Suzuka cambers

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Tom
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Suzuka cambers

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Did anyone else notice the front tyre cambers on all the cars, particularely noticable on the McLarens, were very high?
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joseff
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McLaren seems to run harder rubber than others. The camber setup may be Michelin's recommendation for that particular compound.

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tomislavp4
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I think if you make the front camber high you´ll loose stability but the car will have better responce in the corners.
Suzuka is tight circuit so you´ll need some responce of your car to go in those curves like you should.

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Depends on the tire's camber thrust generating capacity and general camber sensitivity. For the tires I run I use enough negative camber to offset what camber change I'm going to see in roll on a particular track.
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