Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team uses bio-based resin on brake ducts

In the UK, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team successfully uses a bio-based resin on the rear brake duct wheel shields of the #63 W16 – which crossed the line in second place at the Baku City Circuit – following efforts to qualify and apply sustainable carbon fiber composites.  

This groundbreaking development sees sustainable carbon fiber composites on a high-performance area of our race car for the first time, replacing 30 per cent of the traditional resin material with those derived from renewable sources.  

Applying these materials to the rear brake duct wheel shields, with their intricate aerodynamic surfaces, demonstrates the technology can withstand the extreme conditions of Formula One racing, and its potential for widespread adoption across the sport.