The Williams team made the shortest pit stop in Formula 1 history at the European Grand Prix in Baku! In fact, it is about equaling the record for the shortest stop in the Formula 1 World Championship, which has been owned by the Red Bull team since 2013. Blink and you might miss half the action!
Take a look the fastest Formula 1 pit stop in history. Team mechanics Williams the Brazilian Felipe Massa's tires were changed at the race track in Baku, Azerbaijan, where the first ever Formula 1 race took place in just 1.92 seconds! This tied the 2013 record set by the team Red Bull, when she sent Mark Webber back onto the track at the US GP after 1.923 seconds (at that time time was measured in thousandths exactly).
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If you only follow Formula 1 with one eye, then you probably don't know that since 2015, races have also been awarded the DHL award, which goes to the team with the fastest pit stop. It was founded in 2015 with the aim of they reward the often overlooked heroes of F1– mechanics who often tip the scales in a race with their precision, perfect teamwork and split-second decisions. A pit stop in Formula 1 is more than years refueling, changing tires and cleaning the visor. It is all of the above and much more.
