Tire wear through the life of a tire

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I've tried searching and haven't managed to find the answer,

I've been testing tire wear and racing sorts vs racing mediums and something I noticed on every run was my 1st flying lap was the quickest then the tires 'felt' like they didn't have as much bite. Not sure if this is a real thing or if It's in my head. I'm aware of the temp indicator- it was pretty consistent light blue except when having a moment:) also aware of the tread depth indicator, just wondering if anyone knows if tire performance drops off through the life of a tire or should they fall of a cliff as the f1 commenters have been saying of late when the tread wear indicator reaches the bottom?

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Evan
 
The tire life indicator is not a "depth" indicator. From what I've seen it indicates how much grip, not tread, you have left. For many powerful cars after they lose as little as 10% "tyre indicator" they burn through the remaining tyre or become undrivable.

Also, cold tyres tend to break smoother , I believe, because they can accept more heat.
 
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Wicked, thanks Ronald, that makes perfect sense.
Do you know what sort of power levels the cars are chewing through tires after 10%?
my testing this morning was with 650pp at Monza with RS lasting a good 5 laps @ 2/3 tire wear, 6th lap could carry the car but 5seconds slower then 7th lap = forget about it. Great learning about another aspect of GT5.

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Evan
 
I rarely bother with cars over 550pp, and I rarely use Racing Softs. Sorry
 
I've put my B-spec drivers in endurance races and never noticed a difference in their driving between fresh tires and tires with 25% tread left.

I did, however, go into arcade mode and did a race at Indy with tire wear on and intentionally did burnouts so as to wear out the rear tires. Driving with tires that are completely worn down is like driving on snow; every time I'd try to turn, I'd get spun around because the tires couldn't grip the road.
 
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