All-round Athlete

Chapter 667 Four consecutive championships (I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival)

The two sets of tires for the Bahrain Grand Prix are the supersoft and the hard, the softest set and the hardest set. This is a rather strange configuration. On a track like Bahrain, the impact of the two tires on the speed is very large. Obviously, the organizer hopes to use the differences in the tires to make the strategies of each team different, so that the race become even more exciting.

This year's supersoft tires are not wear-resistant, especially on this high-temperature track in Bahrain. It is not bad to last 15 laps. The whole race takes 58 laps, and the hard tires will definitely not be able to last the remaining 43 laps. The driver has to stop again to change tires, so in this race, the driver must have at least two pit stops.

After the start of the race, Zhang Guan wanted to use the start to overtake Toyota's Glock in front, but failed, but Glock overtook his teammate Trulli and came to the first place. Hamilton also surpassed Vettel in the back, and then launched an attack on Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan had to give up chasing Trulli in front and defend Hamilton behind him.

Hamilton is an overtaking expert in F1, and his way of overtaking is also very direct and straightforward. He is most used to using a slower braking point to overtake his opponent at the end of the straight, and then enter the corner at the limit to hold his position. This kind of overtaking is very entertaining, very difficult, and dangerous at the same time. Only people with Hamilton's driving style are suitable for this kind of overtaking.

The Bahrain track has four relatively long straights, so Hamilton likes this track very much, because he has more opportunities for overtaking. For example, now, he wants to use his best way to overtake Zhang Guan.

Hamilton increased the speed to 300 kilometers. The No. 4 turn ahead is a 59-degree V-shaped turn. To pass this corner, the speed must be reduced to below 100 kilometers, so the driver needs a big brake.

Hamilton is obviously going to fight for this braking point, braking later, faster, more extreme turns, completely unreasonable overtaking, similar overtaking, he has done many times.

Both cars use Mercedes-Benz engines. The silver McLaren followed behind the red Chinese power. Hamilton was taking advantage of Zhang Guan's wake. The next moment, he suddenly flashed the car to the inside of the track. At the same time, he glanced at Zhang Guan next to him.

"Aren't you going to brake?" At this moment, Hamilton hesitated, because he found that Zhang Guan's braking point was also very late. If this continues, it will be difficult for him to seize the opportunity to enter the corner.

"Want to compete with me for braking points? How could I lose to you!" Hamilton did not choose to step on the brakes immediately.

"No, there is a low-speed corner ahead, if you don't brake, you will not be able to pass! It can't be too late." Hamilton finally chose to brake.

Almost at the same time, Zhang Guan also stepped on the brakes, and the two adopted exactly the same braking point. However, as the defensive side, Zhang Guan had a better route, so he turned into the corner first.

Then there were several high-speed corners, and the advantage of China Power Racing's high downforce was reflected in the corners, and Hamilton was quickly left behind by Zhang Guan. At the same time, Vettel, who was fourth or fifth, also caught up. Vettel was overtaken by Hamilton at the start, and now of course he wanted to overtake, so he launched an attack on Hamilton without hesitation. Hamilton fell into a fight with Vettel and was unable to continue chasing Zhang Guan.

After getting rid of Hamilton's pursuit, Zhang Guan rushed to the front to catch up with the top two Toyota cars. However, after a few laps, Zhang Guan did not catch up with the two Toyota cars. On the contrary, the two Toyota cars kept setting the fastest laps.

As Ross-Brown expected before the race, the two Toyotas really used the lightest fuel load, and they were also the first to make the pit stop. After the station, they fell in 9th and 10th respectively. At this time, there is absolutely no problem with the amount of fuel in Zhang Guan's racing car for another seven or eight laps.

This time, Toyota put on hard tires at the stop. The new tires could not immediately enter the optimum working temperature in a short period of time. In addition, due to the increase in fuel volume, their speed slowed down instantly, and they were hit by the rear. Racing attack.

Zhang Guan, Hamilton and Vettel in the front rose to the top three because of the pit stop of the Toyota team. At this time, these three drivers used a set of super soft tires that were in good working condition and the weight of the car was getting lighter and lighter. , and constantly refreshed the fastest lap time to make up for the previous loss.

They were behind the two Toyotas and had to pit shortly afterwards, so they needed to take advantage of the light car and tires and run as fast as they could before pitting.

On the fifteenth lap, Hamilton chose to pit for a tire change, and when he ran out of the pit stop, he happened to be in front of the two Toyota cars, which also showed that Hamilton used this pit stop to overtake the two Toyota cars.

One lap later, Zhang Guan, who ranked first, also chose to pit. After the race, he not only ranked in front of the two Toyotas, but also ranked in front of Hamilton. He still ranked first among all the cars that entered the pit. .

After the start, Zhang Guan and Hamilton were ranked third and fourth respectively. After the first refueling stop, they are now ranked first and second respectively. This shows that Toyota's strategy of ultra-light fuel has failed today. .

Red Bull Racing's Vettel insisted on the twentieth lap before choosing to pit. After the race, he ranked behind Zhang Guan, but in front of Hamilton. At this time, the leading three people became Zhang Guan, Vettel and Hamilton.

The Bahrain track seldom has emergencies. After the first pit stop to change tires, the cars are no longer as dense as they were at the beginning. Now it’s time for a pure speed competition. As for the cars in front, it is clear at a glance who is faster and who is full, and the ranking of the drivers has basically been fixed at the current state.

On this not very technically difficult track, it is very difficult for the situation where you can finish the second place by one second in one lap. It is very likely that if you win by 0.2 seconds in this lap, you will have to pay it back immediately in the next lap. On this track, the gap between the first place and the second place is often not more than 20 seconds, and most of the time it is within 10 seconds. In the end, the difference between the two drivers is only three to five seconds. However, this is the case. In three to five seconds, it was difficult to catch up in the whole game.

On the 33rd lap, the Toyota team took the lead again to start the prelude to pitting and changing tires. The tires were changed at the station, but the ranking of the top three remained unchanged.

"The overall situation is settled!" Ross Brown showed a relaxed expression on his face. He opened a bottle of iced drink and drank most of it in one go, as if he had already started to celebrate the victory in advance.

In the end, after one and a half hours of competition, Zhang Guan took the lead in crossing the line and won all four games in the first four races.

Red Bull Racing's Vettel once again won the second place alone. He was 8 seconds behind Zhang Guan. The third place was taken by McLaren's Hamilton, and the fourth place was Toyota's Trulli and Barrichello. It fell to the fifth place, one place behind when it was in China. Ferrari's Raikkonen won sixth place and scored 3 points for Ferrari. This is also the first time Ferrari has scored points this season. It can be regarded as the worst start in the team's history.

In terms of teams, Power China won 14 points in this race and once again became the team champion.

In the four races, Zhang Guan won four driver championships, while China Power Racing Team won four team championships, which can be said to have achieved a crushing victory.

The next race will be two weeks later, and F1 will also return to the main European battlefield...

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