Former Red Bull chief mechanic explains arrow-fast pit stops
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Red Bull Racing has been rock solid in doing pit stops in recent years. The Austrian racing team sometimes manages to be a few tenths faster than the competition, which Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez benefit from a lot during the season. Kenny Handkammer explains on the YouTube channel from Peter Windsor how this is possible.
As Red Bull's chief mechanic for many years, Handkammer witnessed how the formation worked and was very impressed. According to Handkammer, Red Bull worked hard to make the processes within the team so logical that each individual started working faster and faster, thereby improving pit stop times.
"I think we just created more robust procedures," Handkammer explains in the video. "Everybody knew exactly what tot do. I think we just concentrated on their core jobs that they need to do. It's then just practice you know."
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