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Since chassis damage is ruled out, I also agree with the theory. High tire pressure created a negative feedback loop with the loss of aero in the slow corners due to increased ground clearance, and the sliding would have raised the tire temperature and accelerated the tire wear. That can explain all of it. As TimW said, the first part of the stint was not that slow but the Pirelli tires are fickle. Upset them for too long and they turn to stone.

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No chassis issue apparently: https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-fe ... /10748911/

I really think that the tyre pressures are the culprit, as making the car slide and the compounding issues that has on deg, totally lines up with a car’s performance “falling off a cliff” imho.

This article is quoting corriere, not sure how reliable it has been lately, of course not saying it’s not true.

If they raised tire pressure, and they knew this was plank wear related, what’s the point of checking the chassis and saying that they didn’t find any issue?

None of this makes any sense to me. The article then proceeds to make the same claim of lower engine mode to avoid plank wear despite that mode having been in use since lap 8 and having gone back to full steam on lap 57, which I think is just then speculating.