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JOHNNY HERBERT-BARCELONA 1995 | |||
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of the most unusual pit stop errors saw Johnny Herbert leaving the pits still
attached to his rear jack.With refuelling and tyre changing complete, the Benetton mechanic holding the 'lollypop' raised the lollypop, believing the pit stop had completed. However the rear Jackman was having difficulty removing the jack from the rear of the car. Herbert saw the lollypop raise, believing the pit stop was over, and pulled out of the pit box. The Jackman tried in vain to remove the jack, but Herbert pulled away unaware, and went down the pit lane at 50mph still attached. Miraculously the jack worked its way loose and dislodged itself before the end of the pitlane, and was amazingly left undamaged. The events of Barcelona 1995 are shown below: |
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Step-by-step guide to this incident | |||
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With the pitstop complete, the mechanics step away and the lollypop is raised. However the rear jack is jammed, and the rear Jackman tries in vain to release it. | ||
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The car pulls away, with the rear jack still attached! | |||
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The car wheelspins, while the rear Jackman tries not to fall over. | |||
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The car goes down the pitlane-with the rear jack still attached. | |||
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