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Glossary/Tyres and race weekends

Blistering

Bubbles that form when the inside of a tyre gets too hot. They leave chunks missing from the tread.

Learn it properly

Chapter 02: Tyres

More in tyres and race weekends

  • Compound
  • Stint
  • Degradation
  • The cliff
  • Graining
  • Intermediate
  • Crossover
  • Pit stop
  • Undercut
  • Overcut
  • Qualifying
  • Pole position
  • Sprint
  • Safety car
  • Virtual Safety Car
  • Sector
  • Street circuit