I know Formula 1 already mandated the carbon-carbon brake discs for the long time and carbon-carbon is efficient than steel.
Can you tell me please the last-ever time Formula 1 car to utilize the "steel" brake discs to date?
It is said that the 'last time' steel discs were used in FI was in the early 1980. But I am sure that Alex Zanardi driving for William much later than that, was using steel discs because he struggled/had difficulty adapting to the Williams FW21 carbon ceramic brakes, and I believe that was in 1999theriusDR3 wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025, 06:49I know Formula 1 already mandated the carbon-carbon brake discs for the long time and carbon-carbon is efficient than steel.
Can you tell me please the last-ever time Formula 1 car to utilize the "steel" brake discs to date?
I would have said the same - recal that Alex was having a nightmare season and that he could not get the feel with the carbon brakes so Williams tried the steel discssaviour stivala wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025, 08:58It is said that the 'last time' steel discs were used in FI was in the early 1980. But I am sure that Alex Zanardi driving for William much later than that, was using steel discs because he struggled/had difficulty adapting to the Williams FW21 carbon ceramic brakes, and I believe that was in 1999theriusDR3 wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025, 06:49I know Formula 1 already mandated the carbon-carbon brake discs for the long time and carbon-carbon is efficient than steel.
Can you tell me please the last-ever time Formula 1 car to utilize the "steel" brake discs to date?
'steel' discs are of course cast ironsaviour stivala wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025, 08:58It is said that the 'last time' steel discs were used in FI was in the early 1980. But I am sure that Alex Zanardi driving for William much later than that, was using steel discs because he struggled/had difficulty adapting to the Williams FW21 carbon ceramic brakes, and I believe that was in 1999theriusDR3 wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025, 06:49I know Formula 1 already mandated the carbon-carbon brake discs for the long time and carbon-carbon is efficient than steel.
Can you tell me please the last-ever time Formula 1 car to utilize the "steel" brake discs to date?
You are of course technically correct, Steel is a generic terminology. Steel is a common term for metallic disc brakes.Tommy Cookers wrote: ↑03 Nov 2025, 14:11'steel' discs are of course cast ironsaviour stivala wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025, 08:58It is said that the 'last time' steel discs were used in FI was in the early 1980. But I am sure that Alex Zanardi driving for William much later than that, was using steel discs because he struggled/had difficulty adapting to the Williams FW21 carbon ceramic brakes, and I believe that was in 1999theriusDR3 wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025, 06:49I know Formula 1 already mandated the carbon-carbon brake discs for the long time and carbon-carbon is efficient than steel.
Can you tell me please the last-ever time Formula 1 car to utilize the "steel" brake discs to date?