Formula 1 pit stop; then and now

[blm]

http://youtu.be/RRy_73ivcms

[Bouncer]

Yea it's insane the speed they change the wheels today. Blink and you miss it.

Do wish they'd bring back fuel during pit stops though.

[blm]

Sure beats whacking away at the wheel with hammers.

[BEAST]

Lol they only had one hammer whacking guy? And they only changed the front at that picture pit stop. :eek:

[Bouncer]

me testing the new ferrari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z38qfEdlaO4

[Bouncer]

Btw, blm or anyone else, please see the movie Rush. You don't have to be a fan of Formula 1 to enjoy this movie. One of Ron Howard's greatest films.

The guy who plays Niki Lauda nails it and is my absolute favorite character of any movie ever. I love the way he views life, the focused determination, the power of the mind to overcome any obstacle. One of the most inspiring characters ever IMO.

I don't idolize anyone but if I was likely to it would be Niki. He is the very definition of black & white. No bullshit.

This scene gives me chills like no other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11p_KvPySzo

[Bouncer]

And this would be my second favorite scene ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8OUxsMHySo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4G-NvsAF0

[Scrumhalf]

Lol they only had one hammer whacking guy? And they only changed the front at that picture pit stop. :eek:

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Did they have a limit on how many people are allowed to work on the car at the pit stop? The new video has about 4 times as many people at the pit stop.

[Bouncer]

Yea there were limits. Same in Le Mans. Only one side of the car can be change at a time.

[blm]

The video said, only 4 crew allowed in the pit, back in the day.

[Scrumhalf]

Didn't catch that. I was watching it at work without audio.

[rado]

Almost looks fake, wow...that was insanely fast!

[BEAST]

Yeah average F1 pit stop these day is around 2.5 seconds. If they have 3.2 second stop it's considered slow and it might even cost them a track position.