Ferrari reveal secret behind significant F1 improvement

Ferrari has explained how it has managed to transform its pit-stops into consistently the fastest on the F1 grid.

Of the 10 rounds held so far in 2025, Ferrari has posted the fastest pit-stop eight times, in a clear turnaround under Fred Vasseur's leadership. 

Previously, Ferrari made repeated strategic and operational errors at pit stops, which were some factors in Mattia Binotto's exit from the team at the end of 2022.

Excelling at pit stops is crucial for every team, but Ferrari's sporting director, Diego Ioverno, has explained in detail the steps taken by the Scuderia to transform itself into class leaders.

"In recent years, we’ve worked a lot on our pit stops, at every level. Apart from the obvious training, preparation and practice for the crew itself, we have also put in a lot of work on the technical side," explained Ioverno. 

"The aim is clearly to ensure the pit crew can always perform at the highest level. This doesn’t necessarily mean aiming for absolute speed, but rather consistently staying below the three-second mark.

"That consistency allows our strategists to predict with reasonable accuracy, in what position the car will rejoin the track after the stop.

"This approach inevitably leads to faster stops anyway, because when they are consistently good, it is statistically also more likely to be quick, and that’s something we’re definitely pleased about. 

"To obtain this result, over the years we have ramped up the amount of training, strengthened team preparation and also focused on the human side of the procedure.

"As for the pit stop equipment, here we replicate the level of preparation, monitoring, management and issue-resolution workflow that we apply to the car components.

"One thing we are particularly pleased about is how consistently we’ve performed over the first ten races, even though there has been quite a high rotation of crew members. 

"With the increase in the number of races, we realised the only way to ensure solid performance all season long, while maintaining an acceptable work-life balance, is to rotate the track personnel."