28-06-2017, 22:04
Mercedes F1 W08 - asymmetric brake cooling
For Friday’s two practice sessions Mercedes experimented with an asymmetric brake set-up, running greater cooling capacity on one side of the car than the other (red arrows). However, to help speed up getting heat into the front tyres, the team reverted to a normal, symmetric layout for final practice, qualifying and the race.
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/techn...rakes.html
For Friday’s two practice sessions Mercedes experimented with an asymmetric brake set-up, running greater cooling capacity on one side of the car than the other (red arrows). However, to help speed up getting heat into the front tyres, the team reverted to a normal, symmetric layout for final practice, qualifying and the race.
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/techn...rakes.html