I already posted several references to technical discussions on it. It’s always amusing to see speculative, qualitative assessments based on preconceived notions. We all do it. Even professional engineers tend to make conclusions based on what they think may be happening. It’s always fun to see those notions proven wrong…
Tracks on the road way are probably a result of the sum total combinations of all the things mentioned. There is heat from tires (it’s not a single car going by), pressure displacement (the surface is permeable as well), pickup and flinging of the water, convective effects of the vehicle motion moving the surrounding air etc etc etc. To say, without any data to back it up, that heat from tires is inconsequential is funny especially given some of the scientific study put into that topic stating it is significant. The tire gets heated by flexing and so does the tire to road interface due to squirming. Our tires wouldn’t wear away so fast if they weren’t constantly being scrubbed even when traveling mostly straight. Heat is heat, it doesn’t magically disappear…