[Racing] King of Speed

Nair saw Vivinia's face in the turbulent flow of people in the news. She held Jin Xi tightly, and was crowded and dodged by fans and reporters who came to pick up the plane. Finally, he hugged the other party, blocked most of the sight with his body, tried his best to clear the crowd, and finally got into the car at the door and left with the support of bodyguards and assistants.

This section of the road did not go for a long time, but the pictures left behind were very clear. There were several shots that were close enough to almost cover the two of them. Naturally, Jinxi's movements and expressions were clearly seen. He showed The kind of thoughtfulness and maintenance that Nair is very familiar with, but seeing him treat others like this at this moment makes my heart feel inexplicably numb.

On the second day of Friday’s practice session, Sislera’s P room became the new favorite of the cameraman, the team leader, technicians, drivers, and everyone’s every move was almost watched by the people in the paddock. After three weeks, did Sislera's speed still maintain or did he make another leap?Does their car match this year's tires?What about long distance performance?These are all subject to verification.Especially the designer Whippy Moore, if it wasn't for him being so air-conditioned that it would be hard to get close to him, it is estimated that the camera would follow him all the way back to the hotel to the toilet.

Maier showed Neil the statistics and told him the goals they need to accomplish in the practice game.

"...do a short run first, and then we'll practice the pit stop again. The process of changing tires won't change much, okay?"

"Nile?" Maia called again without getting the expected response.

"Huh?" Neil raised his eyes, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and hurriedly said, "Oh, good."

Maia was a little unbelievable, was Neil just distracted?Is it going to rain red?

"Are you feeling unwell?" Apart from this, he couldn't think of any other questions, but the guy in front of him had a fever of 40 degrees before and was unwilling to leave easily, what's the matter now?

"No, I... nothing." Nair clarified hastily.

Maia nodded, and looked at his face again, "Don't hold back if you feel uncomfortable."

After receiving repeated assurances, Maia left with confidence.It is not good to leave Neil alone with a guilty conscience, because he was really distracted just now, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but he was a little unable to concentrate, and his mind was blank. Neil knew that this was a big deal in the game. Bogey, in a high-risk sport like racing, a single mistake may lead to undoing. If you lose a small game, you are a fool if you harm your own safety.

Therefore, Nair worked hard to do some psychological construction, making the next test barely normal, and also sent a message of "we are menacing" to the major media and the team, and drafted the report center one after another: this Australian station Maybe it was Sislera's counterattack exhibition match.

However, Nair's slightly recovered state was broken again during the lunch break, because he saw Vivinia and Jinxi again in Quimby's P room.

Kinsey finished the morning test, took off his helmet and was chatting and laughing with Vivi.Although there was a lot of rumors about Kinsey having a girlfriend in the outside world, Neil didn't take it seriously before that. His dislike of nosy personality was one reason, but the biggest key was because Kinsey avoidance strategy.Without seeing Nair with his own eyes, he will not be able to truly appreciate the changes for the time being. The media has always been inconspicuous. How could he just believe those reports that seem to be true and false? Besides, he and Weiwei also met on the boat two months ago. Yes, I didn't see any difference between the two of them at that time, how could it be easy now?

In the paddock, there have always been drivers who call their friends to watch their races together, but the treatment that they will enter the P room together and be accompanied by assistants or other technicians is only available to extremely close people, such as Garnett, Fren and many other drivers have the habit of bringing their girlfriends to races. Weiss, Kaiser, etc. are often accompanied by their parents and siblings. The Sodenshahn couple came last year, but Nair has no relatives. It's just that Knox and Fortune will be there, but now, Weiwei's appearance has a different meaning.

And she followed Kinsey to the pre-season test before, and now she came to the opening game together, which is tantamount to Kinsey acknowledging the relationship between him and Vivinia to everyone, which is more straightforward than any rumors. The aura of intimacy shown by people now, Nair only realized later that he is really not qualified as a friend.

During lunch, Nair was a little absent-minded. Huffman was still talking to him about the results of his test on the simulator last week. Nair cheered up and discussed with him for a while, and then began to daze again. This state lasted until I started running in the afternoon, and after more than a dozen laps of long-distance testing, I found some of the previous feeling.

But the speed was obviously not slow, and it was still among the best, but when they got out of the car, they met Huibi Moore's stinky face.

