The Geriatrician: Interview with Dr. Steve Olvey
If you thought the drivers competing in the GP Masters were not in good shape because of their age, think again, says Dr Steve Olvey, the nascent series' Medical Delegate in Qatar. And he's got bad news for those hoping Schumacher is well past his prime...
Grand Prix Masters may be all about seeing heroes from yesteryear racing wheel-to-wheel, but, behind the brand-new concept lies a lot of research, not least in the medical and physiological fields, for the consequences of cardiac arrest at 200 miles per hour are just too horrific to contemplate.
Steve Olvey may be a highly qualified medical specialist, but he is, first and foremost, a motorsport fan, with an interest going back to his childhood days in Indianapolis, where, at age six, he first became aware of his birth city's standing in the world of motor racing.
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