All-round Athlete

Chapter 726 Annual Champion

"It took 9.5 seconds for Zhang Guan to enter the station, and he put on a brand new set of soft tires! It seems that Schumacher will face a lot of pressure next time!" The commentator paused, and then said: "Next, Schumacher is going to use a set of old tires that have run 18 laps to face Zhang Guan's new tires, I don't know if Schumacher can continue to hold his position."

"Schumacher also pitted! It is also a new set of soft tires. It seems that Schumacher does not want to lose the leading position. I wonder if Schumacher can grab the front of Zhang Guan when he exits. Oh, 9.2 seconds , a very quick pit stop!"

At the same time, the GPS icons of Schumacher and Zhang Guan's racing car were displayed on the TV screen. It can be seen that Schumacher has started to drive towards the outside of the maintenance area, and Zhang Guan has also turned into the end of the straight.

"Can Schumacher get stuck in front of Zhang Guan? Zhang Guan is still a long way from the exit of the maintenance area. Schumacher has already come out, but Schumacher is still stuck in front of Zhang Guan. Hey, wait, Zhang Guan's speed Soon, he will catch up!"

Turning around Turn 1, the distance between Zhang Guan and Schumacher has obviously shortened a lot. After Turn 2 and Turn 3, Zhang Guan has already approached behind Schumacher.

This is the difference between the tires. Zhang Guan’s new tires have already run a lap, and the tires have reached the working temperature, while Schumacher has just replaced the new tires. The tire temperature is not enough, and the grip of the tires is not enough. When cornering Will be approached by Zhang Guan.

And Zhang Guan's pursuit came to an end. On a high-speed track like Monza, the tires heated up quickly, and Schumacher's new set of tires also quickly entered the golden temperature of work.

"Zhang Guan approached Schumacher and caught up! Hey, what a pity, Schumacher controlled the angle very well when entering the corner, and didn't give Zhang Guan the slightest chance at all. This is a perfect defense."

"Zhang Guan, using the wake, caught up with Schumacher! Neck and neck! Who is faster? Who is faster? The next key corner! Schumacher took the lead in the corner, and Zhang Guan almost missed it. Schumacher really is With rich experience, he knew that he could not stop Zhang Guan in the previous corner, so he allowed Zhang Guan to keep pace with himself, and at the same time seized the turn-in line of the next corner one step earlier. Such a precise judgment can be made at a critical moment."

Zhang Guan overtook Schumacher again and again, and Schumacher resolved Zhang Guan's offense through perfect defense again and again.

"It's so dangerous, so dangerous, just a little bit, I was just a little bit overtaken by Zhang Guan, but fortunately I kept the line, if the car was a little bit crooked, Zhang Guan would definitely be able to seize the opportunity. But then again , Zhang Guan's ability to seize opportunities is really strong." Schumacher looked at the rearview mirror vigilantly.

The race came to the 26th lap. At this time, the cars using the one-stop tactic began to pit one after another, and the fight between Zhang Guan and Schumacher had entered a fierce stage.

"Zhang Guan, let's take advantage of the wake! At this position just now, Zhang Guan launched an overtake, but unfortunately he failed. Can he succeed this time? After catching up, they are neck and neck. Zhang Guan took the lead, went out of the corner, and overtook! Schumacher immediately overtook! Zhang Guan held his own line, beautiful! A beautiful overtaking! On the 26th lap, Zhang Guan finally overtook Schumacher.

The audience let out a sigh of disappointment. Schumacher's popularity on the Monza circuit is not weaker than that in Germany. Coupled with Ferrari's double halo, Schumacher's popularity is even stronger than that in Germany. point.

However, Schumacher did not feel any discouragement. This is the Monza track, which is a track that is easy to overtake. In this track, the defender has a great disadvantage, while the attacker has an advantage. Moreover, the race has only run 26 laps now, and the whole race needs to run 53 laps to end. Schumacher still has a lot of time to overtake Zhang Guan.

"Overtaken! I was able to hold for more than 30 laps." Schumacher's eyes showed excitement. He looked at the red car in front of him and decided to launch an overtake immediately.

Now Schumacher is not so important to the ranking, he cares more about enjoying the process of the game and having fun in the process of the game. However, at Schumacher's level, it is not easy to have fun in racing. People who can compete with him technically may not have his experience, and experienced drivers may not have a fast enough car.

