Vol 5 Chapter 237: Qualifying (six more)

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There are a total of 90 minutes of practice on Friday morning, but no car will choose to run the full course. The average driver will control the number of laps to about 20 laps according to the actual situation. There are several reasons for this.
First of all, tire consumption is a problem. The tires of Formula 1 cars are very worn. According to different tire types, a set of tires can support ten to twenty laps. The rules require that a car has only eight sets of dry tires in a race. It can be used. It is necessary to polish the tires in the practice, and the race is useless.
Secondly, the driver has to protect the engine. The rule stipulates that a car can only use eight engines a season, so the engine is one less one. This season's seventeen races, it is just the first practice. Racing, the car engine can't wear out too much.
In the end, the driver must maintain physical strength to prepare for the race the day after tomorrow. Motorsport is actually a very physical exercise, especially Formula One. Formula 1 cars do not have an electronic power assist system, so many operations are completed by the driver’s power, and the driver must withstand several times the acceleration of gravity when turning the car. Under normal circumstances, after a race, each driver will be dehydrated by several pounds, which is the same as the dehydration of intense sports.
Based on the above reasons, Zhang Guan was called back to the repair room. Rose Brown adjusted the car according to the data returned by the sensors on the car, and then let Zhang Guan run up three or four laps, and then returned to the repair room. Start to adjust the car.
Adjusting the car to the best state is the most important task of each team in the practice game, and it is also a must-do. Considering the different characteristics of each track, some tracks are fast and some have many curves. Each race, the car will have a new adjustment.
The 90-minute practice session in the morning soon ended, when Zhang Guan walked down the field and walked towards the rest area with Barrichello.
"Hi Zhang Guan! This is Vettel!" Vettel of Red Bull Racing came over.
"Hello, Zhang Guan, this is Rosberg." Williams' Rosberg also greeted Zhang Guan.
This is change, or a kind of recognition. Before that, the drivers may not regard Zhang Guan as their peers, and some of them even thought that Zhang Guan’s super driver’s license was bought for money, but today’s practice race obviously changed the drivers’ In view, Zhang Guan's strength has been recognized by everyone and recognized by his peers.
In the practice session on Friday morning, Williams team performed more brilliantly. Two drivers of the Williams team, Rosberg and Nakajima, took the top two in the practice session. The performance of the China Force team is higher in the middle. Ferrari is still at the top of the big team, but McLaren's performance is not satisfactory.
By Friday afternoon, the Williams team was still eye-catching, Rosberg took the first place again, the status of the Red Bull team and the Toyota team picked up, and McLaren remained sluggish.
By Saturday morning, the teams began to put on super soft tires for practice, which made the drivers' performance greatly improved. In the practice session on Saturday morning, the drivers had already ran within 1 minute and 26 seconds.
Zhang Guan's performance in these three practice matches can be regarded as tepid. He didn't hit the top laps, but he didn't fall behind, almost all in the upper middle position.
Zhang Guan feels that he is a new driver. The first race should be low-key, and after all, there is no need to compete for the first practice session, but in fact, his performance has shocked everyone.
It is normal for a driver who has just entered Formula One to finish at the bottom of the first race. For example, the Swiss driver Buimi, who is also a newcomer this year, has the lowest score in the practice session on Friday. This is the ranking that a newcomer should have.
However, after a short surprise, people still focused on the big teams such as Ferrari and McLaren. Chasing big names is a relatively common phenomenon in sports, such as Real Madrid in football and Lakers in basketball. Even if their results are relatively average, they can still get a lot of media attention.
On the afternoon of March 28th, Albert Park Circuit welcomed a large number of spectators, and the qualifying for the 1 Australian Grand Prix was about to begin.
It is impossible for a car to be like a track and field sprint. Everyone starts in a row together. Not to mention, just from the track width is not allowed. Moreover, it is not easy to overtake in motorsport. The people who start in the front are undoubtedly more advantageous, so whoever is in front will need a qualifying match to compare.
The qualifying competition is the fastest lap. The rules of the Formula One qualifying competition have been constantly changing in these years. In the previous qualifying competition, each driver wheeled up to run the lap. Later, the International Automobile Federation felt that this kind of running method was too boring, and it was not interesting for a car to circle around itself, so it carried out reforms.
The current qualifying competition is divided into three sections, and the elimination system is implemented. After the maintenance area is opened, all cars can come out to run laps. It is enough to run as many laps within the specified time. After the qualifying, the drivers will be ranked according to the fastest results of the drivers. In other words, if you are fast enough, you can get the first place by running a chronograph lap, but if the speed is not enough, it may also be the penultimate to run ten laps.
In fact, the same is true. In previous races, teams like Ferrari had the fastest cars and the fastest racers, so they often only ran a chronograph lap because they were fast enough. You can get the first place by running once. But for some small teams, they will keep running on the track, hoping to get better luck and get a better starting position.
A quarter qualifying time is 20 minutes, and the final score of the top 16 can be promoted to the second quarter qualifying. There are only 20 cars participating this year, so in fact the first qualifying session will actually only eliminate four people.
"I think at the level of our car, we can use neutral tires to run the first qualifying session, so that we can save a set of soft tires." Rose Brown's voice sounded from the headphones.
"You are the commander, we listen to you." Zhang Guan said.
The maintenance technician replaced the car with a neutral tire, but did not get the heat shield on the tire. Because racing tires need to reach a certain temperature to have the best grip, the insulation cover can keep racing tires from cooling down.
"The maintenance channel is open. Follow my instructions and prepare to go out. We need to find a better time to avoid being blocked by other cars." Rose Brown said.
More than a dozen or two cars are running on the track at the same time, and everyone wants to run the fastest lap, but the car has fast and slow, and often the fast car is blocked by the slow car. For example, if the car in front is ready to go back to the maintenance area, the speed will definitely be slower to avoid wearing out the tires, and if there is a car behind that is sprinting the fastest lap, the results will inevitably be affected.
Therefore, the timing of the car is very important for qualifying. The timing of the car is good, there is no slow train in front, you can run smoothly after a lap, and the timing is not good. There is one or even a few slow cars in front of you, and your performance will definitely be greatly affected.
Finally, Rose Brown saw an opportunity, he said to the intercom: "It is now, go out immediately!"
As soon as Zhang Guan stepped on the accelerator, he drove onto the main road of maintenance, and at the same time, the camera lens was also aimed at Zhang Guan.
"It's a neutral tire! Zhang Guan actually used a neutral tire to play! I thought he would use a super soft tire!"
"Why would he use a neutral tire? Is he so confident that he can enter the second round with a neutral tire?"
"Neutral tires are a lot slower than super soft tires. A new team did not choose super soft tires to fight in the first quarter of qualifying, but chose neutral tires! The idea is also unique enough!"
In the distance, Omi looked at the scene, his mouth slightly upturned.
"Who do you think you are, Ferrari or McLaren? With a neutral tire, you want to enter the second round? Arrogance!"
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