Chapter 680: Starting in Fifth Gear
Chapter 680: Starting in Fifth Gear
On the track, Zhang Guan felt like a duck to water.
The extra 20 horsepower brought by the kinetic energy recovery system can be used once per lap, and each time can last for 6.5 seconds. With this sharp weapon, Vettel of Red Bull Racing behind him has no chance to catch up with Zhang Guan . Every time on the big straight, after Zhang Guan uses the kinetic energy recovery system, Vettel can feel that the gap between him and Zhang Guan will be widened. Behind Vettel, there is a Barrichello who is chasing after him.
After ten laps, the gap between Zhang Guan and Vettel has exceeded 10 seconds. Perhaps in a few more laps, Zhang Guan will be able to run out of a perfect pit stop window.
"Zhang Guan keeps widening the distance between him and Vettel. If this continues, the championship will lose its suspense. The racing cars of China Force Racing Team have been upgraded in this round, and their engines have been equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system. The effect of the upgrade is very good, and the second-placed Vettel seems to have no chance! If Zhang Guan finally wins, he will create a history, and he will surpass Schumacher's record of seven consecutive victories!" said the narrator Yue Yue more excited.
On the sixteenth lap, 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 also began. First, a Williams car pitted, followed by Ferrari, Toyota and Zhang Guan's teammate Barrichello.
"Zhang Guan, you can pit in the next lap. The gap between you and Vettel is relatively large now. If we move faster, you may still be in front of Vettel when we exit the pit." The engineer spoke.
"Okay." Zhang Guan agreed, but at this time he found some abnormalities in the racing car.
"What's the matter, why can't the gear be reduced?" Zhang Guan frowned slightly, but he still successfully turned the next corner.
"Pay attention to controlling the gear. You should have downshifted to third gear at the corner just now." The team engineer immediately reminded.
"Immediately check if there is something wrong with my gearbox. I pressed the downshift, but it didn't work." Zhang Guan said to the radio.
"Not good! It is likely that the gearbox is faulty, and the gear is stuck! There is a straight ahead, you are here to increase the gear, see if you can add the gear?" The team's engineer said immediately.
Zhang Guan turned into the straight road, and he tried to increase the gear, but when he pressed the upshift button, it still had no effect.
"No, I can't upshift or downshift now, my gearbox is stuck!" Zhang Guan said.
"I can't see the gearbox information on the monitoring data here. The gearbox has failed, and your gearbox has failed!" The team engineer seemed anxious.
"Then what should I do? I'm stuck in fifth gear now, what should I do?" Zhang Guan asked.
"There is no way. This is a mechanical failure. The gearbox can only be replaced by opening the hood. The hood is not allowed to be opened during the race. We cannot replace the gearbox for you." The engineer said anxiously.
At this time, Ross Brown had already taken the microphone of the intercom, and he said: "Zhang Guan, listen, first of all, you must keep calm and don't worry. Then I tell you, you have two choices now, one is to drive the car Drive back to the pit lane and retire."
"Then I will choose the second one. The eighth consecutive championship is in sight, and I will not retire." Zhang Guan said immediately.
"The second option is that you stick to it. I just heard that you are stuck in fifth gear, so for the next race, you need to run in fifth gear all the way. This is Silverstone, it is a high-speed circuit. Almost all high-speed corners, you only have a fifth gear, and it is possible to persist until the end. But now you only run to the 17th lap, and you have to run 52 laps in the whole process, so you have to persist in fifth gear for 35 laps." Ross Brown The voice paused, and then said: "It's very difficult, very difficult, I'm not sure if any of the current drivers can cover such a distance in fifth gear, and you have to stop immediately to refuel and change tires, that is, Say you need to start in fifth gear! That's your first challenge right now."
"Start in fifth gear? Okay, I'll give it a try, anyway, I have no other choice!" Zhang Guan said.
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The maintenance engineer of China Force Racing Team has already made preparations for Zhang Guan to enter the station, and in the command room directly opposite the garage, Ross Brown led the strategy engineers, and they all stood at the door, looking nervously at the opposite garage .
Normal people start cars with manual transmission in first gear. Some old drivers may start in second gear. No one deliberately uses third gear to start. It is not difficult for some trucks to start in fifth gear, but For ordinary passenger cars, starting in fifth gear means turning off the flame.
For a Formula One racing car, the engine speed is much higher than that of an ordinary passenger car. For a Formula One racing engine, the second gear can run at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, and the fourth gear can safely reach a speed of 200 kilometers per hour. Kilometers away, 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-level supercars are no match for Formula One racing cars in this respect. If it were not for the limitation of displacement and cylinders, perhaps Formula One racing cars would be faster than airplanes.
It is precisely because the engine of a racing car is completely different from that of a passenger car, so the Formula 1 car starts with fifth gear, which is completely different from the fifth gear of ordinary passenger cars in terms of difficulty. The fifth-gear start of a passenger car can stump many old drivers, while the fifth-gear start of an F1 car is also a test for professional racers.
Zhang Guan's car drove into the maintenance area and stopped in front of his garage. The maintenance technician quickly changed the tire and refueled. At this time, everyone in the opposite command center was sweating.
Zhang Guan was even more engrossed, he knew he only had one chance, if he failed to do well and the car stalled, then his race could end early.
"Buzz!" The roar of the engine sounded, and Zhang Guan could feel the whole racing car trembling. The green smoke emitted by the incomplete combustion of the engine, even through the helmet, made Zhang Guan smell a pungent smell.
The next moment, the racing car rushed out, left the range of the garage, and rushed towards the track.
"Okay, it worked! We made it!"
"Great! Zhang Guan did it! Start in fifth gear!"
Cheers erupted in PowerChina's garage, everyone broke down one after another, and two maintenance engineers even hugged excitedly.
The camera happened to be aimed at the China Force team, and people also saw the scene where the team engineers were celebrating.
"What's going on? The engineers of China Power are celebrating? What are they celebrating? This is just an ordinary pit stop. What is there to celebrate? There are still thirty-five laps before the end of the race! Is China Power now Have you started to celebrate the victory?" The narrator was a little puzzled, but at this time, the on-site director just rightly transmitted the call of China Power's team to the live broadcast signal.
"Zhang Guan, congratulations, you succeeded! Start in fifth gear! It's incredible! Since the F1 car switched to a 2.4-liter engine, you are the first driver to start in fifth gear. It's great!" Ross Brawn praised The sound, through the live broadcast signal, reached the ears of the commentator, and even reached the ears of every audience in front of the TV.
"Oh my god! What did I hear just now? Zhang Guan starts in fifth gear! Can an F1 car still start in fifth gear? It's incredible! No wonder China Force is celebrating, it's a successful start in fifth gear, They really should celebrate!" The commentator said.
Next to him, another commentator frowned: "I have a question, why did you say that Zhang Guan started in fifth gear? What if the engine is turned off? Isn't this just asking for trouble?"
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