inspire-indiana Chapter 164 The Price of Recklessness
Chapter 164 The Price of Recklessness
Chapter 164 The Price of Recklessness
"Shanghai was a great weekend, the feel of the car was good and the pace was good. The Bahrain track is different to Shanghai and the race is at night, but we're used to it. I'm happy with the way we've started the season and we have to Keep working hard and look forward to playing better in Bahrain."
Daniel of Dongsheng Racing Team still said in an interview today that Bingcheng is still ahead by about half a second: "If you only look at the single-lap speed, Bingcheng is still obviously the fastest. They are about 0.3-0.4 seconds ahead. We are getting close to them, but they are still ahead of us. In today's practice session, Stewart has been controlling the speed, and then he can increase the speed when needed, and all we have to do is follow them closely and wait for the opportunity .”
In the face of Daniel's compliments, Stewart was very humble. He believed that no one dared to say that he had an absolute advantage when there was no fundamental difference in the engine: "I have no specific data, and the team did not provide me with data. But Dongsheng has really made great progress. We may still have some slight advantages in qualifying, but the situation in the race is difficult to judge. As the season progresses, I believe the situation will become more and more clear."
Citroën's Altaïr made obvious progress in the opening race of the Chinese Grand Prix. After arriving in Bahrain, Altaïr said that the team has the opportunity to get on the podium at any time: "We always believe that in the next race Anything can happen in the game. If we are fast enough, sooner or later the opportunity will come, and I think this year is very likely."
However, Altaïr also said that the current F1 is much more interesting than before, which is indeed a good thing for the development of the sport: "I think F1 should be a fierce battle. It is popular with car fans. Fortunately, the Auto Federation is preparing to do so now. I am very interested in the history of F1, and occasionally watch TV broadcasts from a long time ago. Many cars will be entangled. In my opinion, that It's the golden age of F1, there are many great drivers, they have a greater spread. In the following decades of F1, we can even arrange the approximate order for this race on Thursday, which is really impressive. Feeling a little sad."
After a night of rest, until the next day, even though the race time was approaching dusk, the surface temperature of the track was still above 40 degrees at the beginning of the third practice session. Therefore, in the first 20 minutes of this practice session, almost no drivers drove Track test.Finally, under the leadership of Baxter, the drivers drove onto the track one after another and broke the silence on the track.
The dramatic scene of the practice session in this section first appeared on Dongsheng's car. Daniel reported to the team that the side box spoiler of his car had fallen off in the 20th minute of the race.
And this problem was only two corners away from Daniel's car, so the team immediately recalled Daniel's car for repairs.After more than 15 minutes of repairs, Daniel was able to re-drive on the track, but he still made a score of 1:30. In the end, this slightly wrong lap ensured that Daniel ranked fifth in the race.
In the 43rd minute of the race, Santak carried out supersoft tires to conduct a qualifying lap simulation. Santak's lap time finally surpassed his teammates by 0.9 seconds and topped the score sheet.
Since then, the simulated qualifying laps of the two Bingcheng racing cars failed to surpass Santak's strong performance, so Santak continued to win the first place in the practice session after the second practice session.Since Daniel reported to the team that the engine power output at the 11th and 12th corners was not satisfactory at the end of the third practice session, Daniel had to finish this practice session ahead of schedule.
The two drivers of Leysin also simulated the speeding lap in the last 5 minutes of the race, Tesrock and Vergil ranked second and third respectively.The performance of Xingjiao Racing Team is also outstanding today, the two drivers Alex and Baxter are firmly ranked seventh and eighth.The difference between Zhang Yue's result and Altaïr's is only seven thousandths of a second, and the two of them occupy the ninth and tenth points of this exercise respectively.
This is the second race of the season. After these three free practice sessions, Dongsheng has undoubtedly become the best performing team on the track. Santak won the fastest lap twice and the fastest The single lap belonged to Vergil of the Leysin team, but Bingcheng, who is the favorite to win the championship, was extremely weak and in poor condition.
At the end of the third free practice session, everyone had no time to relax, because the qualifying session they were about to meet was the first climax of the competition. Compared with the free practice session, it was obvious that the qualifying session was still much more important.
By the time qualifying started, it was dusk in Bahrain, the track started to light up, and the temperature dropped. The atmospheric temperature was 28 degrees Celsius, while the track temperature was 32 degrees Celsius.In addition, because Stewart replaced the gearbox before the race, he will start five places behind in the race.
When the qualifying race officially kicked off, the two sharp drivers and Katildan of the Leysin [-] team took the lead on the track, and then the Porter team also began to appear, while the Dongsheng team's Santak was on the tires. He chose not to use supersoft tires but to play with soft tires, which also shows from the side that he is full of confidence in speed.
Porter's two drivers temporarily ranked in the top two after completing the first lap, but Santak soon made a time of 1:28 and successfully ranked first. Daniel was the first He was 951 seconds behind his teammates in one lap, and at this time the two drivers from Bingcheng did not appear on the stage for a long time.
Stewart did not complete his first single lap until 8 minutes before the race and temporarily ranked fourth. He then returned to the pit stop, and Tesrock of the Leysin team then lost control at the second turn Skidding, the car hit the wall hard, which also announced: his race will be over early!
This seemed to further confirm his "recklessness". For this reason, the race immediately raised a red flag and interrupted the race. Teslock had no choice but to return to the garage. The damage to his car was too serious.
The game restarted after a break of several minutes. At this time, Altaïr was still in the relegation zone. It was not until the last 3 minutes that Altaïr raised his ranking to 12th, but it seemed that it was not very safe.
最终桑塔克拿下Q1中的最快单圈，接下来依次是丹尼尔和西维尔，阿泰尔以1分30秒530排在第15位。
But what is very dramatic is that the results of Ister and Altaïr are exactly the same. According to the relevant rules in F1, the driver who achieves the result first will be ranked higher. In this case, Altaïr's dramatic performance Entered Q2.
The list of the five drivers who were eliminated in this section was announced shortly thereafter. The five drivers are Easter, Diego, Adonis, Kendrick and Aifan.
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