Testing 18' tires

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07/09/2014 at 04:42 • Filed to: formula 1

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Dont know what to think about these 18s. My mind is dizzy. EDIT: wasnt on purpose copying the topic on the post below, i posted this and i hadnt refreshed the page. Im amazed by the coincidence.(or whatever its called)

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DISCUSSION (13)


Kinja'd!!! Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > The man in the iron mask
07/09/2014 at 04:49

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Less tire deflection? although I think the ride will feel worse.


Kinja'd!!! Whip Ain't Got No Gas Tank But it Still Got Woodgrain > The man in the iron mask
07/09/2014 at 04:53

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twas coincidence. A likely one though I think because people on twitter started tweeting pics of it just a few minutes ago. Bigger brakes are a possibility though I'm sure teams would be concerned about weight. I wonder what kind of tweaks Lotus had to do to the suspension to run those rims.


Kinja'd!!! The man in the iron mask > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
07/09/2014 at 04:54

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i read somewhere that one of the reasons is so the development of formula 1 tires is more applicable to road sport cars tires.


Kinja'd!!! The man in the iron mask > Whip Ain't Got No Gas Tank But it Still Got Woodgrain
07/09/2014 at 04:56

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yeah, this image i took it from lotus facebook fan page. I have all the top teams liked there.


Kinja'd!!! Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > The man in the iron mask
07/09/2014 at 04:58

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That makes sense, But now shouldn't they be making the tires last longer, instead of less?


Kinja'd!!! LappingLuke > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
07/09/2014 at 06:00

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Agreed*1 billion


Kinja'd!!! dmcspeedy > The man in the iron mask
07/09/2014 at 07:36

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That's code for "marketing think we'll sell more P-Zeros if they look more like F1 tyres".


Kinja'd!!! dmcspeedy > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
07/09/2014 at 07:37

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They can easily make them go race distance, the current tyres have designed-in degradation to force pitstops and 'promote overtaking'.


Kinja'd!!! dmcspeedy > The man in the iron mask
07/09/2014 at 07:37

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This looks good.


Kinja'd!!! dmcspeedy > The man in the iron mask
07/09/2014 at 07:37

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This looks weird.


Kinja'd!!! Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > The man in the iron mask
07/09/2014 at 09:32

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Nope.


Kinja'd!!! Coty > The man in the iron mask
07/09/2014 at 10:03

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Eighteen foot tires? Daaaaamn.


Kinja'd!!! The man in the iron mask > Coty
07/09/2014 at 15:11

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haha