Brembo is a leading Italian manufacturer specializing in high-performance braking systems.
In F1, Brembo is known for its cutting-edge braking technology and supplies braking systems to several competing teams.
Learn about the changes this innovative company has made to F1’s amazing braking system for his 2023 season.
The 2023 season was one of his longest in F1, with a variety of tracks, but above all a noticeable improvement in the performance of the car.
The fundamental element that made this performance increase possible was the brakes.
Last season was Brembo’s 49th participation in F1.
In Formula 1, cars equipped with Brembo brakes have won 28 Drivers’ World Championships and 33 Constructors’ World Championships, for an astonishing total of 507 Grand Prix races.
One of the special features of the equipment offered by the company is the customization of new braking systems for each team.
Most single-seaters have hydraulics (calipers, master cylinders, by-wire units) and friction components (carbon discs, pads).
That’s entirely true considering Brembo has been revolutionizing his F1 disc concept over the past 20 years.
Looking back, his Brembo carbon discs from the early 2000s were 28mm thick, with up to 72 holes in one row per disc, and the diameter was over 10mm.
Now, the diameter of the carbon discs has increased from 278 mm to 328 mm on the front axle and from 266 mm to 280 mm on the rear axle, with a thickness of 32 mm and 1,000 to 1,100 holes at the front.
The 900 holes at the rear present the most demanding working conditions in terms of cooling.
Brembo’s pursuit of excellence is also reflected in the continuous weight reduction of its braking systems.
In fact, last season’s brake system weight was about 300/350g lighter than in 2022, which was heavier than 2021, to meet the demands of the new ground effects car.
To achieve this goal, Brembo engineers worked to optimize the design of various components, including brake calipers and carbon parts, while pushing the geometry of all of these elements to their limits.
Higher requirements for brakes in 2023 Needless to say, weight reduction plays a role in relation to increased performance.
In fact, this allows more ballast to be placed in strategic locations on the vehicle, lowering the vehicle’s center of gravity, improving handling and improving the overall balance of the single-seater.
Interestingly, F1 technical regulations for the 2023 season ban drilled surfaces.
The demands brakes have to endure in 2023 are higher than they were in the 2022 season.
To better understand this fact, suffice it to say that last season the brake torque required for each car exceeded the brake torque required in 2022 by more than 5%.
In 2023, Brembo supplied brake calipers to all 10 teams.
In particular, nine teams were fitted with Brembo calipers and one team was fitted with calipers made by AP Racing, a well-known Coventry-based company owned by an Italian group based in Bergamo.
This means that all single-seater seats on his F1 grid in 2023 will be equipped with newly developed and manufactured nickel-plated one-piece six-piston brake calipers (maximum number of pistons allowed by regulations) It means there is.
Of note is that five teams are using a by-wire system developed by Brembo and AP Racing to control the rear brakes.
