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How F1 pit stops became the fastest choreography in sports

Formula 1 pit stops used to look like a coffee break, now they are closer to a flash of strobe lighting. What once took close to a full minute has been compressed into a blur of bodies and tools that ...
The New York Times

In Formula 1, a 2-Second Pit Stop Is a Vital Dance

A bad one can ruin a race, but pit teams that can move like Rudolf Nureyev can shave time in a sport where split seconds count. By Phillip Horton In Formula 1 there are several critical junctures ...
Jalopnik

Formula 1 Is Making Everyone Take Pit Stops They Don't Need At Monaco But It Won't Fix The Racing

I'm a pretty loud critic of the Monaco Grand Prix. What was once among the greatest racing events in the world has devolved into a celebrity-spotting affair with the racing taking a back seat, in ...

Pit Stop Leadership: What Endurance Racing and F1 Teaches Us About High-Performance Teams

In Endurance Racing, pit stops have gone from minutes in the 1950s to under 6 seconds today.Formula 1, with eighteen mechanics, has even set the world record at 1.8 seconds by my favorite, McLaren ...
The New York Times

After F1 driver criticism, what next for Monaco GP’s two pit stop rule?

Follow live coverage of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix today BARCELONA, Spain — Formula One officials will review the mandatory two pit stop rule enforced at last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix ...
Yardbarker

Monaco GPs’ Bold 2 Pit-Stop Rule Sparks Outrage

The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix was supposed to inject life into one of Formula 1’s most processional races, but a controversial pit-stop rule left drivers and fans more frustrated than thrilled. For the ...
The Drive

Could Two Mandatory Pit Stops Make F1 More Exciting?

Over the weekend, several outlets confirmed that FIA officials will discuss the idea of mandating two pit stops during every F1 race at this week’s Sporting Advisory Committee and the Formula 1 ...