Comments on: Five Seconds Flat: The Anatomy Of A Pitstop http://blogf1.co.uk/2008/01/27/five-seconds-flat-the-anatomy-of-a-pitstop/ Your Regular Blog and Guide to Formula One Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:22:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Oliver White http://blogf1.co.uk/2008/01/27/five-seconds-flat-the-anatomy-of-a-pitstop/comment-page-1/#comment-70230 Oliver White Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:35:16 +0000 http://blogf1.co.uk/2008/01/27/five-seconds-flat-the-anatomy-of-a-pitstop/#comment-70230 Dank from The Red Bullog has <a href="http://www.red-bullog.com/2009/02/21/anatomy-of-a-pit-stop/" title="External Link: The Red Bullog - The Anatomy Of A Pit Stop" rel="nofollow">an excellent post up containing further details of a pitstop</a>. It makes for good reading and even has aerial photos from each stage of a pit stop. Dank from The Red Bullog has an excellent post up containing further details of a pitstop. It makes for good reading and even has aerial photos from each stage of a pit stop.

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]]> By: Oliver White http://blogf1.co.uk/2008/01/27/five-seconds-flat-the-anatomy-of-a-pitstop/comment-page-1/#comment-63183 Oliver White Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:40:30 +0000 http://blogf1.co.uk/2008/01/27/five-seconds-flat-the-anatomy-of-a-pitstop/#comment-63183 I'm trying to find a video of Mike Gascoyne (or some other Spyker engineer) describing how the whole wheel nut locking system works. I remember seeing a short piece after the Hamilton incident at the Nurburgring last year, and it shows how complicated a simple nut can be. If I can find it I'll update the post. Well spotted Dank. I’m trying to find a video of Mike Gascoyne (or some other Spyker engineer) describing how the whole wheel nut locking system works. I remember seeing a short piece after the Hamilton incident at the Nurburgring last year, and it shows how complicated a simple nut can be. If I can find it I’ll update the post.

Well spotted Dank.

]]> By: Dank http://blogf1.co.uk/2008/01/27/five-seconds-flat-the-anatomy-of-a-pitstop/comment-page-1/#comment-63179 Dank Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:14:45 +0000 http://blogf1.co.uk/2008/01/27/five-seconds-flat-the-anatomy-of-a-pitstop/#comment-63179 'When Felipe Massa had a minor fire on his engine cover at the Spanish Grand Prix, I don’t remember seeing any foam' Bit of a coincidence, but I was watching the F1 07 Review on DVD last night and it showed this particular incident. As Massa pulls away one of the pit crew does attempt to put out the fire with an extinguisher but by then it's too late. ‘When Felipe Massa had a minor fire on his engine cover at the Spanish Grand Prix, I don’t remember seeing any foam’

Bit of a coincidence, but I was watching the F1 07 Review on DVD last night and it showed this particular incident. As Massa pulls away one of the pit crew does attempt to put out the fire with an extinguisher but by then it’s too late.

]]> By: Steven Roy http://blogf1.co.uk/2008/01/27/five-seconds-flat-the-anatomy-of-a-pitstop/comment-page-1/#comment-63170 Steven Roy Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:14:04 +0000 http://blogf1.co.uk/2008/01/27/five-seconds-flat-the-anatomy-of-a-pitstop/#comment-63170 I remember reading an interview with Prost where he discussed the need for radio communication to be standardised within a team. Just before one of his early McLaren pit stops he radioed in to confirm everything was OK and the reply he got was 'no problem'. Unfortunately all he heard was 'problem'. Needless to say by the next race they had set phrases which could not be confused. I have been looking for any advantages in McLaren's end of pit lane position. Reading this article I realised that the last pit has a straight exit as they don't need to jink round the team in front. One thing you missed is that the wheels have a locking pin device which needs to be set after the nut is tightened. I remember reading an interview with Prost where he discussed the need for radio communication to be standardised within a team. Just before one of his early McLaren pit stops he radioed in to confirm everything was OK and the reply he got was ‘no problem’. Unfortunately all he heard was ‘problem’. Needless to say by the next race they had set phrases which could not be confused.

I have been looking for any advantages in McLaren’s end of pit lane position. Reading this article I realised that the last pit has a straight exit as they don’t need to jink round the team in front.

One thing you missed is that the wheels have a locking pin device which needs to be set after the nut is tightened.

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