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Even in f1, if the tyre changes, you could figure out the info based on ids and make a guess to which team you were reading the info from. Stuff like temps and pressures would be handy to know about from your competitors...

Think it'd be even more useful in F1, where timing of pit stops is all important, and the state of the tires is a strong indication of whether the other teams will be coming in very soon or holding on for a bit.

What strategic information do you get from that, if the tire never changes? Like, what tire they chose for that particular race?

How they’re driving will break down the tires at different rates. A driver may hold back to protect their tires to keep them in better shape in order to have more traction later when other people’s tires are shot.

If you know the state of everyone else’s you could game this to be in a better position.

Thank you, that's exactly what I was confused by as well.