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Helmut Marko furious with Mercedes: They want to steal our pit stop advantage

by Yakshpat Bhargava
June 25, 2021
in Formula 1
Helmut Marko on Mercedes

Helmut Marko and Christian Horner

Helmut Marko isn’t happy with how the FIA have brought through a new Technical Directive aimed at slowing down the pit stops. Red Bull have been the standard setters in the pit lane, frequently turning their cars around faster than anyone else can manage. But that advantage is set to be nullified by the new Directive, with the intent of the FIA being to prevent the teams from going faster than human reaction time. 

Marko had seen the issue coming in advance, explaining before the French Grand Prix that Mercedes had targeted their pit stops. It’s the latest chapter in an ongoing off-track war between Red Bull and Mercedes, with the RB16B’s flexing rear wing forced to become more rigid following a different Technical Directive after Mercedes highlighted it during the Spanish GP weekend. 

Helmut Marko on Mercedes Upon Stealing Their Pit Stop Advantage 

Christian Horner and Helmut Marko
Christian Horner and Helmut Marko

“Mercedes pushed it because they wanted to steal our advantage during pit stops,” an evidently annoyed Helmut Marko told Auto Motor und Sport. “We lose up to four tenths. Seven years of work and training have gone into the consistency and speed of our pit stops.” 

The FIA are slowing down the stops in the name of safety, which has met with the approval of some of the other teams. 

Dr. Helmut Marko

“It was high time something happened. The rules demand that humans give the order. If you analyse Red Bull’s pit stops, then some processes are below the human response time,” Alpine operations manager Alan Permane told AMuS. 

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Yakshpat Bhargava

Yakshpat Bhargava

From being a football player to turning into a frolic sports enthusiast, Yakshpat has been a fan of every sport! When he's not on field, He's definitely on paper writing about his one & only love. Name a game and He'll name the rules! People say addictions are bad? He doesn't think so!

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