The commentator is still talking about Ferrari taking first and second place, but Zhang Guan still only appears in the timing in the subtitles in the lower right corner of the screen.
When Zhang Guan crossed the finish line, the timer stopped, and then, in the driver rankings in the upper right corner of the broadcast screen, Massa was squeezed from first to second.
This driver ranking was automatically captured by the system, so the commentator was surprised when Massa was pushed to second place.
"Huh?" Three letters that were unfamiliar to the narrator appeared in front of them, and they were ranked first at the top.
In the display of qualifying rankings, the driver's name is represented by the abbreviation of three capital letters of their last name, such as Alonso is ALO, Raikkonen is RAI, Vettel is VET, Hamilton is HAM, etc. . Because it is abbreviated, even the commentator has to think hard before knowing who a new name is.
It took two seconds for the commentator to react. He immediately exclaimed: "Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan surpassed Felipe Massa and ranked first! 211 in 1 minute and 25 seconds. Oh my God, it's better than Ferrari." 0.6 seconds faster!"
At this time, the audience in front of the TV realized that the new name turned out to be Zhang Guan.
The broadcast finally showed Zhang Guan and the red car he was driving, but he had already passed the timing point at the finish line, and Zhang Guan also received instructions from the team to slow down and return to the pit area. This result It was enough to secure their spot in the second round of qualifying.
However, this result surprised everyone at the scene. The new team's results should be at the bottom, and there was a new driver on the car. This combination actually surpassed the two Ferrari cars and took the first position.
"How is it possible? Zhang Guan ran first? 1 minute 25 seconds 211? The speed is so much faster than Ferrari!"
"The key is that like Ferrari, he uses medium tires instead of super-soft tires. The medium tires are 0.6 seconds faster than Ferrari. So if he switches to soft tires, wouldn't he be faster?"
"How can a new team be faster than Ferrari? It's because Ferrari didn't perform well!"
"Ferrari is already in first place, how could it not perform well? It's Force China that's really fast, it's Zhang Guan that's really fast!"
"How did Zhang Guan run so fast? The camera just didn't show Zhang Guan at all, and we didn't even see it!"
"Yeah, why did Zhang Guan run to the first place? And he was 0.6 seconds faster. Let's do a replay of the shot!"
The lap time of Formula One is calculated in thousandths of a second. The difference of 0.6 seconds can be regarded as two levels of racing. Otherwise, small teams will not use super soft tires to fight for speed just to be half a second faster. .
Ferrari has always been a giant in Formula One, and they have always produced the best cars. Even if they are not the fastest, they still feel that they are the top cars. In fact, they are the best cars in Formula One. Several teams basically have the same speed in their cars.
But now, there is a team that is one level faster than Ferrari. This result will be incredible to anyone.
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"Coincidence! This must be a coincidence!" Omi's body took a few steps back involuntarily.
Force India used supersoft tires, but was still eliminated. Force India is a "first-year" team, and this result is normal. In Omi's view, the "new" China Power will definitely be ranked last. Omi originally wanted to use this to laugh at Zhang Guan, but now, Zhang Guan is the first, but he is not the last, but the first!
In addition to Omi, there are also many people who think this is a coincidence, such as the commentator.
"I really didn't expect Zhang Guan to be 0.6 seconds faster than Massa. I think this must be Zhang Guan's cornering choices that are more extreme, or we should say that he is more extreme in most corners, so he can accumulate There are so many advantages. After all, it is qualifying, and running at the extreme has advantages, but in the competition, the driver cannot guarantee that every turn will be so extreme!" The commentator found the reason for this 0.6 second gap. A reason.
While people were talking, Barrichello, another driver of Force China, also started his own timing lap.
Perhaps because of Zhang Guan's outstanding performance before, the broadcaster gave Barrichello some shots. When Barrichello crossed the line, his time was set at 1 minute 25 seconds 216, which was only 0.005 slower than Zhang Guan. Second!
More importantly, Barrichello also uses medium tires.
Two Chinese cars took the top two spots, while Ferrari's Felipe Felipe Felipe in third place was left behind by more than 0.6 seconds.
"Even Barrichello is so fast. The Chinese force has taken the top two places. The lap just now was not a coincidence!" People have realized this.
If only Zhang Guan ran so well, it would make sense to say it was a coincidence, but since both Force China cars were so good, it obviously cannot be explained by coincidence.
Barrichello is an experienced driver. Everyone who drives knows that the longer you drive, the less courageous you are and the more stable your driving style. Those who drive wildly on the road are often young guys, and the real experienced drivers drive calmly. This is especially true for the life-threatening sport of racing. The 25-year-old Schumacher's driving style is definitely much wilder than the 35-year-old Schumacher. Barrichello, who is 37 years old this year, is even more stable.
A driver with a steady driving style can also achieve this kind of result. This can only show that the China Force's racing car is really faster than the Ferrari racing car.
The new team, which was supposed to be last, actually passed Ferrari faster and took the top two spots, which was unacceptable to most fans. Because China's power surpassed not only Ferrari, but also eight other teams, this was tantamount to offending almost all fans.
As a new team, Force China cannot have as many fans as Ferrari. Of course, Force China also has its own fans. At least Chinese fans will support this team. However, compared with European and American countries, China's motorsport is still in its infancy, and the number of fans is naturally much smaller.
In the next race, Zhang Guan and Barrichello stayed in the pit area until the end of the first qualifying session, and their first and second place positions were not challenged by other cars.
The 20-minute qualifying session of the first quarter ended, and when the last car crossed the finish line, the final results came out. Renault's Piquet, Toro Rosso's Bordai and the two Force India cars ranked in the last four and were eliminated. Zhang Guan and Barrichello took the top two spots.
There was a low boo from the scene, and it was clear that the audience was not satisfied with the result. It seems that Australian spectators do not want a team from China to occupy the top two places.
The reporter who "had the right to express his own opinions" was livid at this moment. The European and American reporters around him were filled with exclamations, which made him feel as if he had been slapped in the face.
"I guess the Force China team must not have added much fuel. That must be the case. They started the race with light fuel, so they ran so fast! This method will not work in the second qualifying session. Because in the second quarter, everyone will start the race with light fuel! And everyone will also change to super-soft tires, and Zhang Guan may be eliminated by then!" the reporter shouted, while the Australian reporter next to him They nodded in agreement.
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Maintenance Area.
"The second qualifying session is about to start." Ross Brawn said into the headset: "We are going to start the race with light fuel, and we are going to put me on super soft tires!"
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