OK, nog een quote James Allison, directeur Mercedes F1-team, over de overgang naar 18" wielen
“That sort of balloon-type tyre that you see on our cars today and have seen on racing cars for decades is a really good solution for going quickly. It allows the tyre to transmit the forces to the road really effectively, it’s light, it acts as a good suspending element so it gives the driver good ride quality, allows the forces to be taken at quite low inflation pressures, which means you get more grip, et cetera.
“So from a lap time point of view the way we currently do it is definitely the right way. And the new tyres are going to be heavier, lower grip and worse for ride – all other things being equal. So they’re going to slow the cars down by somewhere between a second and two seconds, something like that.
Met andere woorden: die zegt krek hetzelfde, al die laagprofielbanden en grote velgen hebben geen enkel nut vanuit dynamisch standpunt. In tegendeel zelfs.