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Corona Ventilator of Red Bull and Renault canceled: ''Not complex enough''
- GPblog.com
Formula 1 may be at a standstill for a while, but that doesn't mean that the teams are also at a standstill. Under the name 'Project Pitlane', the seven UK-based manufacturers are working on respirators, but those of Renault and Red Bull Racing have been rejected.
In England a peak in the number of infections is expected at the end of April and for this purpose it is working hard on as much equipment as possible to help the patients. For example, Mercedes already designed Continuous Pisitive Airway Pressure (CPAP), 1,000 of which are now produced per day in the factory of the German race stable.
Proud of Renault and Red Bull
Renault and Red Bull also joined forces to design the BlueSky fan. However, this order for thousands of products was cancelled by the National Health Service (NHS). According to clinicians, the device would not be complex enough to support corona patients. The machine would not be able to respond quickly to changes that would benefit corona patients.
A spokesman for F1 did want to let people know that they are proud of the efforts of Renault and Red Bull. ''The teams involved have done a great job and should be proud of the work they have done. They will also continue to make an important contribution to Project Pitlane", said the spokesman against Motorsport.com.