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> OT: Formula 1 tire profile, question
Rand
post Jan 28 2006, 04:50 PM
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Somebody school me on formula 1 tires... why the tall sidewalls? In street tires, the more extreme, the lower the profile. Shorter sidewalls, less flex, more cornering traction... Seems like in anything except F1, the tires are very low profile.
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post Jan 28 2006, 11:18 PM
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F1 tires have a fairly stiff sidewall (unlike drag tires)
Most of the suspension travel on an F1 car comes from tire deflection
Current carbon suspension arms are designed to flex a certain amount. They're more like leafsprings than hinges

As noted... all just stoopid rule restrictions that the manuf. need to work around

On LeMans prototype cars you'll see 18 and 19inch wheel/tire combos
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