It started to rain. This also shows that Ferrari's strategy is correct.
The rain came very quickly, wetting the track almost in the blink of an eye. At this time, the cars running on the track had not had time to go back and change to wet tires, and the cars running on wet tires on dry tires began to skid uncontrollably. Even as strong as Alonso, he almost slid off the track.
The maintenance station was busy, changing tires and refueling. As soon as the first car left, the second car came in. The maintenance technicians seemed to be in a hurry. All the cars were put on heavy rain tires to prepare for the upcoming rain battle.
"It's raining, here's your chance!"
"Rain war! Zhang Guan must not be good at rain war! We just took this opportunity to catch up."
"This is Zhang Guan's first time fighting in the rain, so he might make a mistake!"
The riders behind were distracted.
The person in second place at this time is Rosberg of the Williams Racing Team. He performed very well today. He has been in the second position since he overtook two Toyotas in succession at the start. But the gap between him and Zhang Guan is a bit big, reaching 18.1 seconds.
"What's the difference between me and Zhang Guan?" Rosberg asked the team just after he passed the timing point at the finish line.
"The difference between you and Zhang Guan is 18 seconds! To be precise, it's 18.133 seconds!" came the voice of the team on the radio.
"Eighteen seconds? Okay, I'll try to catch him within fifteen laps!" Rosberg said.
Rosberg was born into a racing family. His father, Keke Rosberg, was the 1982 Formula One world champion. In European and American countries, many drivers who come from racing families first learn to drive a racing car and then learn to run. Rosberg, who is only 23 years old this year, grew up on the racing track.
Rosberg is a German driver. Although he does not have the brilliance of his compatriot Vettel, his driving skills are definitely top-notch, and since Schumacher, German drivers are better at rain battles. Rossberg Berg also fully inherited this.
The Williams car driven by Rosberg also used an improved rear diffuser and performed eye-catching in the race. This also made Rosberg have greater ambitions. He even thought that he might be able to win the championship today. To win the first Formula One race in his life.
Rosberg became extremely focused. All his attention was focused on the track. He carefully prepared every detail and every corner. He was careful and did not dare to take it lightly.
At the end of the straight, Rosberg stepped on the accelerator and relaxed a little. In the lap just now, he was very satisfied with his performance. He didn't make any mistakes, and there were several corners. The turn was perfect.
"In that lap just now, I might have caught up to Zhang Guan by two seconds! If I keep running like this, I can catch up with Zhang Guan in less than fifteen laps, maybe ten laps." Rosberg thought excitedly , he pressed the radio button, opened the door and asked: "How far did I catch up in the last lap?"
"Uh..." No one answered on the other end of the radio, but a hesitant voice came.
"Which guy across the street is answering the radio? Mathematics is taught by the physical education teacher! It takes so much time to count." Rosberg thought to himself and said at the same time: "Tell me directly, how much difference is there between me and Zhang Guan?" Seconds!"
"Okay, at the last timing point, the gap between you was 19.041 seconds." This reply came over the radio.
"What? How much is it?" Rosberg asked in disbelief.
"19.041 seconds!" the radio repeated the data again.
"The gap between us was 18.133 seconds in the last lap, but now it is 19.041 seconds. How could this happen? Instead of narrowing, the gap between Zhang Guan and I has widened by 0.9 seconds! How is this possible!" Rosberg thought in his mind Like thousands of horses galloping, the excitement just now was completely gone.
"Is Zhang Guan a master of rain fighting?"
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There are many drivers in Formula One who are good at rain battles, but there is one person who is dubbed the "Rain God" and is recognized as the strongest in rain battles.
This person is of course the car king Michael Schumacher!
At the 1992 Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher defeated Senna in the rain and won his first F1 championship. From then on, Schumacher began his own legend as the "Rain God".
Four years later in Spain, Schumacher got into that red Ferrari. The Ferrari F310 he was driving at the time was hailed as the worst Ferrari car, but Schumacher still won his car in the rain and came to Ferrari. The first championship in the future started his five consecutive championships.
Schumacher's rain battle can be cited as countless more classic examples. His career has also been accompanied by countless championships in the rain. For other drivers, the rain race is a competition, but for Schumacher, it is more like walking in the rain and dancing in the rain. It can be said that no one can compare to Schumacher in terms of level and experience in rain battles.
Zhang Guan studied Schumacher's experience book and brought him all the competition experience in rain battles.
Rosberg is indeed a very good racing driver, and his Williams car was also very competitive in this race. Compared with ordinary drivers, Rosberg was in the lap just now The performance was outstanding enough, but compared with Zhang Guan, who has Schumacher's experience, it is really far behind.
The TV broadcaster gave a three-lap data comparison. In the last three laps, Zhang Guan was 0.9 seconds, 1.1 seconds and 0.8 seconds faster than the second-placed Rosberg. This can be said to be a crushing victory. data. Of course, the speed of the cars in the rain race is slower than that in the dry race, and the gap between them seems to be even larger.
"It seems Rosberg is not good at fighting in the rain!"
"Yeah, three laps later than Zhang Guan, it's nearly 3 seconds. I think there are many cars behind that are about to catch up!"
While people were talking, the screen showed the gap between Rosberg and third-placed Barrichello every lap.
"0.2 seconds, minus 0.3 seconds, minus 0.1 seconds. The cumulative difference between Rosberg and Barrichello in three laps is only 0.2 seconds. This seems to be a more reasonable number!"
"Wait a minute, look at Zhang Guanchao's movement in the slow train, he's so skillful!"
"Yes, the slower car didn't even have time to give way, and was directly overtaken by Zhang Guan using continuous turns. He was able to exit the corner at such a good speed in a rainy battle."
"The braking point just now was controlled just right, and only a small amount of speed was lost when entering the bend. However, the slow car obviously braked hard and was worried about slipping, so it turned too far, which affected the speed of the bend. .”
Audiences who knew about racing began to discuss it from a professional perspective again.
"Wait a minute, I remember someone told me that new drivers are not good at fighting in the rain!"
"Zhang Guan has never even driven a kart before. This is only his second game."
“We encountered rain in the second game, which was really unlucky!”
"Unlucky? Can't you see it? On the entire track, Zhang Guan is the best at handling it! He seems to be very adaptable to rain battles, and he drives better than anyone else!"
"What the hell is going on? How can a new driver be the strongest person on the track?"
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