![]() ![]() ![]() Then it's off and away.įor the driver, their main aim is to hit their marks – so the crew don’t have to adjust their position, costing vital seconds, or to prevent injuring the front jack man, who would take the full force if they overran. All four wheels are changed, a tweak may be made to the front wing, a clean of the rear wing and visor and potentially clearing out the sidepods. Then a short call – 'Kubica, option or Russell, prime' – is made, and the team burst into action.Įach has their own role, whether it’s wheel on, wheel off, gunman or front jack. When the strategists decide to bring a driver in, the team manager will put the pit crew – usually a team of around 23 – on standby. The aim isn’t just to get under two seconds, less than the blink of an eye, but to do so consistently – because race results depend on it… ![]() That’s roughly how many practice pit stops Formula 1’s 10 teams did between them before the 2019 campaign. ![]()
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