What Formula 1 Pit Crews Know About Incident Response That Your Business Doesn't
Thought Leadership Incident Response May 2026 · 8 min read An F1 pit stop takes 1.8 seconds. Twenty people. Thirty-six tasks. Zero improvisation. The principles that make it possible — preparation, assigned roles, practiced procedures, and relentless post-incident review — are the same principles that separate businesses that survive a cyberattack from those that don't. On lap 27 of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, Lando Norris pulled into the McLaren pit box. Twenty mechanics descended on the car simultaneously. Four pneumatic wheel guns — spinning at over 10,000 revolutions per minute — removed four wheel nuts. Four tires came off. Four new tires went on. Four wheel nuts were tightened. The jacks dropped. The car launched. Total time stationary: 1.80 seconds. A Guinness World Record. The fastest pit stop in Formula 1 history. Now consider what your business does when it detects a cybersecurity incident. Who get...