The surgeon who used F1 pitstop techniques to save lives of babies
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#3These days, Ferrari is probably the last team I'd want to take advice from on tactics, strategy and effective communication... :^)
Re: The surgeon who used F1 pitstop techniques to save lives of babies
#4These days, Ferrari is probably the last team I'd want to take advice from on tactics, strategy and effective communication... :^)
The strategy department may be laughably bad, but at least with pitstops they've got it nailed down. They currently hold the fastest pitstop of the season [0] and they've been consistently faster than the rest of the field with pitstops so far.
[0] https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/2025-dhl-fastest-...
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#5Good read. Here's the crux for me:
> If something went wrong in the journey to theatre — such as a crucial wire becoming unattached — all staff would rush to the issue in an attempt to fix it, rather than having the discipline and structure for one dedicated staff member to do so in a less panicked manner.
I've never been a part of F1 racing or pediatric surgery, but even in plain old software development, it's always been great to step back and look at a process that we repeat; there's often a few improvements that seem obvious in retrospect, that don't pop out until you analyze the process.
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#6Great article! I've recently been implementing F1 pitstop techniques into our own development processes as well with a great deal of success.
Re: The surgeon who used F1 pitstop techniques to save lives of babies
#7Can't read the full article but the Williams F1 team helped hospital staff dealing with newborn babies as well. Was a story[1] on this back in 2016.
[1]: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/williams-pit-stop...
Re: The surgeon who used F1 pitstop techniques to save lives of babies
#8These days, Ferrari is probably the last team I'd want to take advice from on tactics, strategy and effective communication... :^)
The strategy department may be laughably bad, but at least with pitstops they've got it nailed down. They currently hold the fastest pitstop of the season [0] and they've been consistently faster than the rest of the field with pitstops so far. [0] https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/2025-dhl-fastest-...
Oh they're just waiting for the strategy team to get their act together.
Re: The surgeon who used F1 pitstop techniques to save lives of babies
#9Great article! I've recently been implementing F1 pitstop techniques into our own development processes as well with a great deal of success.
What kinds of techniques have you implemented?
Re: The surgeon who used F1 pitstop techniques to save lives of babies
#10This reminds me of the surgical checklist developed by Atul Gawande and explained in this NPR story https://www.npr.org/2010/01/05/122226184/atul-gawandes-check....
Basically, standardize the work with clear roles and responsibilities.