Starting this weekend, the FIA bans asymmetric braking, impacting teams at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Recent rumours, emerging during the summer break, suggest that amid improvements by rival teams McLaren, Mercedes F1, and Ferrari, Red Bull was discreetly informed by the FIA a few weeks ago to abandon a technical solution that was in a regulatory grey area.
It is now public knowledge: the FIA has officially informed teams that, starting from this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, so-called “asymmetric braking” solutions are banned.
Theoretically, the solution allowed a driver to adjust the brake balance not only from front to rear but also from left to right, aiding their F1 car in achieving better turn-in by braking the inner wheels more and the outer wheels less.
According to these rumours, Red Bull had developed such a system, and its discontinuation is one of the reasons for the team’s suddenly declining performance.
However, a source within the FIA insisted that it was “not true” that such a system had been found on any of the F1 cars on this season’s 2024 starting grid.
A modification to Article 11.1.2 of the Formula 1 technical regulations added text regarding this area of the car, explicitly banning asymmetric braking systems from 31 July.
“The braking system must be designed so that on every circuit, the forces applied to the brake pads are of equal magnitude and act as opposing pairs on a given brake disc. Any system or mechanism that can systematically or intentionally produce asymmetric braking torques for a given axle is prohibited.”
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FIA Bans Asymmetric Braking Ahead of Dutch GP FIA Bans Asymmetric Braking Ahead of Dutch GP
