End of the Century Talented Racer

Chapter 214

Porter driver Easter had a lot of white smoke from the engine in the previous race, so he restarted a set of power units.This is also Easter's last set of engine within the limit this season. If a new engine is used again, it will be fined and refunded.Easter said in an interview on Thursday that the old power unit had been restored so the team did not have to make additional replacements.

"The power unit we had a problem with was sent straight back to the FIA ​​for inspection and they looked at it and found that there was no internal damage to the power unit. We put in a new engine, but at that point we weren't penalized for it. .”

In the last race, neither Tesrock's father nor his agent went to the scene to supervise the battle.This is the first time that Teslock has not attended a grand prix without an agent team in his career for more than three years. Therefore, it has also aroused some doubts from the outside world. Some people speculate that there may be some asset disputes between Tesrock and his agent. .

The agent denied this statement: "We discussed and decided which games will accompany the game as early as the beginning of the season, and then we decided not to follow some games. Our relationship has always been very good, and our team also has a good relationship with Lai. Sen has maintained a good working relationship. Tesrock is now 20 years old and we believe he can take care of himself both on and off the field.”

Vergil is a key player in the driver market this season.The Leysin driver, who has entered the peak of his career, has shown a strong performance this season.Virgil surpassed many drivers to win the Chinese Grand Prix before, and won with a phenomenal performance in Monaco.Therefore, Vergil, whose current contract is about to expire at the end of this season, has become the "fuse" of the driver market this season.

Vergil revealed that contract negotiations will soon come to an end.

Recently, a number of media reported that Citro has offered Vergil a contract with a salary of 2000 million US dollars per season.Leysen racing consultant even admitted that all the top teams, including Citroen, have contacted Vergil.Faced with such rumors, Vergil said that he did not know the specific figures, but the opportunity to confirm Citroen was attractive.

"I've seen reports, but I'm sure no one has offered me such a price. But to be honest, obviously other teams besides Dongsheng and Bingcheng are also interested in me. I won't tell them 'No, I'm totally not interested. "Because Stewart joined the team when Iceland was struggling because he saw the potential in the team and they won three drivers' world championships together."

"Opportunities like this have a certain appeal, maybe not at the top of my list, but I wouldn't pass them up either."

When asked when a decision would be made, Vergil believed contract negotiations would be completed within the next week to two weeks. "I'm not in a hurry, but I think there should be some real progress next week, especially since I've included the possibility of Leysen signing in my thinking."

"While I can't say I'm going to sign a contract next week, I can say for sure that negotiations will come to an end in the next few days. But I can definitely say that I haven't made my decision yet. "

When asked whether he was negotiating with Bingcheng and Dongsheng, Vergil said he chose not to answer this question.

In addition to Virgil, Santak is also one of the key figures in the driver transfer market.The contract between Santak, who is about to turn 10 in October this year, and Dongsheng will also expire after the end of this season, and a media broke the news that Dongsheng has tended to promote young driver Kendrick to replace him.

Santak has had a strong start to the season, finishing on the podium three times in previous races.But in the Monaco Grand Prix and the Canadian Grand Prix, he fell behind teammate Daniel who was runner-up and champion respectively.When asked about his future, Sontak responded, "I don't think my contract situation is any different than it was a week, two weeks or even a month ago."

Facing the potential Dongsheng seat, Kendrick, who has entered the points area three times after entering F1 this season, admitted that he was excited about the rumor, but admitted that he had not yet turned his attention to the 3 season.

After returning to Europe, this weekend's French Grand Prix also provides the opportunity for the three French drivers to compete at home.Faced with a lot of attention from the media and fans on Thursday, the three French drivers expressed their excitement.

Easter, who finally ushered in the home race, believes that the game is of special significance: "This weekend is of special significance. I have deep feelings for the French Grand Prix. So I have been looking forward to my home race since the beginning of the season. Come to Paul Riley Cardo was really nice and the atmosphere was great."

Unlike Easter's feeling of waiting for many years, Alfredo believes that the Paul Ricard circuit has brought back some wonderful moments in his career.

"The last time I sat here I just won my first single-seater win. It was a great memory, so it feels special to be back here. I can't wait for this race." Alf Leido said.

Back at Circuit Paul Ricard in the south of France.In the first free practice session, Bingcheng performed strongly.Stewart and Seaver ranked the top two smoothly.

Virgil is equally good.The Leysen driver finished third just 0.296 seconds behind Stewart.Santak and Daniel did not focus on the simulation of the sprint circle in FP1, and they won fourth and fifth for Dongsheng.Tesrock encountered a battery failure in this practice session, wasting a lot of testing time.Diago hit the wall and drew the red flag at the end of FP1, which brought the practice to an early end.

After the start of the first free practice session, as the teams were unfamiliar with the Paul Ricard track, especially after the asphalt was re-paved at the beginning of the year, the grip of the track changed dramatically.Therefore, almost all the teams start the tuning test of the car immediately after the start of FP1.

Before the race, the FIA ​​confirmed that the two drivers in Bingcheng had replaced the second power unit of the season.

在FP1的前40分钟里，弗吉尔的表现极为优异。澳大利亚车手使用本周末配方最硬的软胎做出1分32秒576排名榜首。而在第一次自由练习开始阶段中使用极软胎进行测试的西维尔落后0.563秒排名第二。

The wind direction of the track caused many drivers to make mistakes in the first stage of FP1.Many drivers, including Porter's Catildan, Dongsheng's Santak and Mojiao's Baxter, made a mistake at Turn 6, and many teams also radioed their drivers to warn drivers at Turn 6 Be careful of sudden wind direction.

(End of this chapter)