"What are you doing? If you don't want to compare, just say it, there is not only one person in this world who can drive!"

Nair was so trained that he had nothing to say. It was rare for the first time that his blushing was not because of shyness, but embarrassment. He really didn't do a good job.

But fortunately, he is a professional driver who has been tempered for a long time. This little thing can’t make it through. He can really let him go. Nair told himself that racing is more important than my life, and nothing can compare with it Yes, after chanting silently over and over again, his state slowly returned.

After running two practice games like this, it's Saturday's qualifying session in a blink of an eye.

As the usual opening match every year, the crowds are turbulent and the scene is lively so I won’t go into details. The two from CCC’s studio also put the topic on Sislera’s performance of opening the plug-in this year. The host thinks this It's an earth-shattering start, but Rose feels that the season is still long and everything is possible.

Sure enough, as soon as Q1 came up, Sislera gave everyone a good look. In the first 10 minutes, Pirzeo managed to set the fastest lap time, and Reading easily erased that score by a second after running casually. .

The host yelled, "It's too exaggerated, okay? Then why are the others running away!"

Ross, "It's only the medium tire now, and the gap will be even bigger when the soft tire is on in Q3."

"What the hell did Whitby Moore put in the car?"

"No matter what you pretend, I think if the gap is still there in the next few games, this matter will be troublesome."

The trouble does not refer to other teams, but Sislera, because in Formula One, it has always been a place where the top bird is shot. Once an individual gains too much power, he will definitely be attacked by a group. It's just that the race is now It's just the beginning, how far Sislera can go depends on themselves.

Of course, no matter what the advantage at this moment is, it is very exciting for Sislera, but compared to Reading's domineering arrogance, Nair's lap time seems a bit restrained. The top three in Q2, the top four Entered Q3.

Garnett is still not slow, and Kinsey also maintains the front position, but it is still a bit difficult for them to catch up with Sislera.

At the beginning of Q3, the two cars of the Oga team went out to set up lap times. The track in Albert Park is not wide. Although there are two sections of DRS, it is difficult to overtake, so the starting position still needs to be fought. It's just because the requirements for grip are very high here, and the consumption of tires needs to be considered again and again, so it's a dilemma for drivers who want to win the ranking.

However, the Sislera team went out earlier. Although the car was strong, the team was still very cautious about it. , the leaders of the other models of the classic team looked very tangled.

Therefore, the competition for the final pole position has undoubtedly become Sislera's internal struggle. Although Sislera has been established for seven or eight years, it has often scored points before and has been on the podium several times. But apart from the runner-up that Nair got last season, which was their best result, Sislera has never won the first position in either qualifying or race. So, this time, whether it is Reading or Nair, whoever wins will be the team's first veritable champion and create unprecedented history!It is bound to lay a good foundation for their future in the team.

The two returned to Room P and changed to a set of soft tires. After the warm-up lap, Reading's cornering angle changed a lot.

Ross said, "When Reading passed the shoulder, the chassis completely left the ground, and the car almost flew up. It can be seen that he has a very strong ambition for this."

The host nodded and said with a smile, "Redding, a veteran, used to have a good reputation in the paddock, but his driving style has always been tepid, and there is nothing special about him. In the past two years, he has been relatively inactive. Forget about the taste of victory." In addition, he was suppressed by his teammates last season and did some not-so-generous things. This was the biggest turnaround for him. After thinking about it, the host couldn't help Zhu let out two cold arrows, "Ledding is working so hard now, and he is worthy of the red T-frame on the roof of his car this year."

Rose nodded tacitly, "It's just that Neil is young and energetic. I hope he won't be as fraught as last season. Whether he can get pole position is the second priority. The most important thing is to keep his position and have a chance tomorrow."

In the remaining one minute or so, many teams completed their last lap one after another. Peel’s P1 was overtaken by his teammate Garnett, and then Garnett was squeezed out by Weiss. In the end, Kinsey failed. Before Weiss, it became the current P1, so everyone watched the last two cross the line.

Reading came first, his apple green car almost drifted past the last corner, and the time after crossing the finish line was 0.5 seconds faster than Kinsey, who was originally ranked first!And Nair was right behind him. Compared with Reading's aggressiveness, Nair drove very steadily on the last lap and didn't use much shoulders.

The host stared at the screen and kept chanting excitedly, "It's here..."