[Racing] King of Speed

The Jerez Circuit is located in a region called Jerez in Andalusia, Spain, where there is a beautiful coastal scenery, rich in strong racing horses and fragrant wines.

Just don’t look at the high-sounding and confident words of many drivers and teams in front of the media and fans. In fact, there are still many slots for this track in private, because the Jerez track was built in the 80s of the last century. The history of Catalonia is even older, all kinds of facilities are very old, the track surface is not smooth, and the most important thing is that there is no such station in the official season, which makes the test here a bit wrong Mazui, the feedback data may not be very accurate. Apart from collecting a little mileage, the effect on the track simulator is not better.

But since it is going to be done, everyone should be as serious as possible. Nair, like most drivers, flew to Jerez early the day before to prepare. Reading had other things to do, so he didn't arrive. The new test driver introduced by Slila came to the field, and in order to check Neir's feeling on the track, basically the whole winter test still required him to run it himself.

Except for some teams that want to test new drivers, most of the tests are done by official drivers, except for Kinsey Sodenshane from Quimby's family. Since the news broke, he has rarely appeared in front of the camera. Face, no one was seen at the beginning of this winter test, but Westbrook's very hard-working figure often passed by in front of everyone.

The first stage of the test ran for two days. Joseph was still very satisfied with Nair's performance. Their speed and various statistics were not slow. However, Huibi Moore felt that this result was far from the result he wanted. Well, the reason why there is such a gap now is because of Nair's strength.

"If you can't handle the car well, you should reconsider whether you are suitable here."

Whippy was firing at Nair in public again, and he didn't even bother to mention the other test driver's results.

Neil's face was pale but he didn't distinguish a word. He just returned to the cockpit and said to Maia, "I'll run again..."

Mai Ya frowned, glanced quietly at Huibi, who had the face of Hades, and nodded, "Run three more laps, it's getting late, if you don't see well, let's talk about it tomorrow, you are already doing well, this matter Don't rush."

Nair let out a "huh" and drove directly onto the track.This is actually the first time he came to Jerez. At this time last year, Nair had just arrived in Sislera, and he was not qualified to participate in the winter test with him. He could only fight against the simulator over and over again at the headquarters. Today, he is already an official F1 driver. He can sit in the cockpit and drive his own racing car. This opportunity is so rare and worth cherishing. Only a driver can experience it, so no matter what difficulties he encounters, , Nair felt that he would be able to overcome it, and he never had the heart to admit defeat and give up.

Jerez is a high-speed track, which is said to be a winter test, but the weather in Spain is always sunny. Even in February, the temperature on the track is over 30°C. After the warm-up lap, Nair started to sprint with all his strength. The Leys track is composed of a lot of straights, which is more suitable for Sislera's car that does not have a very strong grip this year. Nair has tried several cornering methods hard. How can I do it? Instead of losing speed too quickly at the apex of the corner, so that he could immediately recover the gap on the straight, he finally found a more appropriate way, so his lap speed also increased lap after lap.

Three laps later, Neil returned to Room P. Maier was very satisfied with his progress, but Neil said that he still had to run, and Neil just tried again and again, until Huibi Moore impatiently dropped the sentence " That's all right, let's do that for today." He was willing to slow down the lap time, and it was almost dusk at this time.

Sislera ranked sixth among all teams on the first day of the test, and fifth on the second day, while Westbrook of Quimby ranked first.

Speaking of the Quinby team, they only released their new car the day before they came to Jerez. As one of the most wealthy teams in the paddock, Quinby's launch is naturally much bigger than Sislera's. Well, the pictures of the new car released on the Internet before have already caused some discussion. Seeing the real thing now makes the onlookers even more confused.At first glance, Quimby's car looks a bit different from the cars released by other teams this year. Some special modifications have been made in the nose and rear, and it is even completely different from their design last year.

If Huibi Moore is an unpredictable knife, then Quimby's chief designer, Du Cagne, is a real master who has been condensed from cruel competitions. Du Cagne was already there when Quimby was founded. Halfway through, he quit the position of chief designer and transferred to civilian research and development like Holden. Later, seeing that Quinby's performance was not satisfactory, Huibi Moore left again, and the big boss Du Cagne invited him back.It’s just that even though the team failed to qualify for the championship and driver’s championship in the first two years, in the face of such an unpredictable competition system and endless R&D improvements, the cars designed by Ducagne have remained on the podium every year for so many years It is already extremely difficult for the level of left and right. Even a proud person like Huibi will bow his head and call him a teacher or senior when he sees Du Cane. This is where the history of Quimby lies.

Of course, the FIA ​​has strict restrictions on the design of the racing car. The team can do whatever they want. If someone installs a jet, will everyone still watch you go to Mars?Moreover, there are many restrictions and rules, from the total weight of the car, engine specifications, engine displacement, to any small part on the racing car, there are established standard ranges, and the work that designers and teams have to do is Find the loopholes that you can exploit in these strict rules and regulations, and then use all the functional parts to the extreme within the allowable range. This is a game of endless circles with the FIA.

Quinby's car has always been mainly purple. This time, a silver pattern was added to the body. When it stops on the track, all kinds of indescribable noble and domineering are not something small and medium-sized teams can compare casually.

Quinby's big boss also came to congratulate in person, and the team leader Rory also grinned at the audience, obviously very satisfied with the results of this year's research and development.

A good reporter asked Rory, how do you evaluate their car this year, is it strong enough to compete for the championship?What kind of requirements do they have for their current two drivers?

Rory said, "Quinby's goal is to win the championship. As long as our team is in the paddock for a year, this will never change. As for the drivers, this does not require us to ask, whether it is Kinsey or Westbrook will give full play to their abilities Come to the max and help us achieve victory together."

Did not get the desired answer, the reporter went to ask the two drivers again, always hoping to get some ideas about the competition from their mouths.Westbrook is very experienced, so he wouldn't be fooled by them. He only said a few ambiguous nonsense, and Kinsey was also smooth and impeccable.

Seeing that the interior of the convoy was very stable for the time being, the reporter pointed the finger at the enemy outside, "I don't know if Sodenshahn has noticed the movement of the Sislera convoy. What do you think of their designer Huibi Moore? And Sislera's new driver De Rosa, your racing experience is very similar. Now that you have entered a big team, Is there any suggestion you can give to Deloza? Are you afraid of his challenge?"

Kinsey smiled lazily at the beginning, and his evaluation of Huibi was still official. He only said how good he was. If he had the opportunity in the future, he would naturally want to cooperate with him. But when the topic turned to Neil, Kinsey's The smile deepened.

"De Rosa is good. I am very interested in him. It is a pity that we did not meet in F3 before, so I am looking forward to having the opportunity to be on the field with him in this new season." After finishing speaking, Jin Xi He even hooked his fingers toward the camera, saying ambiguously, "Dilosa, I'm waiting for you here."