NASCAR Fan Reacts to Pitstops Compared Across Top Motorsports

[@matixok1167]

The best pitstops I've ever seen are in rallies and WRC. Those mechanics are fricking magicians. In 30 minutes they can go from completely ruined car without rear bumper, suspension to fully drivable car.

[@stanislavczebinski994]

In 30 minutes, they even swap the engine or gearbox on most cars.

[@jeffreybamford1171]

V8 supercars win everytime.after F1..

[@DanieleMamelicoolestaura516]

Also with a crushed chassis, 30 Min and back on the road!

[@rickthelian2215]

F1 3 to 4 seconds

[@rickthelian2215]

Formula E they switch cars

[@slithery9291]

Formula E pitstops used to work like that because it's far too dangerous and time-consuming to swap a full set of batteries. Because of the advances in battery tech the current generation can now go for for a whole race

[@enlightendbel]

I wonder at what point E and 1 will merge to become the singular bleeding edge. At the rate E is advancing and 1 incorporates more and more hybrid technology, I can't imagine it'll take more than 10 years.

[@RadeticDaniel]

@@enlightendbel they won't, because carbon capture fuel production can be carbon neutral and reduce development costs, running costs, weight and size of the cars. If F-e had advanced a bit quicker or carbon recapture developed a bit slower, you would probably be spot on with your prediction. I also thought they would eventually have a conflict of interest or a merger a few years ago

[@jorgearg8701]

because of this one know that formula e is stil very raw

[@TheDevilWAH]

@@RadeticDaniel well F1 is already hybrid as was long before Fe was about. I honestly would not be surprised if F1 does one day become fully electric. Considering the lap record for most tracks now is electric, including pikes peak. Even on tracks that have unregulated specs. So electric have speed and performance, there only issue is range. And while it might be 10 years or so, battery tec is slowly getting there. With in 20.years an electric car will be able to run at race speeds and match a F1 car over a full race. Based on the current improvement we have seen in last 20 years.

[@RadeticDaniel]

@@TheDevilWAH if current research is sustained it could be possible. Taking into account that most technologies don't have to change if fuel production does, is an interest limitation though. And in 10 to 20 years we are also going to start dealing with battery recycling or environmental hazard and proper disposal for the car industry. If they figure this out, then it may happen and probably will, I recon

[@irrationalgeographic9953]

If you watch pitstops from the 30s, 40s, 50s, they are hilarious to watch. They have completely no urgency, people are smoking having a drink and a chat about how things are going, its just like someone pulling in to a gas station during a road trip. I have always been impressed by NASCAR pitstops as its just all manual man power, no fuel rigs, air powered jacks and the bare minimum of crew.

[@kenlykkeslett7501]

@user-zr4dq9uk5w You've also won......something

[@tyqwax]

I saw a video of an old f1 pitstop and the guy drank coca cola while pitstoping🤣

[@Inferiis]

@@tyqwax well, I assume back in the day they "didn't have the drink" so they had to do it somehow :D

[@tyqwax]

@@Inferiis yh its just funny how much as changed

[@BD-yl5mh]

Presumably there were some limitations back then because the idea of parts that were engineered specifically to be easy to change probably wasn’t in play yet, but they do still look funny. A race could still be decided by only a couple of car lengths so a couple less drags on your cigarette could actually change the result. It’s just weird that it took so long for people to think of it that way. I suppose general reliability was maybe still pretty low so doing a thorough job was seen as important. Could do it twice as fast but not tighten something quite enough and suddenly you’re a DNF (Still technically part of the equation)

[@grantharriman284]

They didn't even show you the craziest part of F1. Each team has 2 cars, but only one slot in the pits. If a caution comes out they can end up calling both cars in. The best teams can get both cars through in less than 8 seconds. Stop, change tires, go, next car, stop, change tires, go. True mastery.

