The speedy tire change aided his charge through the field: after a mediocre qualifying session, he stormed forward from eleventh place to fourth in the race. But the beneficiary of the DHL Fastest Pit Stop on this occasion was team-mate Sergio Perez. Pole-sitter Max Verstappen easily pulled away from the field, and the two excellent pit stops guaranteed a commanding victory in which he led every lap and also took the DHL Fastest Lap. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc couldn’t cope with the tires on the track and, only one of their four stops made it into the Top Ten, with a standing time of 2.46 seconds.īy comparison, the race went almost perfectly for Red Bull. Ferrari were left trailing, experiencing a race to forget. Even their fourth stop, with a standing time of 2.65 seconds, was still a respectable performance and the twelfth-fastest stop of the race. The three fastest stops of the race - 2.07, 2.26 and 2.28 seconds - were executed by the Red Bull mechanics. And they did so with a near-perfect weekend in the Barcelona pit lane. But Red Bull, the kings of the pits, were always lurking, waiting to pounce. Since the Bahrain GP, Ferrari had occupied the top spot in this category, both for the fastest stop of the campaign and in the overall DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award standings. The Scuderia had started the new season strongly. This means that last year’s champions once again have the edge over Ferrari. With a pit stop of 2.07 seconds for Sergio Perez, Red Bull set a new season best.

The contest for the 2023 DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award hotted up again in Barcelona. Red Bull strike back in the battle for the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award

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