In Ferrari's garage, the celebrations came to an abrupt end. The team's engineers and maintenance technicians looked at the screen, and their awkward expressions were instantly recorded by the camera lens.
"How could this happen? Zhang Guan passed Raikkonen and he ran to first place!"
"Isn't Zhang Guan's performance in today's race very bad? 1 minute 14 seconds 726. This can be said to be the top result on the Monte Carlo circuit!"
"We lost the pole position, and we lost another pole position! Unexpectedly, Zhang Guan, who ran an average race throughout the race, actually surpassed Raikkonen in the last lap."
"Didn't I say that Zhang Guan's racing status was greatly affected? But he still got the pole position, and he was 0.21 seconds faster than us! The Monte Carlo track is already relatively short, and one lap was 0.21 seconds faster. This is already a huge gap.”
On the track, Ferrari driver Raikkonen didn't know all this yet. He was still excited about winning the pole position. As for the silence in the headphones, Raikkonen thought the team had turned off the radio conversation.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you for your help, allowing me to get the pole position. I will definitely work harder tomorrow." Raikkonen said into the microphone, thanking his maintenance team and strategy team.
"Kimi, I have some very sorry news for you." The strategy engineer's voice suddenly sounded.
Raikkonen's heart tightened. He had a premonition that the situation was not good, and the strategy engineer continued: "We did not get the pole position. We were overtaken at the last moment."
"Being surpassed? By whom? Who else is behind me?" Raikkonen asked in confusion.
"It's Zhang Guan, he's 0.21 seconds faster than you!" the strategy engineer said slowly.
"Zhang Guan? This is impossible! Didn't you say that he was completely out of form today? His results in the first two practice sessions were also very bad. How could he suddenly find his form?" Raikkonen paused and then said : "I understand, he is a super light carrier oil!"
"Kimi, we are already super light with fuel. We gave you 20 turns of fuel, but Zhang Guan was 0.21 seconds faster than you. He only added one or two turns of fuel to achieve such a range. Improvement, but you and I both know that this is impossible! If you only add gasoline for one or two laps, it is equivalent to entering the pit to refuel at the beginning of the race. In that case, even getting the pole position will have no meaning. No one Will do that," the strategy engineer continued.
"Then how can we explain that his performance suddenly improved? I am a racing driver, and I know that the state of the game cannot suddenly improve. Unless he was pretending before!" Raikkonen said angrily.
In the command center of the Ferrari team, team leader Domenechali took the walkie-talkie and said: "Kimi, your words have reminded us that maybe Zhang Guanzai is really pretending!"
"Pretending to be in bad shape? For what? If he can really run so fast, why pretend?" Raikkonen then asked.
"Kimi, you have never worked with Ross Brown, an old fox. You will never know how many conspiracies he has in his head! Don't forget that in the Chinese station, they can use the strategy of not entering the station frantically. It would definitely not surprise me to say that they deliberately pretended to be in a bad state today!" Domenecalli said.
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In the garage next to Ferrari, Renault boss Briatore showed a meaningful smile on his face.
In the third qualifying session, Renault driver Alonso was only in ninth place, and he did not use a light-load fuel strategy. Alonso even put on hard tires and ran a lap on the track.
"1 minute 14 seconds 726, this is almost close to the best time of Ferrari's empty mailbox run. Zhang Guan's bad state before was really just an act! What a pity, Ferrari, Red Bull, and McLaren were all fooled. !" Briatore sighed.
"Sir, you said that Zhang Guan deliberately pretended to be in poor condition. What was the point of doing this? If he had the ability to win the pole position, why would he pretend?" asked an engineer next to him.
"In order to force other teams to use a light-load fuel strategy." Briatore continued: "You don't know Ross Brawn, an old fox. I worked with him for a while at Benetton. Later he When I went to Ferrari, I fought with him for several years. The person who knows him best in the world is definitely me!"
The engineer next to him nodded seriously, and Briatore continued: "Ross Brawn knows that China Force's cars have an absolute advantage in the Monte Carlo circuit, regardless of whether Ferrari or McLaren It is difficult for Red Bull or Red Bull to surpass the Chinese force on the track. The only way for them to surpass the Chinese force is to use the pit stop strategy. Now, in order to compete for the pole position, these teams all use light-load fuel. The station strategy was also exposed in front of Ross Brown. It seems that there is no suspense in tomorrow's game."
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In the Force India team, Omi looked at the big screen, puzzled.
"Zhang Guan is first? How come Zhang Guan is still first? With his terrible state today, how did he get first? Could it be that Ferrari gave up? Why is this? I have done so many things. , went to Paris specifically to find paparazzi to follow Sharapova, and also spent money to create fake news, didn’t it have any effect! No, it did! Zhang Guan’s qualifying in the first two quarters was so bad, that was the effect, but just now In that lap, why did he finish first again? Where did he end up in pole position? Why on earth was this?"
Of course, Omi also knows that overtaking is extremely difficult on the Monte Carlo track. Basically, whoever gets the pole position will win the championship. And now Zhang Guan has already got the pole position, even in tomorrow's game. , Zhang Guan's condition is still not good, but at the Monte Carlo circuit, it will be difficult for other drivers to surpass him.
"Will Zhang Guan be allowed to win the championship again tomorrow? Six consecutive championships. If Zhang Guan really wins six consecutive championships, he will be one step closer to the world championship. How should I explain to my family then? How should I explain to my father? !”
Omi suddenly remembered that at noon, he called his father to ask for credit. But now, just a few hours later, the situation had completely reversed. His words asking for credit seemed to make him even more Quickly reach a dead end.
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Qualifying is over, Zhang Guan still won the pole position, second place is Ferrari's Raikkonen, third place is Barrichello, Red Bull Racing's Vettel, Ferrari's Massa, Williams Racing's Rosberg ranked fourth to sixth.
The next afternoon, the main race of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix began. The sun was shining brightly over the track and the temperature was very suitable. It seemed that there would be no accidents at all.
After the start, Zhang Guan successfully maintained the first position, while Barrichello overtook Raikkonen and rose to the second position. Massa, who was fifth behind, overtook Vettel, who was fourth. , the four cars at the front are two Chinese Forces and two Ferraris. And this pattern also became the final pattern of the game.
As many people knew before the race, it is simply difficult to overtake on the Monte Carlo circuit. Moreover, both sides are carrying light fuel and have exactly the same strategies. It is simply impossible for the car behind to overtake the car ahead.
The suspense was lost at the beginning of the race. Zhang Guan led the way, with his teammate Barrichello escorting him behind him. Moreover, their car still had an absolute advantage in this race.
One hour and 40 minutes later, the 78-lap race was finally completed. Zhang Guan crossed the finish line first and won his sixth victory of the season.
At the same time, this is Zhang Guan's sixth consecutive victory of the season. He is only one step away from the seventh consecutive victory of the car champion Schumacher.
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