[@GowGows]

It's easy when you have 20 people to work on the car

[@grantharriman284]

@@GowGows It's not limited by number of people, it's limited by available space. They need to have enough space for two sets of new tires, while still having enough free space for all the movement involved in getting the old tires off the car and new tires on. All of that has to be carefully coordinated among the multiple people at each wheel, and if they get the sets of tires mixed up it can cost them the whole race. All that with each car stopping for less than 3 seconds. It's not an individual feat, it's a group accomplishment.

[@mike_gread]

wasn't that beaten? like less than 8 sec

[@grantharriman284]

@@mike_gread I'm sure the all time record is way lower, but less than 5 seconds is also less than 8 seconds. The single car record is something like 1.8, so I would be shocked if 7 seconds was some unbeatable time.

[@spiredkibbles294]

@@grantharriman284 During the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix, Red Bull set the record of 1.82 seconds

[@Deka-1024]

4:25 that's actually a gen1 formula e car, since the debut of gen2 the car change doesn't happen, but formula e has hinted at something with the new attack charges involving the pits. Can't wait for that

[@slithery9291]

In the early days of the Isle of Man TT there was a team that won just because instead of taking 10 minutes to refuel they just pulled off the empty tank and connected a new one that was already full. The rules were changed for the next year...

[@HrLBolle]

necessary, unnecessary knowledge love it

[@shadowlord0162]

thats a 300 iq move right there

[@Dirkxke]

Ford did something like that with their brakes on the GT40's in the early years.

[@luciustitius]

A friend of mine was a mechanic for a F1-team 25 years ago. He showed me his practice schedule in preparation for the upcoming season - I remember how hard I laughed because I thought he was joking. They were practicing to complete physical and mental exhaustion to prepare for the races. Insane.

[@mikawen2704]

Hey ehm i dont know if it still is like that, but was he also at the pitcrew or just a mechanic? Becouse id like to be a machanic for f1 in the future and want to collect some pros and cons

[@Jurjen_Warrel_Ottenhoff]

Back then they still did refueling at pit stops and swap out engine in the night between qualifying and the race.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

You should check out the ‘best pit stop of all time’ Mercedes’ F1 team double stacking Hamilton and Bottas, the timing is split second perfect.

[@mrtom2854]

Glorious that

[@alinadornieden8411]

it was cool but Bottas did lose time. it wasn't perfect. but they probably lost less time than if Valtteri came in a lap later

[@RadeticDaniel]

Spot on with Indy and F1 comparisson, also works for 2000's F1 and current F1 as well. So long as you have refueling, it will always take longer than tyre changes, so there is no reward for overcrowding the box. As refueling was banned from F1, speeding up tyre changes became a considerable strategic advantage and crew sizes and specific tasks became what they are now

[@garyc5483]

The fastest pit stop in Formula 1 was recorded at 1.80 seconds. It was made by the McLaren Racing Limited pit crew servicing Lando Norris. It occurred during lap 27 of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.

[@jean-rochdion4898]

they don't do switch anymore in Formula E..... they have power for the entire race!

[@olliestudio45]

though apparently they were testing 'fast charging' pit stops

[@SilentKillerPrince]

@@olliestudio45 I think Formula E needs to assess what's the point of that exact Motorsport I mean every motorsport had its own identity and purpose, atm Formula E is mostly built around hypermiling. If they want to keep it this way introducing pit stops would not be such a great idea, if they want to pursue actual track performance and engineering of electric racecars then having basically stock engines and everything is not such a great idea. I'd like to see Formula E becoming more like F1, with each team having to engineer the whole car and coming up with crazy solutions and engineering marvels to gain an advantage

[@FirAnto]

For now, yes. To replace pit stop factor, they use Attack Mode instead. But at the future where fast charging is secure enough, I think it will back to pit stop for tires and recharge.

[@fab8657]

good thing nobody cares about Formula E anyways

[@dereksonofkenny]

Who cares formula e can get fucked

[@Suprimmsi]

The old school nascar with the 5 lugs per wheel were imo the most impressive because of the work done and the potential for a mistake but F1 record is less than 2 seconds, granted loads of people but seeing an F1 car stop and go that quickly is mind boggling. And as another has said the rally aspect of pit stops to potentially rebuild a car in 30 mins is really impressive.

