Windscreen wipers?

Mike Cook · Post 22 Jun 2007, 12:51

Hi,

Please help me settle an office "debate".

Do F1 cars have windscreen wipers? I'm under the impression that they don't, and that's why the drivers have tear-offs on their visors. However, a colleague (who has a friend that works for McLaren, dontcha know) claims that they have wipers on the tiny little windscreens. Surely this is ridiculous, but am I wrong?

Thanks in advance.

Saribro · Post 22 Jun 2007, 12:58

Is this supposed to be funny? Or am I about to get disappointed by humanity -again- and are people really -that- stupid?
Wipers on a 2cm edge of plastic... It's not even worthy of a joke.

Mike Cook · Post 22 Jun 2007, 13:06

It appears that my colleague became confused between the McLaren F1 and McLaren's F1 car (the MP4-22).

So... yeah. Thanks.

Saribro · Post 22 Jun 2007, 14:26

Ah, one of those discussions. Yes, makes one feel like a donkey afterwards regardless :).

DaveKillens · Post 22 Jun 2007, 22:44

Hi Mike, welcome to THE forum. Well, I've seen worse, and there is no shame in asking, that's how we learn. There are no such things as dumb questions.

Ciro Pabón · Post 23 Jun 2007, 06:02

DaveKillens wrote:Hi Mike, welcome to THE forum. Well, I've seen worse, and there is no shame in asking, that's how we learn. There are no such things as dumb questions.

... but this question is really close to be one...

I choose to believe that was a practical joke by your partner.

I would answer to your buddy that you learned they, in fact, DO have tiny windscreen wipers in F1 but they are NOTHING compared with the even smaller, tinier water pumps and tubes that they put on helmets to wet the visor, before using the wipers...