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> Leclerc was able to keep in front of Piastri at his second stop as well, and both drivers were stationary for just two seconds as their crews swarmed over the
by nkurz 1y ago
> Leclerc was able to keep in front of Piastri at his second stop as well, and both drivers were stationary for just two seconds as their crews swarmed over the cars. But that single stop of Norris' was even faster at 1.9 seconds, and while he was driving slower than his teammate, he held track position at the front and was driving flawlessly.
Wow, I know nothing about F1 racing, but that is a fast tire change. Here's how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE5FGSEQc8Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE5FGSEQc8Q. Three people on each tire, one single bolt. Full stop over the jack, unbolt, old tire off, new tire on, rebolt, drop and go.
- PaulHoule 1y agoIt's insane how fast they do it.
- WalterBright 1y agoIt's fun to compare it with clips of tire changes in past F1 races. There's been a constant evolution in the tire change procedure/dance.
- rzzzt 1y agoAt one point (oof, one article says 2010) re-fueling went out the window, that's a big time sink.
- technothrasher 1y agoAnd it changes things completely for the tire changers. When there's re-fueling, there isn't really any stress on the tire changers. Without it, it's most often all on them.
- nullify88 1y agoLess fires too!
- jodleif 1y agoThis is really old now (I think 2000s) but even the jacks they lift the car with doesn’t drop with gravity alone - that’s too slow. They have some mechanism that actively drops the jack, so they can pull it away faster.
- basisword 1y agoThe record is 1.8s. This was after changes were introduced to try to slow down pit stops. I believe in the past signals were sent that the wheels were on before they were fully secured (anticipating that by the time the signal was given to the driver the wheel would be fully secured). A delay was introduced and over a couple of seasons the crews managed to get back to (and beat) their old times.
- woliveirajr 1y agoAnd there's a lot of redundancy, just waiting to execute the task if anyone or some equipment fails.
- amelius 1y agoOn the other hand ... why isn't this fully automated yet?
- metaltyphoon 1y agoBecause it wouldn’t be a sport
- dmbche 1y agoI'm not sure it would be as fast or have anywhere near the same redundancy for the price. Just locating the wheel in space is non trivial!
- squigz 1y agoSoftware engineers, ladies and gentleman :P You could then ask this of all aspects of the sport, and all other sports as well! Pit stops are a crucial aspect of motorsports; they can make or break a race. So competition in that area is good.
- rzzzt 1y agoWhy not make a race entirely of pit stops?
- squigz 1y agoF1 has gotten boring lately. That ought to spice it up!
- dralley 1y agoOr a race with no pit stops. Tire degradation is largely artificial and designed to FIA requirements. They could make tires that lasted an entire race with minimal reduction in grip if they wanted to, but that would remove a lot of strategy.
- bluesroo 1y agoThis exists; they are called sprint races. Sprint races are generally a stepping stone to the bigger leagues because it doesn't require the same type of manpower and coordination to be competitive. A lot of spec series (like the MX-5 series that runs with IMSA sometimes) tend to be this way to lower the barrier of entry.