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Originally Posted by Teretonga
Its not just tyres, but the whole aero development phase is having an influence in creating issues in wet weather racing.
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Well the flat floor regulation between the axles (introduced in '83 I think) was the FIA's solution to cut ground effects in the first place! There was even a 100mm minimum ride height rule, which unfortunately was then dropped shortly thereafter.
The cars still have a flat floor to this day, albeit with a step now -- it's just that the rule doesn't say that the flat floor has to be parallel to the ground, so the whole flat floor is placed at an angle of attack to create more ground effect downforce (smart chap that Adrian Newey who introduced this idea in 2009)!
