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Originally Posted by Rosso
Geez, where to start..."no" is the short answer. ... The heavier driver exerts greater loads in two planes when cornering, both normal (same direction as gravity) and radial (centrifugal, toward the outside of the corner) .... Aero downforce works to your benefit in the normal plane but has no penalty of increased radial loads. ... Then there is the technobits about traction being a rubber compound sheer stress problem, not a simple static or sliding friction problem. Then too, higher weight is harder on the brakes and the tires to boot. Enough?
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Yep, and your initial point about radial load is what I surmised to be the case, but I wanted confirmation from someone skilled in this area. Thanks for taking the time to give this concise explanation.