Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT – Brembo, a leader in high-performance braking systems, reached the historic 500 motorsports world championships in 2020, confirming its technological prowess in this arena. The brand won 42 world titles this year including driver, manufacturer, and…
Source: AP Racing announcement COVENTRY, U.K. – AP Racing scored its 850th Formula 1 victory as a supplier of racing brake and clutch components during last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix. According to the company, “This outstanding result of cumulative victories…
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…
MONZA, Italy – The Ferrari Formula 1 race car lost its brakes on the sixth lap following the “explosion” of its brake lines, forcing driver Sebastian Vettel had to retire from the Monza Grand Prix. At the start of the…
Source: motorsport.com post STYRIA, Austria – Maverick Vinales ignored advice from MotoGP brake supplier Brembo to run a new system for the Styrian Grand Prix after Yamaha riders suffered numerous issues in the Austrian GP, according to the post on…
Source: carthrottle.com post STYRIA, Austria – Maverick Viñales’ Styrian motorcycle Grand Prix ended in a terrifying fashion at the weekend, with the Monster Energy Yamaha rider forced to abandon his bike at high speeds following a loss of front brake…
Source: BPW Group announcement WIEHL, Germany — BPW Group announced it will provide support for T Sport Bernau for the 2020 truck-racing season. PE Automotive GmbH & Co. KG and BPW Bergische Achsen KG have extended their partnership with the…
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: Brembo CURNO, Italy – Brembo has designed braking systems personalized for each team in the 2020 Formula 1 Championship, thanks to the experience accumulated in 45 Formula 1 seasons, during which the single-seaters with Brembo brakes achieved 25 Drivers World Championships,…
Source: Brembo DETROIT – Brembo, leader in high performance braking systems, reaffirmed its leadership in motorsport thanks to winning championships around the world in 2019. In Formula 1, where Brembo has been a supplier since 1975, the 21 grand prix…
Source: Galfer BARCELONA – Galfer, world leader in the production of braking systems for the two-wheel world, will be the 2020 official sponsor of the FIM Enduro World Championship and Super Enduro FIM World Championship, after the extraordinary 2019 season…
Source: Formula 1 The following post about the Renault disqualification following a recent Formula 1 race is excerpted from Formula1.com LONDON, U.K. – After deciding not to appeal their disqualification from the Japanese Grand Prix, Renault have admitted the braking…
Source: Brembo Detroit – Brembo, the world leader in brake systems has signed an agreement with Autodromo Nazionale Monza SIAS SpA (Automobile and Sport Increase Company, federated with the Automobile Club of Italy) to transform the building, located next to the…
NURBURGRING, Germany–The Hamburg-based manufacturer MEYLE has been a technical cooperation partner in the FIA European Truck Racing Championship for many years. The commitment goes far beyond normal sponsoring: In addition to the technical equipment of the race truck with high-quality…
MUNICH, Germany–As the fourth round of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship 2019 at the Nürburgring approaches, Knorr-Bremse and Team Hahn Racing have announced that they are prolonging their collaboration. Knorr-Bremse and KnorrBremse TruckServices, the aftermarket unit of Knorr-Bremse Commercial…
There are few sights more spectacular for the trackside motorsport fan than 30 squabbling tin-tops barrelling en masse into the Club chicane on the first lap of a British Touring Car Championship race at Thruxton. From bouncing off the rev…
DETROIT, Mich.–Formula 1 could switch to carbon-ceramic brakes in the future if it needs to become more road relevant, suggests Brembo. F1 currently used carbon-carbon brake discs as standard, with the material having first been used in grand prix racing…
DETROIT, Mich.–Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi said that an issue with his brakes in Saturday morning’s third practice session was the catalyst for him qualifying 18th for his home grand prix at Mugello. Rossi was on course to set a…
DETROIT, Mich.–Footage has emerged of Ferrari mechanics coming to Alexander Albon’s rescue after his Toro Rosso’s front brakes caught fire while waiting to be weighed at the end of Practice 2. The onboard video shows Sebastian Vettel spotting smoke that…
Brake discs with up to 1,480 ventilation holes, lighter calipers and lower braking torque for new season DETROIT, (March 12, 2019) – Brembo reconfirms its commitment to the Formula 1 World Championship that will start with the Australian Grand Prix,…
Brembo equipped teams win in F1, Le Mans, IMSA, MotoGP, SuperBike among others DETROIT, (December 6, 2018) – With championships in F1, IMSA, World Endurance Championship, Le Mans, MotoGP and World Superbike, Brembo, the world leader and acknowledged innovator of brake…
All trailer and aftermarket topics on show in outdoor area D107 Third-generation trailer EBS systems with added functions Next generation trailer air disk brake Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other rail and…
Source: Brembo announcement The Formula 1 World Championship starts back up in Bahrain with brand new single-seaters, new tires and even custom braking systems. According to Brembo technicians, the Bahrain International Circuit is one of the most demanding for the…
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…