Red Bull aid Alexander Albon’s challenge for podium with DHL Fastest Pit Stop

On its debut as a Formula 1 venue, Mugello served up an incident-packed race. And playing a prominent role in it was Alexander Albon. The Red Bull driver eventually booked a first F1 podium appearance of his career for a third-place finish in the Tuscany GP. The team mechanics made a significant contribution to his success by delivering the DHL Fastest Pit Stop.

Albon stopped twice during the race. The first tire change by his Red Bull crew was immediately the fastest pit stop of the day with a time of 2.02 seconds. This helped Albon to maintain the pressure on Lance Stroll and Daniel Ricciardo in the battle for the final podium spot. The mechanics also delivered a top performance of 2.33 seconds on his second stop during the second safety car deployment.

However, Albon still had to make the decisive move on the track, and at the final restart of the race he was poised to strike in fourth place. He put in a magnificent final sprint, passing Ricciardo on the track and taking the flag in third place to claim a maiden podium.

The Red Bull pit crew were back on form after a disappointing weekend at Monza: the tire change at Mugello in 2.02 seconds was the third-fastest pit stop of the entire season. Red Bull now have 250 points in the battle for the 2020 DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award and have left second-placed Mercedes trailing on 161 points.