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I was thinking it was going to be something more detailed about actual F1 brakes and material sciences behind them. What saw was 85% of the video describing ho
by elmerfud 5y ago
I was thinking it was going to be something more detailed about actual F1 brakes and material sciences behind them. What saw was 85% of the video describing how hydraulic disc brake systems work in all applications 10% covering adjustable proportion valving setups (they're neat and very useful in some applications but not that novel in braking system contexts) and 5% actually talking about braking things very specific to F1 cars.
It seems to me that they could have filled the video or at least 90% of the video with F1 specific braking setups and characteristics. So I'm not sure if they just lacked the knowledge to do that or weren't able to write a script that could present it in a consumable way. If it was deemed necessary that there is prerequisite knowledge on how hydraulic braking systems work at a general level that could easily be its own 7 to 10 minute video.
Mashing it all together seems to do justice to neither of the topics.
- nikau 5y agoId assume most of the magic is downforce + sticky tyres + tyre surface area + light car weight. It would be interesting to know what the power dissipation capacity is for F1 rotors & calipers vs something on a sports car like a 911 or similar.