pit stop
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The best part of the 90-minute pit stop to charge the car to 93% besides the $21.88 price: cheap lattes and bathrooms at the Thriftway supermarket across the street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The mediums did not last long on Hamilton's car, so he made an early pit stop for softs, and the timing of that meant it was always likely he would need an extra stop.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
It has long been an opportunity for someone to benefit over a rival, because making a pit stop under a VSC takes significantly less time than under racing conditions.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
He closed in on Antonelli initially, and let the gap to within two seconds by the time the Mercedes driver made his second pit stop on lap 40.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
In my interview, I had been promised a thirty-minute lunch break, but this turns out to be a five-minute pit stop at a convenience store, if that.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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