McLaren MP4 concept_enclosed cockpit

[Lothar]

Interesting concept:

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Lothar

Interesting concept:

It would be real interesting to get some feedback from a driver on how much that restricts the view. It HAS to block some of the view from one eye and alter the depth perception. It is an interesting concept.

[motion]

Why not just use a short windshield, like in the old days. Ala 550 Spyder.

[porsche4life]

Short chunk of thick plex would do more good than that cage thing. That has to mess with the view, and it's going to be useless to stop a car part, such as a coilspring, from smacking the driver in the face.

[GH85Carrera]

I just wonder what that thing or a full windshield would have done in the Jules Bianchi crash. Likely not a thing to save him.

[porsche4life]

I don't know that even in a closed cockpit car with a full cage Jules would have survived. It's a wonder he wasn't killed on impact. Look how often people are killed by running under the back of a truck just at highway speeds.

[TheMentat]

Originally Posted by motion

Why not just use a short windshield, like in the old days. Ala 550 Spyder.

I think they looked at that, and found it deflected too much (did I read that in this thread?)