All-round Athlete

Chapter 682 Zhang Guan: The New Car King

The race came to the 35th lap, and the second pit stop of the car was getting closer and closer. All eyes were on Zhang Guan, and they were waiting for Zhang Guan to retire.

However, at this moment, McLaren's Kovalainen and Toro Rosso's Pordai collided, McLaren's rear diffuser and left rear wheel were damaged, while Toro Rosso's front fixed The wind wing was broken, and the debris was scattered all over the place. But this time, the main frame structures of the two cars were damaged, which could not be repaired in a short time, and both had to retire.

But Zhang Guan, who should have retired dozens of laps ago, still persisted on the track and ran very well.

It was getting closer and closer to the driver's second pit stop. The second-ranked Toro Rosso 2 team Vettel became a little anxious. He asked about the gap between himself and Zhang Guan every lap, but every lap he got results. Can't satisfy him.

Vettel originally thought that since Zhang Guan only had fifth gear, his speed would definitely drop a lot, but after comparing each lap, although Vettel was faster, it was only a little bit faster.

Vettel can be 0.2 to 0.3 seconds faster in one lap, and can catch up with Zhang Guan by 1 second almost every four laps, but this speed is obviously far from Vettel's requirements.

At the first pit stop, Zhang Guan led Vettel by more than 10 seconds. According to four laps to catch up to one second, Vettel needs 40 laps to catch up with Zhang Guan.

"Didn't Zhang Guan mean that there was a fifth gear left? Why did he maintain his speed so well? He only ran in fifth gear, and I had such a hard time chasing him!" Looking ahead, Zhang Guan in the distance made a turn , disappeared from his sight again.

"He only has one fifth gear available, but I can't even catch up with him!" Vettel became a little restless.

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Ferrari.

"It's already the 40th lap. Zhang Guan only used one fifth gear and persisted for 20 laps on the track. It is not impossible to continue to run the last 12 laps like this. I really don't know if he is How did I do it, so many times after low-speed cornering and starting, the car did not stop, which really surprised me." Ferrari team leader Domenecali said.

"It's the control of the accelerator. Zhang Guan never fully released the accelerator. He tried his best to keep the engine at a stable speed. It dropped down, but the engine still maintains a certain high speed, so that when he accelerates again, the car is not easy to stall." Schumacher next to him said: "Zhang Guan's driving skills are worthy of his seven consecutive championships. .I now feel that if anyone can surpass me, it must be Zhang Guan.”

"You think so highly of Zhang Guan?" Domenecali seemed a little surprised.

Schumacher nodded: "To be honest, seeing Zhang Guan racing, I have an urge to return to the racing track!"

"Back to the game?" Domenecali smiled, and continued: "Raikkonen's contract is about to expire this year, if you really want to come back, then I have to prepare a new contract for you .”

"Hehe, I was just joking, don't take it seriously." Schumacher also laughed.

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On the 42nd lap, Ferrari's Raikkonen took the lead in the second pit stop, followed by his teammate Massa. At the same time, Zhang Guan also prepared for his second pit stop.

"Zhang Guan is about to enter the station!" Seeing that the garage of China Power was busy, the maintenance technician ran out with the tires, and everyone's eyes were focused on this place.

"Zhang Guan's second pit stop, he is still stuck in fifth gear, which means that Zhang Guan has to use fifth gear to start."

"Just now when Zhang Guan entered the station for the first time, I didn't see clearly how he started in fifth gear. Now I can watch it again."

"I don't know if Zhang Guan can succeed this time? If he fails to start and the car stalls, can he start it again? You must know that his car is stuck in the fifth gear. If the engine is started in the fifth gear, such a high speed, It should be turned off, right?"

"Even in the fifth gear, you can step on the clutch to start the engine. The main function of the clutch in Formula One is to use it when starting, and you don't need to put it in gear at ordinary times."

Amidst the people's discussion, Zhang Guan drove into the maintenance area for the second time.

The action of the maintenance technicians is still very fast. It only took 10 seconds for them to set up the car, change the tires and refuel.

"Zhang Guan is about to start!" All eyes were on China Power's garage. In the maintenance area, the engineers and maintenance technicians of other teams all walked out of their respective rooms, stretched their heads and looked at this side, and the broadcast camera had already cut here.

A puff of blue smoke was emitted from the exhaust pipe of the racing car. Zhang Guan's racing car seemed to be struggling, and even slightly slipped on the spot, but with the shaking from side to side, the racing car still drove onto the track.

"Success! Zhang Guan succeeded again, starting in fifth gear again!" The commentator shouted loudly.

This time, not only the engineers and maintenance engineers of China Power were malfunctioning, but even the spectators in the main stand on the opposite side of the track were applauding.

The main stand is usually at the starting point. Because the main stand is relatively high, the audience on the main stand can not only see the big straight at the finish line, but also see the situation in the pit lane on the opposite side. Some people It will happen to be facing the garage of a certain team, and the movements in the opposite garage can be seen clearly. This can also be regarded as a benefit for the audience in the main stand. After all, they spend more money on tickets, and of course they want to get the best viewing experience.

Vettel, who was ranked second, also received the news immediately.

"Zhang Guan made his second pit stop successfully, and started again in fifth gear. However, his start took 1 second longer than usual. After all, he started in fifth gear, and the pressure to control the accelerator was very high. This also That said, we caught another second! We still have a chance," the team's engineer told Vettel.

"Is there still a chance?" Vettel asked unsurely: "There are still 10 laps. Even if I can catch up with him in a short time, it is still very difficult to overtake him, right? And now Zhang Guan has changed. On the soft tires, his racing car was already well adapted to the soft tires, so he followed fast!"

The engineers of the team did not answer, they knew that what Vettel said was true, in fact, from the moment Zhang Guan successfully completed the second pit stop, Vettel had no chance.

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In the last lap, Vettel was already approaching Zhang Guan, but it was of no use. After a few more corners, it was the finish line, and Vettel was running out of time.

In the distance, the checkered flag has already started to wave, and Zhang Guan also activated the kinetic energy recovery system for the last time. The extra 20 horsepower allowed his car to speed up rapidly.

"Cross the finish line! Zhang Guan won! Zhang Guan finished the race with only one fifth gear in the case of a gearbox failure, and he also won the championship! Unbelievable, really unbelievable, I don't think so One can imagine that Zhang Guan will win the British Grand Prix in this way! Eight consecutive victories in the season, Zhang Guan surpassed Schumacher's seven consecutive victories in the season, and he created a history! After this race, I can say responsibly, A new car king is born!"

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