The Monza circuit features the most intense braking zones on any track on the F1 calendar.  Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy. Credit: XPB Images
 
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza may be the cathedral of speed but consequently it requires more force from the brakes than any other circuit on the Formula 1 calendar, sustaining an average deceleration of 5.5g ? an almost 0.9 g higher average deceleration force than Sochi, the next most demanding circuit that Formula 1 visits.
According to Italian braking specialist and Formula 1 supplier, Brembo, this makes Monza the most demanding circuit for the brakes on the calendar.
The reason for the extreme braking here is thanks to the long straights and the subsequent low aerodynamic load set up of the cars used to take advantage of them, meaning high top speeds and therefore highly violent throttle-off moments before corners on the Italian circuit. During the qualifying rounds, Formula 1 cars will average of over 260 km/h (162 mph). Despite the track being long, at nearly 5.8 km (3.6 miles), the brakes are used for a reasonably short amount of time: 10.75 seconds of the circa 1 min 20-second lap.
In percentage terms, this accounts for 13.5 percent of the race under braking ? not much in when compared to circuits such as Monaco and Singapore which require the most use from the brake pedal of any track on the calendar at 23 percent apiece of their respective laps spent under braking.
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