End of the Century Talented Racer

Chapter 213 News
This weekend's F1 French Grand Prix will be held at the Paul Ricard circuit.There will be two DRS zones at the Paul Ricard circuit.

The first DRS zone, the straight after the seventh turn.There is a detection point 75 meters before Turn 170, and an activation point in this area [-] meters after the corner.

The second DRS zone is on the grid straight.This section of the DRS area has a detection point at the penultimate corner, that is, corner 14, and an activation point 15 meters after corner 115.

Once the race starts at Paul Ricard, the FIA ​​may further analyze the appropriate length of these areas and may make changes if the FIA ​​considers that the distribution of the DRS areas is not good enough or too efficient.

If necessary, there may be a third DRS zone.

According to a media report, Citro has offered Leysin's Vergil a multi-year contract with an annual salary of US$2000 million, which may make him one of the highest paid drivers in F1.

The contracts of Vergil and Layson will expire after this season, and his annual salary is currently $600 million, while teammate Tesrock's new contract signed at the end of 2101 has an annual salary of $1000 million.

The leader of the Leysin team admitted that Citroen did give Vergil an offer, but the team leader said that Vergil knew that he could choose among the invitations from all strong teams, and thought that Vergil would stay, "Why did he go to Dongsheng? Or Bingcheng, as the No. 2 driver? Stay in Leysin, we have the same strong team and car, and I'm sure he knows that too."

Citroen has hit back at criticism of the team from its former team boss, saying it had "misjudged and didn't know what to say".Previously, the former team boss of Citroen has hinted that Citroen needs to lay off some senior staff to revive the team's fortunes.

The former Citroen team leader worked for Citroen for 25 years as team leader.In an interview last week, he said the Citroen needed "significant changes in the way we do things".He said there was politics among the team's key senior officials and some of them should go.

A spokesman for Citroën responded: "He has worked for Citroën for many years, but he has been away for a long time. He is not aware of our current situation and future plans."

"What he has said seems unwise to us, but he is entitled to his opinion. But everyone at Citroen is working hard and we are focused on the future, not the past," the spokesman added.

The Ice City team boss said he had firm confidence in the team's ability to overcome a recent slump in performance, but warned the team would face more challenges at the French Grand Prix.

"In the past, Montreal was where we fought for titles, but this year we lacked performance. We analyzed the weekend and understood why we didn't do better, but that doesn't change the fact that we're still on the table. Some problematic facts," the team leader said.

"France should be an interesting race. We don't race very often on circuits with little historical data. That makes preparations for the weekend trickier than usual, but the unknowns add to the challenge."

Although El Salvador's Aifan is one of the few F1 drivers to record at Paul Ricard, Aifan said it is a circuit he does not like.

Aifan had won pole position and set the fastest lap at Paul Ricard in the 2098 junior race, but Aifan said he didn't like the layout of the track, with a lot of easy rushing out The open space of the track.

"I know the Paul Ricard circuit, I've known it since I was driving a Formula 1 car. I had a lot of fun racing there, won a race, but I have to be honest because I don't like it."

Rick's Diego Diaco said he will try a different style at the French Grand Prix, as his team-mate Kendrick has outperformed him again.

Diego Diago says a lack of confidence in qualifying has limited his potential and he is poised to make a big change at Paul Ricard.

Asked if he felt the pressure from Kendrick's performance, Diago replied: "He did a good job and I couldn't do it. Of course, the pressure was building then. That's in F1. It's normal, nothing weird. But I believe I can turn things around."

"I've talked to my teammates about what we need to do. Our minds are open and we'll try different things to find a way for me to improve," Diago added. "Obviously, The team has done a good job for him, but for me, I just don't seem to get the feeling yet. So maybe we need to do something different to get me up here and make me play better in the game."

The blockbuster news that Citroen offered Vergil a salary of 2000 million yuan was spread throughout the paddock. This amount was three times Vergil's current income in Leysin. When Vergil himself was interviewed by the media collectively on Thursday afternoon, Vergil denied the claims and said he never received a similar response.

"I have never received such an answer, but what I can disclose is that although everyone hopes that I will negotiate a contract with Bingcheng and Dongsheng, I know in my heart that other teams will also be interested in me. Maybe Citroen It's one of them, but I won't say anything more until I've weighed those things and made a decision."

Leysin driver Vergil believes that teams like Citroen and Liaojiao can bring more attractiveness to his future career changes.Vergil reiterated that he needs to enter a team that can directly compete for the championship, but when asked whether he would like to join potential stocks such as Xingjiao and Citroen, Vergil also expressed his approval.

"I won't directly reject this kind of good opportunity. Didn't Stuart create the myth of Ice City in this way? The current Xingjiao and Citroen are similar potential stocks. Maybe everyone thinks that they have not yet achieved what they deserve. Considering these factors, such a partnership opportunity is really not to be missed, but I still hope that I can have a better opportunity."

Porter's team director said that in the next three weeks, F1 will switch back and forth between three countries with a total mileage of 2500 kilometers, so it will bring physical and mental challenges close to the limit for the team and drivers.Since this kind of schedule is the first time for everyone, he believes that every team has some doubts about the unknown.

"Such unknowns are unprecedented in F1, so we were caught off guard when this year's calendar was first announced. We don't know if such a tight and tight schedule will allow us to tide over the difficulties. There are many unknown factors. complicates these things."

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