I have no idea on the case of high end sports cars.
But for most passanger cars I’ve driven I felt within the oem specs the narrower tires with smaller rims gave me more responsive braking and shorter stopping I felt.
I have no idea on the case of high end sports cars.
But for most passanger cars I’ve driven I felt within the oem specs the narrower tires with smaller rims gave me more responsive braking and shorter stopping I felt.
Not true. The size of the contact patch is exactly the same in number of square inches. It’s wider, but shorter front to back.
Road and Track
Why is the contact patch shorter front to back…?
Because the load is now spread across the width