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Originally Posted by Chiana
Just realized something when glancing over the entry list again. Had to go back to do checking. And yes indeed, this event will have the sad duty of marking the first race in the history of new WEC and ILMC that has zero tire war inside any of the categories  |
tire competition was already compromised, on LMP2, in the beginning of 2014:
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LM P2: a ‘no compromise’ switch to ‘non confidential’ tyres
Indeed, from this year, the regulations which cover the class do not permit the use of so-called ‘confidential’ tyres, i.e. those which remain the property of their maker and which contain certain technical secrets. As a consequence, Michelin has designed new tyres which pack its best technology without incorporating elements covered by trade secrets.
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http://www.michelin.com/fre/presse/P...nce-slick-2014
When tires are not confidential, they will not be the best possible, even with competition, because the manufacturers will not include their technical(compound ingredients, constructions) secrets
This is the link I told you about, deggis
On LMP1, all tires belong to Michelin, so no rival can access it and possibly figure out some technical secret.
They are doing already 1.37 again(they did that on the test, right?). Anybody have a bet on pole time? I think, as of now, I'll go with a low 1.35(I have a feeling it's too conservative, though)