why the racing cars have wide tires?even the friction don't depend on the area of contact of the tire...! @MIT 18.01 Single …

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why the racing cars have wide tires?even the friction don't depend on the area of contact of the tire...!      @MIT 18.01 Single …

anonymous · Answer

" http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-56486.html " i know that u got this info from this site, by unfortunately it is not the correct answer...!

anonymous · Answer

Are you asking for technical details or a general theory? I'd say it's to do mostly with dissipation of heat, but I don't know for certain and I can't answer authoritatively.