[@yoeriw7099]

I thought nascar was switching away from the lugnuts? because they only got checked at the end of the race, so it wasn't uncommon to have wheels on during the race with only 2 or 3 nuts.

[@drewjsnyder3]

Same way with NHRA. Dudes out there rebuilding entire engines from the block up in under 30 minutes so their driver can make another pass in the next round. The fact that they can strip and replace all the pistons and properly re-time the ignition in a half hour is mind boggling. I think they even get the head gasket completely removed within only a few minutes of the dragster returning to the pits.

[@giovannipomarico2035]

If I remember well, Formula 1 pit stops used to look like the IndyCar ones in the past when refueling was allowed. Refueling takes some time, so other guys have more times to change the wheels, so no need to be as much than currently. Without refueling, it allows them to be much faster, so they put more manpower to save extra seconds.

[@bilcorp1]

with refueling it was 6-7 secs. remember some races where it takes 10-11 secs for totally full tank, but later in race they come only for litle splash of fuel and new tires and it takes only 3-4 seconds for last 5-7 laps. today fastest pitstop is 1,98s set by McLaren (rules for 2022 season) fastest pitstop ever is held by Redbull with 1,82s

[@elfcounsul]

Refueling was banned due to several fires in the pit. If you Han’s seen Grosgean’s fiery crash, check it out. His hands got burned

[@alimantado373]

Theres a story about Flavio and Benetton taking off the filter of the refuelling hose ( Alonso era) , making their pitstops 1 -2 seconds faster than any other team could do. Becuse the flow of fuel was restricted to a certain speed by Rules. I love F1, they will circum navigate any rule. 😄 till they are caught! Thats the spirit of F1 modern DTS fans need to know that and stop whining!

[@alimantado373]

@@elfcounsul Better example is Jos Verstappen (yep Max's Dad) mid 80's look it up! It was like the Grosjean crash in the pitlane in regards to the amount of fuel that ignited! and it was aircraft fuel back then and nearly invisible till it hit something flammable. Horrifying!

[@jgraaay18]

@@elfcounsul I still can't believe Grosjean WALKED away from that. If I hadn't watched it happen, I'd be calling bullshit. Especially with how long he was in his burning car for... goes to show just how good the fire protection has gotten nowadays, Lauda took half the time to get out, back in the day, and he ended up crispy.

[@davidius74]

You should also check out the pit stops from Bathurst 1000. During the race, not only is tyres and fuel needed every stop but sometimes driver changes (depending on if driver is double stinting) but also during the race there is a compulsory disc and pad change to the brakes. The crew wear highly heat resistant kevlar gloves to take off the worn brakes which can be up over a couple of hundred degrees and then put the new disc and pads on, usually in under a minute.

[@IWrocker]

That is absolutely crazy!! I’ll take a look 🎉

[@Inferiis]

this makes me wonder if they change brakes during a 24h race. They must do it. As much as I love all kinds of motorsports, I've never watched a full endurance race

[@hellcorner73]

It is impressive, and the different ways teams achieve this is remarkable to see.

[@marvinlinnarz5856]

@@Inferiis How? Haven't been there long?

[@LordPrometheous]

@@Inferiis that would take some serious dedication. Once on Gran Turismo 1, I completed an endurance race. That was some serious effort . Never again.

[@SimSpacer]

You should watch an f1 series by guy Martin proper, basically an inexperienced trains for a month with Williams to do a pitstop for real at the 2017 spa gp, it's sick

[@RobinDeur1980]

With F1 you know it is quick when you hear just 1 wheelgun go. This means all 4 are perfectly in sync and fast. Funny fact, the slowest F1 pitstop was a few days. Some nut crossed threads and they could not get the tire off untill a few days later in the factory where they had to cut of the nut.

