F1 Brembo Brake Facts 20 - Brazil 2016

automototv, motor,Formula 1 & Racing

The hardest braking point on the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace lies ahead of the first corner. The driver has to decelerate here by 245 km/h within 1.42 seconds over just 137 metres. In the process 2,527 kW of power get released, while 5.5 G are exerted on the driver, who still has to push with 165 kg onto the brake.