The Pit Stop Challenge part one

摘要

The most obvious example of exemplary teamwork in F1 is the pit stop. Without refuelling to worry about, pit stops now routinely take less than 2.5 seconds.The speed and, crucially, the precision is achieved not only through significant human resource (nearly 20 mechanics) but clarity of job roles, communication and an emphasis on continual improvement through review.Richard West held senior roles at McLaren, Arrows and Williams, working with serial winners Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, and is a co-author of Performance at the Limit.He firmly believes that F1 can teach businesses how to improve, and uses the so-called Pit Stop Challenge -experiential training that involves carrying out a pit stop on a real F1 car - to help improve communication in teams and emphasise the need for and value derived from reviewing.