Almighty Athlete Chapter 246: Less fuel and slower running

One lap slowed by one second. This hit Vettel. It’s self-evident. If it’s the same for every lap, Vettel can just give up the idea of ​​surpassing.

Normal (love qíng), the difference between two cars with a similar speed of 02 seconds per lap is very large. The difference between a lap and a second is either the difference between the two cars or the difference A driver made a mistake.

Vettel never imagined that someone could lap one second faster than himself. In the last lap, Vettel did not perform very well, but did not make mistakes. If it was only a second or two behind It is 03 seconds, which is still normal. Vettel can barely accept if it is 05 seconds behind, but if it is one second behind a lap, it is clearly beyond the acceptable range of Vettel.

"Why? Why did I slow so much on the last lap?" Vettel asked into the microphone.

"The China Force car is really fast. Although I don’t want to admit it, I have to admit that the double diffuser is really effective. The Zhang Guan car’s advantage in corners is very obvious, especially In some high-speed corners, his speed is obviously much faster than ours, which means that his downforce is much better. And on the straight track, they are not weaker than us. After all, they use Mercedes’s Engine." Newey's voice sounded.

The engines provided by different manufacturers can of course be different. For example, Ferrari has always been known for speed, so they can dominate the high-speed circuit like Monza, and Mercedes' engine is actually no less inferior to Ferrari in terms of speed, and they also perform well in the straight. The Renault engine used by the Red Bull team, although its overall performance is not bad, is certainly not as good as Ferrari and McLaren in terms of absolute speed.

"Although China Power has a very fast car, but don’t give up, we still have a chance!" Newey continued: "Although China Power uses medium (sex xng) tires, we are not short of them. People’s fuel capacity, maybe they are light oil, so they will be so much faster than us. Come on, follow him, don’t give up!”

McLaren is also using a combination of light cars and super soft tires, so Hamilton, who started 18th, came to ninth place after 6 laps. After changing the transmission, McLaren still showed his advantage in four degrees, and Hamilton, the world champion, could not be satisfied with this ranking. He wanted to sprint towards the podium.

However, the attenuation of the super soft tire is indeed very strong. At about 10 laps, the super soft tire can't bear it. Barrichello used this opportunity to surpass two Ferraris in a row.

Ferrari also knew that his tires could not be carried, so the two cars pitted on lap 11 and lap 12, respectively. At the same time, Hamilton rushed to the ninth place. They are super soft tires. . This time, they only added fuel for a relatively short period of time, which is another light-loaded oil strategy, which means they will definitely pit again.

Vettel followed behind Zhang Guan and became more and more powerless. He and Red Bull Racing only paid attention to the benefits of the double diffuser, but ignored the technology of Zhang Guan itself (shēn).

The China Power car is indeed very fast, but looking at Barrichello knows that the advantage of the car is not as big as a lap and a second, but the driving of Zhang Guan makes the car can maximize the level of performance, he still Maintaining the advantage of one lap and one second, constantly widening the gap between Vettel.

Of course, Albert Park has some slower corners, which requires high traction and grip on the car. The advantages of the double diffuser are more obvious on this track. If it is other Circuit, Zhang Guan may not be able to achieve such a big advantage.

"Can't catch up, can't catch up at all! Our gap is getting bigger and bigger!" Vettel was full of reluctance, he could only hope that the Zhang Guan car light load oil to race.

"Is Zhang Guan pitted?" Vettel asked.

"No, he just passed the entrance of the repair station and did not come in. He is still outside."

After a lap, when Vettel was about to enter the thirteenth corner, he asked again: "Did Zhang Guan come in?"

"Not yet, he is still running outside."

One more round.

"Is Zhang Guan pitted?" Vettel asked again.

Ferrari and McLaren are both light-loaded fuel, so they started to pit on the 11th and 2nd laps, that is, at that time, Vettel began to ask if Zhang Guan was pitted, and every lap would ask However, on the fifteenth lap, Zhang Guan is still on the track. At this time Vettel had already vaguely guessed that Zhang Guan may not be light oil.

On the sixteenth lap, the shadow of control was no longer visible on the Vettel track. The lush woods in Albert Park blocked the noise of the engine, but Vettel estimated that Zhang Guan should have arrived for maintenance. Entrance of the channel.

He was just about to ask again if the Zhang Guan was pitted to refuel, but the team's voice was heard in the headset.

"There is a message to inform you." The team's strategy engineer said.

"Isn't Zhang Guan pitted? He really runs out of gas!" Vettel's tone revealed a little excitement.

"No, Zhang Guan just passed the entrance of the depot, but he did not come in. He is now running to the end of the straight." The strategy engineer paused, and then said: "We want to inform you that ~IndoMTL .com~ Ready to pit in the next lap, your petrol is running out!"

"I have to refuel first? So Zhang Guan has more fuel than me!" Vettel made a startled voice, looking at the track ahead, his eyes filled with disbelief. The first second he was still excited about the Zhang Guan running out of fuel. Unexpectedly, the team informed him the next second that he was running out of fuel. This drop is really hurtful.

Vettel’s (set tào) medium (sex xìng) fetus can actually support a period of time, but his fuel capacity can’t last that long, so he has to pit in to refuel.

Vettel originally thought that the Zhang Guan would be able to lap one second faster because of light fuel, so he always looked forward to the Zhang Guan pit stop to refuel, so that he could take advantage of his lighter weight and run He made some of the fastest laps and recovered some results, but now it seems that his plan has completely failed, and Zhang Guan has obviously no less oil than him.

Even if the two sides have the same amount of fuel, if Zhang Guan also pits on the next lap to refuel, the two sides are at most a tie, and the current advantage of Zhang Guan is unbeatable by Vettel.

"How can this happen? I have less oil, but I run slower than Zhang Guan!" Vettel complained. To be continued. , Your support is my biggest motivation.