After turning fourteen, the car came to the finish line and Qin Chuan accelerated with all his strength.

"In the second practice session, Qin Chuan released a trump card at the beginning. This time, Qin Chuan once again set a lap time of 1 minute 27 seconds! Breaking his fastest lap time in the first practice session!"

The second practice session had just begun, and Xiao Zhang had basically seen through the outcome of the second practice session. Qin Chuan's lap time would definitely continue to increase, and he might even lead the entire field.

As expected, in the second qualifying session, Qin Chuan's lap time remained high until the last moment of the second practice session, when Qin Chuan achieved a result of 1 minute 27 seconds, which directly topped the list. Xiao Zhang's voice was amplified again and directly reported to the entire audience.

In the second practice session, Qin Chuan's name never dropped from the first place.

He even achieved a lap time that is difficult to achieve even in qualifying.

It was not until this moment that Ducati's P-Room finally felt something was wrong. Qin Chuan was very abnormal today. The lap time was too fast, and it would be difficult to run a record even in qualifying. This time, KTM must have upgraded something.

"Quick, find a way to analyze KTM's straight-line speed immediately to see if their straight-line speed climbing frequency curve is the same as ours, quick!"

In the Ducati P room, the person in charge immediately issued an order and asked his subordinates to start analyzing Peco's lap time.

Whether KTM's racing cars have the same things as their upgraded ones can actually be analyzed. The principle is to analyze KTM's straight-line acceleration curve.

As the developers of this device, they naturally know which position on the straight line the device amplifies the speed of.

Although the straight-line speeds of GP factory cars are similar among all manufacturers, this does not mean that their speeds are the same in every section. For example, KTM's fourth gear is famous for having more horsepower than the fourth gears of other manufacturers.

Ducati's cornering is faster than that of other car manufacturers.

Their device will greatly increase the speed of the car when it exits a corner. This can be determined through careful analysis. If the frequency curve is roughly the same as theirs, then the conclusion can be confirmed.

Or maybe the frequency of straight lines and curves of KTM this time is different from that of the previous stations, so we can make a rough guess.

"Boss, yes, it's the same. It seems that KTM has also made a breakthrough in our technology."

Half an hour later, the staff's analysis was finally completed and handed to the person in charge.

The person in charge's face turned grim after taking a look at the curve above, although this was just an acceleration curve roughly analyzed through video playback.

But it can also be roughly confirmed that ktm did replicate their upgrade this time.

The problem is huge.

Exposed.

The deputy standing by also had an unpleasant look on his face. The most crucial trump card for next year has been discovered by the opponent. Is there anything else to say?

"Boss, what should we do then?"

"There is no other way. We can only pin our hopes on the rest of KTM's upgrades. Tell Peko that we must win this race. KTM's current equipment is not mature enough. They will definitely make mistakes during the race!"

"Hopefully the other upgrades to KTM this year won't be too outstanding."

The person in charge finally sighed.

Now that the practice session is over, he can only pin his hopes on Peco, hoping that Peco can get a victory in this race. KTM's upgrade is definitely not comprehensive. They will make mistakes, and KTM will make mistakes as well.

This is something that is inevitable after the birth of this device.

So this is a good opportunity for Peko to fight back.

In short, they must win this game.

After the practice session, Qin Chuan still topped the list. After a lunch break, the qualifying session began in the afternoon.

Qin Chuan was naturally in Group 2, and in the second qualifying session, Qin Chuan won the pole position without any surprise.

This also met the expectations of the audience.

I didn't feel surprised.

With the strength Qin Chuan showed in the practice session, it was only natural for him to get the pole position.

But during the qualifying session, Qin Chuan had a small incident on one lap. On the seventh lap, Qin Chuan's car had a problem at Turn 6, the same problem as Peko.

The shock absorber did not rebound automatically after exiting the turn, which resulted in Qin Chuan's exiting speed not being increased immediately.

Because of this, Acosta, who was lapped behind Qin Chuan, almost rear-ended him, just like Qin Chuan did that day.

Stoner and John were also shocked by this. They had been mentally prepared, but they did not expect that it would be so dangerous if the car lost control on this track.

