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Old 10 May 2017, 07:10 (Ref:3732596)   #51
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Originally Posted by GTRMagic View Post
AusGT Allow Tyre Warmers

But read the justification...



Is this a solution?
Possibly but that'll depend on Dunlop's view after the investigation of the tyres sent to Japan I would imagine. Tyre warming systems have long been outlawed in V8's - primarily on grounds of cost containment and also the challenge of cold tyres from a sporting point of view.

Need to bear in mind that F1 of course use tyre blankets and Pirelli has had the odd issue there too - remember the tyres disintegrating at Silverstone a few years ago?

Phillip Island clearly presents something of a challenge for tyre manufacturers - hopefully for Pirelli lessons learned last time will help this time and the same goes for Dunlop - neither has done a bad job necessarily, it's simply development of the product to suit extreme conditions.
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