Parking at the official track is $100+ for the 3 days, but if you drive down Elroy road by the circuit, plenty of locals hire out their land for parking, we paid $20/day for Sat/Sun, locals are friendly and we didn’t get hunted and eaten! The fastest wheel swap of 2015, the year that Formula 1 returned to the Autódromo Honduras Rodríguez, was by Ferrari, who bolted on fresh tires for Sebastian Vettel in 2.30 seconds.Enjoyed the race weekend at COTA (2018), but a few observations as this was a budget trip for us: Williams completed the DHL Fastest Pit Stop there last year when they changed Felipe Massa’s tires in 2.06 seconds. Next race: 2017 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE MÉXICOįormula 1 is heading to Mexico this weekend for the 18th race of the season. Since there are at most 129 points to be taken from the last three races of the season, only defending champions Williams can still catch Mercedes. The Silver Arrows now have 428 points, followed by Williams with 355 and Red Bull with 296 points. Thanks to their strong performance at Austin, Mercedes extended their lead in the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award. Fastest pit stops: 2017 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIXġ0 Fernando Alonso (McLaren) 2.67s Mercedes extend lead in DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award There were 26 pit stops in total at Austin, half of which were completed in less than three seconds – a strong performance by pit crews during this 17th race of the season in Texas. Vettel dropped down the field from second to fourth place for a while but was able to overtake Bottas again on fresh tires, and then teammate, Räikkönen, let him through. While race winner Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen in third place only stopped once, Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas went for a two-stop strategy. I am so proud of what has been achieved: winning across a rule change, something has never been done before in the sport, and doing it because every team member has dug deeper to find performance, been even more diligent on reliability and this has come together in the most special way,” said delighted Head of Mercedes Motorsport Toto Wolff, speaking about his team’s performance. “The first words today go to our team – in the factories at Brackley and Brixworth, as well as the fantastic support we receive from Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart. He was equipped with fresh tires in 2.22 seconds. The Mercedes crew sent the Finn back out on his way in 2.15 seconds and took the fastest pit stop of the race from Red Bull.ĭaniel Ricciardo’s tire change of 2.21 seconds was, therefore, the second quickest at the Circuit of the Americas, followed closely by Kimi Räikkönen‘s. Valtteri Bottas came in again on Lap 52 to change tires and bolted on fresh ultrasofts. The fastest stop of the race was also the last one. They demonstrated perfect teamwork too and completed the DHL Fastest Pit Stop. The Silver Arrows won the Constructors’ title before the end of the season thanks to Lewis Hamilton’s victory at the Circuit of the Americas. Mercedes can look back on a perfect weekend at the United States Grand Prix. Mercedes take DHL Fastest Pit Stop in Austin Mercedes complete the fastest tire change in the United States Grand Prix at Austin and extend their lead in the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award.
Mercedes extend lead in DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award.Valtteri Bottas is equipped with new tires in 2.15 seconds.Mercedes complete the DHL Fastest Pit Stop at the Circuit of the Americas.
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