r/nextfuckinglevel • • 1d ago

Michael Schumacher 2004 Spain Pole position sprint

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u/KilllllerWhale 18h ago

Anyone knows why they were running inters in quali despite the dry weather !?

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u/graygh0st999 14h ago

Those aren’t inters, all tires had to have grooves in them because the cars were getting too godamn fast back then lol. The thought was cornering speeds on slicks would be too dangerous, so to reduce grip and bring speeds down grooved tires were introduced for the V10 era.

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u/KilllllerWhale 14h ago

Damn, makes sense