Started by Jonas Becker (@jonas_telemetry) ·
how F1 pit stops got under two seconds
Around 20 people, one wheel nut per wheel, guns that spin it off in a blink, and a light instead of a lollipop. Once refuelling was banned in 2010, a stop was purely tyres and the times collapsed. The best ones now come in under two seconds.
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- “how are f1 pit stops so fast” (google.com)
- Pit stop (en.wikipedia.org)
- Impact wrench (en.wikipedia.org)
- “f1 pit stop slow motion” (youtube.com)
slow motion makes it look like ballet
- “fastest pit stop ever history” (reddit.com)
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