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I didn't know AP were involved in F1, can you enlighten me some more? I didn't watch much of this season just gone but thought I saw a few Brembo callipers.
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I'd have to check and see which F1 teams were running AP this season, but yes, they've been involved in F1 for a very long time. By the end of 2017, AP Racing had amassed over 800 victories in F1 on their brake and clutch products:
https://www.apracing.com/blog/post.aspx?Page=213
We had an AP Racing F1 caliper in our booth this year, and it was gorgeous! It has titanium pistons, dry-break bleed screws, and was insanely light. Here are a few pics:
Here is their Formula 1 clutch:
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Do some teams choose AP and are you involved in the development of F1 brakes too?
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Essex is not involved with development for F1, but we do development work in other major pro series. We are in Charlotte, NC, which is the home of NASCAR. We have staff that works directly with the NASCAR teams, and we provide a wide array of components to them (including some of our own design). We also work with IMSA teams, and do a lot of service work for IndyCar teams (clutch control unit rebuilds, clutch rebuilds, Ohlins shock rebuilds). Below is a NASCAR Cup Radi-CAL caliper...very similar in overall design premise to an F1 caliper, except much larger!
We just posted some pics of an IndyCar clutch rebuild on our Instagram page the other day...you should see how tiny they are! :O
https://www.instagram.com/essex_apracing/