The crowd was furious, chucking bottles and beers cans on the track, with many believing this was the death of F1 in the USA. With that, the infamous image of only six (Bridgestone) cars took the start and finished the race. But the FIA rejected every suggested compromise due to the safety issues they posed. Through that, Bridgestone knew that it should supply its Ferrari, Jordan and Midland teams with much stronger and harder compound tires.Īfter tyre-related practice crashes put Michelin cars in the wall and Ralf Schumacher in the hospital, the manufacturer asked for emergency measures, like an extra chicane, or to allow tyre changes again, for this race only.
This tyre maker supplies the Ind圜ar series and had already raced on this surface earlier in the year. At that time F1 had a tyre war between them and Bridgestone, who was able to prepare for the race due to its ties to Firestone. Unbeknownst to Michelin, this tyre construction along with the new surface at Indianapolis caused significant problems. This provided more consistent grip throughout a stint, as it meant a larger tread pattern on the asphalt. Two critical things had changed in the 2005 F1 season the downforce generated by the cars which increased the vertical load on the rear tyres and Indianapolis had been partly resurfaced.Įven though the tyres were made from harder compounds that year due to the ban on tyre changes during pit stops, Michelin still opted for a compound with softer sidewalls compared to the Bridgestone.
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