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Brembo has solidified its position as the leading supplier of braking systems for the 2024 Formula One World Championship, commencing with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 1-3. Since entering Formula 1 in 1975 and achieving over 500 Grand Prix…

STAVELOT, Belgium — The Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, next stop this weekend on the Formula One schedule, is a demanding circuit for brakes, according to the Brembo technicians. On a scale of 1 to 5, the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa is…

DETROIT — Thanks to record viewings for the US market of the 2022 race (2.6 million viewers), Formula 1 will be held in Florida for the second year running. It will take place once again at the Miami International Autodrome…

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — According to Brembo technicians, the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) outside the Saudi Arabian city, is ranked as a track with a high level of difficulty for brakes. On a scale of 1 to…

Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT — Once upon a time, many years ago, there lived a boy with thick blond hair. ​His heart raced for cars, so much so that when he was only three years old, his parents bought him…

Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT — Brembo engineers offer a guide to braking for this weekend’s Formula 1 Honda Grand Prix to run at the Suzuka International Racing Course, Oct. 7-9. Two weeks after the MotoGP championship, Formula 1 is also…

Source: Brembo post ​​​​​ZANDVOORT, Holland — After its big success with the public last year when it was the European Grand Prix with the second largest number of spectators attending over the weekend, the Dutch GP does it again at…

CHATHAM, Mass. — A pair of drivers reported the spread of brake dust into the racer’s cockpit has not been an issue for them, thus contradicting fellow drivers who had put the blame on 2022 Formula 1 design regulations for…

Concerns about particulate-matter emissions emanating from the vehicles has been steadily increasing, with brake dust garnering a significant portion of this concern, as global worries about pollution and its impact on climate change grows. The European Union is expected to…

Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT – Brembo engineers offer a guide to braking for this weekend’s Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, May 6-8. Formula 1 returns to Florida after a 63-year absence. In 1959, two years before Brembo was established,…

Source: Brembo announcement STEZZANO, Italy — Brembo has confirmed its commitment to the Formula One World Championship ahead of the new season, which starts March 20th with the Bahrain Grand Prix, by supplying every team with braking components. This year…

SÃO PAULO – Autosport.com posted an interesting article on the latest developments of Ferrari’s Formula 1 brake systems which were tried at Sunday’s F1 event in Brazil. The article, which can be viewed, along with a variety of images, by…

Source: To illustrate the critical complexities and fragility of a Formula One racecar’s braking system, Brembo posted the following. The point – there are just some things even the most sophisticated engineering companies will miss during testing and the results…

SEATTLE– Amazon Web Services (AWS), is introducing six new (Formula 1) F1 Insights powered by AWS throughout the 2021 season, beginning with Braking Performance during the April 16-18 Italian Grand Prix at Imola. F1 Insights powered by AWS are real-time…

CURNO, Italy – Brembo’s engineers have provided some background on braking strategy for this weekend’s Formula 1 race in Italy and MotoGP contest in Portugal. The following are excerpted from the company’s releases with this behind-the-racing-scenes information. Portugal provides fewer…

Source: Brembo announcement CURNO, Italy — Thanks to the experience accumulated in 46 Formula 1 seasons, during which the single-seaters with Brembo brakes achieved 26 Drivers World Championships, 30 Manufacturers World Championships and 442 Grand Prix wins with Brembo designed…

Source: MotorSportWeek.com post MODENA, Italy – Ferrari says it is working with supplier Brembo to understand the cause of Sebastian Vettel’s brake failure at the Italian Grand Prix. The four-time world champion was forced to retire from the race on…

Source: motorsports.com post STUTTGART, Germany – Mercedes-Benz has made no secret of the fact that every element of its 2020 Formula 1 car has been improved for this year. And while most of the attention has been dominated by its…

Source: planetf1.com GENEVA, Switzerland – Mercedes-Benz has been forced into some last-minute modifications after Red Bull questioned the legality of the Silver Arrows’ rear brake ducts. In what could be a very busy week for the FIA, the governing body…

Source: GrandPrix247.com Former F1 driver JJ Lehto has questioned the wisdom of a new Formula 1 rule limiting the number of brake components a driver can use during the course of a season. Among a raft of changes, the new…

AUSTIN, Texas – A major brake issue forced the retirement of Haas F1 Team’s Kevin Magnussen while he was in 15th place on lap 52 of the 56-lap United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, the 19th…

Source: Motorsport.com Paris, France – The FIA has delayed the introduction of a standard supplier of F1 brake system and friction materials from its original 2021 date. As part of a push to reduce costs, the FIA hoped to secure…

Source: motorsport.com Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says black brake dust sneezes Formula 1 drivers experience after races is as big an issue for them as the Singapore haze. Poor air conditions in Singapore this week caused by Indonesian forest fires…