"Zhang Guan pitted, which took 9.5 seconds, and he put on a brand new set of soft tires! It seems that Schumacher will face greater pressure next!" The commentator paused, and then said: "Next, Schumacher has to use a set of old tires that have run for 18 laps against Zhang Guan’s new tires. I don’t know if Schumacher can continue to hold his position.”
"Schumacher also pitted! It's also a brand new set of soft tires. It seems that Schumacher doesn't want to lose the leading position. I wonder if Schumacher can get ahead of Zhang Guan when he exits the pit. Oh, 9.2 seconds , a very quick pit stop!”
At the same time, the TV screen displayed the GPS icons of Schumacher and Zhang Guan's racing car. It could be seen that Schumacher had started driving towards the outside of the pit area, and Zhang Guan also turned into the end of the straight.
"Can Schumacher get stuck in front of Zhang Guan? Zhang Guan is still a long way from the exit of the pit area. Schumacher has already come out. Schumacher is still stuck in front of Zhang Guan. Hey, wait, Zhang Guan's speed Soon, he will catch up!"
After turning Turn 1, the distance between Zhang Guan and Schumacher was obviously much closer. After Turns 2 and 3, Zhang Guan was already approaching behind Schumacher.
This is the difference in tires. Zhang Guan's new tires have already run for one lap, and the tires have reached working temperature, while Schumacher has just put on new tires. The tire temperature is insufficient and the tire grip is not enough. When cornering, Will be approached by Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan's pursuit came to an end. On a high-speed track like Monza, tires heat up very quickly, and Schumacher's new set of tires quickly reached their golden working temperature.
"Zhang Guan got close to Schumacher and caught up with him! Oh, what a pity. Schumacher controlled the angle very well when entering the corner and didn't give Zhang Guan the slightest chance. This was a perfect defense."
"Zhang Guan, using the wake, caught up with Schumacher! They are neck and neck! Who is faster? Who is faster? The critical next corner! Schumacher takes the lead in the corner, and Zhang Guan is almost again. Schumacher is indeed With rich experience, he knew that he could not stop Zhang Guan in the previous corner, so he allowed Zhang Guan to keep pace with him, and at the same time seized the entry route to the next corner earlier. He was truly worthy of Schumacher. You can still make such an accurate judgment at a critical moment.”
Zhang Guan launched overtakes against Schumacher time and time again, while Schumacher resolved Zhang Guan's attacks through perfect defense time and time again.
"It was a close call. It was a little bit close. I was just a little bit overtaken by Zhang Guan. Fortunately, I kept the line. If the car had been a little tilted, Zhang Guan would have been able to seize the opportunity. But having said that , Zhang Guan's ability to seize opportunities is really strong." Schumacher looked at the rearview mirror warily.
The race came to the 26th lap. At this time, the cars using the one-stop strategy began to pit one after another, and the fight between Zhang Guan and Schumacher had entered a fierce stage.
"Zhang Guan, let's use the wake! It was also in this position just now that Zhang Guan launched an overtake, but unfortunately he failed. Can he succeed this time? He caught up, and they were neck and neck again. They looked into the corner and entered the corner together. Zhang Guan took the lead, exited the corner, and passed! Schumacher immediately overtook him! Zhang Guan kept his own line, beautiful! A beautiful overtaking! On the 26th lap, Zhang Guan finally surpassed Schumacher.
The audience let out a sigh of disappointment. Schumacher's popularity at Monza is no less than that in Germany. Coupled with Ferrari's double halo, Schumacher's popularity is even three times more popular than in Germany. point.
However, Schumacher did not feel discouraged. This is the Monza track. This track is inherently an easy overtaking track. The defenders on this track are at a great disadvantage, while the attackers have an advantage. Moreover, the race now only lasts 26 laps, and the whole race will take 53 laps to end. Schumacher still has a lot of time to overtake Zhang Guan.
"I was overtaken! I could have held on for more than thirty laps." Schumacher's eyes showed excitement. He looked at the red car in front of him and decided to immediately start the overtake.
Schumacher no longer cares so much about rankings. He cares more about enjoying the process of the game and having fun in the process. However, at Schumacher's level, it is not easy to have fun in racing. People who can compete with him technically may not have his experience, and experienced drivers may not have a car that is fast enough.