Today, Schumacher obviously found the long-lost fun. He felt as if he had returned to his youth, facing Senna, Prost, Hakkinen, Villeneuve... At that time He is not a car king yet, but at that time he was full of passion, and at that time he was going all out all the time.

The next moment, Schumacher stepped on the accelerator with great difficulty, and he followed closely behind Zhang Guan, preparing to overtake. Then, after turning the next corner, Schumacher slammed the front of the car to one side.

"Schumacher, follow closely behind Zhang Guan, overtake! Go overtake!" The commentator shouted loudly, and at the same time, there were cheers from the surrounding stands.

"It's just a test." Zhang Guan has already made a precise judgment in his heart. If Schumacher really wants to overtake, he will not throw the front of the car out so early. He will use the wake for a while to get a faster speed. speed.

Sure enough, Schumacher was just a trial, and his real back move was when he came out of the corner. And Zhang Guan also saw through this, and he made a successful defense.

"It's a pity that Schumacher almost completed the overtake, but was still seized by Zhang Guan." The commentator sighed.

The offensive and defensive positions of the two were different, Schumacher's overtaking ability was obviously not worse than Zhang Guan's, and Zhang Guan's defensive ability was obviously not worse than Schumacher's, and a series of wonderful overtaking and defense was launched between the two.

This round of battle continued until the second pit stop to change tires. On the 36th lap, Schumacher took the lead to make the pit stop, with a time of 10.03 seconds.

Zhang Guan also chose to pit in the next lap, and the pit time of 10.02 seconds was almost the same as that of Schumacher. When he appeared from the exit of the pit lane, he also successfully pressed in front of Schumacher and held his first place. s position.

"Zhang Guan and Schumacher have the same number of pit stops, the same time for refueling, and even the same tire replacement. The two of them use the same strategy. So in this race, they can already rule out tactical strategies. In terms of factors, it is completely a competition of personal strength." The commentator was talking, but Zhang Guan on the track was at a disadvantage.

According to the rules, two different tires are used in the race. Both of them started with soft tires, and they also used soft tires for the first tire change, so this time they had to change to hard tires. However, hard tires need more time to warm up in order to enter the best working condition. Hard tires at different temperatures have a larger gap than soft tires at different temperatures.

Schumacher pitted one lap earlier, which meant that his hard tire had to run one more lap, and his tire temperature was better than that of Zhang Guan, so at this time on the track, he kept putting pressure on Zhang Guan, However, Zhang Guan was constrained by the performance of the tires, and his defense seemed stretched.

On the 40th lap, Schumacher felt that his tires had entered the optimum working temperature, and he decided to use the high-speed corner to launch an attack.

High-speed corners not only test the speed of the car, but also test the grip of the tires. Schumacher's tires are obviously stronger now. And if it is the next lap and Zhang Guan's tires have reached the optimum working temperature, Schumacher will lose the opportunity to overtake at high-speed corners.

It can be said that this is the only chance for Schumacher to take advantage of the high-speed corner to forcefully overtake.

Schumacher is also well aware of this, he is extremely calm, whether it is the steering wheel in his hand or the accelerator under his feet, they are all extremely precise, and he wants to seize this only chance.

"Schumacher, overtake in the corner! Can he succeed? Zhang Guan is defending, he wants to hold the exit angle, oops, he still didn't hold it, Schumacher took the initiative, exited the corner, and overtook it! Beautiful! After more than a dozen After another lap attempt, Schumacher regained the lead again!"

The audience at the scene got up one after another, cheering for Schumacher, and the flag of Ferrari's prancing horse logo in the stands was constantly waving in the air.

"The tires are a little worse, and the grip is not as good as Schumacher, otherwise, we will not lose our position." Zhang Guan sighed lightly, but he did not give up. There are 13 laps left in the race, and it is easy to overtake here. In Monza, in 13 laps, Zhang Guan had enough chances to regain the leading position again.

On the 41st lap, Zhang Guan's tires also entered the optimum working temperature. Without any hesitation, he immediately approached Schumacher.

"He did it again!" Schumacher had already guessed that this would happen, and then he immediately threw himself into defense.

On the 42nd lap, Zhang Guan failed to overtake twice.

