Tyres & Strategy
The black art that decides most races
Intermediate6 chapters12 min total
Four patches of rubber, each the size of a hand, are all that connect a Formula 1 car to the track — and managing them is where races are won and lost. This course covers the compounds, how tyres behave as they heat and wear, and the strategic calls (the undercut, the one-stop, the gamble on rain) that flow from it.
Start course →- 012 min
The Compounds
The trade-off between grip and durability, colour-coded.
- 022 min
Working Range & Warm-up
Why a tyre only grips inside a temperature window.
- 032 min
Degradation
How tyres fade — and why teams plan around it.
- 042 min
The Undercut & Overcut
Two ways to pass a rival in the pits instead of on track.
- 052 min
One Stop vs Two
Balancing track position against fresh-tyre speed.
- 062 min
Wet Weather
The grooved tyres and the timing gambles rain creates.