Zhang Guan didn't pay attention to domestic affairs anymore, the so-called soldiers came to block the water and cover the earth, and he never had any intention of bowing to the evil forces. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Zhang Guan at this time is preparing for the next race in Spain.

During the Formula 1 season, there will be two races in Spain, namely the Spanish and European races, the Spanish race will be held at the Catalunya Circuit and the European race will be held at the Valencia circuit, both of which are famous circuits in Europe.

The Spanish race on May 8 will take place at the Circuit de Catalunya, one of the most famous circuits in the world and considered the most perfect circuit in the world. Every year for the pre-race test of Formula 1, such as this year's winter test, at the Circuit de Catalonia.

In terms of difficulty, the Circuit de Catalunya is arguably the most difficult and demanding of all the Formula 1 circuits, with almost any challenge found in modern racing. Riders had to deal with 3 U-corners, a few fast corners, and some inclines, especially before the sprint straight. In the future, many new circuits will be designed from Circuit de Catalonia, such as the Shanghai International Circuit, which is based on the Circuit de Catalunya.

In the past, another big feature of the Circuit de Catalunya is that the cars that can win the championship here are often the best cars of the season, such as the Williams in 1992, the Benetton in 1995, the McLaren in 1998 and 1999, the Ferrari from 2001 to 2004, the Renault in 2006, etc., and their drivers have won the world championship of that year.

Among all the teams this year, the car of China Power is undoubtedly the best, but for now, the car of China Power is the most competitive, and all the Chinese forces are also relatively loud in this race to win the championship.

Circuit de Catalunya is undoubtedly the most familiar track for all teams, not only because it is one of the tracks for winter testing, but also because the teams often choose this place for new car tests, so the team has the most data on the tuning of the cars at Circuit de Catalunya. On other tracks, teams need to go through practice sessions to find the most suitable tuning for the car, but at the Circuit de Catalunya, the team only needs to look at the records of previous years to find the most suitable tuning plan.

Many races have some fine-tuning every year according to the situation of the cars and rules, such as adjusting the curvature of the corners, adjusting the length of the straights, etc., but this is not the case at Circuit de Catalonia, which is like a template for the track, with almost no changes, and the teams and drivers are familiar with it and can cope with it.

It was the first stop of Formula 1 back in Europe, and it was here that the vast majority of teams upgraded their cars. The biggest upgrade was Ferrari, which not only installed a double-layer diffuser, but also introduced a completely upgraded car with a completely redesigned aerodynamic layout.

Less than a month after the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) announced compliance with the double-layer diffuser, Ferrari had already developed a new set of aerodynamic race cars, and it has to be said that their research and development capabilities are indeed very strong.

Friday's practice session was another good day for the riders. After the rain battles in Malaysia and China, and the scorching heat in Bahrain, a good weather is particularly precious for the drivers. With a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a track temperature of 36 degrees Celsius, it's a paradise compared to Bahrain.

The drivers also kept speeding on the track, except for two cars that had mechanical problems, almost all the other cars ran according to the distance of a set of worn tires, and there were many people who ran 345 laps, and many people who ran more than 40 laps, which is basically equivalent to running three-quarters of the race.

This is the Circuit de Catalunya, and the team is already familiar with how the cars are set up on this track, so there is no need for the car to compare multiple pit stops, and the time saved is used by the drivers on the track.

The Ferrari were strong in practice on Friday and Saturday and the new aerodynamic package helped them a lot, with the Red Bull team, which had performed well in the previous races, in practice a very average performance. However, as we all know, practice is not a race, and the drivers cannot play at their full strength like the race.

With Saturday afternoon's qualifying, it's time for the cars and drivers to really get ahead.

In the first quarter, two of Force India's cars were the first to go out, and surprisingly, the two giants, Ferrari and McLaren, also had one car each stop in the first round, and Ferrari was eliminated by their No. 1 driver Raikkonen.

At last year's Spanish Grand Prix, it was also at the Catalan circuit that Raikkonen won the championship and set the record for the fastest lap, perhaps because of this, the team was overconfident in Raikkonen, and he only ran three laps before returning to the garage and was eliminated, which was a strategic mistake by Ferrari.

And the other giant, McLaren, is really not competitive in this race. Their No. 2 driver was eliminated in the first quarter, while No. 1 driver defending champion Hamilton also stopped in the second quarter. It looks like their newly upgraded aerodynamic package isn't doing much.

As was acknowledged before the race, the winner of the Circuit de Catalunya may not be the best driver, but his car must be the best, as evidenced by the results of the drivers after the start of the third qualifying session.

The two Chinese power, the two Red Bulls and the remaining Ferrari drifted under 1 minute and 21 seconds early, and the remaining five cars, the fastest distance of 1 minute and 21 seconds was still more than 0.2 seconds apart, which is obviously the difference in the car.

Red Bull Racing has been the main rival of the Chinese power in the last three races, and Vettel has competed for the title with Zhang Guan for the second consecutive race. As for Ferrari, although one car retired due to a strategic error, the effect of upgrading the new car was also reflected, and the results were not inferior to Red Bull and China Power.

In the end, Zhang Guan secured a pole position for Chinese Power, 0.2 seconds ahead of Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel, with Barrichello in third and Ferrari's Massa in fourth, just 0.008 seconds behind Barrichello in third.

"This is the fifth race of the year! Ferrari's car almost finished in the top three, and it looks like Ferrari has begun to blow the horn of a counterattack! Ross Brown's eyes revealed a sense of worry, as Ferrari's former "Big Three", Rose Brown did not dare to underestimate Ferrari.

Now, the main contender of Chinese power is not only the Red Bull team, an even more formidable enemy has begun to rise, and Ferrari, the "Red Devil" of the racing world, is finally about to show his hideous fangs. (To be continued.) )