> Check out this diagram showing a tire on the nine degree banking.
> http://www.formula1.com/race/technical_analysis/740/149.html
I'm confused. Why would the tire be at right angles to horizontal, instead
of right angles to the road surface ? Is the turn only banked from the
center outwards or something ?
I don't really care, what the Michelin drivers did seems pretty damn
childish to me. But that web page seems way off the mark. The 9 degree
bank just means they can take the corner really fast, and the Michelin tires
couldn't handle the loading generated in the ultra-fast corner. I can see
not wanting to run a non-competitive car ... but not blaming the track for
being too fast. Or the sanctioning body for not slowing the track down.
Randall
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