Third and final U.S. round of the season for Formula 1: Oscar Piastri won in Miami, and Max Verstappen did so in Austin.
The Las Vegas street circuit has only been part of the World Championship for two seasons, but in the early 1980s, what was once the world’s gambling capital hosted two editions of the Caesars Palace GP.
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The toughest corner
The toughest corner for the braking system at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit is Turn 14: cars approach it at 350 km/h and slow down to 102 km/h in 2.74 seconds, covering 143 metres under braking.
Drivers experience 4.2 g of deceleration, applying 127 kg of force to the brake pedal. Peak braking power reaches 2,535 kW.
Say 33
Since its Formula 1 debut in 1975, supplying cast-iron brake discs to Ferrari, cars fitted with Brembo braking components have won 33 Grands Prix in the United States, across 8 different circuits:12 victories in Austin, 6 in Indianapolis, 3 each at Long Beach, Phoenix and Watkins Glen, and 2 in Detroit, Las Vegas and Miami.
There have been no wins at Caesars Palace or Dallas, nor at Riverside and Sebring, which were used in 1959 and 1960 — when Brembo had not yet been founded.
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Ferrari has claimed 14 Grand Prix victories in the United States: 6 at Indianapolis, 3 at both Long Beach and Watkins Glen, and 2 at Austin. However, up until 1974, the tally was still stuck at zero, despite the team having already contested 18 U.S. Grands Prix.
The start of Ferrari’s partnership with Brembo coincided with its first U.S. victory, at the 1975 United States GP at Watkins Glen with Niki Lauda.
Five of those wins bear the signature of Michael Schumacher, whose Ferraris were equipped with a full Brembo braking system — from carbon discs to monobloc calipers, as well as brake master cylinders and brake fluid.
Avoiding Excess
As a street circuit, the Las Vegas Strip Circuit gradually offers increasing grip as sessions progress.
This also impacts the braking power that can be transferred to the track, which rises proportionally.
As a result, the demand placed on the braking system increases throughout the Grand Prix, causing the operating temperatures of discs and pads to climb as the laps go by.
For this reason, Brembo’s friction material, known for its particularly wide operating window and its ability to deliver consistent performance from the first to the last lap, is even more valued by teams and drivers at this venue.