Eli5: why some racing tyres are slicks and working better than thoses with grooves but road car tyres works the opposite way??
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The difference is that road car tires have to work in wet conditions, and slicks are downright dangerous when there’s water on the road. Because they can’t channel water away from the contact patch, they offer very little grip on a wet road and hydroplane easily.
That’s also why racing cars don’t use slicks on wet tracks.
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