The term Box comes from the German Boxenstopp, meaning pit stop and is used as a reference to the service area outside the driver’s garage.
'Box' is an instruction for the driver to come into the pits to receive new tyres, a repair or an adjustment.
The driver might receive a message such as “OK, box this lap” or a slightly more desperate “Box, box, box” if the driver is close to the pit entrance
There is a huge amount of data and noise distraction assaulting a driver as he pushes the car to its limits so short, clear and concise terms are favoured.
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