When most people who’ve been blessed enough to drive Formula
One carsget
out of their first ride, the immediate thing they note is the massive power
of the carbon brakes. In the middle of a race, F1 drivers can
expect to experience up to 5G under braking. This is how Brembo tests those
brakes.
Since these brakes are expected to stop a car weighing over
1,500 pounds from speeds over 200 MPH, repeatedly, for nearly a full day,
without failing, they’ve got to undergo some pretty rigorous testing. That
includes spinning them up to incredible speeds, and then repeatedly clamping
down on them until they glow red hot, at temperatures over 1,800 degrees
Fahrenheit.
source: http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/this-is-how-formula-one-brakes-are-tested-1736763946
by Michael Ballaban
http://www.fzrestoration.com
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