The brake disc
One of the most critical components for Formula One braking is the management of the operating temperatures especially for the brake discs. For this reason the ventilation of Brembo carbon brake discs has undergone constant transformation and evolution, considerably increasing the absolute performance of the braking system.
The increase of the air flow of the Brembo brake discs has also been achieved through the CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics, study of fluid dynamics via computer), a synergic study between the air intake, developed by each team for their cars, and the Brembo disc brake. This allowed the design of the ventilation holes to reach extreme characteristics, with a vast increase of holes increasing the carbon surface exposed to the air flow for better heat dispersion. During a complete season, Brembo provides each team, consisting of two cars, an average from 140 to 240 brake discs.
