Chapter 258: Come Fast, Go Fast (2/20)

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"Rosberg, who was just second, also passed the timing point and we now have an advantage of 18.133 seconds." The engineer spoke.

Ross Brown nodded silently and said, "Keep an eye on their lap time for the next lap, I need to know how much slower Rosberg is in the first lap." The advantage of 18.133 seconds, I don't know how many laps I can last, I hope I can last until the end of the heavy rain! If the heavy rain had ended earlier, it would have been possible to overtake the results by putting on dry tires as soon as possible. ”

Like everyone else, Rose Brown believes that Zhang Guan is not good at rain fighting, and that a new driver with little racing experience, even if he has shown extremely high driving skills, does not mean that he has great rain fighting ability.

Rain and dry are two completely different race modes, with different approaches to the straights and corners. In the rain, there will be different braking points when entering the straight corner, there will be different angles of entry and exit, and sometimes even the gear of the hanging is different. It may be agreed that in one place, four gears should be hung on dry land, and only three gears should be hung when it rains.

What's more important is the Formula 1 race, where the track is different for each race, and each track has its own characteristics, and even changes are made every year. In this case, experience is especially important in the rain fight, and sometimes you will know how to get through a corner when you slide out of a corner too many times.

Zhang Guan has no racing experience, which is something that Ross Brown knows, so Ross Brown is mentally prepared that after switching to the rain tyres, Zhang Guan will be overtaken by the other drivers.

More than a minute later, Zhang Guan and Rosberg ran past the finish line one after another.

"How? How much lap time is missing? Brown asked.

"About 0.9 seconds." The engineer replied with a time.

Ross Brown frowned and calculated: "One lap is 0.9 seconds slower, let's calculate it according to 1 second, and at this rate, the difference of 18 seconds can still last 18 laps, almost enough to last the next pit stop."

"If it's still raining, it looks like we're going to have to figure out something about our pit stop strategy." Ross Brown said to himself.

The engineer next to him seemed to hear Ross Brown's words, he coughed dryly, and reminded: "Mr. Brown, I'm very sorry, I didn't make it clear just now, I mean Zhang Guan is 0.9 seconds faster than Rosberg, who is in second place, not Rosberg is 0.9 seconds faster than Zhang Guan!" ”

"What do you say? Will Zhang Guan be faster than Rosberg? And it's still 0.9 seconds? Rose-Brown's eyes widened in surprise.

"Rosberg was 18.133 seconds slower than us before, and when he crossed the finish line again, Rosberg was 19.041 seconds slower!" The engineer paused, then said, "And if there are no accidents, Zhang Guan's last lap is probably the fastest of all the drivers." ”

Ross Brown's head was a little short-circuited, everything in front of him was completely different from what he expected, Zhang Guan was not slower than the others, but faster than the others, it can be said that he once again gave Brown a big surprise.

"It's not common sense, Zhang Guan has no experience in driving cars, which others may still have doubts, but I can confirm it. He can't be proficient in rain warfare! Ross Brown frowned inexplicably, and then ordered, "Send me the live video of the live game." ”

A few minutes later, Ross Tribe looked shocked again.

"Beautiful choice, the timing of the braking is just right, just to maintain the speed of entering the corner, and the control of the direction, he still takes advantage of the car's understeer, but just enough to ensure the speed of the corner!"

"Mr. Brown, the lap just now seems to be the fastest in Zhang Guan." The engineer next to him said, staring at the screen.

"It's Zhang Guan the fastest again! This is the fifth lap in a row! The strength of this rain battle can be said to dominate the game! Since Schumacher's retirement, it is incredible that there are still people who can show such strong dominance in the rain battle! It's incredible! Ross Brown took a long breath and a satisfied smile fell on his face.

"It looks like we're going to win two in a row!"

……

In the command center of the Scuderia Ferrari, Schumacher looked at Zhang Guan on the screen, and lost his mind again.

"Shumi, Shumi?" Team leader Domenecali called several times before Schumacher came to his senses.

"What's wrong? Shumi, are you uncomfortable? Do you have a cold? Domenecali asked.

"No, I just think Zhang Guan's driving style is somewhat familiar. Watching this game is like watching a replay of my game...... Schumacher replied.

"Hehehe, it looks like the humid weather in Malaysia has really affected you, and it has made you delusional." Domenecali laughed as he pointed to Zhang Guan on the screen and said, "The only thing you have in common with him is that you are both red cars. ”

"Oh, it's really like this, it's probably too stuffy." Schumacher spoke.

"Shumi, I suggest you go for an ice drink, there are also ice creams flown in from Europe in the freezer at the back of our fleet, vanilla and strawberry flavors are very good, I suggest you try it." Domenecali gestured to the garage in the back.

"Okay, I'll try it later." Schumacher nodded, glancing outside.

"Huh? The rain seems to have gotten lighter. Schumacher looked up at the sky, and the dark clouds had thinned out a lot.

……

The heavy rain in Malaysia came and went quickly, and it started to rain on lap 20, and by lap 27, the rain had largely stopped.

As a Formula 1 race track, the drainage system is absolutely world-class, and there is very little water on the track surface. The rain tyres also have a strong drainage performance, and the pattern on them can carry water to the outside.

Nearly 20 cars pass by in a lap, and the heat generated by the friction between the tires and the ground is enough to quickly evaporate the water, so by the 28th lap, it has been clearly seen that there are two traces of dryness on the wet road.

The road surface was dry, and the rain tyres became a burden, and compared to the soft tyres, the difference of nearly two seconds on a lap was unacceptable to the team. So some teams chose to pit for refueling, and they replaced the rain tires with hard tires.

Although a tire change will lose about eleven or twelve seconds, after changing to a dry tire, a lap can be two seconds faster, and only need to run six or seven laps, and the lost time can be made up for by changing the tire. There are still 28 laps left before the end of the race, and with the performance of the hard tyres, it can definitely hold on to the end of the race, so this kind of tire change is equivalent to preparing to run to the end in one go.

This is obviously a very reasonable choice, for the drivers, sooner or later they will have to pit for the rain tyres to change the set, rather than pit late, it is better to pit early to change the tyres, but to run more on dry tyres, which can waste a little less time.

Zhang Guan, who was leading the way, had already reached lap 29, and behind him, the cars had chosen to pit for tyres, and the voice of the team's strategy engineer sounded in Zhang Guan's headphones.

"The rain has stopped, and the heavy rain in Malaysia is really coming and going fast! You're ready to pit for a tire change! We switched to a set of hard tyres and were ready to run until the end of the race. The strategy engineer said into the intercom.

"Pit stops? How many laps are there now? Zhang Guan asked.

"Lap 29, after you get out of the station, it's the thirtieth lap." The strategy engineer replied.

Zhang Guan suddenly frowned.

"No, I shouldn't have made a pit stop!" (To be continued.) )