F1MATHS: Racing Bulls' crew executes the fastest pit stop in Montreal

Racing Bulls left the Canadian Grand Prix weekend with a result that mixed frustration and excellence. Arvid Lindblad’s promising run unravelled before the race had even begun, while Liam Lawson and the pit crew delivered one of the team’s strongest combined performances of the season.

Lindblad’s weekend, up to that point impressive, took a dramatic turn when he stalled on the grid. A clutch issue forced him to be pushed off, delaying the start and dropping him out of contention before the lights even went out. That misfortune, however, meant that Liam Lawson inherited a place off the line.

Lawson maximised the opportunity. His first stint on the medium tyres was controlled and efficient, and once he switched to the softs, he looked genuinely fast as he climbed through the order.

The closing laps demanded composure: Lawson had to fend off Pierre Gasly in a tense scrap that saw both drivers run off the track and swap positions. Lawson fought back decisively and secured a highly credible seventh place.

The team’s race was further elevated by the pit crew, who delivered the fastest pit stop of the entire Grand Prix. Their stop for Lawson was completed in 2.20 seconds, the quickest of Round 5 and one of the sharpest executions of the season.

McLaren recorded the second‑fastest pit stop when Lando Norris was serviced in 2.26 seconds. The Woking-based outfit added another strong performance with Oscar Piastri’s stop, which was completed in 2.71 seconds.

However, that performance came undone even before the race began as McLaren opted to mount intermediate tyres on Norris' and Piastri's cars which proved a horrible decision given that the rain eased off as the race progressed.

Audi achieved the third‑quickest stop of the event by completing Gabriel Bortoleto’s tyre change in 2.57 seconds. The Ingolstadt manufacturer completed a strong pit stop with Nico Hülkenberg, as well, which took 2.74 seconds.

Red Bull Racing delivered the fourth‑fastest stop with Max Verstappen’s 2.58‑second service. The Milton Keynes-based outfit also produced the sixth‑fastest stop when Isack Hadjar was turned around in 2.70 seconds.

Williams executed the fifth‑fastest pit stop by changing Carlos Sainz’s tyres in 2.62 seconds. Despite struggling for pace and suffering from balance issues, Cadillac recorded a 2.93‑second stop for Valtteri Bottas, placing them ninth on the list.

Aston Martin rounded out the top ten with Lance Stroll’s pit stop, which was completed in 2.94 seconds.

While Ferrari still hold the fastest pit stop of the year, having serviced Lewis Hamilton in just 2.00 seconds, the Italian team was unable to record a pit stop time that would have been enough for a top-ten result in Montreal.