The speed was not greatly affected, it was just because the straight line was indeed too short. After Qin Chuan manually adjusted it, the car's shock absorbers rose again, but it almost missed the braking point of the next corner. If this situation occurred during the race, one might rush off the track if he was not careful.

Missing the braking point on a curve can be a big problem.

Missing the braking point and braking late are not the same thing.

The factory car was moving very fast, and by the time the driver saw the car reach the braking point, it was already too late to apply the brakes.

Because just your reaction time alone has already passed the braking point at the speed of the factory car, and by the time you squeeze the brake lever it is too late.

Therefore, normal drivers will brake before their sight reaches the braking point, which is just right.

And if you miss it, it's not just a little bit of missing.

"Let us congratulate Qin Chuan for taking pole position again!"

After the qualifying race, Qin Chuan, who was in pole position, returned to the P room immediately and the engineers began to process the vehicle data.

At the same time start preparing for tomorrow's race.

This stop is very important for KTM. Winning the championship is not the main thing, but we cannot give up completely.

.......

At noon the next day, the Valencia sprint race officially started.

"Today's temperature reached 23 degrees Celsius and the track temperature reached 54 degrees Celsius, which is very suitable for the race."

In the commentary booth, Xiao Zhang and Wei Ran arrived at the game scene early.

The sun is shining brightly in Valencia today, and the temperature is just right, not as bad as it was in Malaysia last month.

Before the sprint race started, the two briefly introduced the drivers' tire selections for today.

The Valencia circuit is not very long overall, so it is not a track that consumes tires. In addition, the track temperature today was quite good, so most drivers chose a combination of soft tires and medium tires for the sprint race today. Of course, there was also a combination of all soft tires.

For example, Qin Chuan, who started from pole position, and Martin, who started from second place, both used full soft tires.

Both drivers focused relatively on the early stages today.

Peko uses a medium tire on the front wheel and a soft tire on the rear wheel. Peko's ratio is also considered the mainstream tire solution today, and most drivers use this set.

The soft tire on the rear wheel can withstand the wear and tear, after all, this track is just a long straight line, but the soft tire on the front wheel can't stand the wear and tear in the later stages of the race, which is why most drivers choose the medium tire on the front wheel.

Thirty drivers lined up at the starting point of the race. Qin Chuan's car was still making final adjustments. John stood beside Qin Chuan's car holding a computer, checking the car data for the last time.

Qin Chuan sat in the car with his eyes closed. Around him, many staff members holding cameras were filming him.

"It's okay, keep going! I believe in you."

After confirming that there was no problem with the car, John said sincerely, patted Qin Chuan's arm and took the initiative to leave Qin Chuan's side. At this moment, the time had come to eleven forty-seven, and there were three minutes left for the staff to leave collectively.

Three minutes later, all staff members left the field and the drivers prepared to start with the warm-up lap.

Jiang Yue hugged Qin Chuan gently and then left the scene.

Qin Chuan pulled down his lenses and quickly adjusted his state to prepare for starting.

Five minutes later, the warm-up lap starts!

"The warm-up lap started. Martin had a very good start today! Peco's start speed was also good. On the contrary, Qin Chuan's start was a bit slow. I don't know if this situation will affect the following race."

The warm-up lap began, and the group of cars started with a bang. Qin Chuan took the lead and started the car. At the same time, Martin and Peko behind him exerted their strength at the same time, and the two cars climbed up directly from the side of Qin Chuan.

The speed is extremely fast.

I don’t know if Qin Chuan ran too slowly in the warm-up lap or if they ran too fast, but in any case, Xiao Zhang copied this scene in his mind.

I'll observe again when the race starts.

If the race starts in this state, it would be bad.

During the warm-up lap, the car flipped back and forth on the track.

Soon, a lap of warm-up lap was over, and the group of cars returned to the starting point to turn on the starting device, preparing for the official start. Qin Chuan controlled the RC16 back to the starting point.

After the car returned to the starting point, Qin Chuan adjusted the car's starting device, the front and rear shock absorbers bottomed out at the same time, and the RC16 was ready to start.

"Five red lights on!"

"Lights out, game begins!"

"Qin Chuan's start was pretty good, but Martin's start was obviously better, so Qin Chuan fell to second place!"

