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Originally Posted by Hit_Apex
Why would Michelin/BMW turn over their data to you? You have an industry insider providing this color why is this so unbelievable? FWIW, this is exactly what I would expect as a result of BMW spending a lot of resources to optimize a tire versus accepting a one-size-fits-all off the shelf design with a ton of compromise. My opinion is shaped by decades of consuming tires on high-performance cars on both street and track.
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My only issue with star rated tires, is that BMW uses multiple different star rated brands, that are very different in their performance in comparison. I could understand that they work with one brand and make the perfect blend of a street/light track tire and star rate it, but how can they have multiple and not explain the characteristics of each? Are we to assume both the star rated versions of the MPS4s and P Zero are "better" than any OTS tire (in the same class of tire)?