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Glossary/Tyres and race weekends

Compound

A tyre’s rubber mix, graded by how soft it is. Pirelli makes C1 (hardest) to C5 (softest) and brings three to each race, called hard, medium and soft. Softer is faster but wears out sooner.

Learn it properly

Chapter 02: Tyres

More in tyres and race weekends

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