Good to hear from you, devs! I'm happy to read about the progress but somewhat sad at the sime time, it's a pity we have to keep on waiting, but oh well, the premise seems good enough to wait for it.
After reading through the progress report I'd like to ask this - now that you can simulate how tyres react to even small changes in their structure, will the different tyre brands have different characteristics in game? For example a set of R2 tyres from manufacturer A would last longer than from manufacturer B, but at a cost of somewhat less grip, or different feel to it, etc.