All-round Athlete

Chapter 649 The last one to start (1320)

Cylinder explosion is a situation in which the engine speed is too fast, the temperature is too high, and the piston expands and gets stuck in the cylinder. To put it simply, the engine is scrapped.

There is no doubt that in motorsports, a blown engine means the driver's race is over prematurely. If there are other failures, such as a broken front wing, a broken rear wing, or a blown tire, they can all be replaced at the maintenance station. Sometimes, the team's command center can remotely debug the car through the electronic system on the car. For a racing car, it is another hero to run out of the maintenance area after replacing parts, but it is obviously impossible to replace the engine, which weighs hundreds of kilograms.

At this time, thick smoke could be billowed from the rear of Zhang Guan's car. The car had lost power, and Zhang Guan hurriedly drove the car into the buffer zone next to it, and then stopped the car. There is no doubt that Zhang Guan retired during the qualifying stage.

Disappointed exclamations sounded at the scene, and everyone came here in high spirits, but they did not expect such a result in the end.

Of the 250,000 viewers, more than half of them came here just to watch Zhang Guan, and the other half came to watch Zhang Guan while watching Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, and Red Bull... ... On this field, even if Schumacher came in person, he could only play a supporting role for Zhang Guan.

In today's qualifying match, Zhang Guan also gave the audience a good start. In the first quarter, he won the first place with an advantage of 0.3 seconds, and in the second quarter, he also won the first place with an advantage of nearly 0.3 seconds. Zhang Guan's pole position has been held in his arms and put in his pocket.

But to everyone's surprise, the cooked duck flew away.

"My God, my God, how could this happen! Zhang Guan has been leading all the time, and he is about to win the pole position for three consecutive games, but he encountered a mechanical failure, and the engine exploded!" The commentator Looking at the broadcast screen, he said sadly.

"I'm going to get the pole position right away, so it's gone! What a pity! Zhang Guan didn't lose to his opponent, but to the mechanical failure of the car! This reminds me of Schumacher a few years ago. In the crucial battle against Alonso for the championship, he lost to the engine explosion!"

There are disappointed expressions in the auditorium, and in front of the TV, especially some senior car fans. They finally hope that a Chinese team and a Chinese driver will come to Formula One. There are still teams and drivers capable of winning the championship. They thought that Zhang Guan could bring them the championship, but at this moment, all hopes were shattered.

Many people found it hard to accept this result, but some people began to gloat, such as those competitors of China Force Racing Team, such as Omi.

Red Bull Racing's technical director Newey was the first to breathe a sigh of relief. The Red Bull Racing cars performed very well in this race. They are very suitable for this comprehensive track, especially in the second qualifying session. The team won the second and third places, only slower than Zhang Guan, but now Zhang Guan's cylinder explosion and withdrawal is obviously a great opportunity for Red Bull Racing to get pole position.

At this time, Newey picked up the walkie-talkie without hesitation and started talking with the two drivers of his own team.

"Zhang Guan's car exploded, Zhang Guan's car exploded! He has no results in the third qualifying session, and now our biggest threat has withdrawn, you guys need to be quicker, we want to fight for pole position!"

Vettel and Webber, the two drivers of the Red Bull racing team, cheered up at the same time after hearing the news. Of course, they knew that their car was very competitive. Without Zhang Guan, they were the most likely to get pole position.

On the other side, Ferrari leader Domenecali also showed a relieved smile.

"The cylinder exploded. Fortunately, the cylinder exploded. If a new team takes pole position for three consecutive races, then we, the big teams, will lose face!"

McLaren, Renault, BMW Sauber and other teams performed similarly. Although they did not go to celebrate, they all showed a relaxed look. The current strongest one is out, which allows other teams to find opportunities.

Only Force India's Omi, he even started clapping in celebration.

"Okay! That's great! The cylinder exploded! It exploded well! It's time to explode! Haha, Zhang Guan, you also have today! You deserve it, you really deserve it! Still want to be the champion for three consecutive races? Daydream!".

At this time, Omi was really happy. He finally saw that Zhang Guan made a big fall, and it was a big fall at home, which brought more spiritual comfort to Omi than other venues. Refreshing.

Omi's schadenfreude aroused the contempt of many people. After being reminded by his assistant, Omi gradually restrained himself, but his happy expression still kept revealing his true inner thoughts.

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"Did Zhang Guan lose?" A child in front of the TV asked his father, and he sensed disappointment from his father's expression.

"No! Not yet!" The father patted the child's head: "He just started a little behind."

If it is in the main race, a blown engine will definitely mean the end of the race, but in qualifying, a blown engine can still be replaced. So although Zhang Guan has withdrawn from qualifying, he can still participate in tomorrow's main race as long as he replaces with a new engine.

There are only eight engines that can be replaced in a Formula One season. After each race, the car engine must be sealed and sealed, and the seal will be lifted when the car is assembled in the next race. It is possible to replace the new engine when assembling the car, but once it enters the practice stage on Friday, if you want to replace the engine, you have to start 10 places back. Even engine failure.

There are 10 cars that can enter the third qualifying session. Even if they are the last in the third qualifying session, they can start from the 10th position in the main race, which is considered a mid-range position. In history, it is not uncommon for the 10th start to reach the podium or even win the championship.

But Zhang Guan needs to change the engine, so according to the rules, he has to start 10 places behind, and he will start in the 20th place, which is the last place on the grid.

The last place on the grid is not a matter of collapse. Compared with the front row start, the rear row start can adopt the strategy of heavy fuel, and gain some advantages by entering the pit stop once less. Therefore, even if it is the last place on the grid, as long as the car performance is good and the level of the driver is high enough, it is possible to break into the top eight and get points. If the team has a good strategy, it may even be on the podium.

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Holding his helmet, Zhang Guan walked slowly towards the garage of China Power. At this moment, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he couldn't see the slightest bit of frustration, but seemed to be thinking about something.

"This is the China station, this is my home game, I can't lose! Absolutely not!"

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