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Riders on the storm - wet-weather tyres explained

Indexed: Tue Sep 30, 2008 @ 10:30:14AM 1 month 3 weeks ago

Either by luck, or shrewd placement on the calendar, most Formula One races occur in dry conditions. However, as has been seen more than once in the past year, rain does fall during races and a wet event is a very different proposition from a dry one. From hot, dry weather to heavy rain, Bridgestone has a motorsport tyre to suit, and as Formula One prepares for its annual visit to Japan - which last year saw one of the wettest races of the season - thoughts turn to the wet-weather tyres...

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Source: Formula1.com - http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/9/8459.html
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