Q&A Recap - How Hard is a Race Car Brake Pedal Really? 

I just watched a video on here posted by Daniel Morad in his Mercedes GT car and I was amazed at the amount of travel in the brake pedal.

I always wondered about this since seeing pedal cam footage from Lando. Personally in my rig i have very hard elastomers as it helps with muscle memory for me.

Very informative stuff! Thank you!

Love videos like this 👍

Spot on! This is true in my Radical SR3XX, E36 M3 racecar without brake booster and every formula car I've driven. Takes some getting used to, but I feel the control is much better once you do. Sim brakes are not ideal in general since there's no real feedback, but for immersion purposes I much prefer a short and stiff brake pedal.

My Forte pedals arriving today! cannot wait to try them compared to my current TLCM pedals

Den er lige til jysk moment! :D

One important factor in brake feel might be the significant deceleration forces present in race cars (especially formula cars) which help multiply the force a driver can exert on the pedal when braking, as the driver is thrown forward with the brake pedal absorbing (a small) part of those forces. Naturally, within a sim pit environment, those real world deceleration forces are absent. Therefore having the brakes 100% as stiff as in a real car, might not make for the most accurate simulation.

I 100% believe that they feel realistic. However in a real race car, under braking your inertia will push you into the pedals once u stab it with ur foot. Achieving high brake pressures is easier when you're in a moving vehicle than in a stationary sim. (Psychologically you're also more ready for physical exertion) And brake modulation with a short pedal throw is no problem, since you use mostly ur senses as feedback for how much you can push the brakes and how to get off the brakes. In a stationary simulator you don't have that fine detail feeling in your entire body. So a longer a softer pedal here helps to have more breathing room. Just a consideration for the endless "Realism vs Immersion vs Practicality vs Esports" discussion online haha. I personally like them stiff with a short pedal throw, but i heard a few people use this argument and I find it fair.

I enjoy how diplomatic Andre is while still dispelling the nay-sayers comments.

reverse question: how heavy/hard is the stearing across different series really?

as for formula 1 brakes, they are no longer computer assisted, and are some of the hardest brakes to push they travel less than 5 cm and are rock hard to press