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Originally Posted by Knowlesy
1999 and 2000 were catastrophically bad years.
At the time they were tense seasons, with quite close title battles, but go back and watch the individual races now. Dire stuff.
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That had nothing to do with the tyres, though.
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Originally Posted by Knowlesy
Bridgestone made absolutely rock hard tyres and it was impossible to race on them.
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Originally Posted by Marbot
This is true.  |
I don't understand either of your opinions on this. Mega tonnes of downforce have made it difficult for drivers to attempt a pass, even when it was clear they where significantly faster. Tyres are necessary for a car to function, downforce is not.