C/C Brakes in F1 – The Use of Thermostructural Composite Materials

Carbon fiber-reinforced Carbon (C/C)

C/C brake disks

Hitco (1980)

C/C brakes were introduced into Formula 1 motor racing in the early 1980s by Brabham.

SEP (Société Européenne de Propulsion; now Snecma Propulsion Solide)

AP Racing and Brembo