Omi stared at China Force's garage from afar, with a proud smile on his face.
"Zhang Guan must be very angry right now! I really hope you go to the track to vent your anger, and then crash into a car and break your arm or leg. That would be perfect!" Omi's face A vicious expression appeared.
The Monte Carlo circuit is a street race. Not only is the track relatively narrow, but there is almost no buffer zone. On other tracks, if the car rushes out, it will at best hit the buffer zone. On the Monte Carlo track, if the car rushes off the runway, it means directly hitting the wall.
Of course, Omi really wanted Zhang Guan to hit the wall. It would be best if he was seriously injured as a result, so he kept quietly looking at the Force China team, hoping to see Zhang Guan and appreciate Zhang Guan's angry expression.
The time for the practice session finally arrived. Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull and other teams came out of the garage one after another, and the two cars of Force China also drove onto the track.
"Zhang Guan is out!" People's eyes invariably focused on him.
"I guess Zhang Guan must be in a bad mood now!"
"Why? On this track, his car has an advantage."
"Didn't you read the newspaper?"
Amid everyone's discussion, Zhang Guan completed his first timed lap. 1 minute, 18 seconds and 113 seconds, which is a relatively slow time. Immediately after the second lap, Zhang Guan ran within 1 minute and 18 seconds. In the following two consecutive laps, Zhang Guan's time was outside 1 minute and 17 seconds.
In comparison, other drivers have repeatedly set new best results. The top ten drivers all scored within 1 minute and 15 seconds, which is much faster than Zhang Guan.
After fifteen or sixteen laps, Zhang Guan finally ran a time of 1:16.817, and then returned to the garage. This time, he could only rank 15th among all drivers.
In the control room of the Force India team, Omi danced with excitement.
"Hahaha, my strategy worked. I deliberately spread Sharapova's scandal, and it really affected Zhang Guan! Yes, I need to tell my father about this." Omi thought of this and quickly dialed his father's phone number , he is ready to take credit.
"Father, you must have seen today's news! It's the news about Sharapova. Yes, I did it. I was planning to use this method to influence Zhang Guan's mentality! And I succeeded. It just ended In the third practice session, Zhang Guan only ranked 15th. He must have been greatly affected. In this race, Zhang Guan will definitely not win the championship, and maybe he won't even get points! "
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"Zhang Guan's speed seems to be much slower than usual today. His time is still far away from the 1 minute and 16 seconds mark."
"With his current results, I don't know if he can make it to the third quarter of qualifying. Maybe Zhang Guan will stop in the second quarter of qualifying this time?"
"I don't know if Zhang Guan was affected by off-field factors. He seems to be completely out of shape for the game. Maybe he will really encounter Waterloo today!"
"On the Monte Carlo track, overtaking is very difficult, so qualifying is also very important. If Zhang Guan is still in this state in the afternoon qualifying session, I am afraid that there will be no hope for his sixth consecutive championship!"
Lunch time passed quickly amid people's chatter, and the drivers returned to the racing track, waiting for the qualifying race that was about to begin.
Qualifying on the Monte Carlo track is the most important of all F1 races, because it is not easy to overtake on the Monte Carlo track. If you can get a favorable starting position, you have great hope of winning the championship.
All afternoon qualifying sessions also attracted more attention than usual.
Although Omi caused trouble for Zhang Guan, it did not help the Force India team's performance at all. Force India still did not use a double-layer diffuser, so its performance was still at the bottom.
Only Zhang Guan ran a time of 1 minute 15 seconds 745, which was considered a relatively mid-range level in the first quarter, ranking 12th. Judging from this result, Zhang Guan's condition still seems to have not recovered. .
After a five-minute break, the second qualifying session began.
"Just now, Zhang Guan was only ranked twelfth in the first qualifying session, which means that in the second qualifying session, Zhang Guan is likely to be eliminated!" Omi stared at the game proudly. Dao, not at all frustrated by Force India's exit.
The passage to the maintenance area opened, and Zhang Guan was the first to run out.
"Zhang Guan came out first, which is rare! Is it because he is not confident about himself today, so he wants to get a good result as soon as possible? That must be the case!" This thought flashed through Omi's mind.
At the same time, Ferrari, who was about to leave the car, was stopped by team leader Domenechali.
"Wait a minute, don't get out of the car yet, let Zhang Guan run for a while, and then we go out." Domenecalli said.
"Sir, there is only one car on the track, Zhang Guan. It's a good time to get out of the pits." An engineer said.
"Don't be in a hurry, wait a little longer, at least don't get too close to Zhang Guan. His condition today is obviously greatly affected. The Monte Carlo track is already narrow. It doesn't matter if he crashes by himself, but don't get involved. Us! This is the second qualifying session, there is no need to fight so hard."