On the 43rd lap, Zhang Guan started to overtake three times, one of which was almost successful.

On the 44th lap, Zhang Guan's offensive became more violent, while Schumacher seemed more and more passive.

Schumacher is still trying to defend, but his defense is different from just now. It has become slower and not as firm as the beginning of the game. However, his judgment is still very accurate, and he can clearly understand Zhang Guan every time. offensive intent.

Schumacher is a little tired.

Racing is a sport that consumes a lot of energy. Many young guys may not have enough energy to finish a race, let alone the 40-year-old Schumacher. Since the start of the race, Schumacher and Zhang Guan have almost been engaged in offensive and defensive battles, and this has consumed a lot of physical strength and energy of Schumacher. Now it has reached more than 40 laps, near the end of the race, Schumacher finally began to feel powerless stand up.

Before that, Schumacher supported himself with the ray of passion in his heart, and the excitement made him temporarily forget his fatigue, but now, the passion faded, the excitement faded, and the physical fatigue became his reality. In the feeling.

Time is the biggest enemy of a car king. If he was young, Schumacher might be able to defend Zhang Guan for a whole game, but now, Schumacher is no longer young.

On the 45th lap, Schumacher was still insisting, and he fought more fiercely.

On the 46th lap, Schumacher made a dangerous defense. If Zhang Guan hadn't given way, the two of them might have collided.

On lap 47, Zhang Guan made a comeback, and Schumacher's form was already in jeopardy.

The 48th lap, the 49th lap, the 50th lap...

There are still three laps left before the end of the race, and the battle between Zhang Guan and Schumacher is still going on. At this time, Schumacher is actually just holding on with one breath. With his current physical state, if he is overtaken If not, there is no ability to overtake again.

On lap 51, Schumacher still failed to hold his position.

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"Zhang Guan, it's the end of the straight again. Can Zhang Guan succeed this time? Who enters the corner first? At the same time, enters and exits the corner at the same time? Zhang Guan! It is Zhang Guan who exits the corner first! Zhang Guan surpassed Schumacher for the second time! There are two laps left in the race, this is almost a lore! Was it just a mistake by Schumacher? It doesn’t look like it, he walked to the route without any problem, it’s just that Zhang Guan grabbed a better route!”

Disappointment once again shrouded the audience. In the stands, people covered their mouths and looked dull. At the racing track, Ferrari's prancing horse flag was not flying in the air.

On the track, Schumacher did not try to overtake again, he already felt very tired, and the feeling of fatigue had already enveloped his whole body. He followed behind Zhang Guan, but was gradually distanced by Zhang Guan.

The Ferrari fans were very disappointed. They were looking forward to a victory in Monza. However, with the last two laps left in the race, Zhang Guan killed their hopes in the cradle.

While other fans were very excited, this was another race without peeing. The battle between Zhang Guan and Schumacher continued from the beginning of the race to the end of the race. Surpassing, overtaking, and overtaking again, the two showed the world's top offensive and defensive battle, which made countless people's hearts beat faster and inspired countless people.

On the 52nd lap, the distance between the two of them expanded to more than 2 seconds, and in the whole race, there was rarely a gap of more than 2 seconds between the two of them.

At this point in the race, maybe only Zhang Guan's engine burst suddenly to save Schumacher.

Cylinder explosion is an extremely low-probability event, and many drivers may not be able to encounter it once in a season. Zhang Guan had already encountered an engine explosion at the beginning of the season. From a probabilistic point of view, he should not be allowed to encounter such an unfortunate accident again.

On lap 53, Zhang Guan crossed the finish line first, and after 2.866 seconds, Schumacher crossed the finish line second.

In the second game, Zhang Guan won again.

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The third place is Barrichello. His starting position is not very good, so the team made a pit stop strategy for him. Because of saving the time of one pit stop, and the car is strong enough, Barrichello succeeded. won the third place.

Before the game, Zhang Guan led Barrichello by 45 points. After this race, Zhang Guan’s total points reached 113 points, while Barrichello’s points were 64 points. Zhang Guan led Barrichello by 49 points. point.

There are still four final races left in this year's F1, namely Singapore, Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi. With a 49-point lead, it means that Zhang Guan has locked in Formula One four races ahead of schedule. championship.