[@foxgaming76yt24]

You should take a look at some of Super Formula's pit-stops lol, sometimes the pit crew vaults over the monocoque to get to the other side

[@enlightendbel]

Kimi Raikkonens crew only had 13 instead of 14, that's why they often forgot his drink.

[@henry247]

Btw bro..next year the World Endurance Championship will be a little bit like it was in the 80s and 90s...with many factory teams coming back to the main category (Hypercar)...Ferrari,Porsche, Toyota,Peugeot,Cadillac and some others like Lamborghini,Bmw are set to comeback to the championship... I think you'd really like it

[@IWrocker]

Sounds very exciting 😎🎉

[@kentthompson3836]

I used to be a race mechanic in Group C (now WEC) in the 80's/90's and the pitstops were the highlight of the weekend, very stressfull but great fun! If you want to see something very impressive then check out Audi's transmission/back end change in I think the 2000 Le Mans, less than 4 minutes! Or even Porsche GT brake disc and caliper change in 32 seconds also at Le Mans

[@Elios0000]

THIS! the repairs that can be down in WEC are amazing

[@shiftfocus1]

I was going to mention the same thing. I remember watching that race, and seeing the team change the entire back end of the car - gearbox, suspension and wheels - was mind blowing. Of course the ACO promptly banned it - cars now need to start and finish with the same engine and gearbox case.

[@GeeShocker]

I missed a V8Supercar pitstop. On the endurance pitstops it's not allowed to refuel and change tires at the same time.

[@aallan646]

Pit crew get overlooked a lot of the time, they all do an amazing job. Races won and lost on good and bad pit stops, must be amazing pressure on these people.

[@marvinlinnarz5856]

That's why Motorsport is also a Teamsport

[@DutchBart666]

WEC isn't allowed to change tires during refueling, which is another reason why they're waiting with the tires

[@robdin81]

Keep in mind that what is being changed influences the speed of the pitstop significantly. For instance with F1 there was refueling for a period and that made the pitstops around 7-8 seconds. And just 5 years ago the F1 pitstops were regularly below 2 seconds because all they had to do was change tires (the 1.8 second from Red Bull pitstop is still insane). And I believe that Nascar pitstops have become a lot faster this year because they went from a traditional 5 nut wheel attachment to a single nut wheel attachment. P.S. that thing that you wondered about around 12:50 is a compressed air line that is used to power the airjacks that are built into the GT3 (or GTE, not sure) car. They are used to lift the car from the ground so that they don't need an human powered system to lift the car like in F1. IndyCar also uses this system

[@bok1080]

Aussie V8 cars are good to watch pit stops as well, especially at Bathurst, at Bathurst they change brake pads (and some teems also change rotors as well), along with drivers, tyres and fuel, and also quite often panel-beating as well after a 'bit of biffo'.

[@petebeatminister]

They stopped swapping cars in Formula E years ago. They now don't make pit stops at all, unless there is a problem with tyres.

[@ahorton6786]

Wow I never realised the work involved in a Nascar pit stop, it sure brings the team in to the race more.

[@sirskyrage]

5:27 thats actually interesting because Lewis Hamilton has said that Formula 1 seats (because they are custom made for the driver) are so comfortable, that he actually regularly falls asleep in his F1 car between practice runs

[@medicallyunexplainedsymptoms]

Have a look for MotoGP flag-to-flag pistops 😎 All of these stops are impressive because the teams end up leaving nothing to waste regardless of the series and regulations. Williams F1 helped train A&E nurses to handle emergencies in a fast, efficient manner.

[@RadeticDaniel]

"Having more people means more people can mess up" - IWrocker, 2022 hahahaha Seriously though, in the early days of GradPrix racing, but still before F1 started and took over that designation, during the mandatory riding mechanic years of motorsports, a lot of circuit grad prix had rules that only the driver and ridding mechanic of a car could work on it. Imagine taking a 10 hours race in Monza and having to fuel your own car and change its tyres. Driver with wooden steering and direct drive, racing mechanic leaning over to spot other cars and help with weight distribution... and still do your own stop! Those were crazy times indeed

[@DutchBart666]

The hose on the ferrari is an air line for the air jack

[@fugawiaus]

Watch the Bathurst v8 supercar pit stops. Mandatory brake change. As well as fuelling and tyres they change the brakes. Some go old school and swap pads but others now have complete hubs that basically clip into place.

