Relevance of "The Plank"

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WilliamsF1 wrote:That is like saying calculators should be banned in examination halls.
If it was a mental arithmetic exam that is exactly what you would do.

Is F1 a test of the driver or the technology?
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horse wrote:
WilliamsF1 wrote:That is like saying calculators should be banned in examination halls.
If it was a mental arithmetic exam that is exactly what you would do.

Is F1 a test of the driver or the technology?

Technology obviously!!! If it was about the driver it will be a spec series.

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ENTERTAINMENT

And the theater owners don't want the actors falling in the audience.

They also want to keep the audience as close to the stage as possible. The performers are the cheapest part of this puzzle to control.

Brian

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WilliamsF1 wrote:
horse wrote:
WilliamsF1 wrote:That is like saying calculators should be banned in examination halls.
If it was a mental arithmetic exam that is exactly what you would do.

Is F1 a test of the driver or the technology?

Technology obviously!!! If it was about the driver it will be a spec series.
So lets just make F1 cars that are computer controlled and get rid of the driver. Anything goes on the tech front. Yay, tech wins!

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