Professional racing driver forced to debut

The team has upgraded and adjusted the car for several emerging problems, and the engineers think they have found the right direction.Fabian has some contacts in the industry, and he can barely find out the research and development directions of other teams.

But it is only a little more specific than what can be announced, because such research and development technologies are all kept secret.

Lan Heng's racing car didn't have much problem, the team kept Lan Heng's car tuning intact for the sake of safety.The key to the problem is simplicity.

It was a major blow to the team when the driver best positioned to earn the big points went wrong.

The Sepang circuit tests the engine tuning of the car, and Don's engine supplier is Fentiman.There is no need to say more about the basic performance conditions of the engine provided by Fentiman. The specific details of the adjustment still depend on the engineers of the team.

The moment the car drove onto the Sepang Circuit, Jian Xing first tried to pass at a slow speed, and then upshifted to accelerate.

Tr (radio) Don: "How's the ride? Is it better?"

"It seems to be better." Jian Xing didn't know how to describe his feelings, and he always felt extremely weird. After a while, he said, "I'll try these configuration functions, and you should pay attention to the data changes."

After testing for a whole morning, the data showed that there was no problem with the car, and the fluctuations in all aspects were within the normal range.

As far as the practice match is concerned, Jian Xing's senses are indeed good, but there is always an indescribable strangeness hovering in his heart.

Fabian believes that Jian Xing may be under too much pressure and have too high expectations of himself, which makes him prone to suspicion.Jian Xing also accepted this statement, because it is true.

The more you want to do one thing well, the easier it is to get stuck.

After practice, the team held a meeting.

Fabian called all the R&D personnel together, and applauded as he watched the people present at the scene.

"The current situation is very clear. There is a problem with Jian Xing's car. Lan Heng can let it go for a while. If we want to earn as many points as possible, we must speed up."

"We have to work hard to find solutions to the current problems. I'm not accusing you of not doing well enough, but we can do better. Do you understand what I mean? This is the second game, not the last Anything is possible and we are not that far away from our goal."

After Fabian finished speaking, there was applause in the office, and everyone's faces were worried.

They know the problem is happening, but they can't find the source of the problem.There are so many parts on the car, a small part can make the whole worse, and they have no way of knowing what went wrong.

Qualifying on May 5.

The car is parked in the maintenance area, surrounded by many engineers, and they are carefully wiping the surface of the car to remove dust.

Their eyes were focused and serious, pious and gentle, and at the same time they were constantly praying in their hearts, hoping that there would be no problems with the car this time.

Put on the fire mask, earplugs and helmet, enter the cockpit briefly, and install the steering wheel.The convoy's radio words sounded in my ears——

"Radio check."

Jian Xing: "Got it."

After confirming that there was no problem with the radio channel of the racing car, the words came again: "Okay, please start the engine."

After the green light was turned on, the car drove into the pits.

Qualifying is a three-round elimination system, starting on time at 14:00 on Saturday.

In Q (Qualifing) 1 and Q2, 5 slow cars will be eliminated according to the lap ranking, and the remaining ten drivers will compete for the top ten starting order in Q3.The holder with the fastest lap time will get the first grid position at the front, that is, the pole position.

During the qualifying session, the participating drivers can decide their respective playing time and driving laps according to their actual situation.

Tr (radio) Don: "So far, the data is normal. How is your situation?"

Jian Xing: "It's okay."

Tr (radio) Don: "Okay, then try to accelerate, sprint, and get ready to do the flying lap."

The tires of racing cars are different from the tires of ordinary civilian vehicles. They must reach a certain temperature to perform.

Generally, after running the warm-up lap and confirming that the tire temperature has reached the working temperature, the team will direct the driver to perform the flying lap.

The so-called flying circle is a circle of desperately sprinting.

In order to protect the performance of the tires, the general giants will only do a flying lap in Q1.Because they just need to make sure they can get into Q2, they have enough car performance not to waste too much time in Q1.

Jian Xing: "Got it."

It's a fast track, with lots of corners that allow drivers to corner with full throttle.On this track, as long as you are fast enough, you can definitely get a good ranking.

Jian Xing has tried his best to squeeze the speed of the racing car. Although he is still struggling, he can finally increase the speed.

After the end of Q1, Jian Xing won the No.12 ranking, which means he can enter Q2.

The whole team breathed a sigh of relief that the car was finally free of problems.

Entering Q5 after a 2-minute break, Rico Deli's car engine failure forced him to withdraw from qualifying, while Jian Xing also successfully ranked ninth and entered Q3 smoothly.

In Q3, it is the real grid competition.

Other teams may have reservations in Q1 and Q2, but in Q3, everyone will give their best.

