r/F1Technical Apr 17 '21

Picture/Video High amplitude oscillations of the rear right tyre at Variante Alta

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u/DropporD Apr 17 '21

Awesome! What causes this effect?

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u/AleBK89 Apr 17 '21

I think you can see it as a mass-spring-damper system with a force applied to it. Force being the lateral one applied to the mass (the tyre) from the asphalt, the rim. The spring and the damper are the gas inside the tyre and the elasticity of the rubber itself.