It obviously doesn't apply to rubber or elastic things. I'm sure there are more equations at work here that I am unaware of. So it still stands that tread width/contact patch area alone is not the reason for increased traction? But that there are other factors that come about from having a wider...
According to physics F=mu×N. With tires there has to be more that applies. To increase friction, you have to run a stickier rubber compound tire (mu) or increase downforce like with aerodynamic parts (N). But why is it that if you install a new set of tires that is the same coefficient of...