The colour of your tyres is showing what temperatue they are running at. If they ar bright red, they're too hot.. and you'll be very slow, and if they are dark blue, they're too cold. You want your tyres in the grey region as that's the optimal range.
Health explains itself really. If a driver is unhealthy, they won't perform as well.
change your push level, the lower the push level the cooler the tires. depending on temps and the wear rate of the track you may have to change to a harder or softer tire to get the temps right.