Today, Schumacher has obviously found the long-lost fun. He feels as if he has returned to his youth, facing Senna, Prost, Hakkinen, Villeneuve... at that time. He was not the king of cars yet, but at that time he was full of passion, and at that time he was giving his best all the time.
The next moment, Schumacher finally stepped on the accelerator. He followed Zhang Guan closely, preparing to overtake. Then, after turning the next corner, Schumacher violently swung the front of the car to one side.
"Schumacher, follow Zhang Guan and overtake! We are about to overtake!" the commentator shouted loudly, and at the same time, cheers rang out from the surrounding stands.
"This is just a test." Zhang Guan has made an accurate judgment in his heart. If Schumacher really wants to overtake, he will not throw the front of the car out so early. He will use the wake for a while to get faster. speed.
Sure enough, Schumacher's move was just a test, and his real follow-up move came when exiting the corner at the back. Zhang Guan also saw through this and made a successful defense.
"What a pity. Schumacher almost completed the overtake, but Zhang Guan still took the lead." The commentator sighed.
The two men's offense and defense were in different positions. Schumacher's overtaking ability was obviously no worse than Zhang Guan's, and Zhang Guan's defensive ability was obviously no worse than Schumacher's. There was another series of wonderful overtaking and defense between the two.
This round of fighting continued until the second pit stop for tire change. On lap 36, Schumacher took the lead in stopping first, taking 10.03 seconds.
Zhang Guan also chose to pit on the next lap. The pit time of 10.02 seconds was almost the same as Schumacher's. When he emerged from the pit lane exit, he successfully got in front of Schumacher and kept his first place. s position.
"Both Zhang Guan and Schumacher pitted for the same number of laps, refueled at the same time, and even changed the same tires. The two of them used the same strategy. So in this game, they can already rule out tactical strategies. In terms of factors, it is completely a competition of personal strength." As the commentator was talking, Zhang Guan on the track fell behind.
According to the rules, two different tires must be used in the race. Both people started with soft tires and used soft tires for the first tire change, so this time they had to change to hard tires. However, hard tires need more time to heat up before they can enter optimal working condition. The gap between hard tires at different temperatures is greater than the gap between soft tires at different temperatures.
Schumacher pitted one lap earlier, which meant that his hard tires had to run one more lap. His tire temperature was better than Zhang Guan's, so at this time on the track, he continued to put pressure on Zhang Guan. However, Zhang Guan was limited by the performance of his tires and his defense seemed to be stretched thin.
On lap 40, Schumacher felt that his tires had reached the optimal working temperature, and he decided to use the high-speed corner to launch an attack.
High-speed corners test both the speed of the car and the grip of the tires. Now Schumacher's tires obviously have stronger grip. And if on the next lap, Zhang Guan's tires have reached the optimal operating temperature, Schumacher will lose the opportunity to overtake in this high-speed corner.
It can be said that this is Schumacher's only chance to use high-speed corners to overtake.
Schumacher also knew this very well. He was extremely calm. Whether it was the steering wheel in his hands or the accelerator under his feet, he controlled it with extremely precision. He wanted to seize this only opportunity.
"Schumacher, overtaking in the corner! Can he succeed? Zhang Guan was on defense. He wanted to hold the exit angle. Oh, but he still didn't hold it. Schumacher took the opportunity, exited the corner, and overtook! Beautiful! After more than a dozen After a lap attempt, Schumacher regained the lead again!”
The audience stood up one after another, cheering for Schumacher's breakdown, and Ferrari's prancing horse flag in the stands was also constantly waving in the air.
"The tires are a bit worse, and the grip is not as good as Schumacher's. Otherwise, I wouldn't have lost my position." Zhang Guan sighed lightly, but he did not give up. There were still thirteen laps left in the race, and it was easy to overtake here. In Monza, within thirteen laps, Zhang Guan had enough opportunities to regain the leading position again.
On lap 41, Zhang Guan's tires also reached the optimal operating temperature. Without any hesitation, Zhang Guan immediately approached Schumacher.
"He's here again!" Schumacher had already guessed that this would happen, and he immediately threw himself into defense.
On lap 42, Zhang Guan overtook twice but failed.
On lap 43, Zhang Guan made three attempts to overtake, one of which was almost successful.
