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Added on the 22/08/2018 15:15:13 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
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 de Spa-Franchorchamps is in front of turn 5. The driver has to slow down around 143 km/h over just 89 meters. The calculated brake energy involved is 1,946 kW. The driver is subjected to 4.6 g, while he pushes with 137 kg onto the brake."
"Two weeks after Formula 1, MotoGP also arrives in Japan for the 16th round of the World Championship, scheduled from 19th to 21st October at Twin Ring Motegi. Built by Honda in 1997, it is located on the hills surrounding the town of Motegi, on Honshū Island, the largest in the country. The name Twin Ring derives from the union of the English terms Twin and German Ring and serves to indicate the presence on this area of two tracks: an oval and a road circuit that intersect between the curves 5-6 and 11-12. Of course, the MotoGP uses the road circuit that is characterized by a few fast corners and many lenses, interspersed with straights of medium length: there are even 7 curves faced by the bikes at less than 100 km / h. Just the abundance of second gear corners makes it since its first use in the World Championship, in 1999, one of the most challenging for the brakes complicit the difficulty of cooling the discs between a detached and the other."
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.
The hardest braking point on the Autodromo Nazionale Monza is in front of turn 11. The driver has to slow down around 109 km/h over just 72 meters. The calculated brake energy involved is 3,010 kW. The driver is subjected to 6.7 g, while he pushes with 211 kg onto the brake.