Other teams also had the same plan. After Zhang Guan's car passed the first timing point, other cars began to appear on the track. All the cars hoped to stay far away from Zhang Guan, so that Zhang Guan could get a cleaner start. track.
After a lap of tire warming, Zhang Guan quickly entered his own timing lap. At this time, other cars were either far behind him or far in front of him. Everyone tried their best to avoid Zhang Guan, obviously worried that Zhang Guan would be involved in an accident.
Soon, Zhang Guan completed the first timed lap with a time of 1 minute 15 seconds 577, which was much improved compared to the first qualifying session. However, this result was quickly improved by the cars behind him.
"Come back and put on a brand new set of soft tires." Ross Brown's voice rang from Zhang Guan's headphones, and then Zhang Guan returned to the pit area and the maintenance technician changed the tires.
"Don't mess up your performance. If you go faster, you may not be able to enter the third qualifying session with this result." Ross Brown then ordered.
"Okay, I understand. I'll speed up a little bit when I get out." After Zhang Guan finished speaking, he walked onto the track again.
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"Who is the Chinese force in front of me that just came out of the pits? Is it Barrichello or Zhang Guan?" Vettel asked over the radio.
"It's Zhang Guan! He's on the warm-up lap now, don't get so close to him! Either you give up this lap altogether and come in for a new set of tires, or you go faster and overtake him as soon as possible!" The team's voice sounded in the headset. sound.
Vettel hesitated for two seconds and then replied: "I'd better stop and change tires!"
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Zhang Guan once again won a timed lap, and this time, his time was 1 minute 15 seconds 016. Although he still did not run within 1 minute 15 seconds, this time should be able to rank in the top ten and enter third place. Festival.
"At the end of the second quarter, Zhang Guan's performance ranked seventh. Compared with the previous games, Zhang Guan's performance has dropped significantly! And Barrichello, another driver of Force China, ranked 1 point He ranked second with a time of 14 seconds 771. It seems that this is not a problem with Zhang Guan's car, but that his condition is really average today. Overtaking on the Monte Carlo track is difficult. If Zhang Guan wins in qualifying, If we are not in the top three, I am afraid it will be difficult to win the championship in this competition, and it will be difficult to win six consecutive championships." The commentator said with some regret.
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The winner of the second qualifying session was not Force China or Red Bull, but a Ferrari. Ferrari's Raikkonen won first place in the second qualifying session with an advantage of 0.1 seconds.
Raikkonen was the F1 world champion last season, and he is also the best among drivers in terms of technology. However, this year's Ferrari car is not very powerful. Since Ferrari updated the car in the last race, Raikkonen's results have also improved. There has been an obvious recovery.
"Kimi (Raikkonen), well done. In the second qualifying session, you were the fastest car! In the following third qualifying session, we hope to fight for the pole position." Team leader Domeneca Leigh's voice came from the earphones.
"Where is Zhang Guan? How are his results?" Raikkonen asked.
"His condition in today's race was very poor. Even entering the third qualifying session was very difficult. I think we don't have to worry about him. Our main competitors will be Barrichello and Vettel. In the third qualifying session, we are going to load the fuel lightly and hit the pole position!" Domenechali continued: "This is the Monte Carlo circuit after all, and it is the most difficult track for overtaking. To win the pole position , it’s very possible to lead all the way to the finish line!”
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At Red Bull Racing, Vettel is also in discussions with the team's strategy group.
"We now face good news and bad news. The good news is that Zhang Guan is not in good form and we have lost a big enemy; but the bad news is that Ferrari has recovered and their team's Raikkonen is faster than us in the second quarter. Nearly 0.3 seconds! Raikkonen was originally a very capable driver, and now Ferrari's condition has also recovered. The pole position at the Monte Carlo circuit is too important. Once Ferrari takes the pole position, it will be difficult for us to overtake. ." The strategy engineer said.
"Use light-load fuel! The amount of fuel for about twenty laps should be enough, right?" Vettel said immediately.
"Even if you use light-load fuel, you have to run harder. I think Ferrari and Force China will also use light-load fuel!" the strategy engineer reminded.
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"The amount of fuel we have prepared for you is only enough for you to run 18 to 20 laps." Ross Brown said to Zhang Guan: "This is an ultra-light fuel carrier. I guess other teams will choose the same." Strategy."
Most of the F1 circuits have a lap of more than 5 kilometers, and the whole race can be completed in more than 50 laps. However, a single lap of the Monte Carlo track is only 3.34 kilometers, and the race lasts 78 laps, so the fuel volume in 18 laps is less than a quarter of the total fuel volume, which can be regarded as an ultra-light fuel load.
"I understand, this is the Monte Carlo circuit after all. It is difficult to overtake here. The pole position is indeed too important." Zhang Guan continued: "Let Barrichello work harder. This time, we have to take over the front." Two!
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