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To answer Gray the new tyre rules did have an effect, I am not an expert on the manufacture of tyres but my understanding is that making the tyres more durable placed more stress on the sidewalls. At one point they did admit that they had forgotten to make one calculation.
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Except according to michilin it wasnt related to calculations. It was a material defect that caused binding issues, not tread wear(which is where durability comes in). It was related to the heat in the glue of the tires and not the tread wear itself. If you want a more definitive answer I might be able to give you one when I get back from florida. The guy Im visiting works at a tire plant and is an engineer.
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Also I can't see the F1 drivers in the middle of a fierce baattle paying too much credence to the restriction, I'm thinking that they would have been pushing the limits of what they were supposedly allowed to do. And pushing beyonf those limits.
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If the fia instituted penalties for violations Im sure they would.