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Roberts replaces Hartstein as F1 doc
Dr Ian Roberts has been appointed the new Formula One Medical Rescue Coordinator, replacing the ousted Gary Hartstein.
In a shock move at the end of last season the FIA opted not to renew Hartstein's contract. The 57-year-old had been the F1 doctor since 2005 when Sid Watkins stepped down.
Hartstein will be replaced by Roberts, who has vast experienced in trackside emergency response and is best known as the chief medical officer of the Silverstone circuit.
An FIA statement read: "He will report to Professor Jean-Charles Piette, the FIA's permanent Medical Delegate to F1.
"While Professor Piette will oversee emergency operations from race control, Dr Roberts will deploy to the...
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