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Author Topic: Sometime an F1 team does something good  (Read 1325 times)

Offline markfarrell9572

Sometime an F1 team does something good
« on: August 16, 2011, 06:28:40 PM »
From Autosport.com:

The Mercedes GP team has helped a 14-year-old kid get a new prosthetic limb that has already been successfully fitted.

Matthew James, a fan of the Formula 1 team, was born without a left hand, but decided to write a letter to Mercedes boss Ross Brawn, explaining that his target was to be able to afford a functional prosthetic arm created by Touch Bionics, provider of advanced prosthetic technologies.

The new hand would give James more control and freedom, as well as a much greater range of motions.

Since the hand was so expensive, the 14-year-old wrote a letter to Brawn and a technical representative from the team contacted Touch Bionics to start initial discussions on what could be done to help.

A privately funded fitting of the i-LIMB Pulse usually costs over £25,000.

Touch Bionics offered its clinical services for the fitting of i-LIMB Pulse hand free of charge, in exchange for access to technology services that have benefited its research and development team.

"Matthew's letter to the team was very touching, and of particular personal significance given my close relationship to Reading School, which both Matthew and I have attended," said Brawn.

"Looking closely at the i-LIMB Pulse, we realised how much our technologies in Formula One had in common with those used to create this cutting-edge prosthetic limb, and that we may be able to offer some synergies to Touch Bionics to assist their invaluable research.

"Meeting Matthew, and hearing firsthand how the new device would improve his quality of life, was a pleasure and I am delighted that our initial contact has now led to such a positive conclusion."

Mercedes is now working on helping James raise £10,000 towards the remaining cost of the hand, with his family having set up a fundraising website.



David

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Re: Sometime an F1 team does something good
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2011, 08:48:50 PM »
Read this in the paper yesterday, nice story.

Offline Scott

Re: Sometime an F1 team does something good
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2011, 10:23:51 PM »
 :good: :good:
The Honey Badger doesn't give a...

Offline lkjohnson1950

Re: Sometime an F1 team does something good
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2011, 06:27:44 AM »
Posted a video of the hand in cool stuff. It's Bionic Man kind of stuff.

Lonny
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Offline Willy

Re: Sometime an F1 team does something good
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2011, 04:10:01 AM »
Thrilled to see that F1 can look outside the box as well.
A very good thing was done here.

Way to go Ross Brawn and Mercedes.
My hats off to you folks.

 :good: :yahoo:

 


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