PIT STOP Definition & Meaning

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pit stop

[ pit stop ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Auto Racing. a stop in the pits during a race, in which a competing car receives gasoline, a change of tires, or other servicing or repair.
Informal. any brief stop, as during a ride or trip in an automobile, so that one may get refreshments, use a restroom, etc.
a place where one makes such stops.

pit stop

motor racing a brief stop made at a pit by a racing car for repairs, refuelling, etc
informal.
any stop made during a car journey for refreshment, rest, or refuelling

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First recorded in 1930–35

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McLaren's one chink of light in the race was the pit stops.

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He had a faster pit stop by a second compared to Verstappen.

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The Australian led from pole and lost first place only briefly in the period around the leaders' only pit stops.

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The idea of introducing an extra pit stop into the Monaco Grand Prix has been given a guardedly warm response so far.

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The most high profile of these was the confirmed adoption of a mandatory minimum of two pit stops at the Monaco Grand Prix.

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