Almighty Athlete Chapter 267: The most troublesome track (11/20)

After the International Automobile Federation announced the compliance of the double-layer diffuser, all teams responded quickly. The fastest responders were the McLaren and Renault teams, who used the double diffuser directly in this race. The Ferrari team announced a more precise time. Several other teams also said that their double-layer diffuser was being developed. Even the legendary designer of New Red Team, Newey, also expressed his surrender and prepared to give Red Bull racing. A double diffuser is also installed.

The current situation is that Ferrari said that it will use double-layer diffusers in the next stop. BMW Sauber team tentatively uses double-layer diffusers in Spain. Red Bull team estimates that Monaco can take out its own double-layer diffusers. The Red Bull 2 ​​team will be slightly stricter than the Red Bull 1 team.

Various teams expressed their opinions, except that Force India was indifferent. Force India did not release any information about the double diffuser, which caused a lot of speculation in the media. The most reliable one in the guess is that Force India has no money, so a double-layer diffuser cannot be developed for a while.

The media did not know that Force India was miserable by other teams.

Due to aerodynamics, any change to the diffuser of the car is installed at the rear of the chassis of the car, so the biggest impact of the diffuser is the chassis and suspension. Not every car chassis and suspension are suitable for changing the diffuser. Some car chassis are suitable for changing the diffuser, then their workload will be much less. If the racing chassis is not suitable for changing the diffuser, then The workload of a team engineer is almost equivalent to redesigning a car.

The double diffuser was developed by Ross Brown after a long time. It will take some time for other teams to re-develop, even for giants such as Ferrari and McLaren with super research capabilities, they are now All they can take out is a transitional double-layer diffuser, and this is 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 beginning. Omi thinks that other teams are supporting themselves, so he is keen to go to the International Automobile Federation to fight the lawsuit, but now the lawsuit is lost. Force India team Also reduced to bursts of cannon fodder.

In terms of the double-layer diffuser, the Force India team started playing already, and their R&D ability is not as good as that of the big team. This is equivalent to a racing competition. The slowest person is too late when starting. Many, the final result can be imagined. What's more, Omi did not want to study the double diffuser for his own sake, and the fate of the Force India team this season is also doomed

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 Shanghai track’s hardware facilities are first-rate, but the design of this track is a big challenge for drivers and team engineers.

Each circuit has different characteristics, such as the Italian Monza circuit is known for its high speed, the Monaco Monte Carlo circuit has the most famous slow corners and tunnels, and the Belgian Spa circuit is the steepest one The circuit, the Spanish Catalonia circuit has the perfect title, the changeable weather and rain in Sepang, Malaysia.

If the car participates in different races, different adjustments will be required. For example, Monza will use a lower downforce, while Monte Carlo will be the opposite. Sepang will take into consideration although When it rains, the **** of the Spa track requires precise adjustment of the car’s suspension.

Only the Shanghai circuit has almost all of the above features!

The two large straights on the Shanghai circuit are typical high-speed track configurations. The car can reach a speed of 330 kilometers per hour at the end of the straight and the continuous hairpin turns of turns 2 and 3, as well as turns 6 and 14 The turn is a low-speed turn and requires 2nd gear to pass. This is the low-speed track equipped to turn from the 7th to the 10th, as well as the 12th and 13th turns, and the high-speed corner, which is the same as the front. The conflict of low-speed corners is another point. This track has a large slope. There are uphill and downhill curves. The driver must also carefully control the angle of the curve in and out.

Some drivers will like this kind of track very much, they think this kind of track is very challenging, and some drivers don’t like this kind of track very much because of the speed and slowness plus the downhill slope, The rhythm of the drivers has a great influence. Some drivers will lose their sense of rhythm here. They feel that this track is difficult to open and tired.

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

For other tracks, the high-speed track is adjusted with a high-speed, and the low-speed track is changed to a low-speed car. The various configurations of the car, such as the height of the suspension and the adjustment of the downforce, can also be used. There is a relatively uniform adjustment method. Only the Chinese circuit has high speed, low speed and steep slope. At this time, the comprehensive performance of the car is tested. The team's engineers need to find a balance point for the car, to be able to exert the best level of the car on all roads, and not to lag behind other cars on other roads.

On this track, the double-layer diffuser still has the advantage, but the advantage is not as great as several other tracks, and whether it is suitable for high-speed racing cars or curved cars, here Can find a place to use. And like those cars that rely more on aerodynamics, they will perform better here.

"It's really a troublesome track, and it's still at my own home." Zhang Guan sighed helplessly. He just went out and ran for two laps, and already felt the difficulty of this track.

It’s Friday practice, but the surrounding stands are already full of spectators. Compared to Friday, the tickets for the Friday practice are the cheapest. For some residents in the surrounding city, you can’t buy the race. Tickets, it is also very good to practice.

The McLaren team installed a transitional double-layer diffuser~IndoMTL.com~ The performance on Friday morning was really eye-catching, and the two cars achieved first and fourth results respectively. And on Friday afternoon, Zhang Guan gradually adapted to the running style of this track, and finally won the first place in practice.

After finishing the 90-minute practice in the afternoon, Zhang Guan coped with the swarming journalists and enthusiastic fans, and then returned to his residence.

"How does it feel? Do you still adapt?" Barrichello asked.

"This track is really tiring to run, especially the few corners with slopes. You have to control the direction very carefully. Running for more than fifty laps, but it is a test of concentration." Zhang Guan replied.

“It’s more than that!” Rose Brown stared at a piece of information in his hand, and then said: “This is the message just sent by the meteorological service team, as well as the satellite cloud image. I am afraid it will rain when the race is coming tomorrow Ah!"

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

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