The invention relates to a brake system comprising at least one brake with a frictional surface, a pad carrier with a brake pad, and a control and monitoring unit. According to the invention, the brake system additionally comprises a brake temperature sensor which is connected to the control and monitoring unit that is designed to ascertain brake temperature maintenance values on the basis of the brake effectiveness request, to compare a temperature ascertained by the brake temperature sensor with corresponding brake temperature maintenance values, and to ascertain at least one correction factor on the basis of a deviation. The control and monitoring unit is additionally designed to correct the brake control signal by the at least one correction factor and to actuate the controller using the corrected brake control signal.