The previous car was in good condition. For now, Jian Xing tried to speed up and squeeze the speed of the car, but everything was in vain.

He could only watch racing cars passing by like birds. These cars were surprisingly fast. In contrast, his car was as slow as a tractor.

Tr (Radio) Don: "Full speed ahead, full speed ahead."

Jian Xing: "The racing car can't speed up, the speed can't go up."

After a while, Jian Xing heard a voice from his radio headset: "Take the car back to the pit station, there is something wrong with the gearbox. We must replace the gearbox."

Another bad news.

The gearbox is an extremely complex part, and temporary replacement is no small project.

Q3 only lasts 10 minutes. What tests Jian Xing now is not his driving skills or limits, but the strength of the team behind him.

Can the team replace the gearbox in 15 minutes?

The car entered the maintenance area at an extremely slow speed and passed the P rooms of other teams.The mechanics of other teams will look at each other in amazement, accompanied by the mentality of watching the excitement.

After getting out of the car, the engineers immediately began to disassemble the car and prepare to replace the gearbox.

Fabian is staring at the console, and Lan Heng still needs to do the flying circle results at the moment, so he can't be distracted too much.But he still turned his head and comforted: "Don't worry, we can replace the gearbox."

Even though Jian Xing really wanted to show a smile, he couldn't, which made his expression a little distorted and ferocious.He pursed his lips, and sat on one side with a horizontal hand.

There is a specialization in the technical industry, even though Jian Xing can drive a racing car on the track, he can't help disassemble and assemble the racing car.He watched the car change the gearbox with his own eyes, and all kinds of complicated and delicate parts were constantly exposed, which made his heart more restless.

10 minutes have passed.

There are still 3 minutes until the end of the third qualifying round (Q10).

If Jian Xing cannot complete a lap within these 5 minutes, it means giving up his qualifying results.

In addition, according to F1 regulations, the car is not allowed to make changes to the car (except for tires and fuel) after entering the qualifying session until the start of the race.After changing the gearbox, the driver will be penalized five starting places.

"Let's see what happened to Don's team? The car had a gearbox failure and they needed to replace the gearbox. But they were running out of time and they were racing against time."

The team brought in a new gearbox, and Jian Xing looked at the actions of the engineers, calm on the surface, but turbulent inside.

"One minute left."

The engineers are still busy, they try to keep calm and not be influenced by the outside world, and focus on installing the new gearbox.

His palms were constantly sweating, and because of wearing gloves, Jian Xing felt extremely hot.

"One minute left."

The on-site broadcast is still ringing, as if the electronic host's voice is not mixed with any emotion, as if the cold wind surrounds Jian Xing.

"One minute left."

All the engineers took a step back, followed by Jian Xing into the cockpit, pulled down the goggles, and didn't even have time to say thank you.

An engineer in front of the racing car observed the left and right, and after confirming the surrounding environment, he made a gesture.

There is a speed limit in the maintenance area, and the moment it exits the maintenance area, this red and white racing car seems to have broken through the shackles, escaped from the cage, and galloped on the track at an astonishing speed.

There is a huge electronic screen in the maintenance station, on which the picture of the track is projected, and the engineers can see the direction of Jian Xing's car at the moment through the electronic screen.

Lan Heng stood here like many people, keeping his eyes on the screen.

Not long after Jian Xing left the pit lane, a mint green racing car passed by.The speed of the racing car was neither fast nor slow, which was extremely eye-catching.

Fabian frowned: "What is Cameron doing? Haven't they already finished the flying circle?"

At present, Cameron's lap time ranks first, basically starting from pole position is stable.But Cameron did not choose to end qualifying, but continued to make achievements on the track.

Cameron on the screen was obviously a little surprised when he saw Jian Xing. He slowed down, as if he wanted to say hello to Jian Xing.

But who knows that Jian Xing's speed is extremely fast, and he has no intention of talking to the other party at all.

The racing car was advancing on the track at an extremely fast speed, and the broadcast cameras were all on Jian Xing.The speed of this racing car is extremely fast, and the rebroadcast camera must follow closely at all times to keep up with the opponent's speed.

"The speed of Don's car after replacing the gearbox is unexpectedly fast. Let's take a look at his current speed - 1 minute 35 seconds 425!"

"1 minutes 35 seconds 425!"

"As long as he can complete this lap and maintain this speed, he can replace Cameron as the pole position winner in Malaysia!"

Not to mention that the race director was dumbfounded, the entire paddock was dumbfounded.

They will not be unaware of the performance of the Mesken racing car, and the racing car is all about racing performance. Don team, a little-known small team, although it has the background of the original Flynn team, it still can't change the fact that the middle and lower reaches of the team.

And a small team has the ability to compete with the giants for pole position?

