Last Updated: December 15, 2023, 10:02 IST
Another outstanding feat for Red Bull Racing. (Screen seize)
Red Bull Racing have accomplished in what’s world’s first ever profitable pit cease in pitch black darkness.
Red Bull Racing have taken their pit-cease expertise to a different stage by turning into the primary ever Formula 1 crew to efficiently full a pit-cease in full darkness.
At their Milton Keynes base, the world champions first carried out the pit stops with their crew blindfolded having made three follow makes an attempt.
And then the crew was given 10 makes an attempt at pulling off the outstanding feat.
With the lights turned off, they accomplished the problem in their last try.
In a outstanding feat, they produced their quickest time of two.84 seconds relying utterly on muscle tissue reminiscence in the absence of any visible help.
“Some teams in the pit lane would love to do that (2.84 seconds) in a normal race – but to do it blindfolded,” stated chief mechanic Lee Stevenson. “Incredible, absolutely incredible.”
Red Bull Sporting director Jonathan Wheatley praised the crew for his or her fluidity.
“The Pitch Black Pit Stop was a challenge we could literally never see coming our way as a Race Team, but in typical Red Bull fashion, we have come to expect the unexpected!” Wheatley stated.
“The sense of sight, being able to see the car, your team-mates and what you are doing are intrinsic to a successful pit stop, so having that taken away presented some serious hurdles. However, what soon became clear is how fluid the team are in their approach, communication, ability and cohesive spirt; that the task at hand was almost second nature.
“I was really proud of their performance. The time of 2.84 seconds is a strong stop even in broad daylight!
“I’m certainly not saying that I would like to turn the lights out in a race, but being able to pull this off so succinctly, in the pitch black, shows what a well-oiled machine the crew is and testament to the fact we have won six consecutive DHL’s Fastest Pit Stop Awards. Beautiful work.”
Red Bull received a sixth straight Fastest Pit Stop Award which is given to the crew logging consistentlly quick timings all through a season.
