Chapter 0766 Accidents are frequent
At this time, the weather in Melbourne has changed from yesterday's light rain to become clear, the sky above Albert Park is clear, the sun is warm, and the temperature of 25 degrees Celsius is very pleasant, and it is really a wonderful thing to enjoy an F1 points race here at this time.
The audience at the scene has already been seated, there are less than ten minutes left before the start of the race, and the atmosphere of the entire spectator seat is slowly becoming hot, on both sides of the track, the cameras used to shoot the wonderful moments of the game are also safely placed there, and the staff of the organizing committee are doing the final inspection before the start of the race.
"Who do you think will win today?"
"It must be Schumacher! In yesterday's qualifying race, he even won the pole position, and in today's points race, if he doesn't take the first place, who will win the first place?"
"It can't be said that the level of Hakkinen and Barrichello is not much worse than Schumacher, and any result can happen before the race is over. ”
"I packed the ticket, and in the end it was definitely Schumacher who won the championship!"
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The audience who came to the scene couldn't wait to discuss the ownership of the championship of this points competition.
"Mr. Zhou, do you still think Schumacher can win the championship today?" asked Paul with a smile in the VIP seat.
"Of course, Schumacher is from our team and I naturally believe he can win the championship. Zhou Jingming responded with a smile.
Paul smiled, "Mr. Zhou's feeling has not been missed, this time I also believe in Mr. Zhou, I hope that in the next game, Schumacher will not let us down." ”
At this time, Jonathan was in the pit lane of the Tianming team, and Jonathan was having a final communication with Schumacher about the strategy of this race.
"Remember what I just told you, right?" Jonathan asked.
"Well, don't worry, it's not my first time competing in a points race. Schumacher smiled and nodded. In the course of the race, when to change tires and when to pit for repairs, these are all strategic aspects.
Therefore, although there is only one driver on the track during the F1 race, from the development of the car to the organization of the race strategy, a whole team is required to complete it, so the F1 championship is also a real team sport.
"Good, any questions, back to the pit in time. After Jonathan finished speaking, he went to communicate with Fei Xiaotian, another driver of the team.
If Tianming wants to win the Constructors' Championship, Schumacher alone will not be able to do so, and Fei Xiaotian will need to work hard to get more points so that he can compete for the Constructors' Championship with opponents like McLaren.
As time passes, the points race in Australia will officially begin.
All 24 drivers, after the warm-up laps, lined up in the grid according to yesterday's qualifying results, waiting for the final starting signal.
In this Australian Grand Prix, there was no stalling of the car during the warm-up lap, otherwise the stalled car would have to be last on the grid, regardless of the qualifying result.
At the starting grid, the first place is naturally Schumacher who won pole position, and behind Schumacher, there are drivers such as Hakkinen and Barrichello, all the cars have been started at this time, and they only need to wait until all five lights are turned on, and these cars can officially start.
Under the gaze of everyone, the five signal lights in front of the starting area began to light up in an orderly manner, and Schumacher, who was in first place, stared quietly at the front of the track, and at the same time glanced at the signal lights with both hands, and was ready to sprint at any time.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
When the last light came on, Schumacher, who was in the first place, immediately released the brakes, and at the same time quickly turned up the gear, stepped on the accelerator, and the orange-red car rushed out like a bolt of lightning!
That is, between the electric lights, the rest of the cars behind him also sprinted forward one after another, and the huge engine sound of all the cars, mixed with the shouts of the audience, continued to reverberate above the entire Albert Park track, and the atmosphere of the scene was finally detonated at this moment.
Schumacher, who drove the TM2000 car, was highly focused and did not dare to slack off, and any lack of concentration between now and the end of the race would not only lead to the defeat of the race, but could even lead to disaster.
When all five signals went out, second-placed Hakkinen tried to overtake Schumacher in front of him, but Schumacher got off to a great start, holding on to the first position and entering the first corner.
While Hakkinen was trying to overtake Schumacher, McLaren's Kuta, who was in fourth place, took advantage of the gap left by the racing line on the right side of the track to jump up, and he suddenly overtook Barrichello in front of him and moved up to third place!
The spectators were all nervously watching the track, for fear that if they were not careful, they would miss the wonderful moments of the race, and at the beginning of the race and near the end of the race, the competition between the first and second place would be the fiercest, which was also the best part of the whole race.
When Schumacher and others were fiercely competing, there was a crash on the track, and the right rear wheel of the sixth Benetton driver Fisichella gently rubbed against the front nose wing of Schumacher Jr., causing Schumacher Jr.'s fixed wind wing to be damaged, and Schumacher Jr. had no choice but to return to the pit lane.
But the accident on the track was much more than that, when the race reached the second lap, Ferrari's seeded Barrichello accidentally touched Kuta's car when trying to overtake the car in front of Kuta, and had to go back to the pits, but fortunately, Kuta's car was not greatly affected, and continued to chase Hakkinen and Schumacher in front of him on the track.
At this time, the competition for the first place is still very anxious, although Schumacher firmly occupies the first position, but Hakkinen behind him has been in hot pursuit, the gap between the two is only 0.8 seconds, Schumacher is not careful, will be overtaken by Hakkinen behind.
Hakkinen's team-mate Kuta, meanwhile, was not to be outdone, with Schumacher less than four seconds behind, and with the right strategy for the rest of the game, the final title will be a possibility for either of them.
At this time, the race had come to the tenth lap, and just when everyone thought that Schumacher, who was in first place, would lead the first pit stop to refuel, something surprising happened, and Hakkinen, who was chasing after Schumacher, became the first driver to pit stop to refuel!
If that's the case, then McLaren's Hakkinen is likely to adopt a "light fuel three stops" race strategy!
Just when everyone's attention was on Schumacher and the other drivers, there was a loud crash at the race site, and then a car was seen tumbling in the air......
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