FORMULA 1 BRAKES

 Disc brakes consist of a rotor and caliper at each wheel. Expensive carbon-carbon composite rotors are used instead of steel or cast iron because of their superior frictional, thermal, and anti-warping properties, as well as significant weight savings. The driver can control brake force distribution fore and aft using a control on the steering wheel to compensate for changes in track conditions. An average F1 car can decelerate from 100-0 km/h (60-0 mph) in about 17 metres (55 feet), compared with a Dodge Viper (considered one of the best mass-production street cars for braking), which takes around 34 metres (112 feet). Usual braking forces for an F1 car are 4.5 g to 5.0 g (45 to 50 m/s²) when braking from 300 km/h, and can be as high as 5.5 g at the high-speed circuits such as Gilles Villenueve (Canadian GP) and Monza (Italian GP). This contrasts with 1.0 g to 1.5 g for the best sports cars (the Bugatti Veyron is claimed to be able to brake at 1.3 g).