And I think what he was sort of confused by, and I was too, was this sort of feeling in the movie industry that the problem of race has been solved, at least in the movies already, I think because movies don't want to deal with it anymore, partially because it's one of those things they think automatically spells a lack of audience interest.
The punishing nature of the race is only part of the problem.
Brawn opted for a three-stop strategy for Button and Barrichello at the Nurburgring, but the Brazilian's race was disrupted by a problem with the fuel hose during his second stop.
The disagreement between the two Democrats has exposed the subtexts of race and class that lurk beneath the vexing problem of where, in a crowded city, to put undesirable facilities.
Red Bull did not test the constructors' championship-winning RB6 in the first winter testing session of 2010 and suffered early-season problems when Sebastian Vettel lost the lead at the Bahrain Grand Prix because of a spark plug problem, finishing fourth as a result, before retiring in the following race in Australia with a wheel problem.
It is the knock-on effects of the race to develop the A380 that may pose the more lasting problem for the company.
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For those of us trying to navigate a way out of this political problem, having the race allows us to build bridges across communities and celebrate our nation as an idea that is positive not divisive.
An accomplished rider, the race probably won't be a problem but losing 20 pounds in weight in 10 weeks might be.
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg, who set the fastest time in first and second qualifying sessions, retired on lap 27 due to an electrical failure, while Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg did not even start the race due to a fuel-system problem.
"To change the course in order to help some of the teams with a performance problem caused by their failure to bring suitable equipment to the race would be a breach of the rules and grossly unfair to those teams which have come to Indianapolis with the correct tyres, " the FIA said.
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There are plenty of people in industry and the military who want to solve the autonomous-vehicle problem, says Ms Walker, and they will be watching the race closely.
Sheikh Mogra said grooming should be seen purely as criminal behaviour, and using "labels of race or religion" could "drive the problem deeper underground".
For the first time the women's race started half an hour ahead of the men's, partly to try and alleviate the problem of crowded roads.
The problem has caused the postponement of the MotoGP race scheduled for Motegi in Japan next weekend.
However, your argument that the problem is really one of poverty rather than race or gender (as very poor white boys who receive free school meals do slightly worse than very poor black boys) is flawed.
Race can influence whether someone seeks help, especially if the problem is emotional turmoil.
Prior to the race against Pistorius, World Horse Welfare had said it had no problem with the horse competing providing it was treated fairly.
To the extent that dropping out remains a problem, rates correlate powerfully with race and ethnicity.
Her problem is that the Clinton campaign has already been accused of race-baiting, a particularly painful charge given Mr Clinton's previous appeal to black voters.
In the back of my mind, I knew Alex's race would pose a problem for my family.
But you know, the real problem is that the news media has turned this into a meaningless horse race.
His race went from bad to worse as a gearbox problem left him at the back of the field and, though he recovered to seventh, Raikkonen took the chequered flag to snatch the title by a single point.
When Rick Santorum hammered on the illegal immigrant problem as he did when he got in trouble in his Senate race, or as he did to try to displace Rick Perry as the leading social conservative in the presidential primary, those are his brothers and sisters who he was using as political whipping boys.
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Greene, who is in a tight race for the Democratic senatorial nomination in Florida with Rep. Kendrick Meek, was already facing something of an image problem as a recent arrival to the state whose former employees have accused him of being a difficult boss.
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