the pits

The worst possible situation, as in Spending your birthday working alone is the pits, or That job is the pits. The allusion in this term is unclear. Some think it refers to coal pits, others to armpits, and still others to the area beside an auto racecourse, also called the pits, where cars are serviced during a race. [Second half of 1900s]

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It also made amends to some degree for a disappointing sprint result, where he lost the lead at the start and then was hit by Verstappen's car in the pits and finished seventh.

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�� about the corporate guests above the pits?

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As a result, there were just nine lead changes among six drivers and most of them took place in the pits, not on the track.

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Norris' stop was a full second faster than Verstappen's and the Briton was halfway alongside the Red Bull when they exited the pits.

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McLaren's stop was faster by a second, and as they left the pits the McLaren was halfway alongside the Red Bull.

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