"Turn 1, there's a lot of traffic here, be careful!"

"Qin Chuan is in second place, while Martin is in the lead!"

"Exit the corner, straight before Turn 2!"

As the five red lights went out, the cars on the field started instantly. Qin Chuan started very quickly and did not show the sluggishness after the warm-up lap. However, there was someone faster than him, and that was Martin who was fighting in his home country of Dongya.

After Martin started, his speed kept rising until he came to the inside of Qin Chuan and overtook Qin Chuan with a late brake at Turn 1.

Today Peko's car upgrade was cancelled, and Martin's gp24 is the same as Peko's in this race.

The harsh sound of brakes rang out at Turn 1. Qin Chuan quickly adjusted the route and followed Martin at an extremely stable speed, turning close to the center of the corner. When he came out of the corner, the car absorbed the tail flow and accelerated with full force.

Among the three cars, Qin Chuan's exit speed at this corner was not slower than the other two, which is inconsistent with the strength comparison between KTM and Ducati in straight-line exit.

When rc16 came out of the corner, Qin Chuan returned to his position and accelerated with all his strength on the outside of the straight line after coming out of turn one, with the car roaring wildly.

The Ducati manager in the audience noticed this keenly, and his expression immediately turned gloomy.

According to his guess, if KTM really replicated their equipment, and if there were no problems with Qin Chuan's equipment, the opponent would probably be invincible in this battle.

Last year, Qin Chuan won the championship here, which is enough to prove that Qin Chuan is also very strong here. Even with the use of devices, the Malaysians were no match for Qin Chuan. On the contrary, today, it is even more difficult for them to beat Qin Chuan.

So they could only bet that Qin Chuan's car would have an accident.

At the end of the straight line, before Turn 2, Qin Chuan braked early to slow down to avoid rear-ending the car, and followed Martin's car to turn left into Turn 2. Here Qin Chuan did not choose to overtake, but followed Martin steadily.

Turn 2 is a left-hand turn, which is the best overtaking point. Since Qin Chuan chose to give up here, the next overtaking point should be Turn 4.

After exiting Turn 2, the car turns into Turn 3, which is a high-speed left turn. The first three turns are all left turns.

This is the characteristic of the first section.

The group of cars quickly passed Turn 3. The gap between all the cars was very close at this moment and they were not separated from each other.

Qin Chuan passed Turn 16 close to the center of the corner. The moment he came out, he quickly controlled the RC to turn around, and came directly to the inside of Martin the moment he turned over out of the corner.

The first three turns are left turns, and only the fourth turn, Turn 4, is a right turn, so you need to turn over here. Turn 4 is also a right-angle turn, so you can overtake here if you are confident.

Qin Chuan is obviously confident here.

"Inside Turn 4, Qin Chuan is coming! He's going to take down Martin in the inside!"

"This way it's over!"

Qin Chuan braked late on the inside line, and his RC16 forced its way into the inside line of Turn , taking advantage of the situation to perfectly complete the overtaking.

Entering the corner, with his knees close to the ground, Qin Chuan stepped on the gas to exit the corner. The RC16 stood upright. The car just stood upright on the outside line when it tilted again. The next corner was Turn , which turned right.

The two turns are very close and both are right turns. Turn 5 is a right forward turn, which can be considered an attacking corner. However, because the distance between Turns 4 and 5 is too short, ordinary drivers cannot regain their position at Turn 5 after being overtaken at Turn 4.

It is difficult to regain position here, but it is possible to launch an attack for the first time.

“After turning 4, Martin tried to find his position at turn 5, but his speed was obviously not enough, and the connecting straight line here was still too short!”

Xiao Zhang's nervous voice was heard. After turning five, Qin Chuan returned to the leading position. Turn six was a left-forward turn, which formed a Z-shaped corner from bottom to top with Turn five.

After turning over, Qin Chuan immediately made a very late braking point, using the brakes to suppress Martin's attack and prevent Martin from launching an attack at Turn 6.

The car entered Turn 16, the preload device was turned on, the RC accelerated, and the car drove out of Turn and came to the small straight line.

Qin Chuan's body quickly returned to its position and hid behind the windshield.

At the moment of exiting the corner, Martin's car already felt like it was being carried away.

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