Question

A businessman went to see a Formula 1 car race. It was raining and several cars skidded on the road. There were a couple of major accidents and some drivers sustained serious injuries.
He decided to do something about it. He designed a racing car tyre with increased friction that would not slip on wet roads. He advertised it as: "Now a racing car tyre that keeps you safe."
However nobody bought the tyres. Where do you think the businessman went wrong?

Answer 1

Due to increased friction, tyres of the car now will generate more heat and will burst out quickly. This would increase the rate of accidents even more. That's why nobody bought his tyres. For racing, car's tyres must have optimum frictional force, which neither produces much heat nor makes the motion too slippery.