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Originally Posted by italy3541
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Yup.
The trouble with multiple tire suppliers is managing competition and safety.
All race series want to have good racing. Tire compound is a big factor in how competitively cars will race. When everyone is on the same compound (or at least has the same compound options) it keeps competition closer.
Also, tire wars can get out of hand. It happened in NASCAR when Hoosier and Goodyear were both suppliers. They battled to make the grippiest, fastest tire possible... it turned out to be terribly unsafe. The Hoosier tires were blowing out often resulting in massive crashes. At the peak of the tire war a decision was made to go back to one supplier for the sake of safety and competition.
When you've got just one supplier they can work on balancing speed and safety, instead of just focusing on speed.