Tr (radio) Mesken: "Cameron, you're right. Keep pushing, full speed ahead. Your current lap times are a bit dangerous, and if Jian Xing can keep up at this pace, you're going to lose your pole bit."

Cameron pursed his lips and said: "I will not lose my pole position. Even if his lap time is faster than mine, he needs to be penalized for five grid positions. The pole position is still mine."

Tr (radio) Mesken: "Being set by a small team and a new driver? Cameron, you are such a proud person, can you accept it?"

Cameron was startled, of course he couldn't accept it.

No matter how Jian Xing runs, it is impossible to win the pole position. If the gearbox is replaced during qualifying, the driver needs to be penalized for five grid positions.

But the lap speed data is not deceiving. If Jian Xing achieves a faster result than Cameron, doesn't it mean that he is not as good as Jian Xing?

A mid-lower team and an unremarkable driver can achieve even better results than a driver of a wealthy team.

Cameron stared at the front of the focus, and said in a low tone: "Pay attention to my speed, and report to me at all times, the speed gap between me and Jian Xing."

"Meanwhile, Mesken decided to do another round of results."

"Look at these two cars, how fast they are!"

Mesken's racing car is fast, after all, it is a Mars rover built by a wealthy team.But Jian Xing's racing car was also unexpectedly fast. This red and white racing car was almost only a shadow on the track. At a speed of more than 300km/h, it was impossible to catch the static with the naked eye.

The reporter was always paying attention to the situation on the track. Seeing a shadow appearing in the curve ahead, he just raised his mobile phone and planned to press the shutter.The roar of the engine sounded like thunder, and when the shutter was pressed, there was nothing in the frame.

Isn't this too fast? ?

During the qualifying match, the auditorium was open to the outside world, and many spectators were dumbfounded.

"Which team is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

"Are you stupid? This is a new F1 team from Huaguo. Even the two drivers are brand new. Many people don't like this team."

"Isn't his speed too fast?! Cameron is famous for being crazy in the paddock, but this driver seems to be even crazier than him?"

Although many corners can be cornered with full throttle, it also needs to be cautious and downshift appropriately.But Jian Xing obviously doesn't care about the consequences of losing control. He turns with full throttle and a high gear, and he doesn't want to slow down even if it is a complicated curve.

Jian Xing is about to reach Turn 9, which is very tight. For the sake of safety, the driver must slow down at this moment.

“一般的车手在经过9号弯前的速度都会到达276km/h（5档）），但为了更顺利地通过9号弯，都会在这里将档位降到2档。”

And the speed of this racing car remained unabated, until it passed the ninth turn, the car's body angle deflected at an extremely strange angle, the whole speed was extremely fast, and it accelerated to leave this corner.

"He didn't slow down!" the race commentator said in amazement, "In such a sharp corner, Jian Xing actually chose a high-end position to pass, he really didn't want his life!"

After passing Turn 9, Jian Xing still needs to face a challenge, that is, Turn 11.The lateral G value here is 2.2, which is an extremely test of the driver's physical fitness.

Jian Xing did downshift, but he chose to downshift to third gear, where ordinary drivers would downshift to second gear to pass.

While exiting this curve, Jian Xing quickly upped the gear to the sixth gear, and the speed was as high as 290km/h.

Even though the audience present did not know the team or the driver, they were not stingy at the moment with exclamations and applause.

"This brother is too fierce! Although this track is fast, there are still many corners that need to be passed carefully. But he turned corners at high speed without any effort, my God!"

"Before I knew it, he had already gone through two tight corners. My God, this is still driving Don's car! Is Don's car really that fast?"

"The 13th and 14th turns are continuous right turns, how could he pass so easily and smoothly?! Am I watching a racing game video? Is this a picture that can appear in reality?"

The commentator was too busy looking at the screen and forgot to analyze the situation. He waited for the end of Q3 before he suddenly realized his work.

Looking at the data ranking, a brand new name suddenly bounced up, firmly sitting in the first position.

Narrator: "1 minute 34 seconds 225!"

"Jian Xing's speed is at the top of the lap list, and at the same time, his lap time also set a new record for the fastest lap at the Sepang circuit!"

"This is something that only happens in a dream. Jian Xing actually drove a car full of problems and became the pole position winner!"

"It's just a pity that Jian Xing has to be fined five grid positions because of the replacement of the gearbox. But it still shows that he is a dazzling existence!"

After the end of Q3, Cameron asked in a cold tone: "How much is my lap time different from that of Jian Xing?"

After a moment of silence, a voice came from my ear: "0.5s."

Cameron was immediately in a happy mood: "Then I'm really fast, and I even broke the track lap record, didn't I?"

He parked the car casually, and was just about to take off his helmet when the engineer's words came to his ears again.

