Formula 1 2024 Season

In reply to Advan046 :

My mistake. I thought you meant retiring from the race. 

In reply to crankwalk (Forum Supporter) :

My wife barely follows and seldom comments but she is adamant that Max is a sore loser who's only gracious when things go his way............not uncommon in sports but regardless it's one of the least likable human traits.

Me, personally I find the tantrums a complete waste of mental energy. 

Again I think it was a strategy rather than emotional outburst. Isn't it common place for a basketball team to foul their competition in the last minutes to save the game time. 

I have a problem with it because the risk of injury is a higher in F1. 

This week’s Brembo update:

The twenty-first race of the season for Formula 1 is the São Paulo GP, the successor of the Brazilian GP, which has seen 47 editions. After two editions were skipped due to Covid-19, the GP was renamed after the most populous city in Brazil, which is also the location of the track, with the aim of promoting it globally. According to the city’s mayor, the GP brings additional revenue of over 240 million euros per year to São Paulo.

The GP Data 

According to Brembo technicians, the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, which is 4.309 meters long, falls into the category of moderately demanding circuits for brakes. On a scale from 1 to 5, it has earned a difficulty rating of 3 because the straights are quite short and there are only 5 braking points per lap, lasting just over 10.5 seconds. Two of these braking points require the use of brakes for less than 2 seconds, and two others do not reach 3.8 g of deceleration.

•          Carta d’identità Brembo, in PDF: Brembo - F1 2024

•          Video Hardest Braking Point, in .mp4: https://we.tl/t-hPUJTDAJJc

•          Link YT Hardest Braking Point: https://youtu.be/Fc_OjiUCu28?si=OBTc_p1RiBJeRW1z

•          Link web della news: 5 Facts About the Brazilian GP Formula 1 | Brembo - Official Website

Discs in 2 Variants 

 This year, Formula 1 teams are using two types of Brembo carbon discs, the “wide spline” and the “single sided spline.” In the “wide spline” specification, the thickness of the spline - the part in contact with the bell - is equal to the thickness of the disc, while in the “single sided spline” specification, the thickness of the spline is less than the thickness of the disc.This second solution favors a different ventilation strategy for the disc and better packaging of the wheel corner but at the expense of mechanical stress resistance on the carbon, limiting its possible perforation for ventilation. The choice of one solution or the other depends on the peculiarities of the individual cars and the characteristics of the tracks.

The Toughest Turn 

 The toughest corner of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace for the braking system is the first one: the cars approach it at 337 km/h and slow down to 124 km/h in 2.41 seconds, covering 130 meters. The effort required from the drivers is 4.6 g, and the load they apply on the brake pedal is 139 kg. The braking power is 2,486 kW.

Is there any pastime on Earth with more useless clickbait websites than Formula 1?

Jeez...

In reply to Streetwiseguy :

I don't think so lol,I stick with a couple tried and true and try real hard to resist the temptation.....but every now and then I fall for one damn it.

David S. Wallens said:

According to Brembo technicians, the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, which is 4.309 meters long

What is this, a race track for ants???