All-round Athlete

Chapter 647 The most troublesome track (1120)

After the FIA ​​announced double diffuser compliance, teams were quick to react. The fastest responders were McLaren and Renault, who used double-layer diffusers directly in this race. The Ferrari team announced a more exact time, and several other teams also said that their double-layer diffuser is under development, and even the legendary design master of Red Bull Racing, Newey, also expressed his submission and prepared to give Red Bull Racing Also install a double layer diffuser.

The current situation is that Ferrari stated that it will use a double-layer diffuser in the next station, BMW Sauber tentatively plans to use a double-layer diffuser in Spain, and Red Bull Racing estimates that it can come up with its own double-layer diffuser in Monaco. The team will be slightly stricter than the Red Bull team.

All the teams expressed their opinions one after another, but Force India remained indifferent. The Force India team did not release any information about the double-layer diffuser, which caused many media people to have various speculations. The most reliable guess is that Force India has no money, so it can't develop a double-layer diffuser for a while.

The media didn't know that Force India was misunderstood by other teams.

Due to aerodynamics, the diffuser is installed at the rear of the car chassis for any modification of the car, so changing the diffuser will have the greatest impact on the chassis and suspension. Not every car's chassis and suspension are suitable for modifying the diffuser. Some car chassis are suitable for modifying the diffuser, so their workload will be much less; and if the chassis of the car is not suitable for modifying the diffuser, Then the workload of the team engineers is almost equivalent to redesigning a racing car.

The double-layer diffuser was developed by Ross Brawn after a long time of planning. It will take some time for other teams to re-develop it. Even giants with strong research capabilities like Ferrari and McLaren, what they can do now What came out was only a transitional double-layer diffuser, and this was the result of their research for more than a month.

The Force India team did not intend to study the double-layer diffuser from the very beginning. Omi thought that other teams were supporting him, so he was keen to go to the International Automobile Federation to file a lawsuit. As a result, the lawsuit has been lost, and the Force India team has also been reduced. Bursts of cannon fodder.

In terms of double-deck diffusers, the Force India team started off at the beginning, and their research and development capabilities are not as good as those of the big teams. The results can be imagined. What's more, for the sake of his own face, Omi didn't want to study the double-layer diffuser at all. The fate of the Force India team this season is also doomed...

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The Shanghai International Circuit is a very troublesome track, and it can even be said to be the most troublesome track.

As a track that has just been built in recent years, the hardware facilities of the Shanghai track are top-notch, but the design of this track is a big challenge for the drivers and engineers of the team.

Each track has different characteristics. For example, Monza in Italy is famous for its high speed, Monte Carlo in Monaco has the most famous slow corners and tunnels, and Spa in Belgium is the steepest track. Spain's Catalonia circuit has a perfect title, Malaysia's Sepang circuit has changeable weather and rain, and so on.

When a car participates in competitions on different tracks, different adjustments must be adopted. For example, the Monza track will use relatively low downforce, while the Monte Carlo track is just the opposite; The rain factor, while the slope of the Spa circuit requires precise adjustments to the car's suspension.

Only the Shanghai circuit has almost all the above characteristics!

The two big straights of the Shanghai circuit are typical high-speed track configurations, and the car can reach a speed of 330 kilometers per hour at the end of the straight; while the continuous hairpin turns of the 2nd and 3rd turns, as well as the 6th and 14th turns, It is also a low-speed corner, which needs to be passed in 2nd gear, which is also the configuration of a low-speed track; but the turns from No. 7 to No. 10, and No. 12 and No. 13 are also high-speed corners, which are different from the previous ones. The low-speed corners conflict; another point is that this track has a steep slope, with uphill and downhill corners, and the driver has to carefully control the angle of entry and exit of the slope.

Some drivers like this kind of track very much, they think this kind of track is very challenging, while some drivers don't like this kind of track very much, because it is fast and slow plus uphill and downhill, for the drivers The rhythm of the track has a great influence, and some drivers will lose their sense of rhythm here, and they feel that this track is difficult and tiring.

Some drivers like it and some hate it, but in the eyes of the team engineers, there is only one word to describe this track, and that is "trouble"!

For other tracks, high-speed tracks use high-speed tuning, low-speed tracks change to low-speed car tuning, and various car configurations, such as suspension height, downforce adjustment, etc., can also be compared. The unified tuning method, only the Chinese track, has high speed, low speed, and steep slopes. At this time, the overall performance of the car is tested. The engineers of the team need to find a balance point of the car, which can show the best level of the car as much as possible in various road sections, and can not lag behind other cars in other road sections.

On this track, the double-deck diffuser still has an advantage, but the advantage is not as great as that of other tracks. Whether it is a car suitable for a high-speed track or a car suitable for a corner, it can be used here. The land of martial arts. And cars like those that rely more on aerodynamics will perform better here.

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"It's really a troublesome track, and it's still in my own home court." Zhang Guan sighed helplessly. He had already felt the difficulty of this track after going out for two laps just now.

It's Friday's practice now, but the surrounding stands are already full of spectators. Compared with the tickets for Friday's practice, the tickets for the Friday practice are the cheapest. For some residents in the surrounding urban areas, they can't buy tickets for the main game. It's also good to see exercises.

The McLaren team installed a transitional version of the double-layer diffuser, which was really eye-catching on Friday morning, and the two cars achieved first and fourth results respectively. On Friday afternoon, Zhang Guan gradually got used to the running style of this track, and finally won the first place in the practice.

After finishing the 90-minute practice in the afternoon, Zhang Guan returned to his residence after dealing with the swarms of reporters and enthusiastic car fans.

"How do you feel? Are you still used to it?" Barrichello asked.

"Running on this track is really tiring, especially those few corners with ramps. The direction is controlled very carefully. After more than 50 laps, it is a test of concentration." Zhang Guan said replied.

"That's more than that!" Ross Brown stared at a document in his hand, and continued: "This is the information just sent by the weather service team, and there is also a satellite cloud image. It may rain during the race the day after tomorrow! "

"Another rain battle? High-speed track, low-speed corners, slopes, and now even God is here to join in the fun!" Zhang Guan smiled wryly: "Is this still my home field?"

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