Module 7 · Lesson 3 · 11 min read
Tyres
Four patches the size of a palm that the whole car stands on.
Tyres are the only thing that touches the road. The contact patch of each one is roughly the size of a human palm — and all acceleration, braking and cornering goes through those four palms.
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