"Zhang Guan starts in fifth gear!"
When people heard the news, they were all surprised. For many ordinary people, it is difficult for them to start in fifth gear when driving a passenger car. The fifth gear start in F1 cars is simply a legend.
But after being surprised, people thought of another question. Why did Zhang Guan start in fifth gear
"Why do you think Zhang Guan started in fifth gear?"
"Maybe it's to show off your driving skills! After all, starting in fifth gear is not something everyone can do. It's very fulfilling to be able to start in fifth gear with an F1 car."
"Show off your driving skills? There's no need to show off your driving skills in the race, right! If the engine stalls in fifth gear, Vettel behind him will pass. Besides, there is so much time in practice, why does Zhang Guan have to come to the main race? Starting in fifth gear? If he wants to practice and play, he can just find a car from last year and try it out slowly at home."
"Do you think Zhang Guan's car may have encountered any problems? For example, a mechanical failure? Like a broken gearbox or something like that."
"If the gearbox breaks down, we can simply retire from the race. There is no need to persist on the track."
Amid people's discussion, the radio call of the China Force team was once again switched to the broadcast signal.
Ross Brawn's voice rang on the radio: "Except for the gearbox, all the data on your car is normal. The only thing you can't do now is to put it in gear. I don't think you need to worry about the gearbox. Your gearbox is broken anyway." There is no worse outcome than this."
"Fortunately, I still have a fifth gear to use. A fifth gear is enough for me to finish the whole distance. But I think I will lose some speed in the straight line." Zhang Guan said.
"You only have fifth gear available. Press the accelerator to the bottom and you can accelerate to a speed of 300 kilometers per hour. In addition, your kinetic energy recovery system is still effective. You can use that to make up for some time." Ross Brown said.
The conversation between the two on the radio was once again transmitted through the relay signal.
"Zhang Guan's gearbox is broken? Did I hear correctly? He can only use fifth gear?"
"I finally understood why Zhang Guan started in fifth gear. His transmission gear was stuck, which meant that he could not shift up or down. He was stuck in fifth gear. Other cars had this problem before. experienced similar failures."
"I guess it must be because of the installation of a kinetic energy recovery system. You remember when Ferrari first installed the kinetic energy recovery system, Felipe Massa also got stuck in a gear, and he immediately retired from the race."
"But Zhang Guan is still running on the track, and there are still more than thirty laps in the race. Does Zhang Guan have to run in one gear for more than thirty laps? This is impossible. No one can do this. "
"Zhang Guan seems to want to persist. After all, this is the moment when he is fighting for his eighth consecutive victory. He has to give himself an explanation. But I think it won't be long before he will choose to retire."
Amid people's discussion, various teams have also received the news.
The happiest person is of course Red Bull Racing, because the second place at this time is Vettel of Red Bull Racing.
"I have good news for you. Zhang Guan's car encountered a mechanical failure and his gearbox broke." The team told Zhang Guan via radio.
"Really? That's great, so I should be first now, right?" Vettel's voice was full of excitement.
"No, you are still in second place for the time being. Zhang Guan has not retired from the race. He is still running on the track." the team replied.
"Zhang Guan is still running on the track? Why? His gearbox is broken. There is no reason to continue. This is a mechanical failure. It cannot be solved by him insisting on going to the pit area and replacing parts." Vettel said explain.
"Before Zhang Guan entered the pit area on the last lap, his gearbox was broken and he was stuck in fifth gear."
"It was broken before entering the pit area? Then how did he drive it out? Did he start in fifth gear?" Vettel asked immediately.
"You guessed it right, Zhang Guanzheng used fifth gear to start, and he only has one fifth gear left to use." The team replied.
"Then what is he still insisting on? Does he think he can complete the next thirty laps with only fifth gear? This is a Formula One car." Vettel said in surprise.
"At present, it seems that Zhang Guan is indeed planning to use fifth gear to complete the next thirty laps. Although this is very difficult, it does not mean that it is absolutely impossible. I think Schumacher or Senna had it back then. The ability to run the entire distance in one gear." The team engineer paused, and then said: "And judging from the last lap, Zhang Guan's lap speed was pretty good. So for us, this can only be regarded as That's good news, but it's not enough to win. So you have to be faster."
Vettel suddenly felt a little depressed. Zhang Guan was already a little faster than him, which made him lose all hope of winning. Now he finally waited until Zhang Guan's car had a problem, and it was also a mechanical failure, but Zhang Guan But he has no intention of quitting the race and is still on the track.
"Does Zhang Guan think that he can finish the race with only fifth gear? This is too fanciful!" Vettel was silent for a few seconds, and finally said: "Okay, I understand, I will try my best. To surpass him.”
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No one thought Zhang Guan could complete the entire distance in fifth gear. Many people think that Zhang Guan is just persisting on the track for the sake of honor. After all, he is about to usher in an unprecedented eight consecutive victories, and no one is willing to give up.
However, as time went by, Zhang Guan ran lap after lap on the track, but still had no intention of stopping. Judging from his cornering performance, there was no difference between him and others. If it were now People who turn on the TV will never know that Zhang Guan's car only has a fifth gear left.
The camera also kept looking at Zhang Guan, hoping to capture the scene when Zhang Guan couldn't hold on and retired from the race. Especially in some corners that needed to be passed at low speeds, Zhang Guan always made people feel on tenterhooks. Everyone was worried that he would be next. flameout during acceleration. However, Zhang Guande's control of the throttle was very good, and he survived every low-speed corner.
But there is still a loss of speed. Vettel is constantly catching up, but the pace of pursuit is not as big as when the gap was widened. Although Zhang Guan only has another fifth gear left to use, in most parts of the track, his speed is not slower than others, but he needs to know more when stepping on the accelerator. The real place where speed will be lost is on the straight. Others can shift to sixth gear, but Zhang Guan can only use fifth gear. He will definitely suffer in terms of tail speed on the straight.
Fortunately, Zhang Guan's kinetic energy recovery system can still be used. The kinetic energy recovery system uses the energy of the battery. If the transmission is broken, it will not affect the operation of the kinetic energy recovery system. Red Bull's car is not equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system, which allowed Zhang Guan to make up for many speed losses on the straights.
In this way, the race came to more than thirty laps, Zhang Guan still persisted on the track, and the time for the second pit stop was coming soon.
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