2017 Formula 1 Season Paddock

They land fighter jets on pitching and rolling aircraft carrier decks in the pitch black dark of night during monsoon conditions all the time. There must be some type of coating that helps keep the canopy clear.

 

A tear off would have to be done at a pit stop

 

Many fighter jets don't have any special coatings or wipers on the cockpit. Instead they have some ultra-sonic wave thingy that sends waves through the windshield that keeps it clear. McLaren at one point was looking into it for their supercars. Not sure if it ever actually happened or not though.

 

From 2013

"It looks like the old-school windshield wiper is about to be replaced by new technology — but not until 2015. British car-maker McLaren is apparently developing a new window cleaning system that is modeled from fighter jet tech. The company isn't revealing exactly how it will work, but the idea comes from the chief designer simply asking a military source why you don't see wipers on jets as they land. Experts expect McClaren to use constantly active, high-frequency sound waves outside the range of human hearing that will effectively create a force field across a car's windshield to repel water, ice insects and other debris. Similar sound waves are used by dentists to remove plaque from teeth."

 

When I went to the "shield" link just now this was the headline.

Sebastian Vettel suffers dizziness in first trial of new F1 Shield

 

Lets go Max!

Silly Toro Rosso

 

Alonso's power unit fails again.

 

Im not sure how Kvyat is going to have a job next year

 

Wow left front blown on both Ferrari's in the last laps

 

Poor Kimi. That was shaping up to be an awesome finish too

Vettel never seemed to be driving super well. Bummer on the end for him. But he did keep locking up the left front it seemed.

Could be quite an interesting run to the end. Lewis and Vettel tied basically with Bottas still in striking distance. One race with Lewis and Vettel not finishing and Bottas winning and its a three way fight.

 

Yeah not one of Vettels best races for sure.

 

The two Spaniards on the same team?

 

Alonso will be at McLaren next season

 

Hmm
Wonder who will be at Toro Rosso next year?

 

I wonder who will be at Toro Rosso this year.

Brilliant race by the entire Mercedes team, dismal race by the entire Ferrari team with the exception of Kimi Unlucky. Vettel punted two drivers off the track, I guess those were just 'racing incidents' eh Seb? Max gave it right back, well done. The driver's championship is looking really interesting but then we haven't seen the Ferrari grid place penalties yet. If they manage to get through the season without them that would be quite an accomplishment.

 

Kvyat and Sainz

 

Halo confirmed for 2018

 

Yep

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...device-confirmed-by-fia-for-next-seasons-cars

 

I'm for safety, but I don't care for the halo. I thought the canopy looked better, and could have been better developed for better visibility without distortion. See modern fighter jets. I'm not sure the halo would prevent accidents from debris like Massa had several years ago.

 

Wouldn't have saved Jules Bianchi either. What was the point again?