Unusual car news stories
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2025 5:49 pm
I feel the story below needs to be in this category.
TL;DR Neonatal intensive care crews use Formula 1 pitstop techniques to save the lives of babies
If you've ever marveled that in ~2.1 seconds of stopped time, a pit crew can remove and replace 4 tyres AND (when that's done) refuel the car, then you're not alone.
In 2001, two doctors at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital were struck helpless by their neonatal intensive care unit struggling with chaotic baby handovers from operating theaters.
One evening, while watching Formula 1 on television, they realized something remarkable. If F1 pit crews could change tires and refuel cars in seconds with flawless communication and zero room for error, why couldn’t medical teams do the same when transferring fragile newborns?
https://www.autoblog.com/news/when-surg ... born-lives
TL;DR Neonatal intensive care crews use Formula 1 pitstop techniques to save the lives of babies
If you've ever marveled that in ~2.1 seconds of stopped time, a pit crew can remove and replace 4 tyres AND (when that's done) refuel the car, then you're not alone.
In 2001, two doctors at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital were struck helpless by their neonatal intensive care unit struggling with chaotic baby handovers from operating theaters.
One evening, while watching Formula 1 on television, they realized something remarkable. If F1 pit crews could change tires and refuel cars in seconds with flawless communication and zero room for error, why couldn’t medical teams do the same when transferring fragile newborns?
https://www.autoblog.com/news/when-surg ... born-lives