Vol 5 Chapter 246: Less oil, slower running

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One lap was one second slower, and it was self-evident that Vettel's blows. If this is the case for each lap, Vettel can directly give up the idea of ​​transcendence.
Under normal circumstances, a difference of 0.2 seconds for a lap of two cars is considered to be very large. The gap of one second for a lap is either the difference between the two cars or the driver has made a mistake.
Vettel never thought that someone could lap one second faster than himself. In the previous lap, although Vettel did not perform very well, he did not make mistakes. If it was only a 0.2 second or 0.3 second behind It is still normal. Vettel can barely accept if it is 0.5 seconds behind, but if it is one second behind a lap, it is clearly beyond the acceptable range of Vettel.
"Why? How slow have I been on the last lap?" Vettel asked into the microphone.
"The China Power car is really fast. Although I don’t want to admit it, I have to admit that the double diffuser is really effective. Zhang Guan’s car has a clear advantage in corners, especially some high speeds. In the corners, his speed is obviously much faster than ours, which shows that his downforce is much better. And on the straight track, they are not weaker than us. After all, they use Mercedes engines. "Newey's voice sounded.
The performance of engines provided by different manufacturers is of course different. For example, Ferrari has always been known for speed, so they can dominate the high-speed circuit of the Monza kind, and Mercedes' engine is actually no less inferior to Ferrari in terms of speed, and they also perform well in the straight. Although the overall performance of the Renault engine used by the Red Bull team is not bad, it is certainly not as good as Ferrari and McLaren in terms of absolute speed.
"Although China Power has a fast car, but don't give up, we still have a chance!" Newey continued: "Although China Power uses neutral tires, we are not short of their fuel capacity. Maybe they are light oil, so they will be so much faster than us. Come on, follow him, don't give up!"
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McLaren used a combination of light cars and super soft tires, so Hamilton, who started 18th, came to ninth after six 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.
But 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 its 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. This is another light-loaded oil strategy, which means they will definitely stop to refuel.
Vettel followed Zhang Guan, unable to help himself. He and Red Bull only pay attention to the benefits of the double diffuser, but ignore Zhang Guan's own technology.
The China Power car is indeed very fast, but looking at Barrichello, we know that the advantage of the car is not as large as a lap and a second, but Zhang Guan’s driving has enabled the car to maximize its level of performance, and he still maintains it. The advantage of one lap and one second continuously widens the gap between Vettel.
Of course, the Albert Park circuit has some relatively slow corners, which requires high traction and grip on the car. The advantages of the double diffuser are more obvious on this circuit. If it is another circuit, Zhang Guan may not be able to achieve such a big advantage.
"We can't catch up, we can't catch up at all! The gap between us is getting bigger and bigger!" Vettel was full of reluctance. He could only hope that Zhang Guan's car would run with light oil.
"Have Zhang Guan entered the station?" 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 enter the station?"
"Not yet, he is still running outside."
Another round.
"Have Zhang Guan entered the station?" Vettel asked again.
Both Ferrari and McLaren are light-loaded, so they started pitting on the 11th and 2nd laps, that is, at that time, Vettel began to ask whether Zhang Guan was pitting, and every lap would ask, but By the fifteenth lap, Zhang Guan was still on the track. At this time Vettel had already vaguely guessed that Zhang Guan might 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 at the maintenance channel. Entrance.
He was just about to ask Zhang Guan if he would come in and refuel, but the team's voice was heard in the headset.
"There is news to inform you," the team's strategy engineer said.
"Is Zhang Guan pitted? He's running out of gas!" Vettel's tone revealed a hint of excitement.
"No, Zhang Guan just passed the position of the entrance of the pit, but he didn't come in. He is now running to the end of the straight." The strategy engineer paused and said, "We want to inform you that the next lap Ready to pit in, your petrol is running low!"
"I have to refuel first? In this way, Zhang Guan has more fuel than me!" Vettel made a startled voice. He looked at the track ahead, his eyes filled with disbelief. He was still excited for Zhang Guan's lack of fuel the first second, but unexpectedly the team notified him the second second that the lack of fuel was his own. This drop was really hurtful.
Vettel's set of neutral tires can actually support a period of time, but his fuel capacity can't last that long, so he must pit in to refuel.
Vettel thought that Zhang Guan could speed himself up one second a second because of the light fuel load, so he always looked forward to Zhang Guan's pit stop to refuel, so that he could take advantage of his lighter weight and run a few The fastest lap, recovering some results, but now it seems that his plan has completely failed, Zhang Guan obviously has no less oil than him.
Even if the two sides have the same amount of fuel, if Zhang Guan pits to cheer on the next lap, the two sides are at most a tie, and the current advantage of Zhang Guan's opening is that Vettel cannot make up for it.
"Why is this? I have less fuel, but I run slower than Zhang Guan!" Vettel complained. (To be continued.)
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