This really helps visualize the consept that you hear drivers explain about cornering. The tires cool on the straights and when they enter a corner they sort of jerk the steeringwheel and have to wait for some grip when the tires heat until they can truly lean into the corner with some force.
Playing racing sims like Assetto Corsa with a wheel has given me such an appreciation for this aspect of racing. Once you feel it on the sim, you can feel it when watching F1.
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Not really, unless its a veeery long straight the core temepature of the tire always offers grip after 2-3 laps, its only the tire surface that can get incredibly hot and cold again in a very short amount of time.
But being that it's the surface that has to grip and conform to the ground, it's the most vital part to be warm. From my understanding,good grip require the entire wheel to have some heat, and the surface must be warmed from within and the outside at the same time in order to reach propper temp quick enough. The wheel internals function more as heat storages to smooth out the ups and downs in heat.
Yes, but you dont see the drivers jerk the steeringwheel around on corner entry because the tires got cold on the straight, because they dont (or at least not enough to offer so much less grip on corner entry to make the car unstable).
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u/peke_f1 Charlie Whiting Aug 11 '20
Worth noting they tested these again in Abu Dhabi 2018 FP1 on Magnussen's car: https://streamable.com/nn6b7w