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McLaren welcomes FIA clampdown on ultra-fast pitstops

McLaren F1 boss Andreas Seidl welcomed the FIA's decision to slow down ultra-fast pitstops in F1, insisting the initiative will improve the safety of team crews. The FIA announced on Thursday that from this year's Hungarian Grand Prix, pitstop procedures would include a series of delays to the human action to ensure the proper completion of a task. The new technical directive has been introduced following suspicions that teams may be using sensors to anticipate the completion of a specific step in order to gain time. Several teams viewed Red Bull's frequent sub-2 second stops as a nearly impossible feat for a crew that strictly follows the procedures. For instance, a mechanic may still be...
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