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Pit-stops are often thrilling in Formula 1 with teams routinely changing four Pirelli tyres in less than three seconds.

It's an area where Red Bull have set the benchmark in recent years and that hasn't changed as they continue their fight with Mercedes for the World Championship.

At the Hungarian Grand Prix, Red Bull set a season's best pit-stop time of 1.88 seconds when Max Verstappen changed his tyres. The Milton Keynes-based team have executed five pit-stops under the two-second banner and have had the eight quickest tyre changes this year.

Earlier this week, Team Principal Mattia Binotto boasted that Ferrari were second in the average pit-stop times below three seconds, improving from eighth place in 2020. Binotto said 84 percent of Ferrari's pit-stops so far this season have been less than three seconds.

Which team is winning F1's crucial pit-stop battle in 2021?
Position	Team	Points	Number of GPs with best pit stop
1	Red Bull	298	8
2	Mercedes	140	1
3	Williams	134	1
4	Alfa Romeo	121	0
5	Aston Martin	121	1
6	Alpine	91	0
7	Ferrari	90	0
8	AlphaTauri	62	0
9	McLaren	54	0
10	Haas	0	0

Which team is winning F1's crucial pit-stop battle in 2021?
Position	Team	Driver	Event	Time (seconds)
1	Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Hungarian GP	1.88
2	Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Bahrain GP	1.93
3	Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Hungarian GP	1.96
4	Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Azerbaijan GP	1.98
5	Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Portuguese GP	1.98
6	Red Bull	Sergio Perez	Bahrain GP	2.00
7	Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Monaco GP	2.02
8	Red Bull	Sergio Perez	French GP	2.04
9	Aston Martin	Lance Stroll	Portuguese GP	2.08
10	Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Styrian GP	2.09