Baku Turn 1 Telemetry Lab | F1 Braking & Lockup Analysis

ENTRY -250m

0.0 m (346 km/h)

Baku City Circuit • Turn 1 Approach & Escape Chute (2.2 km Straight Exit)

● L30 Norris (Bailout) ● L29 Reference (Clean Apex) ● Simulation Model

CORRIDOR: Neftchilar Avenue → Turn 1

WIND GUST: 19 km/h Tailwind (Caspian Sea)

BRAKE BIAS: 55.5% FRONT

SURFACE FRICTION: μ = 1.08 (Dirty Street Asphalt)

Synchronized Telemetry Traces (Distance Aligned 0m → 350m)

Dist: 0m | Speed: 346 km/h

Car Speed (km/h)

L30: 346 km/h L29: 342 km/h Δ +4 km/h

Brake Pressure (%) & Master Cylinder Spike

L30: 0% L29: 0%

Throttle (%) & Sequential Downshifts

L30: 100% (G8) L29: 100% (G8)

Front-Left Wheel Slip Ratio (%) • Critical Lock Threshold: 20%

L30: 2.1% (Traction) L29: 1.8% OPTIMAL

Telemetry Scenarios

Braking Dynamics Sandbox

Real-time Sim

Braking Point Marker 101 m

80m (Extreme Late) 118m (Lap 29 Ref) 140m (Safe)

Straight Entry Speed 346 km/h

320 km/h (No Tow) 346 km/h (Norris Tow) 355 km/h

Peak Brake Pressure 100% (135 bar)

Trail-Braking Modulation Aggressive Decay

FL Tire Surface Temp 114°C (Overheated)

85°C (Cold) 100°C (Window) 130°C (Glazed)

Brake Bias Front 55.5% Front

SIMULATION RESULT

ESCAPE RUN-OFF BAILOUT

MAX WHEEL SLIP

32.4% (Locked)

STOPPING MARGIN

-14.2 m

APEX ENTRY SPEED

148 km/h (Too Fast)

RACE TIME DELTA

+5.4s (Lost P7→P9)

Front-left tire locked at 68m into braking. Norris smartly recognized the lack of steering bite, released the pedal, and steered down the Turn 1 escape chute road to avoid barrier impact.

The Anatomy of Norris's Turn 1 Incident (Lap 30, Azerbaijan GP)