F1 Brakes Explained
For example a typical f1 brake disc weighs just 1 kg or slightly more for certain heavy braking circuits compared to the 15kg heft of a cast iron disc fitted to a high performance road car.
F1 brakes explained. Despite the deceleration available the brakes are heavily regulated to limit their ability to deliver even greater performance. The f1 disc will operate best between 350 and 1000 degrees celsius meaning theyre totally unsuited to low speed low temperature use but rely on more than 1200 holes to ventilate the disc and promote cooling. If the car isnt slowed down at the right point and with the right pressure on the pedal it will compromise the remaining phases hitting the apex taking the right line carrying the optimum speed through the corner getting the power down on exit and completing a clean run to the next turn. Formula 1 cars have disc brakes like most road cars with rotating discs attached to the wheels being squeezed between two brake pads by the action of a hydraulic caliper.
Slowing an object by removing kinetic energy from it. In f1 cars theres one for the front brakes and one for the rear. A current f1 cars braking system is made up of the brake discs calipers pedal and master cylinder all linked by pipework and with a brake by wire unit controlling the rear brakes. Theyre mounted on a pivoting fork thats used to adjust brake bias which is pretty genius.