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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Brake graphics
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025 15:07:37 -0400
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On 2025-07-05 08:34, Eric wrote:
> On 2025-07-04 9:51pm, Alan wrote:
> 
>> Finally, when they show the overlay, the brake thermometer shows the 
>> gradual easing off of the brakes as the car turns in, and you can see 
>> just how deep into the corner they trailbrake.
> 
> That's really cool - I'm going to watch for this.

As a racing driver, it's far more interesting to watch how the driver 
rolls of the brakes (both for reductions in grip as the car slows and 
loses downforce, and as turning into the corner starts to require some 
lateral grip).

The only thing I can think of for why they haven't been showing this 
previously is that too many of the teams considered this somehow a 
"secret" that they didn't want to reveal to the other teams.

But the concepts of:

Lessening maximum deceleration with decreasing speed, and;

Needing the use even less brake once you start to steer into a bend 
(look up "friction circle")...

....well they're not really secrets and no one does them very differently 
anymore.

Back in late 1960s and early 1970s it was Jackie Stewart (among others 
I'm sure) who started emphasizing the importance of how you come off the 
brake pedal as much as it was important to get on the brake pedal 
quickly to threshold braking.