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nkurz ◴[] No.45058314[source]
> Leclerc was able to keep in front of Piastri at his second stop as well, and both drivers were stationary for just two seconds as their crews swarmed over the cars. But that single stop of Norris' was even faster at 1.9 seconds, and while he was driving slower than his teammate, he held track position at the front and was driving flawlessly.

Wow, I know nothing about F1 racing, but that is a fast tire change. Here's how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE5FGSEQc8Q. Three people on each tire, one single bolt. Full stop over the jack, unbolt, old tire off, new tire on, rebolt, drop and go.

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PaulHoule ◴[] No.45058456[source]
It's insane how fast they do it.
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WalterBright ◴[] No.45097635[source]
It's fun to compare it with clips of tire changes in past F1 races. There's been a constant evolution in the tire change procedure/dance.
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rzzzt ◴[] No.45097734[source]
At one point (oof, one article says 2010) re-fueling went out the window, that's a big time sink.
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1. technothrasher ◴[] No.45097849[source]
And it changes things completely for the tire changers. When there's re-fueling, there isn't really any stress on the tire changers. Without it, it's most often all on them.