Ferrari Sets New Record in Jeddah with Fastest Pit Stop of 2025

Alright, let’s see if I can make this sound like it came straight from my stream of consciousness. Here goes nothing.

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So, here’s a wild story from the world of fast cars and those pit stop folks who probably have caffeine instead of blood — Ferrari zoomed into headlines with their lightning-fast tire change at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. I mean, what else is new, right?

Picture this: We’re in Jeddah, the sun is glaring, and everyone’s probably sweating buckets — except maybe the cars, although, who knows, they’re pretty fancy machines. Anyway, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc pulled off something cool. He snagged a podium spot for the first time this year. Fourth to third — not too shabby, I’d say.

So, he’s chasing George Russell from Mercedes, but doesn’t quite get to sip champagne on the top step. Still, beating Russell to third isn’t a bad day at the office. And boy, did his pit crew hustle. These folks changed his tires so fast that they broke their own record from, where was it, the China race? Yeah, must’ve been. It’s almost like they have a magic wand for these pit stops — poof, done in 2.0 seconds flat.

Leclerc comes out all fresh-tired and, bam, podium finish with a big smile and all. He starts raving about the pit crew like they just invented the wheel or something. Not gonna lie, it’s kind of sweet to see. “Perfect race,” he says. “Pit stops were perfect,” he adds. I guess you don’t need to be all robotic when humans are spinning those wrenches like a ballet routine.

Oh, and get this — those Ferrari guys weren’t just quick with Charles. They were zippy with Hamilton’s car too. 2.07 seconds. Seriously, do they even blink? Mercedes clocked in the third fastest but they took, what, 2.32 seconds? Slow pokes. Nah, just kidding — they’re still insanely fast. Meanwhile, Sauber, who’ve been like, under the radar, showed up with a decent stop too at 2.36 seconds. Almost feels like a sport within a sport, watching these times.

Strange thing though — apart from our Ferrari heroes, other teams seemed to be taking it easy, relatively speaking. Only nine stops were under three seconds. Maybe the tracks were sticky or something weird like that. Anyway, that was the pit stop drama from Jeddah.

And that’s the chaotic, tire-squealing recap. See you on the next lap — or article or whatever this is. I was never good at goodbyes.