Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian legend, entered the track in 1993 for a tire change and exited four seconds later. Those speeds are much faster than the 8 seconds we saw one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, Michael Schumacher, set for his pit stop, but they are still slower than the pit stops we will see shortly.
The Mercedes claim this incredible pit spot to be one of the fastest pit stops in F1. However, the team managed to do this in less than 3 seconds, but, indeed, their goal was less. Bottas and the team can go faster than after successfully trying to do the best communication during the race for excellent results in benefits of both winning and setting the records. Besides that, Bottas has nine wins with 1559 career points till now.
A notable pit stop by one of the highest-paid athletes right now, Lewis Hamilton, occurred after his Mercedes car accidentally went into the McLaren pits after only leaving the team two races before. But he still managed to get one of the fastest pit stops of all time with 2.31 seconds.
Currently, most of the cars complete their pit stops within approximately three seconds of each other. Having hit the 2.20 seconds mark, Kimi’s pit stop did something rare in 2018. On Lap 20, the Ferrari and Mercedes pit crews took advantage of the opportunity to change tires. In contrast, Hamilton stayed out on the track when race leader Räikkönen entered the pit lane and took the lead for the first time that afternoon.
We all know Sebastian Vettel as one of the highest-paid race-car drivers of all time. During his first pit stop on Lap 27, Vettel had new tires installed in a time of 1.97 seconds – the first wheel changed the season in less than two seconds.
Sebastian Vettel, the driver of Red Bull Racing, won his eighth straight Formula 1 race at the United States Grand Prix. However, Webber’s teammate also set a record when he had one of the fastest pit stops. Internal data from Red Bull Racing shows Webber stopped after lap 29 in 1.923 seconds.
Formula 1 witnessed one of the fastest pit stops in F1 ever during the Grand Prix of Europe when a pit crew replaced four tires in historical time and sent their driver back on his way in full view of TV cameras. Williams’ team in 2016 achieved fine art in pit stop precision with surprise. After Lap 7, their driver Felipe Massa was able to reach their pit box. The time of 1.92 seconds made this pit memorable for F1 fans for an extended period.
The time it took Red Bull’s pit crew to change four tires on Pierre Gasly’s car at the British Grand Prix probably wouldn’t be a lot. The folks behind the guns can be seen tracking the wheels as they roll slowly. As other squadmates raise the car, the old rubber starts coming off almost simultaneously. They fist-bumped and patted each other on the helmet, so they knew they did an excellent job after Grasly drove away in just 1.91 seconds.
Red Bull Racing did it again at Hockenheim, changing all four wheels of Max Verstappen in a record 1.88 seconds, just one race after lowering the benchmark for the 2nd fastest pit stop in Formula 1. The team’s fantastic performance and coordination led them to achieve this feat.
Red Bull Racing did it again at Hockenheim, changing all four wheels of Max Verstappen in a record 1.88 seconds, just one race after lowering the benchmark for the 2nd fastest pit stop in Formula 1. The team’s fantastic performance and coordination led them to achieve this feat.