Now Hondas engines can’t even last through contract negotiations.

It’s some political nonsense at work here. You give the engineers a task and they will work tirelessly to get it done. This is definitely the FIA and other non-technical folk trying to come up with a solution that pleases the traditionalists who want open cockpit and the pro-safety lobby and what they’ve ended up…

So this is a race series, funded by manufacturers, that can build can build massively complex hybrid power systems and infinitely complex carbon fiber aerodynamic devices, with new updates coming every race weekend, but give them 2 years and they can’t build a fucking window?

Which is why I argue if its going to be done, do it right. Like I said in another comment, if you want some sort of head protection, fine, cool, whatever. Put a canopy. That would require redesigning the car, but that’s the nature of motorsport. Putting a beam in the middle of a driver’s line of sight does not seem…

I have to assume it will be used as an aero device immediately by all the teams who run in the top 10.

They’re strong enough to drive under a piece of equipment, at speed, and avoid more or less decapitating the driver?

So this is a race series, funded by manufacturers, that can build can build massively complex hybrid power systems and infinitely complex carbon fiber aerodynamic devices, with new updates coming every race weekend, but give them 2 years and they can’t build a fucking window?

So basically, the Halo flip flop is waay stronger than a windshield. Got it.

Curved windshields and non-prescription glasses both have zero distortion. They should be able to do the same here.

After two years of drivers strongly pushing for cockpit protection, the decision felt like it went down in the course of a week.

Massa’s still alive and well, though his head injury was significant. You’re probably thinking of Bianchi.

What deaths? You could have been in a LMP2 car and the crash that killed Bianchi would have likely still killed him. If we want to actually solve problems, mandate Mansfield bars on all recovery equipment.

Red Robin is my downfall.
“You mean, you’ll just keep bringing me fries?” /sniff “I Think I need a moment here.”

Well there you go.

Oh FFS.

Hmm. So I used to drink at least 2 Mt. Dews a day, sometimes more. I weighed about 260 lbs. One day I woke up and realized this was a bad habit. I completely cut out Mt. Dew and switched to Diet Mt. Dew. It was a tough switch but I have not had a regular Mt. Dew since. I lost 20 lbs in about 3 months and that…

Once at a dinner party (lots of wine, beer, etc) I got picked on for my Diet Coke. ( I don’t drink alcohol.) I got up and walked around the table and showed each drinker how their alcohol of choice had a specific health warning label. The next five minutes were nothing but silverware noises on plates. The hostess…

AMEN! I’m a Coke Zero person. My husband is always telling me that I should quit. I’ve tried. I’ve failed. I have cut back, but I don’t think I could make it through a workday without it. I’m pretty sure it’s the only reason I don’t cuss more people. I just take a deep breath, unscrew the lid, take a sip, and by…

The way I look at it is, if you take out the word “diet” from the quote, everything will still makes sense: