[Racing] King of Speed

With the past of the three-week winter test, finally ushered in the first race of this year's Formula One Grand Prix, kicking off the first race in Melbourne, Australia!

This is another city that can be crazy about racing. Before the race, the housing prices have been speculated again and again, and most of the hotels have been fully booked early. The sports media around the world have heard the news, and the entire Australian car fans will be in this area. It was packed to the brim.The government has closed part of the street for the race, and you just have to walk around to see a large number of fans wearing various team uniforms wandering and cheering everywhere.

Practice started on Friday, but the teams were there two days early and it was necessary for all to participate in some commercial warm-up activities.The task of the two Sislera drivers before the game was to play a friendly tennis game with local college students wearing clothes of a certain sports brand, but in the end they heard that their No. [-] driver pierced through their nets Yes, this situation was immediately asked by Sislera's press officer not to report it for the time being, so as not to cause misunderstandings to sponsors that "there is a problem with product quality"...

In short, it was a lot of busy work, and the practice match was already in front of us in a blink of an eye.The competition venue is located in Albert Park in the center of Melbourne, where the scenery is beautiful and there is a huge lake in the middle, so that the audience can feel the wonderful experience of the collision between nature and extreme speed.

Most of the drivers have a good impression of this track, but there are still many slots worth talking about.For example, a large area of ​​woods makes the track full of fallen leaves when the wind blows. The picture is very beautiful, but if the track is dirty, it will directly affect the grip effect; another example is that the environment is good and there are many animals. There are also squirrels and white pigeons passing by on the road. During the speeding, these are full of dangerous variables. The car drives around on it, and it will be temporarily closed only during the race, and it will be opened again after the end. This will not only damage the flatness of the track, but also smooth the road surface. If F1 comes to drive, There is a high chance of slipping.

However, these are more or less surmountable, and can be regarded as one of the characteristics of street races. However, the biggest problem in Melbourne is the time of the race. The overall time of the three-day race tends to be late, just like qualifying and regular The races don’t start until close to [-]:[-] p.m., and the weather is too dark to see the track clearly by the second half of the race, and the west-slanting sunlight will also affect the driver’s sight.

But even so, it cannot be changed in the short term, mainly because most of the audience of Formula One is in Europe. There are many audiences in Europe, and there are also many potential customers and consumers. Customers are God. God said that they will watch the game in the afternoon. The time is the most comfortable, okay, so all the game time will be stuck in the European afternoon, so that there will be evening or even evening game time in the Asian region...

Before the race, the reporter interviewed a lot of drivers. Don’t look at these people who are usually very courageous and vigorous in the field. In fact, most of them are a bit mean, like to complain, and even love to fight. At the beginning of the new season, the reporter has gained a lot. Dissatisfaction with the speech, dissatisfaction with the speed of the car, dissatisfaction with the race arrangement, dissatisfaction with the time, and even dissatisfaction with other teams.

There were two highlights in the interview. One was the widely watched rookie Neil De Rosa. The reporter asked him if he would be nervous on the track for the first time, and if he was ready?He blushed and couldn't say a word, then he froze in front of the camera for two seconds, then suddenly turned around and ran away!A group of reporters from all over the world were left staring blankly at his disappearing back like a rabbit.Only 10 minutes later, he was caught by the press officer of the team. Under the half-helping and half-threatening (?) eyes of the press officer, Nair stumbled and expressed his feelings that he would go all out and fight to the end.

Nair's expression of blushing and staring blankly at the camera in his debut show has become a classic for many years, no matter how long it has passed, it will still be brought up by fans to talk about it.

And another bright spot is of course Jinxi. When the reporter asked him if he was also worried about the line of sight here, Jinxi said very calmly, "I'm not worried, I'm a nocturnal animal. I like going out at night."

His unscrupulous words were also put into good use by the Australian media. The headline of the report the next day was: Sodenshahn - the more excited the night? !

It is estimated that this young master will inevitably be criticized by Quinby's news officer when he goes back.

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After a surging and cool promotional video in the studio of CCC, the largest official sports news channel in Europe, the host excitedly announced that after more than three months of waiting and anticipation, the new year’s Formula [-] Grand Prix finally started up!And this year they are honored to invite the former world champion, last year's runner-up, and the No. [-] driver who has just retired from Quinby, Ross, as a special guest commentator.

The host asked Rose who he was most optimistic about winning the championship this year. Rose thought about it and said, "Psychologically, I hope for my old teammate Westbrook, but in fact, many drivers are possible."

After some discussions between the two, the screen cuts to the scene of the game. The stands are almost full, and the purple flags belonging to Quinby, the gray flags of Oga and the orange flags of the Satika team are flying everywhere, as well as their corresponding national flags. The sky above was crowded with tents of various shapes. There were several planes in the sky doing the opening air show, and the wake slipped out in a gorgeous and colorful way.

Today is Saturday, and three practice games have been completed yesterday and this morning. The first place is Satika's Garnett, then Westbrook, Kinsey, Kaiser, and the fifth is Nai El Deloza.What is going to be held now is the first qualifying race of this year, which is also the ranking that will determine the starting position of tomorrow's main race.

There are three qualifying sessions. The first session is the legendary Q1 (Qualifying Section 1). Q1 has 10 minutes. The single-lap speed is used as the ranking, and the top 15 rankings will enter Q2, and the rest will be eliminated. Q2 is 15 minutes, and then the lap time, the top 10 places will enter Q3, and then the ranking will be repeated. In the end, whoever is the fastest in Q3 will be the No.1 start tomorrow, which is commonly known as "pole position". Arranged in order of grades.

Qualifying lasts about an hour. Teams not only have to consider today's results, but also think about tomorrow's tactical issues, because tomorrow's race will also use these four types of tires. According to the weather forecast, Melbourne will be It is sunny, so apart from the two kinds of rain tires, basically two kinds of dry tires are used, three sets of each, a total of six sets. In order to complete the qualifying and add the main race, how can we use it reasonably? Maximizing the utility is the next most important consideration for the technical team of the team.

Different from the conservative strategy of small teams, several big teams are naturally aiming for pole position wholeheartedly. Even though the Albert Park track is not very typical, it does not have much in common with the tracks in the European Grand Prix afterwards, but According to past historical data, which team and driver can get a good start to the season here, and who can finally win the annual championship is very likely. After a victory, at least not too far behind.

European bookmakers also opened betting markets early. The previous practice matches were not far behind what they expected, so many people continued this trend in qualifying and main matches. Although they did not get the first place in the practice match, But the Quinby team is still the most favored team. It should be said that Westbrook is the most favored team, followed by Garnett, and then Kaiser. Although many experts and celebrities highly praised Sislera's drive, and the newspapers and media also praised Sislera, the fans obviously did not buy it very much.

Most people have their own camp, and they always have some reservations about the newcomers. Even if Sislera broke out in the previous winter test, the fans still feel that it may be just a flash in the pan, and there is a fast car , there must be a good driver, and a good operation team. In Sislera, Reading's skills are mediocre, and Del Rosa is a novice. Neither of these two people is very reliable. As for the team level, the previous Isn't the game clear enough?Whoever bet on them is clearly courting death.