Chris Harris
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I think direct crossover, there's some, but not as much as you'd hope. But it's undeniable that the brains that are involved in that sport, when they go over to the road car side, carry with them a curiosity and a skill set that's been so enhanced by what they learned on the racetrack that we all benefit. I believe that.
I think direct crossover, there's some, but not as much as you'd hope. But it's undeniable that the brains that are involved in that sport, when they go over to the road car side, carry with them a curiosity and a skill set that's been so enhanced by what they learned on the racetrack that we all benefit. I believe that.
I think direct crossover, there's some, but not as much as you'd hope. But it's undeniable that the brains that are involved in that sport, when they go over to the road car side, carry with them a curiosity and a skill set that's been so enhanced by what they learned on the racetrack that we all benefit. I believe that.
I think if you look for direct crossovers in all of these places, you come away disappointed. But if you tell me that the person that has run Max Verstappen's car for the last three years... If he went to be involved in the next Tesla Model 3, he's going to have a profound effect on it. He's going to know shit.
I think if you look for direct crossovers in all of these places, you come away disappointed. But if you tell me that the person that has run Max Verstappen's car for the last three years... If he went to be involved in the next Tesla Model 3, he's going to have a profound effect on it. He's going to know shit.
I think if you look for direct crossovers in all of these places, you come away disappointed. But if you tell me that the person that has run Max Verstappen's car for the last three years... If he went to be involved in the next Tesla Model 3, he's going to have a profound effect on it. He's going to know shit.
He's going to have a way of looking at that project that's going to make it profoundly better. I believe that. I once wrote a story for some in-house magazine, I think for BAR Racing, when they had a race team about the crossover between aeronautical engineering and Formula 1. That's profound. That really is. The way a Formula One car sucks itself to the track is an upside-down plane.
He's going to have a way of looking at that project that's going to make it profoundly better. I believe that. I once wrote a story for some in-house magazine, I think for BAR Racing, when they had a race team about the crossover between aeronautical engineering and Formula 1. That's profound. That really is. The way a Formula One car sucks itself to the track is an upside-down plane.
He's going to have a way of looking at that project that's going to make it profoundly better. I believe that. I once wrote a story for some in-house magazine, I think for BAR Racing, when they had a race team about the crossover between aeronautical engineering and Formula 1. That's profound. That really is. The way a Formula One car sucks itself to the track is an upside-down plane.
But there were further things as well. The carbon ceramic brake disc was developed for what? Concorde. Really? They couldn't stop Concorde. It was going through brakes, obviously. And someone went, well, why don't we use different material for the rotor? And that's where the carbon ceramic brake came from. Oh. So there's this huge crossover in metallurgy.
But there were further things as well. The carbon ceramic brake disc was developed for what? Concorde. Really? They couldn't stop Concorde. It was going through brakes, obviously. And someone went, well, why don't we use different material for the rotor? And that's where the carbon ceramic brake came from. Oh. So there's this huge crossover in metallurgy.
But there were further things as well. The carbon ceramic brake disc was developed for what? Concorde. Really? They couldn't stop Concorde. It was going through brakes, obviously. And someone went, well, why don't we use different material for the rotor? And that's where the carbon ceramic brake came from. Oh. So there's this huge crossover in metallurgy.
And actually, to broaden that, what's the greatest legacy of your, frankly, amazing, mind-boggling work? National Space Programme. It's what we learned about materials, isn't it? NASA served to teach us all about materials. We are benefiting now. There's something about the Raptor you'll go home in.
And actually, to broaden that, what's the greatest legacy of your, frankly, amazing, mind-boggling work? National Space Programme. It's what we learned about materials, isn't it? NASA served to teach us all about materials. We are benefiting now. There's something about the Raptor you'll go home in.
And actually, to broaden that, what's the greatest legacy of your, frankly, amazing, mind-boggling work? National Space Programme. It's what we learned about materials, isn't it? NASA served to teach us all about materials. We are benefiting now. There's something about the Raptor you'll go home in.
That wouldn't be there if NASA hadn't needed to have some weird material with a property that hadn't been required before. I really believe that. That's the incredible corollary of projects that are ambitious projects on that scale.
That wouldn't be there if NASA hadn't needed to have some weird material with a property that hadn't been required before. I really believe that. That's the incredible corollary of projects that are ambitious projects on that scale.
That wouldn't be there if NASA hadn't needed to have some weird material with a property that hadn't been required before. I really believe that. That's the incredible corollary of projects that are ambitious projects on that scale.
Aren't they? I'm just fascinated by them. We did a film with the F-35s. I raced an F-35 in a McLaren Speedtail, and the level of classification around the vehicle was so difficult because I didn't realize that we don't, as a British government, we don't own those planes. We lease them from you. We're not allowed to own them. Really? Yeah.
Aren't they? I'm just fascinated by them. We did a film with the F-35s. I raced an F-35 in a McLaren Speedtail, and the level of classification around the vehicle was so difficult because I didn't realize that we don't, as a British government, we don't own those planes. We lease them from you. We're not allowed to own them. Really? Yeah.