How the Williams F1 team used biometrics to make Formula One’s fastest pitstop

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Pitstops have always been a part of Formula One, and consist of tyre changes and setup tweaks, but in the past they used to include refuelling. That meant they’d take several seconds to finish, and it didn’t really matter how long it took to change the tyres as the fuel always took longer. But since 2010, refuelling has been banned from Formula 1. That means getting the tyres swapped over as soon as possible can get you in and out faster than your rivals – and hopefully ahead of them.

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Story added 12. December 2016, content source with full text you can find at link above.