continental tire, one of the weathertech sportscar championship's two tire suppliers, suggested the increased competition in the prototype category, teams double stinting their tires (the same sets brought by the company to daytona for the past five years), and running them outside of their recommended air pressures and camber settings, were factors in several cars sustaining right-rear punctures during practice and the race. warm track temperatures, the highest in five years, led teams to lower tire air pressures to stop them from over-inflating once they reached their optimum running temperatures. furthermore, according to continental tire, they cautioned three teams over not receiving more sets of tires because they had not brought their limits in line with the company's recommendations. one team reported to continental tire that their tyre failures occurred after increasing their tyre pressures to the company's prescribed limits. regardless, at the 12 hours of sebring, continental tire debuted a more durable slick tyre which allowed for more aggressive setups and enhanced the likelihood that incidents such as the multiple punctures seen at daytona would not reoccur in the future.