Would McQueen decision have been possible at the end of Cars 3 [closed]

In the final race in Cars 3, McQueen switches places with Cruz on the premise that it's the number and not a car that is registered for the race. It seemed unfair to me that he could take such a decision after having started the race instead of before the start.

Could two cars with the same number switch places in the actual racing world? Is there any evidence that producers used a real life scenario as inspiration for this scene?

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Best Answer

Swapping cars mid race is not allowed for any race series that I am aware of. Many racing classes even prohibit the amount of repairs you can do on a car once the race has started. If you think of McQueen as the car, that just goes against the spirit of car racing, and what you end up with would be a weird form of car tag-team racing.

Now, if McQueen is the driver, there are some races that allow driver changes. Most of these races have a planned driver change because the races are too long for one person to safely complete (24 Hours of LeMans, for instance). It's still unlikely that any race would allow a driver to swap out "just because they wanted to" if it wasn't a pre-planned part of the race.

So, we have to chalk this up to a fundamental difference in the alternate reality of the Cars universe. McQueen is a veteran professional racer, and we can assume he knows the rules and the loopholes. They just don't apply to our world where car-eyes are obviously in the headlights...

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What happens to Lightning McQueen at the end of Cars 3?

In the case of Lightning McQueen, the ending of Cars 3 finds Owen Wilson's aging racer taking up a sudden new position as de facto coach and crew chief for Cruz Ramirez (Cristela Alonzo), who comes into her own as a racer and speeds to victory under Lightning's cool guidance in the finale.

Did Lightning McQueen keep racing after Cars 3?

But Lightning's bound to change his color scheme back. \u201cHe just does it to have fun," Lasseter says. "For a short time, he's going to get (Cruz) going, but he'll continue racing.\u201d Lightning is deeply affected when he learns that teaching McQueen was the best thing in Doc's life, says Cars 3 director Brian Fee.

Is Lightning McQueen gonna retire?

The film ends with Lightning McQueen deciding to retire and become the pit chief for Cristela Alonzo's Cruz Ramirez, his former trainer who becomes a racer in her own right.

Why couldnt Lightning McQueen get faster?

It wasn't adopted for the final version of the story, so Lightning's consciousness couldn't be transferred to a steamroller body by an engine swap. The linked answer establishes that cars comprise a living (as in organic) component, and a mechanical component.

Cars 3 DELETED SCENES \u0026 Alternate Endings

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