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Old 06-04-2008, 07:46 PM   #5
Mugflefusysef

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Well, it's more about the "what if...?" characteristics of underinflating the tyres. Sure they will warm up a lot quicker, but overheating and eventual failure would be the outcome. And everyone knows what happens when a tyre suddenly goes (Kovalainen in Spain). Although that incident did not relate to a tyre failure on it's own, it did cause it to delaminate immediately and cause loss of control.
It is a team decision to run whatever configuration they want and their responsibility to ensure that a driver is safe in doing so.

Just re-read the regs and there is no minimum tyre pressure. Only a stipulation of minimum depth at 1.4 bar.
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