Abilities Licence, if all the conditions stated below are fulfilled.
The criteria for the awarding of this licence are judged on four levels:
i) The driver who is a candidate for a Special Abilities Licence shall be examined either by a member of the National Medical Commission in countries where such a body exists, or otherwise by a physician appointed by the ASN.
ii) The applicant must undergo a driving test, in his own competition vehicle and preferably on a circuit and in the presence of an official from the ASN, in order for his capacities to be appraised.
iii) His ability to extricate himself from his own competition vehicle (or from a similar model) as quickly as possible (simulations of immediate danger, outbreak of fire, etc.) shall be judged at the same time. The applicant must, from a sitting position, be able, alone, to extricate himself and move away from the car. Out of the vehicle, lying on his back, he must be able to turn onto his stomach and vice versa.
iv) If the adaptations required by the drivers’ physical condition have already been made, or still need to be made, and do not feature in the homologation form of the competition vehicle, they will have to be approved by the ASN and, in competitions, be entered into a document to be submitted during the scrutineering of the vehicles.
Once the ASN has received medical, technical and sporting evaluations, it will take the final decision as to the granting or denial of the International Special Abilities Licence for Drivers.
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