The "Shield" cockpit protection device - 2017 evolution

[ChrisDanger]

It's not as if they plan to invent tearoffs for the windshields.

Why not? They have tearoffs for LMP cars, GTs, etc. It would be trivial to do so and stupid not to.

When do they get torn off, at the pitstop? A driver tears more than one of their visor during the race, would that be feasible?

I imagine it would work like any other race series. It's not like the screen gets totally opaque. If they can race in the rain they can race with a bit of oil and rubber flakes on the screen. LMP cars do long stints, passing a lot of traffic, and they don't fall off the road due to bad visibility from not being able to remove a tearoff. In fact, I was watching a race this year, it could've been the WEC at Silverstone, and there was one driver who turned on his wipers when it started raining at the end of his stint, and his screen was a gooey mess of smeared oil, yet still he did not crash. I think the F1 guys will be okay.

[TAG]

Why not? They have tearoffs for LMP cars, GTs, etc. It would be trivial to do so and stupid not to.

When do they get torn off, at the pitstop? A driver tears more than one of their visor during the race, would that be feasible?

I imagine it would work like any other race series. It's not like the screen gets totally opaque. If they can race in the rain they can race with a bit of oil and rubber flakes on the screen. LMP cars do long stints, passing a lot of traffic, and they don't fall off the road due to bad visibility from not being able to remove a tearoff. In fact, I was watching a race this year, it could've been the WEC at Silverstone, and there was one driver who turned on his wipers when it started raining at the end of his stint, and his screen was a gooey mess of smeared oil, yet still he did not crash. I think the F1 guys will be okay.

LMP cars do 30-40 minute stints or less and have dozens of tearoffs removed during the long races.

[Coinage]

When do they get torn off, at the pitstop? A driver tears more than one of their visor during the race, would that be feasible?

I imagine it would work like any other race series. It's not like the screen gets totally opaque. If they can race in the rain they can race with a bit of oil and rubber flakes on the screen. LMP cars do long stints, passing a lot of traffic, and they don't fall off the road due to bad visibility from not being able to remove a tearoff. In fact, I was watching a race this year, it could've been the WEC at Silverstone, and there was one driver who turned on his wipers when it started raining at the end of his stint, and his screen was a gooey mess of smeared oil, yet still he did not crash. I think the F1 guys will be okay.

LMP cars do 30-40 minute stints or less and have dozens of tearoffs removed during the long races.

So then a F1 car would be able to do half a race distance (~45 minutes) on a single tear off...

[Morteza]

This is how it looks like on the Ferrari:

[Chubbs]

I think it looks a lot better than the Halo. I could probably see people getting used to it quite quickly.

[BanMeToo]

It's not half bad.

[Just_a_fan]

It's not half bad.

No, it's all bad.

[ThumbsUp]

I'm intetesting in seeing the shield

https://twitter.com/skysportsf1/status/ ... 3205713920

[CriXus]

It looks kind of odd on the car. The car is not design for it, instead, they should start from scratch design a whole new concept. I even do not mind fighter jet cockpit like, as long as a F1 car is the fastest racing car on the Earth.

[i70q7m7ghw]

Do we know if it helps deflect something like a wheel? I think this would have prevented Massa's accident back in 2009, but I'm not sure if it would take enough energy out of something like a wheel?

[FW17]

Total Failure

Shield not secured to the car hence vibrated a lot causing blurry vision to Vettel

Unlike the Aeroscreen which was quiet structural in its fitment the same was not done to the shield

I am sure it is going to be shelved now

[bauc]

Total Failure

Shield not secured to the car hence vibrated a lot causing blurry vision to Vettel

Unlike the Aeroscreen which was quiet structural in its fitment the same was not done to the shield

I am sure it is going to be shelved now

Well not yet, full test is scheduled for Monza, with more teams and drivers testing

[RicME85]

Its just an extended version of aeroscreen from what I can see without the strengthening added around the top. I liked aeroscreen, therefore I like this.

[Powy]

Today in Silverstone Vettel said he didn't like the Shield. He felt a little dizzy because it distorts the view. The view was as if he was cross-eyed (via AmuS).

[cooken]

It's pathetic if that's the case. They seriously didn't even make enough effort to maintain optics? I would find that hard to believe.

Anyway the whole thing is complete self indulgent fappery. I want to see the risk analyses for all the concepts, and I'm sure none of them would come out as a net positive.