{"id":13446,"date":"2026-04-29T19:29:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/f1.newsauto.it\/formula-1\/miami-2026-frenate-f1-brembo-storia-e-nuove-sfide-ingegneristiche-13446"},"modified":"2026-04-29T20:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:35:21","slug":"f1-miami-2026-oversized-brakes-between-brembo-history-and-new-engineering-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/f1.newsauto.it\/en\/formula-1\/f1-miami-2026-oversized-brakes-between-brembo-history-and-new-engineering-challenges-13446","title":{"rendered":"F1 Miami 2026: oversized brakes between Brembo history and new engineering challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Formula 1 World Championship restarts in Florida with the Miami GP<\/a> which marks an important milestone: Brembo’s 900th presence in Formula 1<\/strong>. For the Italian company #1 in the brake sector, it all began in 1975<\/strong> with the supply of cast iron discs to Ferrari<\/strong> and today with 538 victories achieved, one gets an idea of how much Italian excellence has shone on the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Track analysis: little fatigue, much precision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From a purely mechanical point of view, the Miami International Autodrome<\/em> is not a “brake-eater”. On a severity scale from 1 to 5, Brembo engineers place it at an index of 2<\/strong>. We are talking about a circuit where brakes are applied for less than 10 seconds per lap (about 11% of the total time). Yet, one must not lower their guard: there are three braking points classified as “Hard”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Miami F1 circuit layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The critical point<\/strong> is Turn 17 where the most demanding braking point is reached after the long straight. It goes from 320 km\/h to just 78 km\/h in just 3.66 seconds. Here, drivers must exert a pedal load of 114 kg<\/strong>, releasing a braking power of 1,734 kW<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2026 evolution: how braking has changed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This 2026 has brought radical technical changes even to the braking systems. Compared to last season, we observe an interesting phenomenon: braking powers have dropped, but stopping distances have lengthened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take the first corner: power has dropped from 2,426 kW to 1,660 kW. Why? The load required from the driver has decreased (from 169 kg to 120 kg), but physics is unforgiving: to stop the current single-seaters, more time (from 2.60 to 2.94 seconds) and more distance (+19 meters compared to 2025) are needed. It is a different dynamic that requires drivers to have renewed sensitivity in modulating the pedal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renewed technology: the new carbon discs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As an engineer, attention always falls on the components. This year the braking “package” has grown, literally:<\/p>\n\n\n\n