The final event of the month of September for Formula 1, which begins its journey eastward with the Azerbaijan GP.
The Baku City Circuit will host a GP for the tenth time, although for its debut, in 2016, the title of European GP was revived, previously used for races in Spain, Germany and England. Please note, the race takes place on Saturday to avoid coinciding with a national day of commemoration.
The GP data
According to the engineers of the Brembo group who work closely with all the Formula 1 drivers, the 6,003-metre-long Baku City Circuit falls into the category of circuits that are highly demanding on brakes. On a scale of 1 to 5, it earned a difficulty rating of 5 because the brakes are used 10 times per lap for a total of 18.5 seconds, even though only 2 braking events are in the Hard category. Six are Medium and 2 are Light. In half of the braking sections, the brakes are used for more than 2 seconds.
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The toughest corner
From the simulations carried out, the toughest corner of the Baku City Circuit for the braking system is the first one after the finish line. The single-seaters enter it at 313 km/h and slow to 140 km/h in 2.13 seconds, over the course of which they cover 123 metres. Formula 1 drivers apply a load of 115 kg to the brake pedal and are subjected to a deceleration of 3.9 g. Braking power, on the other hand, is 1,652 kW.
Italy vs. Australia
Thanks to Kimi Antonelli, Italy has moved to within a single win of Australia, seventh in the ranking of the most successful countries in Formula 1: 51 Grands Prix won by Italian drivers, 52 by Australian drivers, while slightly higher up, with 57 victories, are the Finnish drivers. Antonelli is also the only Italian to have won at least 7 Grands Prix in a season. He is currently on 8 and could become only the 5th driver of all time to reach double figures in a single year.
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Sergio the record man
Sergio Perez is the driver with the most wins, podiums and points at the Baku City Circuit: the only one of these records he shares is the wins tally, 2 like Max Verstappen. He has 5 podiums at this track, and no one can match him this year because his closest pursuers are on 3. The Mexican has also collected 115 points in Azerbaijan, more than anyone else: he achieved them driving for Force India, Racing Point and Red Bull, always with Brembo calipers. Could this be the right time to do it with Aston Martin too? After all, he still has Brembo as an ally.
From two to three
Until last year, Formula 1 calipers could have a maximum of 2 mountings, meaning the points at which they are secured to the single-seater through the wheel upright, but now the limit has been raised to 3. Many teams have taken advantage of this by asking Brembo to add an extra nut to secure the caliper, in order to make it more rigid and put different stress on the carbon disc. With 3 bolts, friction between caliper and disc is greater and wear is lower.