Final conclusions concerning the brake disc of Lewis Hamilton/MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 Team used in qualifying at the 2014 German Grand Prix

Brembo | 24.8.14 | Brembo F1 brzdy

Brembo F1

Following extensive joint analysis of the previously unseen failure mode experienced by Lewis Hamilton duringQ1 at the German Grand Prix, Brembo and MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS have reached definitive conclusionsconcerning the cause of the failure.

First of all, both parties can now confirm that the quality of the disc material was not a contributory factor.

Instead, extensive analysis and experimentation has demonstrated that the specific interaction between the structureof the brake material in question and the brake mounting on the F1 W05 Hybrid was at the root of the failure.

Countermeasures have already been applied to both the disc geometry and the mounting to ensure there can be norepeat of the failure.

These developments allow the team to once again run Brembo brake disc material, should it choose to do so, inrace conditions.
Thanks to the close technical relationship between Brembo and MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS, we have beenable to collaborate to objectively analyse, diagnose and resolve the failure, and we remain committed to a closeworking relationship in the future.

Spa-Francorchamps, 24 August 2014