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With the extra 20 hp from the recuperation system, which can be used once per lap and lasts 6.5 seconds at a time, with this sharp weapon in place, Red Bull Racing Vettel has no chance of catching up with Zhang Zhang. Whenever he arrives on the Grand Straight and uses the kinetic energy recovery system, Vettel can feel that the gap between him and Zhang Guan will be widened. And behind Vettel, there is also a Barrichello in hot pursuit.

Ten laps later, the gap between Zhang Guan and Vettel was more than 10 seconds, and perhaps in a few laps, Zhang Guan could run a perfect pit stop window.

Zhang Guan continues to widen the distance between him and Vettel, and if this continues, the championship will lose suspense again. The China Power Racing team's car has been upgraded this time, their engine has been equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system, and it seems that the upgrade effect is very good, and the second-place Vettel does not seem to have the slightest chance! If Zhang Guan wins, he will make history by surpassing Schumacher's seven-game winning streak! The more the narrator talked, the more excited he became.

On lap 16, the distance between Zhang Guan and Vettel was close to 15 seconds, and at this time, the peak of the first round of pit stops began. First came a Williams car pitted, followed by Ferrari, Toyota and Barrichello, Zhang's team-mate.

"Zhang Guan, you can pit in the next lap, the gap between you and Vettel is relatively big now, if we move faster, you may still be in front of Vettel when you come out." The team's engineer spoke.

"Okay." Zhang Guan agreed, but at this time he noticed that there was something unusual in the car.

"What's going on, why can't the gear be lowered?" Zhang Guan frowned slightly, but he still managed to turn the next corner.

"Pay attention to the control gear, you should have lowered to third gear in that corner just now." The fleet engineer immediately reminded.

"Immediately monitored my gearbox to see if there was a problem, I pressed downshift, but it didn't work." Zhang Guan said into the radio.

"Not good! Most likely, the gearbox is faulty and the gear is jammed! The front is the straight, you are this gear, see if you can add the gear? The team's engineer said right away.

Zhang Guan turned into the straight, he tried to move up, but when he pressed the gear button, it still had no effect.

"No, I can't upshift, I can't downshift, my gearbox is stuck!" Zhang Guan said.

"I can't see the gearbox information on the monitoring data here, the gearbox is out of order, your gearbox is out of order!" The fleet engineer looked anxious.

"What then? I'm stuck in fifth gear now, what should I do? Zhang Guan asked.

"There's no way, it's a mechanical failure, the gearbox needs to be opened before it can be replaced, the hood is not allowed to be opened during the race, we can't replace the gearbox for you." The engineer said anxiously.

At this time, Ross Brown had already taken the walkie-talkie microphone, and he said: "Zhang Guan, listen, first of all, you have to stay calm and don't be in a hurry. And then I'm telling you, you now have two options, one is to drive the car back into the pits and retire. ”

"Then I'll pick the second one. Eight consecutive championships are just around the corner, and I'm not going to retire. Zhang Guan said immediately.

"The second option is that you stick to it. I just heard that you're stuck in fifth gear, so for the rest of the race, you'll need to run in fifth gear the whole time. This is Silverstone, it's a high-speed track, it's almost all high-speed corners, you only have a fifth gear, and it's possible to make it to the end. But now it's only the 17th lap, and you're going to have 52 laps, so you're going to have to hold on to 35 laps in fifth gear. Ross-Brown paused, then added: "It's hard, it's very hard, I'm not sure there's anyone out there who can do that much in fifth gear, and you're going to have to pit for a tyre change right away, which means you're going to have to start in fifth gear!" That's the first challenge you'll face right away. ”

"Five-gear start? Okay, I'll give it a try, I don't have any other options anyway! Zhang Guan said.

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The maintenance engineer of the China Power team was ready for Zhang Guan to enter the pit, and in the command room directly opposite the garage, Ross Brown and the strategic engineers also stood at the door, looking at the opposite garage with a nervous expression.

Normal people drive manual transmission cars are started with one gear, some old drivers may use two gears to start, no one will deliberately use three gears to start, and five gears to start, for some trucks is not difficult, but for ordinary passenger cars, five gears start means stalling.

For Formula 1 cars, the speed of the engine is much higher than that of ordinary passenger cars, Formula 1 racing engine, the second gear can run to a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, the speed of the fourth gear is 200 kilometers per hour, and the speed of hanging to the sixth gear has a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour, how can an ordinary passenger car run to a speed of 300 kilometers per hour? Even those top-of-the-line supercars can't compete with Formula 1 cars in this regard, and if it weren't for the limitations of displacement and cylinders, maybe Formula 1 cars would be faster than airplanes.

It is precisely because the racing engine and the passenger car engine are completely different, so the Formula 1 car uses five gears to start, which is completely two grades of difficulty and ordinary passenger car five-gear start. The fifth-gear start of a passenger car can stump many veteran drivers, and the fifth-gear start of an F1 car is also a test for professional racing drivers.

Zhang Guan's car drove into the pit lane and stopped in front of his garage, and the maintenance technician quickly changed the tires and refueled, and at this time, everyone in the command center opposite was in a cold sweat.

Zhang Guan was even more engrossed, he knew that he only had one chance, and if he didn't do well and the car stalled, then his race could end early.

"Buzz!" The sound of the engine roaring sounded, Zhang Guan could feel the whole car trembling, and the green smoke from the incomplete combustion of the engine, even through the helmet, made Zhang Guan smell the pungent smell.

The next moment, the car rushed out, drove away from the range of the garage, and rushed to the track.

"Well, it worked! We did it! ”

"Great! Zhang Guan did it! Start in five gears! ”

There was a burst of cheers in the garage of the Chinese Force, everyone broke down one after another, and two maintenance engineers even hugged excitedly.

The camera happened to focus on the Chinese Power team, and people also saw the team engineers celebrating.

"What's going on? The engineers of the Chinese power are celebrating? What are they celebrating? It's just an ordinary pit stop, what's there to celebrate? Thirty-five laps to go! Could it be that the Chinese power is now starting to celebrate its victory? The commentator was a little puzzled, and at this time, the on-site director just rightly transmitted the call of the Chinese power convoy to the live broadcast signal.

"Zhang Guan, congratulations, you have succeeded! Start in five gears! It's incredible! You're the first driver to start in fifth gear since the F1 car switched to a 2.4-litre engine, and that's great! Ross Brown's praise was heard by the narrator through the live broadcast signal, and even to the ears of every viewer in front of the television.

"Oh my God! What did I just hear? Zhang Guan started with five gears! Can you still start in fifth gear with an F1 car? It's incredible! No wonder the Chinese Power team is celebrating, they should indeed celebrate after a successful start in fifth gear! The narrator spoke.

Next to him, another commentator frowned: "I have a question, why did you say Zhang Guan started with five gears?" What if the ignition goes out? Isn't that asking for trouble for yourself? (To be continued.) )