[Tech Issue] Closed cockpits- Closer to reality then we might think?

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by Kempi

You can always tell the age of the designers of such "study" images when they use the late 80s/early 90s liveries to showcase their work.

If they were watching during the 80s and 90s, probably 30-40. Seems like an ideal age.

Originally Posted by Richard Casto

I have mixed feelings about these types of art projects. They are completely unbounded and can optionally adhere to important things such as technical regulations and even physics. They are nothing more than the vision of the creator. So they are typically not serious engineering exercises and depending upon the creator may include a large amount of nostalgic elements to get an emotional response. They typically have little to do with reality (current or future). But someone has to provide the "what if" visions.

Richard

I agree, but you can embrace the "what if" visions. The 2018 IndyCar started off as just a "what if" 3D render by Chris Beatty, who had no connection to the series at all. IndyCar brought him onboard as a styling consultant and he worked with Dallara and the IndyCar aero team, bouncing ideas back and forward, and the result is a massively improved look for 2018. If we started embracing these "whats ifs" then we could mold and adapt them into something good.