Chapter 584: Qualifying
2017 Formula High Intelligence Car Race, Qualifying.
"How's the car inspection?" Duran didn't go to this kind of trivial matter, and left it all to Jonathan, the chief technician of the Celestial Team.
Unable to hide his excitement at all, Jonathan gestured OK again and again.
"That's good, then let everyone come early tomorrow, we have to try for a good result. Duran said that after a period of running-in, his team, although not strong, was at least able to make do.
Duran was excited to finally start, and it was the first time he had participated in this kind of competition. Winning the car in Tongguò should be a completely different sense of achievement.
Qualifying, which is the selection of 14 cars that are eligible for the official race, and the starting position of these 14 cars in the official race is determined.
The exciting time has finally arrived.
Dozens of convoys gathered here, ready for battle, this is a battlefield where there is no smoke of gunpowder, but there is still blood and danger.
Even in qualifying, there were already a lot of die-hard spectators who arrived early to boost the morale of the teams they were backing, hoping that the drivers they supported would get a good result.
The engine sounded, and the convoy had already begun. Qualifying is based on the fastest lap time, with the top 14 drivers qualifying, the rest eliminated, no matter how many laps you run, but not allowed to change tyres. Anyway, it's based on your best lap, so you don't need to go out all at once, you can turn laps one after the other.
Duran's convoy was doing one last inspection of Jingwei, and Duran took the time to look around. The Suga team with Hayato Kazama, the Aoi team where Naoki Shinjo is located, and the combined team where the super local tyrant Randall is located are all fierce rivals.
Of course, the new team of the Celestial Team has also been noticed, but since Duran has no record yet, everyone is just paying attention. And it was not taken seriously.
Duran saw that Super Aslarda was ready to go, and as a two-time world champion, Kazama had fully grown into a qualified driver, making it hard to imagine that he was only 16 years old, which means that he was already a champion at 14 years old, a jaw-dropping goal.
At the age of 14, Anne Gurlitt is competing in a high-intelligence formula car for the first time, and even if he succeeds in becoming a champion, he will not be the first. That's why he hates Kazama so much.
Watching Kazama rush onto the runway and go all the way, it seems that Super Alasta has been able to exert its full strength under his driving. As soon as the last year's winner came out, there were immediate cheers, and the drivers also looked at the electronic screen in the qualifying position to see what Kazama could achieve.
Not only the drivers are concerned, but even the team's technicians have stopped what they are doing, and Kazama's popularity can be seen.
The fastest lap was really brushed out by Kazama, and he and Super Aslarda were really close, one minute and thirty-six seconds.
"Sure enough, it's going to be soon, okay, I'm almost going to play!"
"Oh!" the four of them pushed Jingwei out of the garage and stopped at the maintenance section.
Jingwei's new car has also attracted the attention of the surrounding teams, who are all estimating the performance of this new car.
Duran had already put on his racing suit, got into the cramped cab, and put on his helmet. The fingers settled on the shifter, and the feet were looking for a feel on the accelerator and brakes.
Alright, Duran gave his companions a thumbs up, signaling yes.
Sliding down the hatch, Duran was finally leaving. His team is even more nervous than him, and if he doesn't get results, then everyone won't be able to go to the World Series, come on.
The scenery is receding all around, and Duran's car is equipped with a smart navigator, but that's just a big road, far less independent than Aslarda, who can even learn the habits of a driver. Although it is poor, it cannot be without, because the car does not have the help of machinery when it is sù, and the driver cannot control the car.
Duran wasn't going to rely on the smart navigator to win, he had to win with great skill, cutting into corners with the precision of a scalpel and accelerating at the right time, whether it was a straight line or a corner.
"Although this celestial team was not famous before, the drivers and cars were unexpectedly good. As the director of the Kan team, Tetsuichiro is an experienced experiencer, and he immediately saw the uniqueness of Duran's racing technology, as well as the high performance of Jingwei.
"Hmm. Kazama, who returned to the pits, also found Duran's strength, "Uncle Tie, this driver is very powerful." ”
Duran had barely changed lanes, and his path down the track was like a surgical scar cut by a doctor on a patient.
The lap was really fast, and Duran was back, with a minute 36.57, in third place. The second is the genius local tyrant Randall. Behind Duran is Naoki Shinjo.
At this moment, all the teams paid attention to the heavens, and they were able to run to third place in the first lap, which should not be underestimated.
The Celestial Team is also happy that their boss can run such a good result, and Duran is also very satisfied, it seems that he can go to the World Series, unless everyone else breaks out in the small universe and runs in front of him, but obviously this kind of thing can't happen. After today, there will be many people who will inquire about the Celestial Convoy and ask about Duran's origins. Duran's terrifying ability to override the car allowed him to stand in third place without turning on the thrusters, a score that could have been even higher if the thrusters had been turned on. For a while, Duran was remembered by other drivers.
Qualifying is just a better starting position for the top drivers, but for the bottom few of the rankings, it's an all-out battle for the right to qualify.
Therefore, the battle between the last few is often the most intense, and the drivers have to count the condition of the tires on the one hand, and on the other hand, they have to make the car go faster, which is an extremely tiring process.
Duran ran a lap and thought that third place would be enough, and anyway, he could compete with these masters in the official competition in the future. It would be irrational to expose too many hole cards in qualifying.
On the contrary, Kazama in front, and the blonde tycoon Randle, as well as Shinjo, who was overtaken by Duran and fell to fourth, went out for a few more laps in an attempt to refresh the fastest lap time.
But overall, it's hard to change the rankings. But it's because they love racing so much and love racing that they wake up to the 'zero realm'. The untouchable realm of human beings, where you can see the short future, and you can listen to the voices of the drivers of the same track, is almost like a new human. These riders are in the universe and can drive the Gundam directly.
Duran watched them run round and round with great pleasure, and thought to himself, do these drivers really think that tires don't cost money?