Chapter 254: Still in pole position

Zhang Guan's time was 1:33.778, and he was the first rider to run under 1:34. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info and second place went to Webber of Red Bull Racing, whose time was 1:34.222, and the difference between them was actually a little more than 0.4 seconds, but people who prefer whole numbers still count this difference as 0.5 seconds.

In F1 qualifying, the difference between the two drivers is only 0.001 seconds, generally two drivers next to each other, 0.01 seconds or 0.02 seconds difference is relatively normal, more than 0.1 seconds is a relatively large gap, and 0.5 seconds, is obviously an insurmountable gap.

"Zhang Guan is so fast! This is the second session of qualifying, all the cars are on soft tires, light fuel, and the second quarter of qualifying is the fastest, which means that it is the fastest car! The difference of 0.5 seconds is insurmountable! ”

"It seems that our previous judgment was wrong, even at the Sepang circuit, the Chinese power still occupies an absolute dominance! Maybe Zhang Guan will win the pole position in tomorrow's race! ”

"Maybe? I think it's a certainty. After all, with a gap of as many as 0.5 seconds, I think even if Zhang Guan adds more than a dozen liters of gasoline, he can get the first place. ”

"That's right, with such a large gap, Zhang Guan can indeed add a lot of gasoline, and they will have a very huge advantage in strategic choice."

Amid the chatter, the second quarter of the game was over. Both McLaren cars were eliminated, and it looks like the "perjury" did affect McLaren's overall situation. Williams Racing and BMW Sauber also had one car each eliminated. Toyota Racing and Red Bull Racing were very eye-catching in the second quarter, with their quadruples occupying second to fifth places. Two world champions, Ferrari's Raikkonen and Renault's Alonso, are ninth and tenth.

A few minutes later, the third quarter of qualifying also began.

Zhang Guan was nearly 0.5 seconds faster than second in Q2 in Q2, which gave him a lot of confidence and the car had a few extra laps of fuel.

Sepang's series of high-speed corners put downforce to the test, and the double-layer diffuser is clearly good at providing good downforce for the car, the better the downforce, the more it can maintain the speed in and out of corners. From this point of view, it is impossible for Ferrari to finish in the top few places without the use of a double diffuser.

Red Bull, Toyota and Power China have run under 1 minute and 36 seconds one after another, and continue to improve their respective results, while Ferrari is not even touching the edge of 1 minute and 36 seconds. The situation is very similar to the previous race, with the two giants of Ferrari and McLaren once again exiting early at the Sepang circuit.

Toyota's Trulley ran under 1:35.50 first, the unlucky guy who overtook Hamilton in the previous race and was penalized for 25 seconds, and after Toyota's appeal, the FIA gave him another 25 seconds and cancelled Hamilton's time, which put Trulli in third place in the drivers' standings instead of Hamilton.

Perhaps for this reason, Trulli seemed very excited today, constantly refreshing his fastest lap.

1:35.431, 1:35.352, 1:35.339, three laps in a row, Trulli ran faster and faster, and after him, no one was able to break the 1:35.50 barrier.

"Is Toyota's Trulli going to take pole position?"

Just when people began to have this idea, Zhang Guan put on a new set of soft tires and ran out of the pits.

"Look, Zhang Guan is out, it's a soft tire, it should be a brand new set of soft tire!"

"Now it seems that the only one who has a chance to surpass Toyota is Zhang Guan."

"It's not the final moment of the game, and the outcome is undecided."

On the track, it's the last two minutes. Zhang Guan also started his final timing lap, while Toyota's Trulli was about a third of the way behind him.

At this point, the countdown is over, but the cars that are still on the track have already passed the finish timer, which means that they are still valid for the lap.

"Sebastian Vettel, 1:35.518! Not a bad result. However, he was considered a dangerous driver because he continued to drive after an accident in the previous race, and he had to start 10 places back! ”

"Toyota's Glock...... 1:35.690! ”

Barrichello...... 1:35.651! It's good, but it's still not over Toyota's Trulli. ”

Zhang's teammate Barrichello refueled more than Zhang's. He changed the gearbox during practice on Friday, and it was stipulated that the gearbox would have to start five places back in the race phase, so he opted for a tactic with a relatively high amount of fuel.

"It's up to Zhang Guan next! Okay, the second time segment is already 0.1 seconds faster than the previous lap of Trulli, and there is a good chance of overtaking Trulli! ”

Each track is divided into three time zones, each of which is timed to make it clear where the drivers are running faster and where they are slow.

Turns 12 and 13 are both high-speed corners, while Turn 14 is a 70-degree angle that leads to the second longest straight on the track.

The Toyota team also used a modified diffuser, so their downforce in the corners was also great, and they were not inferior to the cars of the Chinese power. But when it comes to the straights, Toyota's racing engine is obviously inferior to the Mercedes-Benz racing engine, so on the straight, the Chinese Power's car is obviously a little faster.

"1:35.061! Zhang Guan's result is infinitely close to the 1 minute 35 second mark! Toyota's Trulli has one last timing lap, and we'll see if the Trulli can overtake him! ”

All eyes were on Trulli in the back, who was still battling for pole position and had one last lap to go.

However, in the pit lane, the mechanics of the Toyota team looked relaxed, not because Trulli had a chance to hit the pole position, but because Trulli's current results had no hope of hitting the pole position.

1:35.273, which was Trulli's last time, more than 0.2 seconds slower than Zhang Guan.

In fact, Trulli was almost 0.15 seconds slower than Zhang Guan when he passed by the second time period, and there was a big straight in the third time section of the Sepang circuit, and Toyota's engine was known to be far inferior to the Mercedes-Benz engine on the straight, so by the third timed period, Toyota would only be even slower.

Although they didn't get pole position, Toyota Racing was already celebrating, and the team's mechanics even started clapping and hugging each other in celebration, and they could finish second on the grid, which was completely beyond their expectations.

Another point is that Sebastian Vettel in third place and Barrichello in fourth place will both start backwards in tomorrow's race, and fifth place also happens to be Toyota's Glock, which means that Toyota will start in second and third positions in tomorrow's race, which is certainly worth celebrating with Toyota.

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The narrator involuntarily shouted: "Crazy, crazy! Zhang Guan took pole position in two consecutive races, and he was 0.2 seconds faster than Trulli in second place, which is a huge advantage! There has never been a new team that can take pole position in consecutive races in their first two races, but Power China has done it! And we know that the Sepang circuit is a track that is not easy to overtake, and Zhang Guan's pole position is very likely to win the final championship, and the two consecutive championships have already begun to beckon Zhang Guan. (To be continued.) )