n smikle wrote:It's mechanical failure that cost him those other times. Disks split in two or something. I have never seen Carbon cermaic brakes in real life, not even held them in my hand so I am not too sure of how the material behaves under impact. I don't know if there is an impact element of loading on the disk when these cars race...?
I heard they can switch to a brake disk with smaller ventilation holes, more weight and more mass to cool but more material means a stronger disk. It's going to be interesting to see how the backmarkers hold up too.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think F1 brakes are carbon-carbon and not carbon-ceramic.
Zgred, great pics as usual, thanks... can anyone match up the discs with the manufacterers? I know there is carbon industry and hitco and which other ones? The McLaren, RBR & FIF1 look similar but not exactly the same.