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My son read an article stating Michelin designed this tire to be faster on a cold lap . Basically taking the place of tire warmers . That tread pattern is super sticky and wears away in 2 laps or so to reveal the slick tire underneath.
Clever! Appears the starting diameter may be slighter larger than current equivalent tires.

I would miss the cold tire element of racing. Takes out a randomizing factor and opportunity for driver skill to shine. I guess they want max, max, max all the time not most of the time.
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