Welcome to the nail biting world of just in time(JIT) and lean supply chains. Pioneered by the Japanese and used almost universally by every one now days. It was determined to be more efficient and cost effective to only have the needed parts on hand. It’s a good way to operate if you have reliable suppliers and…

I can see a little bit of what you’re saying. However, I was pretty happy with the way he handled all of it. I like the fact that he didn’t bow down to the guest and worship the cars he drove. He was honest and gave his opinion of them. I liked that and hope that they don’t force him away from it.

I’m glad I’m not the only one. It’s getting harder, and harder for me to spot the ever growing number of things were supposed to be offended by. I couldn’t see what was the issue with this one. In thought maybe I’m getting too old and can’t be bothered to care enough. Social indignity is a young persons game. The fact…

To play devil’s advocate. This has the potential to be very beneficial for the 70kwh owners who don’t upgrade. If the pack has that much extra capacity built in, then the pack should be able to maintain it max recharge capacity longer. This would greatly help resale value when it comes time to sell the car eight years…

That top gif just screams “The spice must flow!”

Or just Blokes, Jokes and Cars. Nice simple and rhythmic.

Woo hoo! Model 3 update! I love these, not for the information they bring, but for how much they vault the anti-tesla crowed into a frenzy about how all this site ever does is shill for Musk. Making popcorn right now.

I really like the simplicity of this solution.

I’m not saying it can’t or even hasn’t been done. I was was nearly answering the OP why a bubble cannopy wasn’t the obvious and first solution.

Not saying they won’t. But is it necessary to go to such an extream when there may be simpler engineering solutions?

I would pay good money to see such a series. Better yet make the ejection seat attached to a twitter pole just like the boost feature in Formula-E. If a driver gets to high a disapproval rating. Eject him. Now that would be entertaining.

Do you mean if the driver wrecks and you need to access them, just bust a hole in it? Possible but difficult. A canopy that can withstand the impact of say a 10lbs spring or 50lb nose weight at 200mph will take a lot to put a hole in it.

I don’t think they would. At least not for the F1 Chassis. On cars you are talking about, the entire chassis is designed for and enclosed cockpit. An F1 chassis would need a substantial redesign to accommodate a bubble canopy and all the safety features needed for it. And once you do that. and enlarge the driver…

Much larger cockpit. More room to maneuver and access the driver. If the car flips what systems are in place to access the driver? Again, not saying it’s impossible, or even ill-advised, but sometimes the simplest solution is the best. Such a cockpit will require a large amount of engineering to ensure it doesn’t get…

True, but you are also trying to protect from an additional environmental variable, the water, and specifically drowning. So in that environment the trade off in time it takes to reach the driver is worth it to keep them from the worse fate of drowning. F1 doesn’t have to worry about drowning as a normal risk. So…

Because it makes ingress and emergency egress more difficult. There are advantages to it. But you don’t want to make it harder to reach and or help an injured driver. Fighter Jets have explosive bolts and rocket assisted ejection seats to help with the emergency egress part of it. Such thing wouldn’t work in a car.

As someone without a neckbeard, I resent not being included in this group.

Of all the cool technologies that could be trickled down from the Chiron, why would you imagine that one? Seriously, dream bigger dude.

First F1 race I got to go to with these engines I had seats near a high speed corner. Thinking I had time, I made the mistake of not getting my hearing protection in before the first lap driven in anger and I swear something vibrated loose in my head. Subsequent laps with double hearing protection were still brutal,…

I’m glad somebody did. I hate waiting for the inevitable.