End of the Century Talented Racer

Chapter 190 Engine Upgrade
"First of all, we have to make sure that these circuits can make the event exciting, and I believe that some circuits will be very good in this regard. Second, we hope that the global market impression can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people through the holding of these events. , we want fans to see these venues hosting F1 races with a level of appeal they haven't seen before."

After leaving the streets of Monaco for Canada, Ice City is back as the favorite for the title, with Stewart looking to match Meissen's record of nine titles at the event.

Since the Montreal circuit began to host F1 events, the layout of the entire circuit has been very comfortable, with many high-speed straights, providing drivers with many opportunities for overtaking. This is in sharp contrast to the last race, the Monaco Grand Prix .The requirements for the downforce of the car in this race are not as strict as those in Monaco, but it puts a higher test on the engine and braking system of the car.

As early as the middle of the 21st century, Meissen has won nine times here, making him the driver with the most wins on this track. However, Stewart's performance here has been quite amazing in recent years, winning here eight times. If he wins again this year, he will be the winner. Will tie Meissen's record.

Since entering this season, Ice City has had a poor start, and Stewart's performance has been overwhelmed by Daniel, but in the last few games, Ice City has gradually regained the feeling of winning.Although he performed poorly in the last Monaco Grand Prix, it was mainly caused by the characteristics of the track. After coming to Canada and his Ice City team will become the favorite for the championship again.

The current speed of Dongsheng Motorsports should be on par with Bingcheng, but their luck has not been very good in the last few races. The team leader has already said that they will try to break the vicious circle of consecutive victories in this race.The Leisen team, which won the last race, is also quietly returning to the championship. Vergil, who has already won two victories, said that if he can win another victory before the summer break, he is confident to go to the championship. Fight for the championship this season.

In addition, the F1 engine supplier will upgrade the engine again in this weekend's race. It is worth paying attention to whether the performance of each team can be improved.Altaïr, who retired from the last race due to car failure, hopes to regain the rhythm of scoring consecutively, and his performance this weekend is also worthy of attention.

It was reported in the paddock on Wednesday that the Leyssen 18 team wanted to lease Citroën's reserve driver Fred to replace the under-performing Katildan.This rumor was quickly confirmed by Citroën, and Fred himself gave a timely response. The [-]-year-old Citroën player ruthlessly rejected the offer from Leysin Racing Team and continued to represent Citroën in lower-level events.

"I was indeed tempted by this contract, but my current goal and focus is to participate in lower-level events and win the competition, so I decided to leave this matter to my agent to help me handle it." Later, Citroën News spoke Officials also said: "We are not surprised that other drivers contact Fred. They are well aware of the strength of this future talented driver."

The ice city team originally planned to further upgrade all six cars in the Canadian race this week, and this news was confirmed by the ice city team leader on Tuesday.But on Wednesday of this week, Bingcheng suddenly announced that there were quality defects in the upgrade, so this upgrade was forced to be cancelled.Both Dongsheng and Laysen have confirmed that they will launch car upgrades as scheduled.

“We were going to roll out a brand new upgrade this weekend, but we found a potential quality issue at the last minute, so the plan is to postpone this upgrade by one race. So our ice city car will continue to use a few races. parts."

The F1 engine supplier announced the engine update details of the Canadian station this week. The main improvement of the upgrade comes from the performance optimization of internal combustion engine components. It is expected that this improvement will bring extra horsepower to the car.The head of the engine supplier believes that the effect of the upgrade can be better reflected in Canada, a track with a full throttle rate of up to 60%.

"We plan to bring a new version of the engine to all the cars during the Canadian Grand Prix. The performance of the engine's internal combustion engine has been fully optimized. The characteristics of the Montreal circuit can test the operability of the car engine and the details of turbo intervention. It also explains why everyone is willing to choose to upgrade their engines in Canada."

Oddmet, whose car has suffered development lags since the start of the season, had planned to introduce the new version of the front wing during the French Grand Prix, which could eradicate the car's chronic problems, but it is said that the upgrade is expected to be brought forward to this weekend's Canada stand.The team technology also confirmed this statement, and said that the team will refer to the feedback in the practice session to decide whether to use it.

“We felt the performance of this front wing during testing after the Spanish Grand Prix, and it will help us explore more potential of the new car. The upgrade was originally scheduled for the French Grand Prix in a few weeks, but we will now The Canadian Grand Prix will be the first to try this new version. Because from the beginning of the season, our car has been difficult to unleash its full effectiveness, and our team has many novel parts that have not been able to play their role in time. I believe that in these new upgrades Under this, our cars will perform even better on the track.”

In addition, the FIA ​​announced new helmet standards on Wednesday. Starting from 2103, the width of drivers' helmet goggles will be further reduced, and new materials will also be used to better protect driver safety.The strength of new helmet materials will continue to increase to avoid chipping and the penetration of debris.

The head of FIA safety said: "Although the current F1 helmet standard is the most stringent in the world, we still plan to break this record next season. We will work together with helmet manufacturers to apply the new industry standard to our The field of security protection of the event.”

This weekend, the Canadian teenager A Aifan will have a second opportunity to fight in his hometown. The team manager also hinted to the Canadian media that the team will consider continuing to cooperate with the 19-year-old.

"Ai Fan is very diligent and thrifty at work, and he knows very well where he should improve. Currently he is under tremendous psychological pressure, and the outside world has criticized him too harshly. Seeing that he has the ability to handle so much It is a complex matter, and I very much hope to provide him with a competitive car in the future so that he can unleash his talents. Our performance so far this season has frustrated us, but we will continue to improve in a positive direction. self."

(End of this chapter)