DBX FIA Official Medical Car of Formula 1®
DBX FIA Official Medical Car of Formula 1®

DBX FIA Official Medical Car of Formula 1®

(2021)

It was a peasant surprise to find that the Aston Martin DBX was chosen to be an Official Formula 1® Medical Car for the 2021 season, driven by 41 years old South African, Alan van der Merwe. Like the Vantage safety car, the medical car is painted in 2021 Aston Martin Racing Green paint with Lime Green accents - as well as the prominent FIA medical car livery, LED rear number plate and roof-mounted LED light-bar which sits upon the roof rails.

DBX FIA Official Medical Car of Formula 1®

The car is required to carry a substantial amount of equipment including a large medical bag, a defibrillator, two fire extinguishers and a burn kit – fortunately the DBX has 632 litres of boot space. The seats has been removed, replaced with four sport bucket seats, each equipped with a 6-point safety harness. Much like the safety car, two screens have been mounted onto the dashboard to provide live race footage. An additional screen is used to read live biometric data delivered via technology in the drivers’ gloves, which in the event of an accident, provides critical information on their condition. The ‘Marshalling System’ and the rear-view mirror camera display have also been installed into the medical car.

The development of Official Medical Car of Formula 1® was carried out by the engineering team at Aston Martin and it is believed that a total of three DBX have been modified for the purpose.