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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

Title card reading F1 Tyre Compounds, soft medium hard explained, showing three Pirelli P Zero slick tyres with red, yellow and white sidewall markings in a garage.

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F1 Tyre Compounds Explained: Soft, Medium, Hard and the C1-C5 Range

F1 tyre compounds explained, what soft, medium and hard actually mean, how Pirelli's C1 to C5 range works, the colours, the wet tyres, and why the choice decides races.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 5, 2026