Record time and record points: how Red Bull defended the pit-stop title

(Motorsport-Total.com) – At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Red Bull set the pit stop record for the third time in Formula One racing. In an incredible 1, 82 seconds the crew of Max Verstappen changed the wheels of his car and battle it another six-hundredths of a second faster than the last record at Hockenheim.

This year, Red Bull prematurely scooped the award for the fastest pit stops and voted for the first Formula One, the has successfully defended this title since it was awarded 2015. But that's not all: at the season finale in Abu Dhabi, the team also outbid the previous point record.

With 620 points, Red Bull clearly distanced the second-placed personnel from Williams (439 points) , For this, a “slow” stop was enough in 2, 06 seconds, the one on the Yas Marina Circuit but still faster than any other. Both teams achieved nine of the fastest pit stops 2019.

Against the constancy of Red Bull ultimately Williams did not arrive when the tires were changed. “I am very proud of our staff in the pit lane,” said sports director Jonathan Wheatley when he handed the trophy over the success. “Achieving a new world record three times in a single season is really something special.”

The fact that Red Bull puts a lot of ambition and experimentation on the trace in this area was also recently pit stop in weightlessness clearly. For this, the manufacturer sent its employees on a “Zero-G” parabolic flight and came back with impressive images of its “supernatural” tire change.