"Zhang Guan starts with five gears!"

When people heard the news, they were all surprised. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 For many ordinary people, it is difficult for them to start in five gears when driving a passenger car, and the fifth gear start of an F1 car is like a legend.

But after the surprise, people thought of another question, why did Zhang Guan start with five gears?

"Why do you think Zhang Guan started with five gears?"

"Maybe it's to show off your driving skills! After all, it's not something everyone can do in fifth gear, and it's very rewarding to start in fifth gear with an F1 car. ”

"Show off your car skills? There's no need to show off your skills in a race! If the fifth gear starts in case the engine goes out, Vettel will be overtaken behind. Besides, there is so much time in the practice session, why did Zhang Guan have to get the main race to start with five gears? If he wants to practice and play, he can find a race car from last year and try it out at home. ”

"Do you think there is something wrong with Zhang Guan's car? For example, if there is a mechanical failure? Something like a broken gearbox. ”

"If the gearbox breaks, you can just quit the race. There's no need to stick around the track anymore. ”

Amid the chatter, the radio call of the Chinese power convoy was once again switched to the relay signal.

Ross Brown's voice rang over the radio: "Everything about your car is working fine except for the gearbox. The only thing you can't do right now is gear, and I don't think you need to bother with the gearbox, your gearbox is broken anyway, and there's nothing worse than that. ”

"Good thing I still have a five-gear to work with. A five-gear is enough for me to run the whole race. It's just that I feel like I'm going to lose some speed in the straights. Zhang Guan said.

"You only have five gears to use, and you can accelerate to 300 km/h by pressing the throttle all the way, plus your recuperation system has an effect, and you can use that to make up for some time." Ross Brown spoke.

The conversation between the two on the radio was once again transmitted via the relay signal.

"Zhang Guan's gearbox is broken? Did I hear me right? He only has five gears to use? ”

"I finally understood why Zhang Guan started in fifth gear, his gearbox gear was stuck, that is, he couldn't increase or downshift, he was stuck in fifth gear. Other cars have had similar failures before. ”

"I guess it must be the addition of a kinetic energy recovery system. You remember when Ferrari first installed the kinetic energy recovery system, Massa also got stuck in gear and he quit the race straight away. ”

"But Zhang Guan is still running on the track, and there are still more than 30 laps in the race, does Zhang Guan have to run more than 30 laps in one gear? It's impossible to do, no one can do it. ”

Zhang Guan looks like he wants to insist on holding on again, after all, this is the moment when he hits eight consecutive wins, and he has to give himself an explanation. But I think it won't be long before he chooses to retire. ”

Amid the chatter, the teams have also gotten the news.

The happiest of all was Red Bull Racing, as the second place was Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel.

"The good news for you is that Zhang Guan's car has suffered a mechanical failure and his gearbox is broken." The convoy told Zhang Guan by radio.

"Really? That's great, so I should be number one now, right? Vettel's voice was full of excitement.

"No, you're still second for the time being, Zhang Guan hasn't retired yet, he's still running on the track." The convoy replied.

"Zhang Guan is still running on the track? Why? His gearbox was broken, and there was no reason to hold on any longer. This is a mechanical failure, and it is not something that can be solved by sticking to the pit area and changing parts. Vettel spoke.

"Before Zhang Guan entered the pits lap last lap, his gearbox was broken and he was stuck in fifth gear."

"Broken before entering the pits? So how did he get it? Did he start in fifth gear? Vettel asked immediately.

"You guessed it, Zhang Guan started with five gears, and he only has one fifth gear left to use now." The convoy replied.

"So what is he still holding onto? Did he think he could run the next 30 laps with just one fifth gear? It's a Formula 1 car. Vettel said in surprise.

At present, it seems that Zhang Guan does plan to run the next 30 laps with a fifth gear. It's very difficult, but it doesn't mean it's absolutely impossible, and I think Schumacher or Senna had the strength to run the whole course in one gear. The team engineer paused, then said: "And from the last lap, Zhang Guan's lap time is not bad. So that's good news for us, but it's not enough for you to win. So you're going to have to be quicker. ”

Vettelton felt a little depressed, Zhang Guan was a little faster than him in terms of speed, which made him have no hope of winning at all, and now he finally waited until Zhang Guan's car had a problem, and it was a mechanical failure, but Zhang Guan had no intention of retiring, and still insisted on the track.

"Does Zhang Guan think that he can finish the race with only one fifth gear? That's whimsical, isn't it? Vettel was silent for a few seconds, but finally said, "Okay, I see, I'll try to outdo him." ”

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Running the entire distance in one fifth gear, no one thought Zhang Guan could do it. Many people feel that Zhang Guan is just holding on to the track for the sake of honor, after all, he is about to usher in an unprecedented eight consecutive wins, and no one is willing to give up.

However, as time went on, Zhang Guan ran lap after lap on the track, but still had no intention of stopping, judging from his cornering performance, he was no different from the others, if it was someone who turned on the TV now, they would never know that Zhang Guan's car only had one fifth gear left.

The camera also kept showing Zhang Guan, hoping to capture the scene of Zhang Guan retiring from the game because he couldn't hold on, especially in some corners that needed to be passed at low speed, Zhang Guan always made people feel scared, and everyone was worried that he would turn off in the next acceleration. However, Zhang Guan's control of the throttle was very good, and he survived every low-speed corner.

But there is still a loss of speed, and Vettel is constantly chasing, but the pace of chasing is not as big as when the gap is widened. Although Zhang Guan only has another fifth gear left to use, in most of the track, his speed is not slower than others, but when he steps on the accelerator, he is more news. The real loss of speed is in the big straight, others can add to six gears, and Zhang Guan can only use five gears, and he will definitely suffer in terms of tail speed on the big straight.

Fortunately, Zhang Guan's kinetic energy recovery system can still be used, the kinetic energy recovery system uses the energy of the battery, and the transmission failure will not affect the operation of the kinetic energy recovery system. Red Bull's cars are not equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system, which allows Zhang Guan to make up for a lot of speed loss on the straights.

In this way, the race came to more than 30 laps, Zhang Guan still held on to the track, and the time for the second pit stop was approaching. (To be continued.) )