I understand that Brandt is a giant in the history of cycling… I’m not willing to take everything as gospel though.
I have more than a few issues from my (admittedly non-tire expert stance) reading of that quoted info.
I don’t generally like any sort of moto - bike comparison, but since it was brought up in there…
Why do they use specific wet tires with pattern/grooves in MOTOGP rain? It’s a way bigger money/tech/science sport than road bike racing is, so I assume it’s done for reasons after careful development/consideration.