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Originally Posted by Mike Harte
Something is nagging me at the back of my mind that the tyre companies have all voiced their feelings that they do not wish to manufacture and supply 18" tyres as they have no relevance to road cars.
Did they not, only in the last few of years, reduce the diameter to 13" for this very reason?
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So 18" tyres have no relevance to road tyres, but 13" tyres do??
They never reduced the diameter to 13". It has been 13" for over two decades if my memory is correct. Pirelli wants to move away from 13" tyres. And last year there were rumours of Michelin wanting to come back but it never eventuated because Michelin only wanted to supply tyres if F1 went to 18" tyres. Because 13" tyres have no relevance to their road tyre programme.