On the track, Zhang Guan felt like a fish in water.
The extra 20 horsepower brought by the kinetic energy recovery system can be used once every lap, and each time can last 6.5 seconds. With this sharp weapon, Vettel of the Red Bull Racing Team behind him has no chance to catch up with Zhang. . Whenever Zhang Guan uses the kinetic energy recovery system on the straight, Vettel can feel that the gap between him and Zhang Guan will widen. Behind Vettel, there was Barrichello hot on his heels.
After ten laps, the gap between Zhang Guan and Vettel has exceeded 10 seconds. Maybe in a few more laps, Zhang Guan can run out of a perfect pit stop window.
"Zhang Guan continues to widen the distance between him and Vettel. If this continues, there will be no suspense about the championship. The Force China team's cars have been upgraded at this station, and their engines have been equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system. At present, it seems The effect of the upgrade is very good, and Vettel, who is second, seems to have no chance! If Zhang Guan wins in the end, he will create history, and he will soon surpass Schumacher's seven-game winning streak record!" the commentator Yue said The more excited you are.
On lap 16, the distance between Zhang Guan and Vettel was close to 15 seconds, and at this time, the peak of the first round of pit stops also began. First a Williams car pitted, followed by Ferrari, Toyota and Zhang Guan's teammate Barrichello.
"Zhang Guan, you can pit in the next lap. The gap between you and Vettel is relatively large now. If we move faster, you may still be in front of Vettel when leaving the pits." The team's The engineer spoke.
"Okay." Zhang Guan agreed, but at this time he found something abnormal with the car.
"What's going on? Why can't the gear be reduced?" Zhang Guan frowned slightly, but he still successfully turned the next corner.
"Pay attention to the gear position. You should have downgraded to third gear in that corner just now." the team engineer immediately reminded.
"Immediately monitor whether there is a problem with my gearbox. I pressed downshift, but it had no effect." Zhang Guan said to the radio.
"No! It's probably a gearbox failure, and the gear is stuck! There's a straight ahead of you. You're upshifting here, see if you can add the gear?" the team's engineer said immediately.
Zhang Guan turned onto the straight and tried to increase the gear, but when he pressed the upshift button, it still had no effect.
"No, I can't shift up or down now, my gearbox is stuck!" Zhang Guan said.
"I can no longer see the gearbox information in the monitoring data here. The gearbox has failed. Your gearbox has failed!" The team engineer looked anxious.
"What should I do? I'm stuck in fifth gear now, what should I do?" Zhang Guan asked.
"There is no way. This is a mechanical failure. The gearbox needs to be opened before the hood can be replaced. The hood is not allowed to be opened during the competition. We cannot replace the gearbox for you." The engineer said anxiously.
At this time, Ross Brown had already taken the intercom microphone and said: "Zhang Guan, listen, first of all, you have to stay calm and don't be anxious. Then I tell you, you have two choices now. One is to turn the car into a car." Drive back to the pits and retire.”
"Then I'll choose the second one. Eight consecutive championships are just around the corner, and I won't quit." Zhang Guan said immediately.
"The second option is to hold on. I just heard that you are stuck in fifth gear, so you need to run in fifth gear for the entire next race. This is Silverstone, a high-speed track. Almost all are high-speed corners. You only have fifth gear, so it is possible to last until the end. But now we have only reached the 17th lap, and there are 52 laps to run, so you still have to use fifth gear for 35 laps." Ross Brown He paused and then said: "This is difficult, very difficult. I'm not sure if any current driver can cover such a distance in fifth gear, and you have to stop for fuel and change tires soon, that is. Say you need to start in fifth gear next! That’s the first challenge you’re about to face.”
"Start in fifth gear? Okay, I'll give it a try. Anyway, I have no other choice!" Zhang Guan said.
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The maintenance engineer of the Force China Team was already ready for Zhang Guan to enter the pits. In the control room directly opposite the garage, Ross Brawn and his strategic engineers also stood at the door, looking nervously at the garage opposite. .
Normal people start in first gear when driving a manual transmission car. Some experienced drivers may start in second gear. No one will deliberately use third gear to start. Starting in fifth gear is not difficult for some trucks, but For ordinary passenger cars, starting in fifth gear means stalling.
For a Formula One racing car, the engine speed is much higher than that of an ordinary passenger car. A Formula One racing engine can reach a speed of 100 kilometers per hour in second gear, and can reach a speed of 200 kilometers per hour in fourth gear. kilometers, and it can reach a speed of over 300 kilometers per hour in sixth gear. How can an ordinary passenger car reach a speed of 300 kilometers per hour? Even those top supercars are not as good as Formula One racing cars in this regard. If it were not for the limitations of displacement and cylinders, perhaps Formula One racing cars would be faster than airplanes.
It is precisely because racing engines and passenger car engines are completely different that Formula One racing cars use fifth gear to start, which is completely different from ordinary passenger cars starting in fifth gear. The fifth-gear start of a passenger car can stump many experienced drivers, and the fifth-gear start of an F1 car is also a test for professional racing drivers.
Zhang Guan's car drove into the maintenance area and stopped in front of his garage. The maintenance technician quickly changed tires and refueled. At this time, everyone in the command center opposite was sweating.
Zhang Guan was even more focused. He knew he only had one chance. If he didn't do well and the car stalled, his race would end early.
"Buzz!" The roar of the engine sounded, and Zhang Guan could feel the entire racing car trembling. The green smoke emitted after the incomplete combustion of the engine gave Zhang Guan a pungent smell, even through his helmet.
The next moment, the car rushed out, leaving the confines of the garage and rushing towards the track.
"Okay, it worked! We succeeded!"
"Awesome! Zhang Guan did it! Start in fifth gear!"
There was a sudden burst of cheers in the China Force's garage, everyone broke down one after another, and two mechanics even hugged each other excitedly.
The camera happened to be focused on the Force China team, and people also saw the scene of the team's engineers celebrating.
"What's going on? The engineers of Force China are celebrating? What are they celebrating? This is just an ordinary pit stop, what is there to celebrate? There are still thirty-five laps to go before the end of the race! Is it possible that Force China is celebrating now? Have you started celebrating the victory?" The commentator was a little puzzled, and at this time, the on-site director appropriately transmitted the call from the Force China team to the live broadcast signal.
"Zhang Guan, congratulations, you succeeded! Start in fifth gear! It's incredible! Since F1 cars switched to 2.4-liter engines, you are the first driver to start in fifth gear. That's great!" Ross Brawn praised The sound, through the live broadcast signal, reached the ears of the commentator, and even reached the ears of every audience in front of the TV.
"Oh my God! What did I just hear? Zhang Guan started in fifth gear! Can he start in fifth gear in an F1 car? It's incredible! No wonder the Force China team is celebrating. It succeeded in starting in fifth gear. They really should celebrate!" the narrator began.
Next to him, another commentator frowned: "I have a question. Why did Zhang Guan start in fifth gear? What if the engine stalls? Isn't this causing trouble for himself?"
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