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Michel Forest

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Jun 21, 2005, 10:50:43 PM6/21/05
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... will make an extra tough (i.e. hard) tire for the next race and the
Michelin will lost half a second a lap because of that? ;-)

Michel Forest

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Jun 21, 2005, 10:51:28 PM6/21/05
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Michel Forest wrote:

> ... will make an extra tough (i.e. hard) tire for the next race and the
> Michelin will lost half a second a lap because of that? ;-)

the Michelin *cars* of course... ;-)

SNOman

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Jun 21, 2005, 11:20:29 PM6/21/05
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Can't see that happening as Indy is a unique case. It will be back to
business as usual for Michelin at the French GP

BJ

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Jun 21, 2005, 11:33:07 PM6/21/05
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My understanding is the "hardness" of the tyre was not the issue. It was a
weakness with the sidewall under the loads at Indy.
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william lynch

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Jun 21, 2005, 11:45:55 PM6/21/05
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SNOman wrote:

Unless FIA tries to impose some absurd penalty. In which
case 'top 6' will continue to have an unusual meaning.

t...@nocomment.com

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Jun 23, 2005, 7:59:56 PM6/23/05
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Michel Forest wrote:

> ... will make an extra tough (i.e. hard) tire for the next race and the
> Michelin will lost half a second a lap because of that? ;-)

There is no need to. The race in the US is not done on anything like a
normal track. This is what caused the problem.

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