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Engineer's view: Motorsport's revolutionary braking tool

Although brake pressure and temperature logging is commonplace, measuring and understanding braking performance hasn't been so straightforward. But that's about to change following the introduction of a groundbreaking new sensor

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Although horsepower and powertrain performance is more obvious, deceleration is as much a part of any lap as acceleration. Braking is a big performance differentiator, but even more important is the feel it gives. In MotoGP for example, if the rider has no confidence in his front brakes, then they lose a lot of performance.

The hybrid powertrains used in Formula 1 today mean braking systems are a lot more complex than in the past, when a pure mechanical set-up composed of the disc, pads, caliper and the pedal were all that was required. Now there's a full control system behind it, so braking has become a vital part of car development.

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