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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Why are they using tyres with green stripes?
I know the white stripe is the soft tyre, never seen green before
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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Its to promote green cars to help the environment
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Bridgestone have put the green stripes on for the TV viewer to be able to see more easily how the different teams wear their tyres.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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No its just because they want people to think that F1 is thinking about the enviroment. F1 cars do about 5mpg....
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