Carlos Sainz to race in Melbourne if he passes FIA medical test: what it involves

Carlos Sainz to race in Melbourne if he passes FIA medical test: what it involves. The FIA medical test will be crucial for Carlos Sainz's participation in the Australian GP.

Carlos Sainz has already landed in Melbourne, with the FIA medical test that the Spanish driver will undergo on Thursday proving crucial for his participation in the Australian Grand Prix next weekend.

Just ten days after undergoing an appendectomy, which forced him to wave the white flag in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah circuit in favor of Oliver Bearman, Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is ready to get back in the SF-24 car, even if perhaps not yet at full form. In this sense, the FIA medical test that the Spaniard will undergo on Thursday, which will include passing certain tests, will prove decisive for his participation in the Australian GP.

Carlos Sainz wants to be in Melbourne
As per procedure, every driver who intends to return to racing after being forced into a more or less lengthy period of stoppage, is required to undergo a test in front of the FIA medical delegate. The latter will then attest to the physical integrity of the subject involved, and can declare them “fit to race”.

But what will this test consist of? The entire test lasts about 45 minutes, where the driver is initially put to the test in terms of reaction capacity and coordination in movements.

However, the most difficult challenge that the Spaniard will have to face will be getting out of the cockpit within ten seconds. Carlos will indeed have to be able to unbuckle his safety belts and remove the steering wheel in five seconds, then get out of the car and put the steering wheel back in position, all while clearly wearing his racing suit.

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A tough test for Carlos Sainz, considering that the abdominal and groin area (where the Ferrari driver underwent surgery two weeks ago) will be the most stressed.

The last driver to have undergone such a test was Alexander Albon, who also suffered from appendicitis two years ago during the Monza weekend, but managed to return in time for the subsequent Singapore stage.