Red Bull aim to stop in a blink of an eye

We all know that pit stops are going to be lightning fast this year, but Red Bull are ready to take that to a new level.

With refuelling banned, drivers are only required to head to the pits to change their tyres and it's no surprise that teams are doing everything possible to make sure they pip their rivals in the pit stop stakes.

Red Bull have gone as far as training with Olympics.

According to The Mirror the team's '18-man pit crew drove 60 miles to the Bisham Abbey facilities in Buckinghamshire, also used by England's football and rugby teams, to get in top shape for the coming season.

'The plan is paying off, with the Milton Keynes outfit stripping their time for changing all four tyres to a lightning 1.8 seconds.'

Team principal Christian Horner says there's a lot more scientific approach to pit stops these days.

"The guys have trained like hell over the winter," he said. "Bisham Abbey has proved great.

"We have even changed the crew around quite a lot to get the right guys in the right place because some are better than others at using the gun or changing tyres.

"They have all lost weight and got fitter in the process. The guys have been training in the gym at 12 and 4pm every day since November.

"We have done sub-two second stops. They are absolutely lightning.

"We've always been fast but now there's been a lot more of a scientific approach to the whole issue."

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