[Racing] King of Speed

In the case of no refueling, the tire changing time of a team during the race should basically be kept within 3 to 5 seconds, the fastest can be done in more than 2 seconds, and more than 4 or 5 seconds is considered very slow. Qualified, of course, this kind of god-like speed is the result of the high efforts of everyone, because a tire change of a racing car requires the participation of 22 team technicians.

In order to keep the temperature of the tires sufficient, before the racing car enters the maintenance area, the technicians will take out the tires wrapped in electronic insulation blankets and set the position. The top is off the ground, and each tire replacement is operated by three technicians, one is responsible for holding the tire gun and loosening the wheel hub, one is responsible for removing the tire and putting it aside, one is holding the new tire and installing it, and then use the tire gun Tighten the hub.There are two more in front of the front wing, responsible for adjusting the fixed wind wing to increase the downforce of the car on the track, and in case the driver's nose is damaged on the track, two more are needed to replace the nose and then the rear wing in time Some of them also require four technicians to be on standby, and sometimes there is a person standing beside the car to clean the goggles on the driver's helmet (usually in rainy days or when the track conditions are relatively bad), or to change the steering wheel.

Of course, the most important technician among all is holding an indicator board in front of the racing car. The indicator board is like a huge lollipop, which is commonly known as "lollipop man". They will raise their hands to the lollipop man. After confirming that everyone is OK, the lollipop will turn the side of the lollipop that says "Brake (brake)" to "Gear (in gear/start preparation) )" to tell the driver that the job is done now and you can continue racing.

After the lollipop lifts the indicator board, the driver will step on the accelerator and drive through the remaining pit lanes to return to the track in the next instant. All this is done in 3 to 4 seconds, and no second can be wasted. Because it is really too difficult for drivers to recover more advantages on the track. It would be a pity to accidentally waste time in the maintenance area, and it is also a mistake that the team is not allowed to make.

Therefore, to be able to successfully complete such a race against time requires not only the tacit cooperation and 100% concentration of everyone, but also countless repeated practice. The winter test is also a good opportunity for everyone to practice. Quinby Racing Team The speed of changing tires has always been far ahead of all the teams, but Sislera had neglected training on the one hand, and on the other hand, the tire changing skills and tools are not as good as those of the big teams, so it will be faster to enter the station once. They are as slow as 2 or 3 seconds, not to mention that they are already slower than others on the track, the gap is pulled out little by little like this.Now that they have turned around, they will naturally not let this loophole continue to expand.

Nair came back after running two laps, and started working with the technicians on the tire changing efficiency, but he had only practiced there for a short time, but the crane in the maintenance area ahead slowly came out. One reason is that an accident happened, and the car could not move on the track, and a crane was needed to lift it out.

There are also yellow flags on the track. In the semaphore of Formula One, the yellow flag is like a yellow light on the road. It means buffering and slowing down. It can be divided into the whole track and some tracks. All the tracks have yellow flags The safety car (Safetycar) is about to be released, all actions on the track are temporarily suspended, and yellow flags on some tracks mean that the speed of the car is limited. Drivers are not allowed to overtake in the area of ​​the yellow flag. The yellow flag will be canceled after cleaning up.

So Maier asked Neil to wait before going out. Neil sat in the cabin and observed for a while, but the yellow flag was still not canceled after five or six minutes passed. Instead, he saw a Quinby's car slowly coming out of maintenance. The entrance of the district came over, and the people of Quinby greeted him. Neil recognized the golden helmet on the other side. It was a collision.

When Jinxi's car entered Room P, Neil thought about it, untied his seat belt and climbed out, took off his helmet and went back to Room P, Maia was looking at the screen, turned to Neil and said, "It's Xin Ze Mann's Greg's car crashed into a parapet."

The protective wall can also be divided into soft and hard, depending on the coincidence of the impact. If the crane is dispatched, it means that the car has lost power, but if the medical car is not dispatched, it should indicate that the driver is safe.

After a while, Gregory, the newly signed driver of the Xinzemann team this year, also returned to the maintenance area. Without his car, he naturally walked back, accompanied by a group of cameramen, because this man is the first in the winter test this year. There must be a lot to write about a car that was in an accident and couldn't be driven. The reporters have been guarding this for a long time, but it's not yet the interview time, so they can't ask questions.

Gregory's face was very smelly with his helmet on. The team P room in the maintenance area is arranged according to the total results of the team in the previous year. The No.1 Satika team is at the very exit, and the last small team At the entrance, Quimby is in second place, while Sislera and Xinzeman are both in the middle section, so Gregory walked all the way, when he passed the Quinby team, he obviously looked in. Look, his eyes were very fierce. When he returned to his P room, the first thing he said to the track engineer who came up was, "Sodenshahn caused me to crash!"

He didn't care about so many eyes and ears around him at all, as if he wanted to be heard by others, his voice was so loud that even Neil and Maia could hear him clearly at the next door.Then Gregory was pushed into the P room by the track engineer and never came out again.

About 10 minutes later, the yellow flag was lifted, the track was cleared, and many drivers of the team went out again, and so did Nair, and behind him was Kinsey, who had a new nose, and the car was back to normal, obviously The accident just now had no major impact on him. He squeezed ahead of Neil during the tire warm-up lap, but he never saw Gregory's car again, and it was parked in the P room for maintenance.

At the end of the day, the test was over, and when it was time for media interviews, many reporters hugged Gregory, and Xin Zeman's press officer stood beside him. Wrinkled, according to Gregory, Sodenshahn was about four or five seconds ahead of him at the beginning. Obviously everyone did a good job in the speeding lap, but the other party suddenly slipped in the hairpin turn for some reason, and then on the shoulder of the road He damaged his own end plate, and a small wing flew onto the track. Gregory veered to avoid Kinsey's car, but he did not expect a series of terrifying chain reactions.

First, he accidentally pressed directly on the unlucky wing, and the chassis of the car was stuck out of Mars, and Mars burned his left rear wheel, and then the left rear wheel blew out, and the car slid out at high speed. track, crashed into the gravel, hit the barrier, and not only that but also damaged his turf and most of his front wing.

Gregory also complained that the team's financial problems this year were not very ideal. They only prepared a new aero kit for each car just to cope with this test. Now it crashed, which is equal to our first The winter test of the second phase has been ruined, which is really disgusting.

The reporter hurriedly asked, you seem to have a lot of complaints about Sodenshahn, do you think it is because of him?

Gregory said directly, I think it is his responsibility, I hope the team can appeal and give him a certain punishment, he has caused danger on the track, you know, if it is not because of him, our car must be better than it is now.

These words are extremely blunt, and they are very puns. You know, Xin Zeman's trend last season has been rising at an extremely high speed, and even the future of this team was better than Sislera, but Kinsey suddenly They just moved on, and some of their sponsors naturally terminated their contracts. As Gregory who replaced Kinsey this season, he must have some concerns in his heart. In addition, both of them are rookies entering F1 in the second year , but Kinsey has already made it to the sky, and Gregory has jumped into the old pit he left behind. The deep meaning in it is worth pondering.

In short, Gregory was very unhappy. He babbled at the camera for a long time, and the reporter was also happy to grab the material, but the other party, Sodenshain, never showed up. It was dark and everyone dispersed. Neil finished cleaning up. When things were about to go back to the hotel, they saw Jin Xi walking not far from him.