End of the Century Talented Racer

Chapter 250 Narrowing the Gap
"It was a catastrophic problem, we lost a lot of downforce at the moment when the aero was blocked, and it was a very unsafe accident. We are still investigating why these problems happened, I think the biggest problem is not with the car. A brand new rear wing. It’s a combined aero mystery to be solved, but we’re sure we can do it.”

Leysen driver Vergil has not yet completed the renewal of his contract with the team in 2103. His biggest doubt at the moment is why Leysen should shift the focus of upgrading to next season.There is a saying inside the Leysin team: because the technology is not mature enough, the team has to pin their hopes on the next season. Virgil hopes that this statement is not the real reason for the Leyson team.

"For me, it is very important to understand what Leysen did. I hope the team is not just making a choice for emotional reasons. The team must have done a good job of research before choosing to do so. But after I drove I won't know the answer until the new car for the season."

The Pride Racing team sits firmly in fourth place this season, but due to the mediocre performance in the past three consecutive races, the team has narrowed the points gap to 19 points.In the second half of the season, many teams, including Yinhua and Ruijin, will shake the position of the Lijiao team, and the team manager has already sounded the alarm in the team.

"After these busy three games, we were awakened by the reality. We realized that the No.4 battle is by no means as simple as we imagined, and this contest will continue until the last game of this season."

The ice city track engineer recently admitted that the reason why Stewart failed to make a good start in the British Grand Prix was due to the distortion of the team's simulation data.The team tried to start after practice on Friday, when the grip of the track was better than that of Sunday's race, so the team directly applied the data from Friday to produce a deviation.

"We had a little less grip on Sunday than we would have liked. In our simulation, the car had better grip than in the race. When our driver let the clutch down, there was a noticeable spin in the rear. , so we lost traction and were quickly overtaken by the drivers behind. We will do as well as Dongsheng at Hockenheim."

In last week's British Grand Prix, a third section of DRS area will be added on the starting straight, which means that drivers can use DRS when passing through the first turn.During the race, Diago had an accident because he failed to turn off the DRS in the first turn in time.After the race, many drivers, including Stewart, complained that the FIA's decision was too dangerous.

But the F1 race director said such a decision was not dangerous, as drivers could choose to switch DRS off before Turn One. "I think it's entirely their choice whether the driver goes through Turn [-] with DRS on or not. It's like the driver's other choices. Like other corners, sometimes the driver chooses full throttle and sometimes not. Yes. The choice is theirs."

The Citro team was full of confidence after upgrading the car this season, but the performance of the British team still did not improve much.Two weeks ago, the team's sports director announced his resignation, and the team's job structure has also been adjusted accordingly.Talking about the working structure of the team, the team CEO said that the unique personnel arrangement in the team has hindered the efficiency of the team, and he will continue to make adjustments to the team.

"Some arrangements in the team maximize individual abilities. I think it makes them unable to make decisions as quickly as possible. Sometimes our personnel arrangements and inefficiency make our decisions 'traffic jam'. I think our biggest The problem is staffing and job structure. So that has to be addressed."

The El Salvador team has experienced a sharp decline in performance this season.The British team, which finished fifth last season, is at the bottom of the standings after ten races this season, finishing only once.The team has publicly admitted on several occasions that the aerodynamic design of the 2102 car is deeply flawed.

Speaking of the team's downturn, former F1 world champion Vigneuve admitted frankly that the team will struggle to make progress this season, and even pointed the finger at the deputy team leader in charge of team operations. "The team is dead. The management of the team is completely faulty. It was a big mistake when the team chose to hand over the management to Kerr instead of Jonah in 2102. Their current results are a good example. I Don't know how they can make progress."

However, the technical director of the team said that the team has not given up on improving the car for this season. "We will continue to improve the car. We will make progress, and we will be able to put that progress into 2103 while solving problems."

Alex was once again the first midfield team to finish first in the British Grand Prix as the team underwent aerodynamic upgrades for the next weekend.Although this means that the Jiaojiao team continues to lead the mid-range group, the French manufacturer cannot match its American rivals after the Porter team uses new components and introduces car upgrades.

However, Xingjiao plans to introduce the upgrade at next weekend's German Grand Prix.The technical director of the team also said that this upgrade will focus on medium and high-speed corners. "The upgrade will bring some changes to the characteristics of the car. The driver will be a little different in the corner entry and the middle and high-speed corners. We hope that this will bring us improvement, but generally the change of the front wing will have to be seen in practice. Only then can there be a definite answer."

Piaojiao has maintained a momentum of steady progress.They finished sixth in the constructors' standings last season, behind Odemet and El Salvador, and they have made a lot of progress this season. Now halfway through the season, they rank No. 90 with 19 points. With four places, the Porter team behind them has a [-]-point advantage.

In the last British Grand Prix, Alex helped the team get a good result, and their biggest opponent is still Porter, who has just undergone an upgrade in last month's Canadian Grand Prix, which makes Piaojiao must come up with a stronger posture to face the competition.For next weekend's German Grand Prix, Piaojiao plans to upgrade the car's front wing.

Baxter expressed the hope that this upgrade can help Pingjiao further narrow the gap with the three major teams: "At present, our speed is still a little bit behind Porter, and I hope this upgrade can help us narrow this gap, of course Our longer-term goal is to catch up with Bingcheng, Dongsheng and Leisen. The Porter team is the biggest surprise of this season, but the goal of the pride is not just to run ahead of them."

And Alex said: "We will have a series of upgrades next, and hopefully this will help us stay ahead of the Porter team. In the past three races, we have performed differently on different tracks. We have a A very strong team and I am very confident in the team's prospects."

(End of this chapter)