RE: Williams Braking Hard by Martyn

[asharifi]

I think this topic has been beaten to death!!!

The "revolutionary form of braking" which alot of people have forgotten is engine braking! Lots of drivers are fond of this, as it saves your breaks and it can help in accellerating sooner out of a turn. Some drivers feel more comfortable with this, and are confident in their timing and knowledge of their car so as not to spin the tail out when they down shift.

Williams did tinker with adjustable rear brakes like the McLaren system in early 98. With the use of extra brake pedal or pedals, the amount of wheelspin during acceleration in the exit of turns could be controlled. For a given turn, the bias can be adjusted left or right so that when the extra brake pedal is applied, wheelspin is controlled.

Williams was testing with this, and they also tested a system with 2 extra rear brake pedals, so that the driver doesn't have to worry about switching the special rear brake bias before every critical turn.

They never did implement this system in the early races, and after McLaren's brake system was banned, they abandoned the idea.

If they were testing a "revolutionary" braking system, it's a much safer assumption that they were testing a system that would come out in conjunction with traction control. As such, I don't think Williams would risk everything by introducing such a system prior to Spain.

Just my 2 cents!

[DancingMachine]

dont u see.the system made by the mechanics isnt safe..so what the break smoothy..they end up in accidents..how can williams justify that the brake system is safe ??/???

[Valve Bounce]

Thre's nothing wrong with the Williams brakes - if there was TGF would have run into JPM when he was following him for many laps. Two drivers, Jos and Rubens had brain fade.