[Fot] Filling Tires

[David W. Riddle]

The current issue of F1 Mag has a very interesting article on the 
combination of gases the Teams have been experimenting with regards 
to filling their tires.

This was one of the issues in the "Stepney-gate" affair and was in 
the emails between Alonso and de La Rosa.  Ferrari was experimenting 
with using hydoflurocarbons (similar to that found in your A/C and 
refrigerator) to keep the tires cooler so they would not grain and blister.

The comment from Bridgestone's Technical Manager dismisses that it 
gains anything and believe plain "dried air" is the best solution.

Pat Symonds of Renault said "...it has a tiny effect that's difficult 
to measure on track.  But because F1 is so restrictive it's all about 
adding up the tiny effects to get a  larger one."