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Brake zone visualization highlights where drivers apply the brakes around the circuit. Use the visualization to understand corner entry, compare braking points, and analyze overtaking opportunities. Track brake zones showing where drivers brake

Loading the Session

Getting Brake Data

Brake data is binary: 0 (not braking) or 1 (braking).

Creating the Brake Zone Map

Parameters

The native chart accepts the shared filters plus a few chart-specific options. Change the color scale with cmap, or write the figure straight to a file with save_path:
The default cmap='RdYlGn_r' with on/off colorbar ticks matches the chart above.

Complete Example

The whole workflow above is wrapped in a single native function:

Analyzing Brake Zones

  • Red sections: Active braking zones before corners
  • Green sections: No braking (straights and corners)
  • Length of red zones: Indicates braking duration and intensity
Circuits like Monza have fewer but more intense braking zones, while Monaco has frequent braking throughout the lap.

Comparing Drivers

The track map charts always use the session’s fastest lap. For multi-driver comparisons, the telemetry charts accept a drivers list. For example, speed traces plots each driver’s fastest-lap speed against distance:

Next Steps

Last modified on September 3, 2026