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As per tradition, the MotoGP World Championship will end with the Valencian Community Grand Prix, being held this year from November 15-17. Stage of the race weekend, Circuit Ricardo Tormo is located just outside Valencia and is named for the first world champion rider from Valencia who died prematurely in 1998. Each lap, the MotoGP riders turn to their brakes nine times, splitting fairly evenly the amount of left and right-handed turns: there are five left-handed corners and four right-handed. On one full lap, the MotoGP riders use their brakes for a total of 27 seconds, which is equivalent to 31% of the time needed to complete a lap. The average peak deceleration per lap is 1.16 G, the highest of the four Spanish tracks used in MotoGP. If the section composed of turns 4 and 5 were eliminated, this figure would definitely be higher.Summing up all of the force applied by a rider on the brake lever from the starting line to the checkered flag, the result comes in at about 1,020 kg (2,249 lbs). There are a good seven corners where the load reach at least 4 kg (8.8 lbs).
At Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez he brakes very oftenAfter the race in the United States, Formula 1 remains in North America for the 19th round of the 2018 World Championship, scheduled from 26 to 28 October at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.The track is dedicated to the Rodriguez brothers, Ricardo and Pedro, both Formula 1 drivers who died prematurely due to track accidents.In Mexico, Brembo has three production plants, in Puebla, Apodaca and Escobedo: inaugurated 24 months ago, the latter covers an area of 35,000 square meters and is able to produce 2 million aluminum calipers per year.The 2,229 meters of altitude at which the circuit is located do not pose any problem for the braking system which is instead put to the test by the speed peaks: last year the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel reached 362 km / h.In addition to the speeds, the temperatures of discs and calipers could affect the temperatures of the asphalt: last year in qualifying the 44 degrees were achieved.Furthermore, increasing the grip of the asphalt during the weekend usually involves an increase in the braking torque that can be downloaded to the ground.According to Brembo technicians, who have ranked the 21 tracks of the World Championship, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez falls into the category of medium-demanding circuits for the brakes.
The hardest braking point on the Circuit of The Americas is in front of turn 1. The driver has to slow down around 233 km/h over just 140 meters. The calculated brake energy involved is 1,934 kW. The driver is subjected to 4.7 g, while he pushes with 115 kg onto the brake.
"After the long summer break the Formula 1 starts again and, as usual, the engines are rekindled at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, venue from 24 to 26 August of the GP Belgium, 13th round of the 2018 World Championship. Immersed in the Ardennes hills, it is unanimously considered the most complete track of the World Championship for the combination of fast corners, blind bends, slope changes and endless straights. Formula 1 is back for the fifty first time but over the years the track has changed a lot: from 2007 it measures 7.004 meters, which makes it the longest in the World Championship. Distinguished by 19 curves, however, only boasts 4 braking characterized by very high energy. The cooling of the braking systems is assured by the presence of fast corners like the Eau Rouge and the Blanchimont where the brakes are not involved in the least. An unknown factor is represented by the weather: last year in the race the air temperature touched 24 degrees while in 2014 it did not exceed 16 degrees. According to Brembo technicians, who have classified the 21 tracks of the World Championship, the Circuit de Spa-Franchorchamps falls into the category of circuits that are not very demanding for the brakes."
Following the event in South America, MotoGP is moving onto North America for the 3rd race of the 2018 World Championship scheduled for April 20 to 22 at the Circuit of the Americas (Austin, Texas). The track was designed by German architect Hermann Tilke and is one of the few circuits in the world to host both the MotoGP World Championship and Formula 1: the single-seaters register a lap time half a second lower than that of the motorcycles. Some stretches on the track were inspired by famous corners on historic circuits. The Texan circuit stands out for the intimidating incline on the straightaway leading to the first left-hand turn. In all, there is a difference of 133 feet between the lowest and highest points on the track, which makes it easy to imagine what might happen if the riders make a mistake in braking on the downhill stretch.
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