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Title card reading Tyre Deg, graining blistering and the cliff, showing an extreme close-up of a worn Pirelli slick F1 tyre in a dim garage.

F1 Tyre Degradation Explained: Graining, Blistering and the Cliff

Tyre degradation explained through the 2013 race Mercedes lost from pole, the narrow temperature window tyres must live in, what graining and blistering are, the cliff, and why tyre management wins races.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 5, 2026