[VIDEO]: William's Record Breaking 1.92s pitstop at Baku

Nice!! Good for the guys behind the scene to get some recognition. Every achievement raises the bar for all other teams. Good job Williams!!!!!

 

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http://youtu.be/VpQvlVMa1F4

 

Impressive as that pit-stop is, I can't help thinking: "That's all well and good Williams..........But your car's still too bloody slow on track!"

 

They have to make up time wherever they can.

 

well there you go

 

Seems like a regular 2.13 stop to me.

 

Williams has been really impressive with their pitstops all season long. Excellent preparation by their pit crews.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

My mechanic does that blindfolded when I take my car to him. Big deal

 

And don't forget that Williams has had the fastest pit stop at EVERY Grand Prix this year. Hats off to them!!

 

I think the success behind their pit-stops is due to their innovative jack they are using.

 

Soon pit stops will come insignificant me thinks. I mean they are just too bloody fast, soon the naked eye won't even catch it!

 

What's different about the Williams jack?

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Part of their speed improvement is supposedly due to them using fewer threads on their wheel hubs and nuts to reduce the number of rotations to put the nut on, thus saving time.

Ferrari were the first to do that a few years ago so Williams appear to have been a bit slow on the uptake on that one! (I wonder where Williams got the idea from? - Any ideas Rob Smedley? )

 

Very impressive. Great work for the William people.

 

I believe they have reduced the number of threads. However, since the air guns rotate at about 9,000 rpm, reducing the number of turns required to tighten the wheel nut from, say, six to three would reduce the time by only about 1/150th of a second. Every little bit counts, but ......

 

Well, Williams are desperate to find time savings - And they're not finding any on track so far!