Why are the highest performance racing (F1) tires soft, but high performance summer tires for consumer cars are hard?
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Tires in racing don’t last very long. They’re changed pretty frequently and that’s why. Being soft means they have amazing grip, but they deteriorate amazingly fast as well. Consumer tires are hard and can last a few tens of thousands of miles.
Not to mention they need to tolerate much harsher road conditions. F1 races are held on clean pavement. They don’t have potholes to worry about.
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