A new world record has been set for the fastest pit stop in history, achieved by the McLaren team, with the help of Jenson Button.
Button’s second and last stop at the German Grand Prix took only 2.31 seconds, an absolutely incredible record.
The previous record was believed to be held by Ricardo Patrese, at the Belgian Grand Prix in 1993. His Bennetton team apparently did the stop on 3.2 seconds, but there appears to be no footage of the pit stop itself.
However, this time around, the cameras were waiting to capture this record. At the moment, only a low-quality video is on YouTube, but the sheer speed is still clear to see:
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