[Racing] King of Speed

It can be seen from the results of qualifying Q2 that at present, the three major teams plus one Sislera, the drivers of these four teams have relatively close lap times, so who can get the pole position in the end (qualifying First) It’s hard to say, so at the beginning of Q3, the team did not consider the strategy of protecting the tires, and let the drivers go out to collect lap times.The old soft tires used in Q2 ran for two laps first to check the rankings, and then returned to the P room and changed to a new set of soft tires for the last two laps, and this is also included in the FIA ​​rules, which is qualifying Q3 The last set of tires used must be used until tomorrow's start. After the start, the team can return to the P area to change to other ones. Drivers who did not enter Q3 and were eliminated in Q2 are not restricted.

Therefore, the requirements for the drivers are very high, because the less the last two laps, the newer the tires, the better it will be for tomorrow's start, because new tires have the best grip, but they need to run less. The results must be absolutely excellent in the last few laps to be competitive for pole position. This will test the driver's concentration and how to hit a hit.

Fortunately, the difficulty of the Albert Park track is not the highest, and the track is wide, even if there is a small mistake on the way, it will not be irreversible. In the end, Westbrook of the Quinby Racing Team fixed the time at 1 minute and 28 seconds On 53, the drivers who crossed the line successively did not break the fastest lap time. Fren was second, Nair was third, Kaiser was fourth, Garnett was fifth, and Sislera's other driver, Ray Ding ranked sixth, Kinsey seventh...so Westbrook won the first pole position in the first leg of the new season.

The three cars in the top three returned to the podium and stopped. Westbrook climbed out of the seat and waved to the team members standing behind the fence, and Neil, who was behind him, came out and attracted the crowd to stand there early. A group of Sislera technicians cheered, and the flashes flashed frequently.

Weiss and the second Fren walked over to congratulate Neil. Neil opened the goggles, revealing a flushed face steamed with sweat. He smiled shyly at Weiss and the crew. Colleagues laughed.

The technicians whistled loudly and watched Nair enter the room for weighing. Kinsey came over with the helmet in his hands and lined up behind Nair, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Not bad."

Nair is still not used to this kind of touch, but he is very happy in his heart, and he can't help turning his head and whispering, "Thank you."

There will be a media conference for the top three in qualifying and the main race. This is the first time for Nair to participate in this kind of occasion. Neither the agent nor the press officer can accompany him. They did not expect that Nair will face such a situation so soon. The situation is getting worse, and I am a little worried on the sidelines.

Sure enough, after the reporter briefly asked Westbrook and Fren, it was Neil's turn. When the other party saw Neil sitting upright, he rarely joked, "Delosa, are you OK?"

"O, O...Ok."

Nair's obviously nervous stuttering drew a chuckle from the audience, and then the reporter started to ask questions, asking some questions about the handling of the qualifying and the car, and then asked about how Nair felt as a driver for the first time.

"I... I don't know, I just want to drive faster." Nair held back for a long time and said honestly, he couldn't say anything else.

Because the press conference was broadcast live, naturally all the car fans around the world experienced all kinds of panic and unspeakable emotions of this little driver when facing the camera. Although there were rumors before, it was not so far Directly, some people say that Nair is cute and shy, like a little rabbit, and after taking off the helmet, he is completely different from the fierce and brave young man in the cabin, while some people say that Sislera has a problem with seeing people , such a newcomer is so immature even in the face of the media, can he really deal with an emergency?

Regardless of whether it is good or bad, in short, the third place position in the qualifying match in the opening match made Neil's popularity rise overnight, much more than all the competitions he has participated in over the years, plus his The fame of his father, Aitavi De Rosa, at least made Nair a deep impression in the hearts of car fans in a short period of time.

This is what the team wants to see and what the sponsors want to see.

Of course, besides Nair, Kinsey, another rookie who is more eye-catching than him in the paddock, must also be the focus of media reports, but compared to the large-scale praise of Nair, Kinsey’s comments seem to be mixed. Yes, especially under the premise that there are teammates to compare with, but now it's just passed a qualifying match, it's too early to say anything, and the media is just talking nonsense, just take a look.

On the second day of the main race, the weather in Melbourne was still sunny and sunny. The drivers tried two laps on the track, and then drove the car back to the P room to be perfected, and then went to the grid with the crew. waiting.The reason for warming up the tires is that the tires must reach a certain working temperature before they can exert their maximum effectiveness. It is like keeping the tires with electronic heating blankets when they are not in use. It was taken down, and the temperature of the tires in some teams is easier to rise quickly, which is very beneficial when the starting position is seized. Of course, if the temperature is too high, the loss will be greater after a long distance running. There are pros and cons.

There are also a lot of fallen leaves beside the start line of the Albert Park circuit. The closer to the outside, the more debris on the ground, and at the start, two cars start side by side, so there is bound to be a car on the dirty side, on the track. A little bit of change can have an impact on the speed. There are many particles and dust on the ground, and of course the grip is weak, which is a disadvantage for the car. Fortunately, Nair is ranked third, and Kinsey is ranked seventh. [-]. Three, five, seven... the odd riders are all on the clean side, which is good news for them.

When the time came, the track was cleared, all irrelevant personnel evacuated, and all cars started to do warm-up laps, and stopped at the grid again after one lap, waiting for the start.

The five signal lights lighted up one by one in front, and then went out at the same time.

In the studio of CCC, the host exclaimed excitedly, "This year's first Formula [-] race, the Australian race has finally started—!"

At that moment, all the vehicles rushed onto the track, the audience cheered, and the colorful flags flew under the scorching sun. Neil, who was ranked third, held the steering wheel tightly, and his eyes were blood red under the helmet.

Westbrook made a very good start. There was a flat straight ahead. He directly opened the distance with the car behind, and did not give the second Fren a chance to approach. A delay in shifting made his rear wing almost touch Kaiser behind him. Fortunately, Kaiser was experienced, and the front of the car veered to the right and avoided it, but he had no chance of overtaking Nair.

The rankings of the top four have not changed after passing a long straight and entering the right bend, but Kinsey, who is ranked seventh, has already reached fifth in this short period of time, surpassing the former Reading and Jia nit.

In the first two laps of the race, Kers, one of the overtaking artifacts, can be used at any time, but because the overall car formation is still very tight, once the formation is formed, drivers generally will not do it easily when they are not fully sure, because If the attack fails, there is a high possibility that there will be a loophole, which will instead create an opportunity for the opponent behind him to surpass him.

After two laps, another artifact DRS will be allowed to be used. The DRS stage of Albert Park is on the two straights on both sides of the starting area. If two cars reach this area, the distance between the rear car and the front car is kept at 1 In less than a second, the DRS of the rear car will be allowed to open, that is, the fins of the rear wing of the racing car will stand up. For cars, after leaving the DRS zone, the flaps will be closed again, and will not be opened until the next lap reaches this zone.

However, Kinsey did not wait until two laps later to use DRS to overtake, and he quickly pasted the fourth Kaiser in about one lap. Kaiser was naturally wary of him and had already changed his defensive route.

The host in the studio was surprised at this moment, "Soden Shane is so fast! Did he pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger yesterday?"