[@Elios0000]

you should check out the brake changes that also happen in WEC along with other repairs they do since the races are any where from 8 to 24 hours long

[@shiftfocus1]

Agree. WEC is my fave format, because it demonstrates how much it’s a team sport. Everyone is working flat out to keep their cars running to the end.

[@svenwesterlund3405]

@Ian. Yes, the video is a few years old since Formula E abandoned changing cars when generation 2 racecars debuted. Now they have something called attack mode where driver can go slightly off the racing line (similar to the joker lap in Rallycross) to unlock performance boosts. The new Formula E-cars also got so good regeneration of power during braking that FIA imposed a deduction av energy for every lap behind safety car just to force energy management on the drivers.

[@MartinvanStormOfficial]

For the F1 pitstop there is actually a video on the official formula 1 youtube channel called "World Record F1 Pit Stops | Red Bull Racing Register The Fastest Pit Stop Three Times!". You don't get as an impressive view like the mechanics PoV, but a really good view from the side. And losening those 5 wheelnuts on the Nascar pitstop looks really insane. The first video doesn't do it any justice in my opinion :D

[@Inferiis]

If you think about it, the more the time matters, the faster the stop is. F1 races are usually 70-90 minutes long, with 1-2 stops and every second, even tenths can count, while in WEC, where they race 6-12-24 hours, a pit stop can be longer. (Nascar and Indycar are a bit different due to full course yellow only, so everyone pits at the same time usually)

[@shiftfocus1]

WEC regs permit only a driver change (and windshield cleaning I guess!) while refueling. All other work happens before or after. During nighttime stops at LeMans, you’ll see mechanics hovering around the car with flashlights, looking for issues, but not touching the car until fueling is done.

[@chuckratkay43]

Team Mclaren (F1) clocked a 1.8second pitstop recently.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

2:12 One interesting thing with F1 pit stops is that teams try to keep the exact lap secret. As a result, all the crew must be pretending to sipping coffee and chit-chatting immediately before the car is taken in. And that pit team is actually made out of the team members that usually do other stuff. Even F1 teams are not so wasteful that they would have separate pit crew that does nothing else!

[@omegadivingacademy7937]

Thanks for finding this video. I like watching your reactions since you find the videos worth watch in the sea of content. Thanks bud.

[@CaptianInternet]

This was one of the most interesting Videos so far. I love Racing and trucks and offroading. But the Pit Stop crews are so specialized and so different. I would not have expected that. More content about pit stops would be great.

[@IWrocker]

Glad to hear, I agree.. I’d like to see more 🎉😎

[@ROBOTRIX_eu]

The Formula-E nowadays make full race, with booster zones and fan boost.. it is competitive! check them out..

[@davidlieberman6512]

They don't change cars anymore for the Formula E, better technology has changed so now 1 car can do 45 minutes plus 1 lap.

[@stanislavczebinski994]

Regular car jacks are heavy - made from steel. In Motorsports, fancy Aluminium jacks are used, being much lighter, obviously.

[@malcolmmckinnell9615]

If you want to see what goes into training for an F1 pit crew there’s a retired motorcycle racer called Guy Martin who has a You Tube Chanel trying all sorts of stuff. He’s done one to see how he’d go in an F1 pit crew called Guy Martin Pit Crew it’s really full on when you see the training they do.😮😊

[@RebelSoul2010]

The wild thing to me about the jacks in Nascar is they get that thing in the air with only a single stroke most of the time. The weight of the throw on those things must be intense.

[@IWrocker]

Good point 👍

[@BradGryphonn]

Full respect for old-school NASCAR. Just like Australia's early production car series that helped cement Bathurst as the best race track on the planet...REAL wheels.

