Quote Originally Posted by sti123 View Post
To avoid interpretation and confusion, the rule should be written like this: 20.1.5 On a road section that is a public road and at the start of a stage, a competition car may only be
driven on four freely rotating wheels and inflated tyres. Any car not complying with this article will be considered as
retired as per WRC Art. 46. An additional penalty may be imposed by the stewards.
There's no confusion. 1 cm strap of rubber is not a tyre.

The tyre doesn't need to be inflated. It can be flat but it has to be a tyre. The black round one piece of thing.