"He is 0.5s faster than you."

The smile stopped abruptly, like a mask stuck on the face was too fake.

Not only the expression, Cameron's whole body seemed to be heavy with lead water.

Sitting in the cockpit for a long time, the mechanics around him looked at him curiously, and within a short while, the people in the cockpit slammed their fists on the steering wheel.

Immediately afterwards, he jumped out of the cockpit, even his back was full of anger that could not be extinguished.

The auditorium is also full of discussions. You must know that no one has broken the lap record of the Sepang Circuit in recent years, because this is a track that can be fast, but it is precisely because everyone can be fast that it is also More challenging driver's technique.

"The lap record of this track has been maintained for three years, but it was broken by a newcomer?"

"I thought that 1:34 was already the limit of this track, but I didn't expect to witness the limit being broken today."

"Why is there so little information about this driver? I couldn't find much on the Internet."

"Ah? What? Why did the news I found say that he is an artist?? What's wrong with this?"

The sense of speed at high speed makes Jianxing's adrenaline soar, but there is no radio communication in his ears.The racing car stopped slowly, all the fanatical factors in the body were agitated.

He felt a little dry mouth, and his voice was slightly hoarse: "Is it bad?"

If it was good news, the team should have informed him long ago.But during the flight circle, Jian Xing's ears were completely clear, only the roar of the engine remained.

This made Jian Xing feel guilty. The team had already replaced the gearbox in the limit, and the time left was enough for him to complete a lap.But he still didn't grasp this opportunity well and didn't make good results.

The emotion of guilt submerged Jian Xing like a tide, knowing that he shouldn't blame himself, but he couldn't help but fall into this low mood.

Jian Xing powerlessly stopped the racing car, gripped the steering wheel, and stayed in the cockpit, as if escaping from reality.

He said, "Sorry, I should have done better."

"You are really too much." Fabian, who was next to his ear, let out a heavy breath.

Jian Xing's eye sockets were a little sour, and he was almost out of breath.

The team has paid a lot for this car, and it is normal to be disappointed if you pin your hopes on him and not get a corresponding return.

Just as Jian Xing was about to apologize, Fabian accused him heavily: "Are you showing off? Your lap time directly broke the lap record of the Sepang circuit. You are about to take off!"

"Your lap time is first, first! If you don't change the gearbox, this will be your first pole position!"

"Jane, you are like a god!"

After qualifying, the drivers need to be weighed, and the cars are also sent to the vehicle inspection area for inspection.

If you want to increase the speed, you must be light. In order to ensure safety, the FIA ​​stipulates that the combined weight of the car and the driver should not be less than 600kg under any circumstances.

The reason why drivers need to be weighed before and after the race is that the driver will consume a lot of water during the race, and the body is in a state of severe dehydration.After a game, the body weight will be reduced by 3-5 kg.

Ordinary people would go into shock long ago under such circumstances, but F1 drivers can walk out of the cockpit with a smile and talk, and proceed to the next link, which shows how strong the physical fitness of F1 drivers is.

Drivers are weighed before and after the race.If the weighing is unqualified before the game, the team must make up the insufficient weight.

If the weigh-in after the race fails, the driver's results will be cancelled.

After Jian Xing weighed in a daze, he was hugged by Fabian when he walked not far away.

"Jane! You are amazing! Even if you are fined to leave the grid, you still have a good starting order. Let me tell you another good news, Lan Heng has also entered the top ten, and his starting order is exactly tenth."

Jian Xing hugged back vigorously, and he was finally sure that all this was not a dream.

The team members were very excited and hugged him one by one, Jian Xing generously hugged and kissed everyone on the cheek.As for Lan Heng, they just hugged briefly.

As soon as they hugged each other, the two looked at each other, both of them felt uncomfortable, and subconsciously turned their eyes away.

This made Fabian very dissatisfied, and pulled the two back and forth, asking them to hug again.

"You are teammates, not enemies. This hug is too perfunctory. You must have another sincere and deep hug."

Fang Nuozhe watched the excitement with his arms crossed, while Jian Xing always felt weak when he looked at the gossip eyes.

Fabian has said so, if they don't hug, it seems that the relationship between the two is so bad.In desperation, Jian Xing could only stretch out his arms, trembling around Lan Heng's waist.

Lan Heng also extended his arms around his back, and the two of them always kept a proper distance.

Fabian couldn't bear to watch, and directly pressed the two of them on their heads, Jian Xing's lips brushed against Lan Heng's ear.

He couldn't hear the applause and laughter around him. In his world, there was only the deafening heartbeat that couldn't be distinguished from you and me.

Slightly embarrassed, Jian Xing saw Cameron looking at him in horror.