After enjoying the victory champagne, there is a regular press conference. Only the top three drivers are eligible to participate in this press conference.
"Mr. Zhang Guan, some media reported the scandal between Sharapova and Djokovic. What do you think about this? Do you have any response? Are you ready to break up with Sharapova?"
This was the reporter's first question. It had nothing to do with this game, and it could even be said to have nothing to do with motorsport. However, when the reporter asked this question, all the reporters in the audience looked very interested. Looking at Zhang Guan, some people even looked gratefully at the reporter who asked the question.
The race has ended, and the outcome of the race has been determined. It is difficult to overtake on the Monte Carlo circuit, and there are no very attractive highlights in the Monaco Grand Prix. Therefore, Zhang Guan’s love life has become the topic of greatest concern to reporters. Even more fascinating than the game itself.
"Ahem, cough..." The organizer's spokesperson coughed dryly, feeling even more unhappy. He spoke first and said, "This question has nothing to do with the competition. I think Mr. Zhang Guan can choose not to answer it."
Zhang Guan smiled and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter. In fact, Miss Sharapova and I have broken up a long time ago."
"Break up! They actually broke up?" The reporters at the scene were in an uproar. No one expected this result.
"When did it happen? Is it these days?" Another reporter couldn't help shouting loudly. His behavior was already considered very rude.
"No, we broke up as early as last year." Zhang Guan had no intention of hiding it.
"Then why did you break up?" a third reporter asked immediately.
This time Zhang Guan did not answer, but the spokesperson of the organizer took the lead and grabbed the microphone: "Dear reporters, this is the post-match press conference of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix. When reporters ask questions, please ask some questions and For matters related to the competition. For matters not related to the competition, please conduct separate interviews at other times!”
The reporters who were in high spirits could only sigh helplessly.
An older-looking reporter raised his hand and asked: "Zhang Guan, in the practice session on Saturday morning and the first two sessions of the afternoon qualifying session, your results were relatively average. It seems that you were in good competition condition at that time. It’s not good, is it because of the scandal involving Miss Sharapova?”
Hearing this question, the spokesperson of the organizer wanted to stop it again, but the elderly reporter took the lead and said: "The issue of the driver's competition status should be related to the competition, right?"
The spokesperson of the organizer hesitated to speak, and Zhang Guan pointed into the microphone and responded: "Actually, I was in very good condition all day on Saturday, so I got the pole position of the competition, and at the end of In the main race, I continued my good form and won the championship. The reason why my results were lower in the first two sessions of Saturday morning practice and afternoon qualifying was because of the team’s tactical arrangement.”
"Are you saying that the team's tactics made you run slower on purpose?" A reporter immediately asked.
"Yes." Zhang Guan nodded, with a smile on his face: "I think it is precisely because of my poor performance in the first two quarters of qualifying that so many cars choose to carry light fuel!"
"It turns out that Zhang Guan deliberately lured other cars to compete for the pole position, so that they would also be lightly loaded with fuel. If the fuel was lightly loaded, there would be far fewer strategies to choose from, so the Force China team would have an advantage!" A senior racing reporter said with sudden realization.
"Actually, I want to thank the media who issued reports yesterday. They may have wanted to affect my game state, but if it hadn't been for them, we wouldn't have taken advantage of them and made such tactical arrangements." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
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Omi looked straight at the TV. What was playing on the TV at this time happened to be the post-match press conference, and Zhang Guan's soft look fell into Omi's eyes. It was really incomparable. Satire.
The phone rang. Omi cursed and took the phone and saw that it was his father's number.
"Oops! What should I do?" Omi hesitated for a few seconds before picking up the phone.
"Father..." Omi greeted with a guilty conscience.
"Omi, you have disappointed me so much and your family so much. What did you tell me before? Zhang Guan's game state has been greatly affected. He can't get points in this station? What's the result? He won again When he reached the championship, and it was six consecutive victories, he now has 55 points, and his points are twice as many as those of the second place!" Old Maliya's voice sounded.
"I'm sorry, father, I didn't investigate clearly. I originally thought that the hype about Sharapova's scandal would make Zhang Guan uneasy and affect his game state. But I didn't expect that Zhang Guan and Sharapova would end up together last year. We've already broken up." Omi explained.
"Omi, what I need is not an explanation, but your actions." Old Maliya continued: "I hope you can inherit the Maliya family business, so I put you in charge of the team, and you and Zhang Guan The $500 million bet is also an important weight for you to become the next generation of family patriarch, but if you lose, you will lose the opportunity to inherit the family, do you understand?"
"I understand. I will try my best!" Omi said immediately.
"You have to work harder! Let me tell you another news by the way. Your cousin is about to graduate from Cambridge University, and the family is planning to hand over the management of the Las Vegas hotel to him. If he does well, and If you lose 500 million US dollars, I think you should understand what this means!" Old Maliya's voice became extremely serious.
Omi's expression also solidified. He is not the only heir to the Maliya family. There is no family planning in India, so Omi has a younger brother and several cousins. These are his competitors on the road to inheriting the family business. For Omi, he was even willing to sell his soul to the devil if he could become the patriarch of the Maria family.
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On June 7, the F1 race came to Istanbul, Turkey.
The Istanbul Circuit is also a new circuit. These new circuits built after the 21st century often imitate some classic circuits, and some even integrate the characteristics of several classic circuits into one circuit. However, As a result, the track lost its original characteristics and became nondescript.
The Istanbul Circuit is such a track, with a single lap of 5.34 kilometers. The race lasts 57 laps, with a total of 309 kilometers. Everything is based on a standardized track. 14 corners in one lap is not a lot, and there are uphills and uphills. Downhill, there are U-shaped turns and long straights. There is nothing very impressive about the entire track. The only difference from other circuits is that the Istanbul circuit runs in a counter-clockwise direction, while other circuits run in a clockwise direction.
The Red Bull Racing cars are obviously more adaptable to this new track, and the current Red Bull racing cars also have double-layer diffusers. Therefore, on this track, China Force's racing cars have almost completely lost their advantage when facing the Red Bull racing cars.
In qualifying, Zhang Guan did not get the pole position. He lost to Vettel with a gap of 0.021 seconds and could only start in second place.
But the Red Bull Racing Team also paid a considerable price for this pole position, that is, Vettel's ultra-light fuel carrier. This also forced Vettel to use a three-stop strategy during the race.
Zhang Guan is still the most reliable second pit stop. It is precisely because of one less pit stop that Zhang Guan won the Turkish Grand Prix even though he started in second place.
The two Red Bull Racing drivers finished second and third respectively. Zhang Guan's teammate Barrichello encountered an accident during the race and had to retire. This was the first time that the Force China team failed to win the team championship.
But this is also Zhang Guan's seventh championship this season, his seventh consecutive victory in the season. This seven-game winning streak means that Zhang Guan has tied the record of seven-game winning streak in the season by Michael Schumacher.
In the next British race, if Zhang Guan wins again, he will create a new history and surpass Schumacher in terms of winning streak!
Chapter 2 has been delivered, please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket.
(End of chapter)