[@paullees5705]

Hi Ian, each year at Bathurst, they have pit stop races where crews compete for a trophy and a prize of memory I think is either $2000 or possibly as much as $5000 for the winning crews. From memory, these competitions are held a day or so before the main race is held.

[@BrianC1664]

I came into this (having seen and enjoyed many of your previous videos) thinking "Ha, this guy is going to shit his pants when he sees the F1 pit-stops", and while they were fast, you kinds sold me on the impressiveness of the NASCAR pit-stops, and i learned a thing or two, like the auto-jack on that last one... nice work

[@sjonnyf2229]

GTE is a gt cup (factory racecars). The E in GTE means endurance.

[@michaelcummins4207]

Motorsport and boxing are the true sports, everything else is just a game. You don't play boxing,you don't play Bathurst

[@TzDavid95]

Exactly what you said, having more people creates more issues! People always use the argument saying F1 has more people so obviously they can get it done faster, but at the same time that increases the chances of there being a mistake. But they still manage to do it in a couple of seconds, I’ve been a mechanic for 9 years, i take one nut lug off and put it down in about 3-4 seconds, by that time this whole f1 crew will nearly have 2 full cars done

[@SimsRacingDesign]

There are videos out there from rally drivers that do the tyre change challenge as well. Interesting difference is that only the driver and co-driver can work on the car for those. Quite cool to watch as well.

[@RockSolitude]

The original video is missing Super Formula, V8 Supercars, WRC, Super GT, DTM and GT3.

[@lagautmd]

One thing to notice about F1 pit stops is the two jack operators. One stands dead in front of the car with an expectation that the driver will precisely hit their mark. Occasionally the driver goes too far and knocks the jack operator over. There's a backup front jack operator in case that happens or the jack fails. Meanwhile other crew members not servicing the car pull the possibly injured operator away. At the back it's not quite as dangerous, but I think they have a backup person, too in case the jack fails. Two persons are on either side in the middle to steady the car which is up on basically two points at front and rear.

[@bobturtlefrog2846]

At the Bathurst race they change brake pads at different intervals during pitstops. I reckon Top Fuel Dragsters and Nitro Funny car pit crews are up there on the list too.

[@gamera3000]

I used to occasionally get to help out on a funny car in the 80s.Those mechanics used to replace the pistons on a supercharged Chrysler hemi V8 between rounds. They had 40 minutes tops.

[@houseking9211]

"is it electric or something" jack drops BWAAAAAA

[@colingregory7464]

The fun F1 stops are the "it goes wrong !", they can do a stop in under 2s sometimes And rally rebuilds are spectacular I think endurance stops are similar to the NASCAR stops, the seat is effectively a Shim to adapt from one driver to the other

[@RSMotorsport74]

Formula E didn't swap cars anymore. Since they introduced Gen2 cars, batteries last for the entire race distance.

[@Adjudicator1]

Pit Stops can be brought back to Formula E once fast, safe and reliable battery charging technology is ready for the race environment.

[@therickman1990]

You should watch the evolution of F1 pitstops over the years, I know theres a few videos out there. In the 50's they used sledgehammers to wack the central wheelnut loose, the windshield gets a wash and the driver would even get out of his car during refueling

[@Elios0000]

GTE is GT Endurance which is now no longer a thing and been replaced with GT3 Pro , GT3 allows Traction control and ABS GTE did not. LMP1 has now been replaced with LM Hypercar

[@Maenfy]

Well GTE still exists in WEC and ELMS but just for the next season.

[@ThomasKnip]

Oooh, there are so many moments in F1 when the crew messes up. And that is when you see they are still humans, not a bunch of synchronized robots. So these mechanics are doing one incredible job! And are totally underpaid!

[@bluej511]

The pneumatic jacks on le mans cars are amazing.

