Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Casto
If you mean the transition to groved tires, If I remember correctly, it was to reduce the size of the contact patch without using narrower tires? An attempt to reduce overall grip and lower cornering speeds? I could be remembering it wrong.
|
No, I meant the tyres that were used for the full race in the 2005 season... Tyre changes during the race were banned in that season.
The grooved tyres were introduced in 1998 and dropped in 2009, when the cars returned to full slicks.