All-round Athlete

Chapter 674

Omi stared at the garage of China Power from a distance, with a smug smile on his face.

"Zhang Guan must be very angry now! I really hope that you can vent your anger on the track, and then hit a car, break an arm or a leg, that would be perfect!" Omi said on his face Emerging vicious expression.

The Monte Carlo circuit is a street race, not only is the track relatively narrow, but there is almost no buffer zone. On other tracks, if the car rushes out, it is at most on the buffer zone, but in Monte Carlo, if the car rushes out of the track, it means that it hits the wall directly.

Of course Omi very much hoped that Zhang Guan would hit the wall, and it would be great if he was seriously injured because of this, so he kept looking at the China Force team quietly, hoping to see Zhang Guan, hoping to appreciate Zhang Guan's angry expression.

The time for the practice session finally came. Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull and other teams walked out of the garage one after another, and the two cars of China Power also drove on the track.

"Zhang Guan is out!" Everyone's eyes focused on him in unison.

"I guess Zhang Guan must be in a bad mood right now!"

"Why? On this track, his car has an advantage."

"Don't you read the newspaper?"

Amidst the discussions among the crowd, Zhang Guan finished his first timed lap. 1 minute 18 seconds 113, this is a relatively slow result. Immediately after the second lap, Zhang Guan ran within 1 minute and 18 seconds. After two consecutive laps, Zhang Guan's results were all within 1 minute and 17 seconds.

In comparison, the other drivers set new best times many times. The top ten drivers were all within 1 minute and 15 seconds, which was much faster than Zhang Guan.

After 15 or 16 laps, Zhang Guan finally ran a time of 1:16.817, and then he returned to the garage, and this time could only rank 15th among all the drivers.

In the command room of the Force India team, Omi danced excitedly.

"Hahaha, my strategy is effective. I deliberately spread Sharapova's scandal, which really affected Zhang Guan! Yes, I have to tell my father about it." Omi thought of this, and quickly dialed his father's phone number , he is ready to claim credit.

"Father, you must have read today's news! It was Sharapova's news, yes, I did it, and I was going to use this method to influence Zhang Guan's mentality! And I succeeded. It just ended In the third practice match, Zhang Guan only ranked 15th. He must have been greatly affected. In this competition, Zhang Guan will definitely not win the championship, maybe he won't even get points! "

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"Zhang Guan's speed today seems to be a lot slower than usual. His time is still a long way from the mark of 1 minute and 16 seconds."

"With his current results, I don't know if he can make it to the third qualifying round. Maybe this time Zhang Guan will stop in the second qualifying round?"

"I don't know if Zhang Guan was affected by off-court factors. He doesn't seem to be in the game at all. Maybe he will really encounter Waterloo today!"

"At the Monte Carlo circuit, overtaking is very difficult, so qualifying is also very important. If Zhang Guan is still in this state in the qualifying in the afternoon, I am afraid that the sixth consecutive championship is really hopeless!"

Amidst the people's discussions, the lunch time passed quickly, and the drivers returned to the racing track, waiting for the upcoming qualifying session.

Qualifying at the Monte Carlo circuit is the most important in all F1 competitions, because the Monte Carlo circuit is not easy to overtake, and if you can get a favorable position on the grid, you have a great hope of winning the championship.

All the qualifying matches in the afternoon also attracted more attention than usual.

Although Omi caused troubles for Zhang Guan, it did not help the performance of the Force India team in the slightest. Force India still did not use a double-layer diffuser, so the results were still at the bottom.

Only Zhang Guan ran a time of 1:15.745, which was considered a relatively mid-range level in the first quarter, ranking twelfth. Judging from this result, Zhang Guan's state seems to have not recovered .

After a five-minute break, the second qualifying session began.

"Just now Zhang Guan only ranked twelfth in the first qualifying round, which means that in the second qualifying round, Zhang Guan is likely to be eliminated!" Omi stared at the game triumphantly. Dao, in no way upset by Force India's exit.

The passage in the maintenance area opened, and Zhang Guan ran out first.

"Zhang Guan came out first, it's rare! Is it because he is not confident about himself today, so he wants to achieve a result as soon as possible? It must be like this!" A thought flashed in Omi's mind.

At the same time, Ferrari, who was about to leave the car, was stopped by team leader Domenecali.

"Wait a minute, don't get out of the car, let Zhang Guan run for a while before we go out." Domenecali said.

"Sir, there is only Zhang Guan on the track now, so it's a good time to get out of the pit." An engineer said.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer, at least don't get too close to Zhang Guan, his condition today has obviously been greatly affected, the Monte Carlo track is inherently narrow, it doesn't matter if he crashes himself, don't get involved Us! This is the second qualifying session, there is no need to fight so hard."

