Chapter 239: Winning the top two

The narrator is still talking about Scuderia Ferrari's first and second finishes, while Zhang Guan still only appears on the timing in the subtitles in the bottom right corner of the screen. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The clock stopped when Zhang crossed the finish line, and Massa was squeezed from first to second in the top right corner of the broadcast screen with the drivers' standings.

This driver's ranking is automatically captured by the system, so when Massa's result was squeezed into second place, the commentator was also taken aback.

"Huh?" Three letters that were unfamiliar to the narrator appeared in front of them, and they were ranked first at the top.

In the qualifying standings, the drivers' names are shortened by the three capital letters of their last name, such as Alonso is Alo, Raikkonen is Rai, Sebastian is Vet, Hamilton is Ham, etc. Because it's abbreviated, even the narrator has to figure out who it is for a new name.

It didn't take two seconds for the commentator to react, and he immediately exclaimed, "Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan surpassed Massa and ranked first! 1:25.211, oh my God, it's 0.6 seconds faster than a Ferrari! ”

At this time, the audience in front of the TV realized that the new name turned out to be Zhang Guan.

The broadcast finally showed Zhang Guan and the red car he was driving, but he had already crossed the timing point at the finish line, and Zhang Guan had been instructed by the team to slow down and return to the pits, which was enough to ensure they made it to the second round of qualifying.

However, this result surprised everyone in the room, the new team should have finished at the bottom of the table, and there was still a new driver in the car, such a combination actually surpassed the two Ferrari cars and climbed to first place.

"How is that possible? Zhang Guan ran to the first? 1:25.211? It's so much faster than a Ferrari! ”

"The point is that he, like Ferrari, uses medium tyres, not super soft tyres, and the medium tyres are 0.6 seconds better than Ferrari, so wouldn't it be faster if he changed to soft tyres?"

"How can a new team be faster than Ferrari? It's Ferrari that didn't play! ”

"Ferrari is already in the first place, how can it not play well? It's the Chinese power team that's really fast enough, and it's Zhang Guan who is really fast enough! ”

"How did Zhang Guan run so fast? Just now, the camera didn't give Zhang Guan a picture at all, and we didn't see it! ”

"Yes, why did Zhang Guan run to the first? And it's 0.6 seconds faster, hurry up and have a playback of the shot! ”

Formula 1 lap times are measured in thousandths of a second, and a difference of 0.6 seconds can be regarded as a two-grade car, otherwise the small team would not have used ultra-soft tires to fight for speed in order to be half a second faster.

Ferrari has always been the giants of Formula 1, and they have always come up with the best, if not the fastest, but they feel that they are in the top ranks, and in fact the best teams in Formula 1 are basically in the same ranks.

But now, there is a team that is a notch faster than Ferrari, and the result would be unbelievable to anyone.

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"Coincidence! This must be a coincidence! Omi's body involuntarily took a few steps back.

The Indian Power team used supersoft tyres, but they were still in a position to be eliminated. Force India is a "first-year" team, and it's normal to have this result. In Omi's view, the "new birth" of China's power will inevitably rank first from the bottom. Omi originally wanted to use this to ridicule Zhang Guan, but now, Zhang Guan is the first, but not the last, but the first place!

In addition to Omi, there are also many people who think it is a coincidence, such as the narrator.

"I really didn't expect Zhang Guan to be 0.6 seconds faster than Massa, I think this must be the limit of Zhang Guan's choice in cornering, or we should say that he is at the limit of most corners, so he can accumulate so many advantages. After all, it's qualifying, and the extreme running style has an advantage, but when it comes to the race, the driver can't guarantee that every turn is so extreme! The commentator came up with an excuse for the 0.6-second difference.

Amid the buzz, another Chinese Force rider, Barrichello, also started his own time lap.

Perhaps because of Zhang Guan's excellent performance before, the broadcaster gave Barrichello some shots, and when Barrichello crossed the line, his time was set at 1:25.216, only 0.005 seconds slower than Zhang Guan!

What's more, Barrichello also uses medium tyres.

Two Chinese power cars took the top two, while third-placed Ferrari's Massa was thrown away by them by more than 0.6 seconds.

"Even Barrichello is so fast, the Chinese power has taken the top two, and Zhang Guan's lap just now is not a coincidence!" People are already aware of this.

If it is said that only Zhang Guan is so good, it makes sense to say that it is a coincidence, but the two Chinese Power cars are so good, obviously it cannot be explained by coincidence.

Barrichello is a veteran driver, everyone who drives knows that the longer the driving experience, the less courageous, the more stable the driving style, those who are racing on the road are often young men, and the real old drivers are calm. This is especially true of the sport of racing, where the 25-year-old Schumacher is certainly much wilder than the 35-year-old Schumacher in terms of driving style. Barrichello, who is 37 years old this year, couldn't be more stable.

The fact that a driver with a steady driving style can also run this kind of result only shows that the speed of the Chinese Power car is really faster than the Ferrari car.

The fact that the new team, which was supposed to be the penultimate team, overtook Ferrari and took the top two spots, was unacceptable to the vast majority of fans. Because it is not only Ferrari that has been surpassed by Chinese power, but also by eight other teams, which is tantamount to offending almost all fans.

As a new team, China Power cannot have as many fans as Ferrari. Of course, China Power also has its own fans, at least Chinese fans will support this team, but compared with European and American countries, China's motorsports are still in their infancy, and the number of fans is naturally much less.

For the rest of the race, Zhang Guan and Barrichello stayed in the pit lane until the end of the first qualifying session, and their first and second places were not challenged by other cars.

The 20-minute qualifying session of the first session was over, and when the last car crossed the finish line, the final results were in. Renault's Piquet, Toro Rosso's Polday and Force India's two cars finished in the bottom four and were eliminated. Zhang Guan and Barrichello took the top two.

There was a muffled boo, and it was clear that the audience was not happy with the result. It looks like the Australian crowd doesn't want a team from China to take the top two.

The reporter who "has the right to express his opinion" turned pale at this time, and the exclamations of European and American reporters around him made him feel like he was being slapped in the face.

"I guess the Chinese Power team must not have added much fuel, yes, it must be like this, they are light fuel in the race, so they will run so fast! This method will not work in the second quarter of qualifying, because in the second quarter of the game, everyone will play lightly! And everyone will also change to super soft tires, and that Zhang Guan may be eliminated at that time! The reporter shouted, and the Australian reporters next to him nodded in agreement.

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Pit area.

"The second qualifying session is about to begin." Ross Brown said to the headphones: "We're going to race with light gas, and we're going to put on super soft tyres!" (To be continued.) )