In the F1 safety car.....

[Chuggaboom]

....what is the passenger there for ? What does he do if/when/what happens ?

(Genuine question)

Just wondered, as there is a seperate medical car.

[CocoUK]

Doesn't he hold Bernds drink while he's driving?

He might also operate the comms to race control, fiddle with the lights & confirm with the driver what's going on.

[xspencex]

Essentially Bernd is just there to do the driving, the guy next to him is FIA and will opperate the lights and radio comms to race control.

[FourWheelDrift]

Navigation, he's got the map.

[Scuffers]

xspencex said:

Essentially Bernd is just there to do the driving, the guy next to him is FIA and will opperate the lights and radio comms to race control.

technically, he's the observer and the one that deals with race control.

[skinny]

he's Pete! feeds circuit condition etc back to race control

[ADEuk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1g4g1L3_y4