PIT STOP Definition & Meaning

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[pit stop]

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noun

Auto Racing.��a stop in the pits during a race, in which a competing car receives gasoline, a change of tires, or other servicing or repair.
Informal.��any brief stop, as during a ride or trip in an automobile, so that one may get refreshments, use a restroom, etc.
a place where one makes such stops.

pit stop

noun

motor racing a brief stop made at a pit by a racing car for repairs, refuelling, etc
informal��any stop made during a car journey for refreshment, rest, or refuelling

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pit stop¹

First recorded in 1930–35

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Why did Ferrari leave Lewis Hamilton out so long before his second pit stop?

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After the pit stops, the three were running nose to tail, but Piastri began to edge away from Norris, who likewise distanced himself from Verstappen before the safety car intervened.

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who was running fourth for most of the grand prix, left his final pit stop until the last lap.

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After a brief pit stop in Wales, Lennon and Ono went on to his home-town of Liverpool and on holiday in Scotland in his white British Leyland Austin Maxi car.

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Red Bull ran him on an inverted strategy starting on the hards and switching to the mediums and delayed his final pit stop as late as possible.

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