[@grabtharshammer]

Pretty impressive speeds to lift and drop, but not new. MG - 1.25Litre Y Series Saloon 1948 has the Jackall Hydraulic System. Four built in Jacks, one for each corner. But you had to manually pump them from under the Bonnet and you could only lift in pairs, front or rear. Never really caught on though ... until recently

[@davidioanhedges]

F1 cars did used to refuel, but since the refuelling took around 8s, the rest of the pit stop was comparatively leisurely and the sub 2s pit stop of today were not needed They were stopped when the teams tried to speed up the refuelling and several times the car went off with the hose still attached, and caused fires ...

[@tommykar9320]

It is actually choreographed to perfection (F1). Coz that is exactly what it is. A CHOREOGRAPHY. Each one of those guys has practiced and memorised every single move. It is mind-blowing really! Also, in Formula E, it is obviously faster to change cars than try to change the whole battery arrangement! However, if they manage to find a way to just change the batteries in a fast and safe way in the future, they will go for it!

[@xsivemotorsports]

every corner on a F1 stop is a 3 man team (Tire Off guy, Gun Guy & Tire on guy) X4

[@ierbutza21]

Driver61 has a video that explains what each of them does,you might wanna look at that.

[@danesorensen1775]

Top Gear Australia once pitched the presenters against a V8 Supercar team in a tyre-change contest. The V8 mechanics won, of course... even when they were given ordinary spanners and the TV presenters had the rattle gun.

[@IWrocker]

Haha 😂 that’s wild

[@Rokurokubi83]

Refuel was banned in F1 as there too many accidents. High pressure hoses to pump the fuel quickly, the cars arrive with glowing hot brakes etc, lots of fires. So now it’s tyres mainly. Fuel used to be a tactic, is it quicker to run with a half tank to cut weight then pit to refuel or run on full for quicker pits etc. sad to see the tactic gone, but in the interest of safety in makes sense.

[@BulldogMack700rs]

The thing they shove in the side of the endurance card is an air line that actuates two lift rams in the chassis so you don't need a jack, I've not watched it in years but 90s touring cars had a similar system. If you ever get a chance to watch Luc Beson's Taxi (not the garbage queen latifa version)you can see this clearly as the main character drives a sleeper car which is basically a Peugeot 406 touring car with the same system.

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

Sorry Ian, NASCAR is prehistoric compared to most of the others. In Australia we went to centre nut wheels, air lift jacks and programmable refuel systems over 20 years ago in V8 supercars.

[@matyaskalab3176]

GTE means Grand Touring Endurance, the cars are almost same as GT3 but have different aero and more lights to drive at night

[@Ohjeezno]

In F1, they have introduced this stupid rule that a pitt stop can't be faster than 2.0 seconds. Not sure why. Before that, Red Bull got every stop faster than anyone else

[@alberthall1456]

I have seen stories of F-1 pit crews doing their daily physical workouts and practice sessions. I couldn't do the workout when I was 18.

[@Real_MisterSir]

Seeing WEC / Le Mans teams pull in a completely shattered LM prototype into a garage, swap the whole front with mechanical components and bodywork, and have it back out in the race in mere minutes, is wild. Not long ago the car was going 100mph head first into a tyre wall, and as you go grab a drink and come back, the thing looks brand new and is racing out of the pit..

[@TheDevilWAH]

You like guy Martin from the TT, you should watch his video when he trains and took part in an F1 pitstop during grand Prix. I think it was for Williams he did it.

[@patrickmaloney6440]

Another twist on pitstops is a Formula 1 double stack, when you have 1 pit crew but 2 cars need tyres at the same time. Watch this perfection from Mercedes... kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJSWe4ysq9KLrtk

[@jeanmakita3839]

My brotha, if all NASCAR fans were like you I'd be more into it. Thank you for these vids. I love watching your reactions to F1 in particular

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

F1 pit crews, practice between races and back at the factories to keep times low and synchronised.

[@godunclenick]

WTF1 has explained the pitstops in detail, you should watch that!

[@Paul66Rutter]

WEC refuelling must be completed before tyre changes. The guy you pointed out was not "TV CREW" but the extinguisher safety mechanic in case of fuel fire.

