F1 Madness

Formula 1 has announced that it is calling off the opening round of the 2020 season. The first race of the new F1 season was scheduled to take place around Australia’s Albert Park circuit this weekend. Despite fears of the coronavirus pandemic F1 surged ahead with plans to kick of its season of racing while several […]

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The hardest braking point on the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore is approaching Memorial corner. Here the driver has to decelerate by 229 km/h over just 131 metres inside 1.43 seconds. In the process, power of 2,203 kW gets released. The driver is subjected to 5.1g and has to push with 155 kg onto […]

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Grand Prix of Bahrain – Hardest Braking Point The hardest braking point on the Bahrain International Circuit lies ahead of turn 1. The F1 driver has to brake hard, slowing down by 271 km/h over 156 metres. 2,233 kW of energy are released in the process. The driver is subjected to 5.3 g, yet at […]

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The hardest braking point on the Silverstone Circuit lies ahead of Vale Corner. The Formula One driver decelerates by 132 km/h over just 72 metres. 2,351kW of power are released in the process. The driver is subjected to 5.5 g, while having to push with 166 kg onto the brake.

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Grand Prix of Monaco The hardest braking point on the Circuit de Monaco lies ahead of Nouvelle Chicane. After the tunnel the F1 driver has to brake hard, slowing by 224 km/h over just 139 metres. 1,810 kW of power are released in the process. Up to 4.6 G pull at the driver, who pushes […]

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The hardest braking point on the Circuit de Catalunya lies ahead of turn 1. The driver has to decelerate here by 210 km/h over just 104 metres. 2,422 kW of power are released in the process. Up to 5.6 g pull at the driver, who pushes with 168 kg onto the brake.

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The hardest braking point on the Bahrain International Circuit is approaching turn 1. After the long straight, the driver has to decelerate by 267 km/h over just 158 metres. 2211 kilowatts of power are released in the process. The driver is subjected to 5.2 g, while having to push with 155 kg down onto the […]

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Grand Prix of China – Hardest Braking Point The hardest braking point on the Shanghai International Circuit lies at the end of the longest straight, ahead of turn 14. The driver has to decelerate here by 268 km/h over just 161 metres. The calculated brake energy involved is 2,099 kW. In addition, the driver is […]

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Brembo and Mercedes Benz AMG Petronas F1 Team have released a statement detailing Lewis Hamilton’s brake failure issue in qualifying for the German Grand Prix. Brembo have revealed that it was the interaction between the brake material and mounting that caused the front right brake failure of Hamilton’s W05 Included below is the Mercedes and […]

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