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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jun 8, 2018 2:43:15 GMT -8
The Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal retains its reputation as the biggest brake-killer on the F1 calendar, with its relentless sequence of low-speed bends interspersed by high-speed straights. How do the teams ensure their brakes survive the full 70-lap distance without giving up? Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola provide the answers… There are many things that make Canada’s track unique – the fact that it sits on an artificial island being one of them. But the crucial point about the circuit’s layout is that the straights are just long enough to allow high terminal speeds, but not long enough to give the brakes enough time to cool before they are needed again.
An F1 car's brakes are given a thorough workout in Canada - nowhere more so than into the hairpin, which follows a short blast out of a chicane. Lock-ups are common. © LAT Images
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