[@vaudevillian7]

You should watch Guy Martin joining the Williams pit crew

[@sidscrote7570]

Look out for pitstops at the Isle of Mann TT, changeing the rear wheel on a bike every 2 laps, and a gravity fed refuel, all against the clock, epic stuff !!!

[@elisterr9913]

Those Indy/NASCAR crews arent really that small. Look at the people on behind the pitwall. Who has to grab the old wheel, who catches the pneumatic wheelgun thrown from the other side and prevents it from staying in front of the car. :D Its more like a +4 at the wall.

[@IWrocker]

Good observation

[@XenonArcher]

9:04 thats anthony davidson stepping out of the toyota lmp1 car. he does a fair bit of analysis for F1 these days.

[@XenonArcher]

also yeah, what you asked about at the end is the quick jack system. adds a bit of weight to the car (but theres a minimum weight requirement and the system is low in the car so not really a negative) but it vastly improves pit stop time and complexity (requiring one or two less people to lift the car) and improves consistency too

[@jutsuma3688]

RedBull once did a F1 pitstop in zero-G as a PR stunt, can recommend

[@exoterric]

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[@WillGonja]

Cool Vid, Really hoping to see you react to the Mclaren Longtail! One car that totally dominanted the Endurance World during the years it was in competition. Love the Reactions!

[@lewisgreaves7341]

If you think over 2 seconds is quick.... Formula 1 was recorded at 1.80 seconds. It was made by the McLaren Racing Limited pit crew servicing Lando Norris. It occurred during lap 27 of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix. The previous record was held by Oracle Red Bull Racing with a pit stop of 1.82 seconds.

[@TheVeenmeister]

And think about that the stops in F1 were almost a second quicker then what you see here in F1. Red Bull did it in 1.82 seconds.

[@TheVeenmeister]

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[@heffatheanimal2200]

MotoGP is another one where they just change the vehicle. Every rider has 2 bikes. In a normal race they don't pit at all unless they have a problem or switching to/from wet tires. In that case the crew has the second bike ready and running with the alternate tires. Rider comes in, jumps off (pit crew hold it upright), and jumps straight on to the replacement bike. Maybe 1 second

[@danielbecker-birkner3572]

Holy crap, I haven't subscribed earlier. That issue fixes once I realized. ABOUT VID: Pitworks are crazy, and of course, super impressive, in all kinda racing. /DBB

[@desertigel1663]

The E in GTE stands for Endurance and not for Electric as you suspected. GTE's are basicly GT3's but with higher top speeds and a bit more cornering ability. They are beeing replaced or allready have been replaced by the two major Endurance Championships (WEC and IMSA) by GT3 though

[@mopedder2621]

They haven't done pit stops like that in Formula E for eight years. They used to have to do this on the Gen1 cars because the batteries didn't last long enough. Now with the Gen3 cars they can run a 45 minute race without stops. They also now start the race with only 40% of the charge they need to finish it. The rest is made up throughout the race with ReGen.

[@bertranwillemsen7800]

Formula e no longer has pit stops, batteries last longer than the first season

[@ThomasPetermann.]

Yeah, these mates are the true heroes that do their work every time, and they get almost no recognition.

[@daddelprinzger2249]

Something thats always impressive to me is that F1 cars are compleatly lifted of the ground by two men and then the speed they change the tires with is mindblowing

[@ammarisrar2005]

In Formula E it’s because their batteries don’t last the whole race and changing tires as of now I believe is banned

[@BioFake1]

10:56 It's a pneumatic system for the jacks under the car :) And GTE is very similar to GT3 and GT4, but focused on endurance, there might have been hybrids but not mandatory and no EVs there ;)

[@Maenfy]

I don't think there is a GT series that allows hybrid cars to be honest, it would simply be too expensive.

[@DutchBart666]

The first gen formula e cars battery didn't last the entire race so they had to swap cars, current gen cars don't have that problem