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Rare bad pit stop by Red Bull Racing at crucial moment for Verstapppen

9 May 2021 at 14:48
  • GPblog.com

Red Bull Racing are known for their great pit stops, but it went slightly wrong during the Spanish Grand Prix. The pit stop of Max Verstappen lasted more than four seconds. Around 2 seconds longer than Hamilton's in the same window. 

Problems at Red Bull Racing

Normally Red Bull Racing always have great pitstops. The Austrian team made this a trademark in recent years, setting a record of under two seconds. During the Spanish Grand Prix Verstappen needed a good pitstop, but it went completely wrong.

The image clearly shows that the left rear tyre arrives too late.