In the F1 British Grand Prix, Zhang Guan successfully achieved eight consecutive victories in the season, breaking Schumacher's record of seven consecutive victories in the season.
The second place is Red Bull Racing's Vettel. For Vettel, he is convinced that he lost this time.
All along, Vettel felt that the reason why he lost to Zhang Guan was because the Red Bull car was slower than the Chinese Force car. This is also true. The cars of Force China are indeed faster than those of other teams. Even though Red Bull Racing has been upgraded at every stop, it has still not caught up with Force China so far.
Vettel has always felt that if he drove the fastest car, he could win seven consecutive championships. Even in the Chinese Grand Prix, Zhang Guan ran on a dry track with a set of flat tires, Vettel didn't think it was anything special. Vettel thought it was just Zhang Guan's sports strategy that deceived him, and he finally won.
But in today's race, Zhang Guan ran more than two-thirds of the way in fifth gear, and he also started in fifth gear in the pit lane twice. More importantly, until the end of the game, Vettel was unable to surpass Zhang Guan. As a top driver, Vettel certainly knows how difficult this is.
Only use fifth gear to run, which means that there can be no mistakes in every corner. Whether before entering the corner, during the corner or after exiting the corner, the driver must carefully control the throttle. When it comes to running one lap in fifth gear, I believe many drivers can do it with full concentration, but running more than thirty laps in a row and going through two static starts is not something that ordinary drivers can do. In more than thirty laps, you have to go through hundreds of turns, and you can't make any mistakes. A slight mistake, and the car stalls, which means you will immediately retire from the race.
Vettel knows that if it were him, he would definitely not be able to do this. He can run one lap, he can run two laps, but he will never be able to last more than thirty laps with only one fifth gear. Under the circumstances, Vettel will choose to retire like other drivers. He would never dare to try to use fifth gear for more than thirty laps, not only because he didn't have the confidence, but also because he didn't have the courage.
After this game, Vettel's view of Zhang Guan completely changed. Being able to run more than 30 laps in fifth gear only and still maintain the leading position. This strength alone is enough to be worthy of the title of "champion" and is enough to convince Vettel.
The third place in the race was still Barrichello. After Zhang Guan's gearbox failed, Barrichello also became cautious. He was also worried that his gearbox would malfunction. Therefore, in the next 30 laps of the race, Barrichello did not chase Vettel in second place, but he was not caught up by fourth place either.
Another Red Bull driver, Weber, finished fourth. The top four were once again taken by these two teams. A situation where the two teams compete for hegemony between Force China and Red Bull has taken shape.
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On the podium, champagne was sprinkled like a fountain to the audience. Under the background of the sun, the originally golden champagne in the air exuded a gem-like crystal clearness.
Zhang Guan had a smile on his face and waved to the audience under the award podium, but in fact, he was physically and mentally exhausted at this time. F1 racing is inherently a very physically demanding sport, and running more than 30 laps in only fifth gear requires you to tighten your nerves all the time and be in a state of high mental concentration, which also increases the stress. Zhang Guan's consumption.
He took a few sips of champagne. The replenishment of water and the stimulation of alcohol relieved Zhang Guan's tiredness a lot. He looked at the trophy beside him and remembered that he had broken Schumacher's record of seven consecutive championships. The more he felt that all the efforts were worth it.
After the award ceremony, the top three riders will attend the post-race press conference as usual.
Zhang Guan walked off the podium, and the race staff and racing girls nearby gave them warm applause.
"Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan!" The people around him couldn't help shouting his name. Zhang Guan smiled and waved to everyone around him. From time to time, race staff or racing girls came forward to ask for autographs or take photos. Zhang Guan They are all satisfied one by one.
"Zhang Guan, do you still remember me?" A voice sounded. Zhang Guan turned around and saw a tall racing girl with blond hair and a face that looked familiar to Zhang Guan.
"Hermione? You are Hermione!" Zhang Guan recognized the other party immediately.
Two years ago, when Zhang Guan participated in Wimbledon, he rented a grass court for practice before the game. The operator of the tennis court at that time was named Charlie Cofield. Charlie also had a daughter, who was in front of her. Sensitive.
Two years ago, Hermione was 14, and now she is 16. Westerners develop relatively early, so 16-year-old Hermione already looks like an adult. Her tight-fitting racing girl outfit shows off her curvy figure, paired with her blond hair and delicate Her face can be regarded as a top beauty whether from a Western perspective or an Eastern aesthetic perspective.
"Hermione, why are you here?" Zhang Guan asked in surprise.
"I signed a contract with a modeling agency, and I am now a model." Hermione said.
"Model? No more school?" Zhang Guan asked.
"It's just a part-time job. I work part-time on weekends, and I still have to go to school on weekdays." Hermione pointed to her clothes.
"So that's it. I really didn't expect to meet you here. When you go back, greet your parents for me." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"Okay!" Hermione said, taking out her mobile phone at the same time: "Take a photo with me!"
Zhang Guan nodded, and Hermione immediately came over, took Zhang Guan's arm and took several photos in succession.
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The British Grand Prix is over, and the next stop, the German Grand Prix, will be three weeks later. For Zhang Guan, he can get about ten days of vacation.
Zhang Guan also has no intention of staying in the UK. He plans to take this opportunity to return to his country to spend some time with his family. So after the press conference, Zhang Guan said goodbye to Ross Brown and others directly, and got in the car to go to London's Heathrow Airport.
However, when passing by the station in front of the Silverstone Circuit, Zhang Guan saw Hermione again. She obviously had not waited for the bus home.
Silverstone is about 100 kilometers away from London, and it takes more than an hour to drive from Silverstone to London. However, hundreds of thousands of spectators came to watch today's game, setting a new high in the number of spectators in history. This is also a big test for the British transportation system. Even though the awards ceremony has ended, there are still many spectators waiting to leave by public transportation.
"This little girl, there are so many people today, maybe she will have to wait until dark before waiting for the bus." Zhang Guan thought of this and motioned to the driver to come over.
"Hermione!" Zhang Guan opened the car door and shouted to Hermione who was waiting for the car, gesturing for her to get in the car.
When Hermione saw it was Zhang Guan, she immediately ran over. She smiled awkwardly, and then said: "Are you going back to London? Can you give me a ride? There are too many people today, and I haven't been able to get in line."
"Get in the car!" Zhang Guan leaned inward and gave up his seat.
Hermione smiled as happily as a little girl: "Excuse me, please take me to the train station in London!"
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Not far behind, an inconspicuous large commercial vehicle parked there.
"Why did Zhang Guan's car stop? Did he pick up someone? It was a blond girl... Well, he moved forward again. Quick, let's follow!" said a man in the passenger seat.
The commercial vehicle started immediately and followed.
The man in the co-pilot let out a long breath. He turned around, looked at the burly men in the car, and then said: "Zhang Guan is preparing to return to London. He will follow my instructions later and find an opportunity to take action! Zhang Guan is preparing to return to London. After all, Guan is a celebrity, so be careful when you strike, you can break a few bones, but don’t kill anyone!"
"Don't worry. After receiving so much money from you, I will naturally do everything beautifully!" A strong man covered in tattoos grinned.
The first chapter was delivered. Something happened yesterday. The outstanding chapters will be made up.
(End of chapter)