How quickly the pit work during the race compared to 60 years ago

F1YaIndy 500In the car race which is representative of motor sports such as the racing car, the racing car enters the pit for tire exchange and refueling during the race "Pit stopMaintenance work called "We are going to happen. As the maintenance skills of automobiles improves, the time taken for pit stops is also shortened, and the movie comparing the pit stops of 1950 and 2013Formula 1 Pit Stops 1950 & Today"Has been made public and it is a content that understands how fast pit stop has become in about 60 years.

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First of all, from the Indies 500 that was held in 1950.


A mechanic wearing white clothes ran to the front side of the screen holding a tire in one hand.


Soon the black racing car arrived at the pit. The mechanic who was carrying the tire started the task of removing the tire of the right front wheel.


At the same time, a mechanic in the center began refueling gasoline, as it began to tap the tire with a thing like a Tonkachi to remove the tire of the right front wheel.


About 18 seconds after the mechanic began knocking the tire of the right front wheel, the removal of the tire was completed.


Immediately a mechanic to install a new tire. At the same time, refueling was completed.


After refueling is completed, the mechanic in the center closes the cap of the fuel tank.


When completing attaching a new tire to the right front wheel, the mechanic will take the detachment while knocking the tire of the left front wheel with a knockout. The task of closing the cap of the refueling tank was completed in the meantime. It took about 10 seconds to close the cap.


The tires of the left front wheel were removed in about 5 seconds. A mechanic in the center wipes off the dirty windshield.


A mechanic who exchanges the tires attaches a new tire to the left front wheel ......


Take down the tonkachi again and again.


After installing the tires, wipe the windshield again with scrubbing ... ...


The racing car went back to the race. The pit stop time is about 1 minute 5 seconds.


Next, I will look at the pit-in at the F1 Australian Grand Prix held at Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne in 2013.


The number of mechanics in 2013 pit is completely different from that in 1950.


A racing car that runs into the pit with a tremendous speed.


When the racing car stops, the mechanics start working as if the mechanics gather.


The tire has been exchanged tremendously.


About 2 seconds after the pit stop, if the mechanic leaves the racing car ......


The racing car ran away.


The mechanics moved away from the pit as much as to say "Okayama".


Initially, as in 1950, there was no pit stop strategy "at which timing will you exchange tires" and "how much do you refuel" like the present age. In the case of Formula 1, the introduction of the pit stop strategy was first introduced to the BMW turbo engine in 1982Brabhamteam. In 1983, when the strategy worked, Nelson Piquet of Brabham was a world champion.

After that, every team began to develop a strategy in the same way, although changes such as prohibition of lubrication, liberation of fueling, refueling of refueling in the pit were made due to the change in regulations, but as in the present situation, It began.

Incidentally,The fastest record of pit stop workIs F1'sRed Bull RenaultIs 2.05 seconds recorded in the Malaysia Grand Prix final in 2013.