Vol 5 Chapter 296: Six games, five pole positions

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In Monaco, the choice of pole position and the strategy of formal competition are always a dilemma.. lā
The Monte Carlo circuit in Monaco is the most difficult to overtake. Because the circuit is too narrow, as long as it is on the right track, even if other cars catch up, there is no possibility of entering or exiting the corner. Except for those one or two places, there is almost no place to overtake the entire track.
But at the same time, the Monte Carlo track is allowed to use a one-stop strategy. Although the entire track has to be run for 78 laps, the total course is actually only 260 kilometers, which is much shorter than the total course of other tracks over 300 kilometers, and the consumption of tires is also much reduced. One progress can be completed. The whole process.
So it was a multiple choice question in front of the team, whether it was a low-fuel light car running to win the pole position, or whether to add more gasoline and enter the station less.
And even two pit stops will distinguish different strategies. Before the game, you can add more fuel, you can use two short time pit stops; in general, you can use a combination of a long pit stop and a short time pit stop; the amount of fuel before the game is less, Then only two long pit stops can add fuel.
On such a track that is not easy to overtake, strategy becomes particularly important. Drivers can’t surpass their opponents on the track, but the team’s strategists can use the pit stop strategy to do what the driver can’t do on the track. This is the characteristic of the Monte Carlo circuit.
If Zhang Guan showed strong dominance in the first two quarters of the game, just like the previous few games, 0.5 seconds faster than the second place, it is estimated that all teams are difficult to raise the confidence to compete for pole position, after all, 0.5 seconds The advantages, even for ultra-light oil, are difficult to compensate. At that time, all teams will find a way to pit stop strategy, especially for Chinese forces, which will greatly increase the uncertainty of the game, and for Zhang Guan, it will become an enemy. Case.
But now Zhang Guan has shown the level of "five slags" in the first two quarters of the practice game, but instead let his opponents see hope. Since there is hope to be able to compete for pole position, teams such as Ferrari and Red Bull will certainly not miss this good opportunity. They did not hesitate to choose light load oil, and light load oil means that the team has only one pit stop strategy Choice, that is two long pit stops.
Originally, Zhang Guan did not intend to slow down deliberately in the first two quarters, because everyone knows that this circuit has the highest demand for downforce, which is an advantage for Chinese power cars. Even Zhang Guan deliberately The slower qualifying in the first and second quarters will also be suspected of retaining strength. As a "five crowns" since the start of the race, suddenly slowing down on your own most advantageous track, there is a 100% conspiracy.
But the news media happened to seal Zhang Guan with a "green hat king" at this time, so Zhang Guan and Rose Brown discussed it and simply calculated it. In the previous two quarters, the qualifying race was slower, making everyone think Zhang Guan It was influenced by the "green hat king". When the game was completely absent, the results would be so bad.
And things really happened as planned by Zhang Guan and Ross Brown, Ferrari and Red Bull, the main competitors of this force, they saw the hope of pole position, in order to compete for pole position, they all chose light load oil to play, and this is also equal to Ferrari and Red Bull completely exposed their pitstop strategy.
At the Monte Carlo circuit, if you cannot complete the surpass on the track, you have to rely on the pit stop strategy; and if even the pit stop strategy is understood by the opponent, the word "surpass" can only be regarded as a remote Unreachable dreams.
Qualifying in the third quarter.
Ferrari's Massa was the first to rush out of the maintenance area, but the reality gave Ferrari a head-on drink. Massa planned a tail when one of the corners came out. The front nose ran into the collision wall and the car was scheduled. The wind wing fell off and the car had to return to the maintenance area to replace parts.
The two drivers of the Red Bull team, Ferrari's Raikkonen, Renault's Alonso, and Williams' Rosberg, ran their own chronograph laps. From the performance point of view, in addition to Alonso, the previous few people All are light oil. Because their results quickly entered within 1 minute and 16 seconds.
"Rosberg of Williams Racing, 1:15 455"
"Kvalainen of McLaren, 1 minute 15 seconds 516"
"Red Bull Racing's Vettel 1 minute 15 seconds 271, this result is almost close to the 1 minute 15 seconds mark."
"Barrichello of China Force, 1 minute, 15 seconds, 077 is good, China Force temporarily ranks first"
The narrator reported the results of the drivers, and the team's strategic engineers have already seen this result on the display.
"Barrichello scored 1 minute 14 seconds 711 in the second quarter, we all know that the car in the second quarter qualifying is basically empty, and he can now run to 1 minute 15 seconds 077, only empty The oil is 0.36 seconds slower, I estimate his oil volume is about 20 laps." Raikkonen’s headset sounded the sound of a Ferrari strategy engineer, almost within three or five seconds, they had already made accurate Calculation.
"The fuel capacity of 20 laps, is that not the same as my fuel capacity?" Raikkonen then responded: "Zhang Guan is not in shape today. China is ready to let Barrichello come to the pole position and rest assured. I must be faster than him. The pole position is mine."
Raikkonen looked at the front intently, he wanted to run a best result.
"Swoosh" car flew past the finish timer, Raikkonen's name came to the first place on the electronic display.
"1 minute 14 seconds 927 Raikkonen ran into 1 minute 15 seconds and was 0.15 seconds faster than Barrichello. It looks like the pole belongs to Ferrari."
"Yes, we may be able to congratulate Ferrari in advance for their first pole position in the season since Ferrari updated the car. Their status has improved immediately. They scored points in the last race, and this In one race, they have been able to take pole position. It is now the sixth race, and there are eleven races afterwards. It seems that this year's championship battle has just begun."
In the Ferrari's garage, the maintenance technicians have already clapped and hugged each other, and they have begun to celebrate the team's pole position.
It was at this time that Zhang Guan turned around turn 19 and rushed to the end timing point.
A red shadow flew over the main stand, and the next second, Raikkonen's name on the display was instantly squeezed to the second.
"It was Zhang Guan, Zhang Guan was the first, he surpassed Raikkonen"
"1 minute 14 seconds 726, 0.21 seconds faster than Raikkonen"
This is the Monte Carlo circuit, which is only 3.34 kilometers on a lap. Compared with other circuits that are more than 5 kilometers on a lap, the length of this circuit is only three-fifths of the other circuits, and the Monte Carlo circuit is on the top. The difference of 0.21 seconds in the lap, converted to other tracks, is equal to the difference of 0.35 seconds in a lap.
At this moment, cheers came from the garage of China Power. Zhang Guan once again won pole position.
Six games, five pole positions