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Originally Posted by MazdaMatt
Lap Time is inversely proportional to grip. PERIOD.
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Grip is proportional to static Mu (mechanical system properties of rubber/road) and mass... Period... (<--or three of them

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Therefore
Lap time is inversely proportional to Mu and mass....
^I'm not seeing contact patch here.
Unless you're talking about drag racing... In which tires are designed to rely heavily on adhesion under conditions road vehicles/tires won't see...