On lap 44, Zhang Guan's offensive became more fierce, while Schumacher looked more and more passive.
Schumacher is still trying to defend, but his defense is different from just now. It has become sluggish and not as determined as it was at the beginning of the game. However, his judgment is still very accurate and he can clearly understand Zhang Guan every time. offensive intent.
Schumacher was a little tired.
Racing is a very physically demanding sport, and many young guys may not have enough physical strength to finish a race, let alone the 40-year-old Schumacher. Since the start of the game, Schumacher and Zhang Guan have been engaged in an offensive and defensive battle almost in unison, which has consumed a lot of Schumacher's physical strength and energy. Now, after more than 40 laps, and near the end of the game, Schumacher finally begins to feel that he is unable to do what he wants. stand up.
Before that, Schumacher relied on the passion in his heart to support himself, and the excitement made him temporarily forget his fatigue. But now, the passion has subsided, the excitement has subsided, and physical fatigue has become his real reality. The feeling of being.
Time is the biggest enemy of the car king. If he were young, Schumacher might be able to hold the championship for a whole game, but now, Schumacher is no longer young.
On lap 45, Schumacher was still holding on, and he fought even harder.
On lap 46, Schumacher made a dangerous defense. If Zhang Guan hadn't given in, the two might have collided.
On lap 47, Zhang Guan made a comeback, and Schumacher's form was already in danger.
Lap 48, Lap 49, Lap 50…
There are only three laps left before the end of the game, and the battle between Zhang Guan and Schumacher is still continuing. At this time, Schumacher is actually just holding on with one breath. With his current physical condition, if he is surpassed If so, there would be no ability to overtake again.
On lap 51, Schumacher still failed to hold his position.
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"Zhang Guan, it's the end of the straight again. Can Zhang Guan succeed this time? Who enters the corner first? At the same time, what about entering and exiting the corner at the same time? Zhang Guan! It was Zhang Guan who exited the corner first! Zhang Guan surpassed Schumacher for the second time! The distance There are two laps left at the end of the race, and this is almost a sure win! Was it just a mistake by Schumacher? It doesn’t look like it, he walked to the route without any problem, it’s just that Zhang Guan grabbed a better route!”
Disappointment once again enveloped the entire venue. In the stands, people covered their mouths and looked dull in the racing field. Ferrari's prancing horse flag was also flying in the air.
On the track, Schumacher did not try to overtake again. He already felt very tired, and the feeling of fatigue had already enveloped his whole body. He followed Zhang Guan, but Zhang Guan gradually pulled away from him.
Ferrari fans seemed very disappointed. They were looking forward to the car king giving them a victory at Monza. However, with the last two laps of the game, Zhang Guan killed their hopes in the cradle.
Other fans were very excited. This was another race without any peeing spots. The battle between Zhang Guan and Schumacher lasted from the beginning to the end of the race. Surpassing, overtaking, and overtaking again, the two men showed the world's top offensive and defensive battle, which made countless people's hearts beat faster and made countless people excited.
On lap 52, the distance between the two expanded to more than 2 seconds, and throughout the entire race, there was rarely a gap of more than 2 seconds between the two.
At this point in the race, perhaps only a sudden explosion of Zhang Guan's engine would save Schumacher.
A cylinder explosion is an extremely low-probability event, and many drivers may not encounter it even once in a season. Zhang Guan had already encountered an engine explosion at the beginning of the season. From a probability perspective, he should not be allowed to encounter such an unfortunate accident again.
Zhang Guan crossed the finish line first on lap 53, and 2.866 seconds later, Schumacher crossed the finish line second.
In the second game, Zhang Guan once again won.
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The third place was Barrichello. His starting position was not very good, so the team formulated a pit stop strategy for him. Because it saved the time of one pit stop, and the car was powerful enough, Barrichello succeeded. Won third place.
Before the game, Zhang Guan led Barrichello by 45 points. After this race, Zhang Guan's total points reached 113 points, while Barrichello's points were 64 points. Zhang Guan led Barrichello by 49 points. point.
There are still four final races left in this year's F1, namely Singapore, Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi. The 49-point lead means that Zhang Guan has locked in Formula One for this year four races ahead of schedule. championship.
(End of chapter)