Quote Originally Posted by LUD02C
If you've ever changed a tyre, you know that you have to jack the car up off the ground to be able to replace the wheel. And it takes ages. F1 cars have integrated pneumatic jacks in the chassis (rather than the manual jacks normal cars have) - two in the front and one in the rear. By connecting a pressurised nitrogen hose to a port located behind the driver, the pit crew can jack the whole car up in less than a second when the car stops in the pit.
I thought they were manually activated hand jacks...the pit crew lift the car up don't they? I know Indycar have the system you are referring to...but F1? very interesting all the same!!