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Old 20 Aug 2007, 18:41 (Ref:1992987)   #75
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phoenix should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridphoenix should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
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Originally Posted by tristancliffe
So you are saying you don't get more grip from wider tyres? That an F1 car would still be able to corner at 4g even if it has 100mm wide tyres? Well, that's just silly.
F1 tyres have a high mu (due to the rubber mainly) and a large R (due to downforce) which gives the extra F. Nothing to do with tyre width. Honest.
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