Why are the highest performance racing (F1) tires soft, but high performance summer tires for consumer cars are hard?

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Why are the highest performance racing (F1) tires soft, but high performance summer tires for consumer cars are hard?

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Soft=Grippy
Hard=Economy

Soft tyre means more engine power go to ground instead of slipping. Too bad they deteriorate quickly (soft rubber remember) so unless you are multimillion racing team it’s unrealistic to use it in your daily vehicle.

Hard tyre enable the user to use it for longer periods of time. After all, who wants to own a car that requires tyre change every 100 km.

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