The other teams also had the same plan. After Zhang Guan's car passed the first timing point, other cars began to appear on the track. All the cars hoped to stay far away from Zhang Guan, but Zhang Guan could get a relatively clean race. track.

After one lap of warming up the tires, Zhang Guan quickly entered his timing lap. At this time, other cars were either far behind him or far ahead of him. Everyone avoided Zhang Guan as much as possible, obviously worried that if Zhang Guan had an accident, he would be involved.

Soon, Zhang Guan finished the first timing lap with a time of 1:15.577, which was much better than the first qualifying session. It's just that this result was quickly refreshed by the cars behind him.

"Come back and put on a new set of soft tires." Ross Brown's voice sounded from Zhang Guan's earphones, and then Zhang Guan returned to the maintenance area, where the maintenance engineer changed the tires.

"You play it back, don't mess it up, the speed is faster, this result, it is very likely that you will not be able to enter the third qualifying round." Ross Brown continued to order.

"Okay, I understand. I will speed up a little after I go out." After Zhang Guan finished speaking, he walked onto the track again.

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"Who's the Chinese force in front of me that just came out of the pits? Is it Barrichello or Zhang Guan?" Vettel asked over the radio.

"It's Zhang Guan! He's on the tire warm-up lap now, don't get so close to him! Either you give up this lap altogether and come in for a new set of tires, or you hurry up and overtake him as soon as possible!" The team's voice sounded from the earphones. sound.

Vettel hesitated for two seconds before answering: "I'd better stop and change the tires!"

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Zhang Guan once again won a timing lap, and this time, his time was 1:15.016. Although he still did not run within 1:15, this time should rank in the top ten and enter the third place. Festival.

"At the end of the second quarter, Zhang Guan's score ranked seventh. Compared with the previous few games, Zhang Guan's score has dropped a lot! And Barrichello, another driver of China Power, scored 1 point. The time of 14.771 seconds ranked second. It seems that this is not a problem with Zhang Guan’s racing car, but his condition today is really average. It is very difficult to overtake on the Monte Carlo circuit. If Zhang Guan wins in qualifying If it is not in the top three, I am afraid it will be difficult to win the championship in this competition, and it will be difficult to win the sixth consecutive championship." The commentator said with some regret.

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The champion of the second qualifying session is not China Power, nor Red Bull, but a Ferrari. Ferrari's Raikkonen won the first place in the second qualifying session by 0.1 seconds.

Raikkonen was the world champion of F1 last season, and he is also the top driver in terms of technology, but this year's Ferrari car is not very powerful. It has obviously recovered.

"Kimi (Raikkonen), you did a good job. In the second qualifying session, you are the fastest car! In the next third qualifying session, we hope to strive for pole position." Team leader Domeneca Lee's voice came from the earphones.

"Where is Zhang Guan? How is his grade?" Raikkonen asked.

"He's in a very poor state today, even entering the third quarter qualifying is very reluctant, I think we don't have to worry about him, our main competitors will be Barrichello and Vettel, together There will be qualifying in the third quarter, we will prepare light fuel, and hit the pole position!" Domenecali continued: "After all, this is the Monte Carlo circuit, and it is the most difficult track to overtake. Take the pole position , it is very likely to lead the race all the way to the finish line!"

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Red Bull Racing, Vettel is also discussing with the team's strategy group.

"We are now facing a good news and a bad news. The good news is that Zhang Guan is not in good form and we have lost a big enemy; but the bad news is that Ferrari has recovered and their team's Raikkonen was faster than us in the second quarter. It took nearly 0.3 seconds! Raikkonen was a very capable driver, and now Ferrari has recovered. The pole position at the Monte Carlo circuit is too important. Once Ferrari gets the pole position, it may be difficult for us to overtake .” The strategy engineer said.

"Use light oil! The amount of oil for about 20 laps should be enough?" Vettel said immediately.

"Even if you use light fuel, you have to run hard. I think Ferrari and China Power will also use light fuel!" the strategy engineer reminded.

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"The amount of fuel we have prepared for you is probably only enough for you to run 18 to 20 laps." Ross Brown said to Zhang Guan: "This is ultra-light fuel. I guess other teams will definitely choose the same. Strategy."

Most of the tracks in F1 have a lap length of more than 5 kilometers, and the whole race can be completed with more than 50 laps. However, the single lap of the Monte Carlo track is only 3.34 kilometers, and the race takes 78 laps, so the fuel volume for 18 laps is less than a quarter of the total fuel volume, which can be regarded as an ultra-light fuel load.

"I understand that this is the Monte Carlo circuit after all, and it is difficult to overtake here. The pole position is indeed too important." Zhang Guan continued: "Let Barrichello work harder. This time, we have to take the lead." two!

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