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Originally Posted by crypticc
On dry roads your ability for outright grip under power is based on the coefficient of friction of rubber on tarmac, with 1 being the max without downforce. In fact because it is directly proportional to the force, and the force is inversely proportional to the area of the tyre which spreads the lead, then in a model that ignores the effect of rubber bonding with tarmac...adding more tyre width actually doesn't change available grip!!!!.
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