Cadillac Lower Brake Temperatures by 100 Degrees

Pulse Sports Team 12:04 - 30 September 2026

For much of the 2026 season, one of Cadillac's primary struggles has centered on brake cooling on the MAC-26, with the brakes catching fire on track on multiple occasions.

The grid's newest outfit trialed several solutions without achieving the desired results, forcing further redesigns of the brake ducts. Their latest upgrade arrived in Baku last weekend, and Valtteri Bottas revealed it successfully lowered brake temperatures by a massive 100 degrees Celsius.

"Okay, we reduced brake temperatures by 100 degrees compared to the previous spec, so that gives us a bit more freedom," Bottas commented on the new design following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.