Alan Van Der Merwe's guest appearances

Alan Van Der Merwe

F1 Nation

In the Fast Lane: F1 and MotoGP

Gerhard Berger

Claire Williams

Mark Webber

Andreas Seidl

David Coulthard

Murray Walker

Antonio Giovinazzi

Jackie Stewart

Ian Roberts

Guenther Steiner

Johnny Herbert

Martin Brundle

Anthony Davidson

Jody Scheckter

Damon Hill

OwlTail

As part of National Safe Work Month in Australia, FIA Formula 1® Medical Rescue Co-ordinator Dr Ian Roberts and FIA Formula 1® Medical Car Driver Alan van der Merwe discuss their differing paths to their roles, the biggest safety advances in F1® and how they helped Romain Grosjean survive his dramatic crash in Bahrain last year, while we review Sunday's US Grand Prix won by Max Verstappen.

Episode 87: Dr Ian Roberts & Alan van der Merwe

James Key

TC and Alex are joined by Dr Ian Roberts and Alan Van Der Merwe to hear about making sense of an accident scene with every second counting, practicing for worst-case scenarios, how unseen footage detailed Romain Grosjean's escape after the 53g impact and why they’re not surprised Romain wants to return to racing (6:53).    Then hear from McLaren technical director James Key as the team juggle three years worth of car projects at once. (21:49)

TC and Alex are joined by Dr Ian Roberts and Alan Van Der Merwe to hear about making sense of an accident scene with every second counting, practicing for worst-case scenarios, how unseen footage detailed Romain Grosjean's escape after the 53g impact and why they’re not surprised Romain wants to return to racing (6:53).  <br/>  Then hear from McLaren technical director James Key as the team juggle three years worth of car projects at once. (21:49)

'All our worst case scenarios at once' Dr Ian Roberts and Alan Van Der Merwe on facing Grosjean's horror crash plus James Key on McLaren's third place chances