Vol 5 Chapter 269: The last one starts (13/20)

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The explosion of the cylinder is a situation where the engine speed is too fast, the temperature is too high, and the piston expands and gets stuck in the cylinder. The simple point is that the engine is scrapped.
There is no doubt that in motorsports, the engine burst is equivalent to the driver's race ending early. If it is other faults, such as broken front nose, broken tail, broken tire, the repair station can be replaced. Sometimes, the team's command center can remotely debug the car through the electronic system on the car. For a racing car, it's a good guy to run out of the maintenance area after changing parts, but it is obviously impossible to replace the engine with a few hundred pounds.
At this time, thick smoke could be emitted from the tail of Zhang Guan's car. The car had lost its power, and Zhang Guan hurriedly drove the car into the buffer zone next to it, and then stopped the car. There is no doubt that during the qualifying stage, Zhang Guan retired.
A disappointing cry of excitement rang out at the scene, and everyone came in for fun, but didn't expect it to be the result in the end.
Of the 250,000 viewers, most of them came specifically to watch Zhang Guan, while the other half watched Zhang Guan, while looking at Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, and Red Bull... ...On this site, even if Schumacher came in person, Zhang Guan could only be the supporting role.
Today's qualifying, Zhang Guan also brought a good start to the audience, the first quarter advantage of 0.3 seconds got the first, the second quarter is also close to 0.3 seconds advantage got the first, it seems the final Zhang Guan's pole position has been embraced in his arms and his pockets.
But to everyone's surprise, the cooked duck flew away.
"God, my God, how could this be! Zhang Guan has been leading, seeing that he will achieve three consecutive pole positions, but he has encountered a mechanical failure and the engine has exploded!" Looking at the rebroadcast picture, said sadly.
"The pole position is at hand, so it's gone! What a pity! Zhang Guan didn't lose to his opponent, but lost to the mechanical failure of the car! This reminds me of Schumacher a few years ago. The key battle for the championship with Alonso was lost to the engine burst!"
There were disappointed expressions in the auditorium and disappointed expressions in front of the TV, especially some senior car fans. They finally expected Formula One to come to a Chinese team, a Chinese driver, and There are still teams and drivers who can win the championship. They thought Zhang Guan could bring them a championship, but at this moment, all hope is shattered.
Many people find this result unacceptable, but others start to gloat over, such as the competitors of China Power, such as Omi.
First of all, I was relieved by the technical director of Red Bull Racing, Newey. The Red Bull Racing car performed very well in this race. They are very suitable for this comprehensive circuit, especially the second quarter qualifying, Red Bull The team won the second and third places, just slower than Zhang Guan, and now Zhang Guan burst out of the cylinder, obviously a good opportunity for Red Bull Racing to get pole position.
At this time, Newey did not hesitate to pick up the intercom and started talking with the two drivers of his team.
"Zhang Guan's car exploded, Zhang Guan's car exploded! He didn't score in the third quarter qualifying, and our biggest threat has now quit, you guys have to hurry up, we have to fight for pole position!"
The two drivers of Red Bull Racing, Vettel and Webber, were uplifted at the same time after hearing this news. They certainly knew that their cars were very competitive, without a crown, they were the most promising people to win pole positions.
On the other side, Ferrari leader Domenechali also showed a relieved smile.
"It's a blowout. Fortunately, it's a blowout. If a new team gets pole position for three consecutive stations, then we, the big teams, will lose face!"
McLaren, Renault, BMW Sauber and other teams have performed similarly. Although they will not go to celebrate, they have also shown a relaxed look. The strongest person is currently out of the game, which has allowed other teams to find opportunities.
Only Omi of the Force India team, he even started clapping and applauding as a celebration.
"Okay! Great! Explode! Explosive! It's the time to explode! Haha, Zhang Guan, you have today too! Deserve it, deserve it! Want to win the championship three consecutive times? Daydream!".
At this time, Omi was indeed very happy. He finally saw Zhang Guan planted a big heel, and he still planted a big heel at home. This would bring more spiritual comfort to Omi than other venues. Cool feeling.
Omie's gloating appearance attracted many people's contempt. Under the reminder of the assistant, Omi gradually converged, but his happy expression still couldn't help revealing his inner true thoughts.
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"Have Zhang Guan lost?" A child in front of the TV asked his father. He felt disappointed in his father's expression.
"No! Not yet!" The father patted the child's head: "He just lags behind the start."
If it is in the race, the engine burst will definitely represent the end of the game, but in the qualifying, the engine burst can still be replaced. Therefore, although Zhang Guan has retired from the qualifying competition, but tomorrow's race, as long as a new engine is replaced, he can also participate.
There are only eight engines that can be replaced in a Formula One race in a season. After each race, the engine of the car must be sealed with a seal, and the seal will be opened when the next race car is raced. It is possible to replace the new engine while racing, and once you enter the practice stage on Friday, you have to go back 10 places if you want to change the engine again. This is true even if the engine fails.
There are 10 cars that can enter the third quarter qualifying. Even the last one in the third quarter qualifying can start at the 10th position in the main race. This is a midstream position. It is not without circumstances that the 10th start in history was on the podium and even won the championship.
But Zhang Guan wants to change the engine, so according to the rules, he has to go back 10 places and he will start at the 20th place, which is the last place.
The last departure is not a matter of collapse. Compared with the front row, the rear row can use the heavy fuel strategy and gain some advantages by entering the maintenance station less. So even if the last start, as long as the racing performance is good, the driver level is high enough, it can also rush into the top eight to score points, and if the team's strategy is correct, it may even be on the podium.
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Zhang Guan, holding the helmet, slowly walked to the garage of China Power. At this moment he frowned, not seeing a bit of frustration. Instead, he seemed to be thinking about something.
"This is the Chinese station, this is my home field, I can't lose! Absolutely not!" (To be continued.)
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