Originally Posted by
PeteHski
I was involved as an engineer during the Michelin vs Bridgestone F1 tyre war in the mid 2000s. We would rock up to every test with around 50 sets of wheels and test dozens of tyre compounds and constructions. Lap times sometimes came down in 2 or 3 second chunks. Literally nothing else mattered at the trackside if you were on the wrong tires.
Originally Posted by
john m flores
Woah! MotoGP went to a spec tire because they said that people didn't watch the races to see a tire battle.
I think the infamous 2005 USGP at Indy, where only 6 cars raced due to tire issues with the rest of the field may have had something to do with the spec tire rules.