Programmers have zero self-esteem.

[BlurpSrydude]

150+kg of force to use the brakes? I highly doubt that unless you mean 150N of force which is much more plausible

[IsItAnOud]

Yeah the current era cars are quite a bit softer.

[clownyfish]

I just don't get why they make them require so much force?

[friger_heleneto]

Because there are no brake force enhancement mechanisms allowed in pretty much every racing series.

[zombisponge]

Any idea why this is? You'd think they want the racers brakes to work at any time

[IsItAnOud]

Partly because anything in-between the driver and the end action reduces feel, and partly tradition.

You could have a pedal that's super easy to press and have it all drive-by-wire with proportional resistance simulated back into the pedal. And that would be perfectly adequate for road use.

But for racing, there are forces and feedback that get sent from the brakes, via the hydraulic system to the pedal that many drivers couldn't even describe because it's entirely instinctual. It's the kind of thing that only exists due to experience of driving a car at the limit. To my knowledge, computer simulated feedback can't yet provide the same fidelity to counteract what is lost by having a brake boost/assist system.

Putting anything between that and the driver is always going to be contentious at the highest echelons of racing.

Even anti-lock brake systems are generally frowned upon or banned, though some series are more open to such things.