nycdaug Chapter 45: The deadlock is broken, but there's still a deadlock?
Chapter 45: The deadlock is broken, but there's still a deadlock?
The Mars group members are all similar, while the Earth group members each have their own shitbox moments.
On lap seven, the lap where both Sainz and Perez had opportunities to attack but chose not to, Alfa Romeo urgently called Zhou Guanyu to the pits. Zhou Guanyu subsequently retired from the race.
This race so far features a Wozniak engine, but one of the cars using the Wozniak engine is an Arro-Ethane.
Could this be a sign of ethane desulfurization?
第8圈，维斯塔潘在8号弯后的drs检测线前追进勒克莱尔身后1秒！19号弯与1号弯之间的直道上，维斯塔潘藉助drs取得部分领先优势，并在1号弯切入内线！
Seeing that he couldn't hold on, Leclerc immediately cut to the outside and tried to gain speed in the corner!
Exiting the corner... Verstappen is in the lead!
Leclerc wasn't pulled away! In the continuous corners, Leclerc even narrowed the gap to 0.2 seconds at one point!
But in the blink of an eye, Verstappen pulled ahead by 0.6 seconds!
The Dr.S. zone after Turn 8 is available for Leclerc, but this Dr.S. zone is not enough!
Entering the slow corners, the Ferrari, which had better cornering stability, was actually pulled further ahead by the Red Bull!
Exiting Turn 15... the gap has been reduced to 0.8 seconds!
On the acceleration section after the slow curves, the Honda engine truly shines! It pulls back to 0.9 seconds!
Exiting Turn 16! The Honda engine once again demonstrates its power! Leaving the Leclerc a full second behind the DRS testing line!
Leclerc is far behind!
On this track, the performance difference on the straights was fatal enough, and the Ferrari's tire wear was even higher than that of the Red Bull... Verstappen had Leclerc completely at his mercy!
Why couldn't Tontatta and Sainz let Perez take the lead? Here's why!
On lap 12, Leclerc, who had already been pulled 1.56 seconds ahead by Verstappen, missed his braking point at Turn 17 and was pulled 2.56 seconds ahead as he exited the corner.
Leclerc can hardly pose any threat to Verstappen anymore.
Whether the situation will change again depends on the entry strategy!
On lap 16, Alonso pitted for white tires, signaling the opening of the pit window for yellow tires.
On lap 17, Gasly pitted for white tires.
Towards the end of lap 19, Gasly reported in the radio: "The white tires are warming up very slowly! There's almost no grip! Every time I brake, I slip!"
Mattia immediately reminded Tangche in the TR: "Tang, try to run this stint as long as possible."
White tires warm up slowly, putting drivers who pit first at a disadvantage. They will be slower on each lap than those with old yellow tires who haven't pitted yet. Not only will they be unable to catch up to their pre-pit position, but they may also be overtaken by drivers with old yellow tires after exiting the pits.
Since riders with a positional advantage who pit first may be undercut by riders with older yellow tires who haven't pitted yet, riders with a positional advantage should pit later, ideally waiting until their direct competitors have all pitted.
Tang Che: "copy".
Tangche, Sainz, and Perez all arrived late—the Wofa strategy team should probably make Sainz run as long as possible on this yellow-tire Stint, right?—The DR's high-speed rail stalemate continues… Perez has fallen behind!
Perez's speed suddenly dropped! He instantly fell one second behind Sainz!
Perez reported in TR: "I'm losing momentum!"
Hugh Bird: "You just lost the tailstream."
Perez: "Look at my stats! Man! I'm losing motivation!"
Sainz, seeing Perez suddenly fall behind in the rearview mirror, was shocked but couldn't believe it. He immediately asked in the radio, "What happened to Perez?"
Sainz's game engineer, Adami: "I don't know."
Sainz: "Is it a glitch?"
Adami: "Perhaps."
What kind of slipstream could make Perez a full 3 seconds slower on the track?
It's a malfunction!
Sainz: "How far behind Tom now?"
Adami: "0.5 seconds behind the soup, the next drs zone can use drs."
While Sainz and Adami were playing "I won't ask, you won't tell," Mattia proactively and even hastily reminded Taunter in the TR: "Perez must have malfunctioned. He's now 4 seconds behind Sainz, in the Drs zone after Turn 16. Sainz will definitely launch an attack."
Tang Che: "copy".
Exiting Turn 16, past the Dr.S. inspection line, Sainz has Dr.S. inspection.
Sainz smirked: The RB18 has reached its limit, now it's my turn to take the stage in the F1-75!
drs! Start!
Dive at the end of the Drs section! The braking areas before Turn 17 are side by side!
Sainz had a faster top speed! But Tanger was on the inside side of Turn 17!
Cutting into the inside lane! A minor collision occurred between the two cars in the corner! Neither car appears to have sustained any significant damage!
Exiting the corner... Tang Che's exit speed is even faster!
In the blink of an eye, after turning 17, there's the Drs area, Sainz and Drs!
drs! Restart!
Sainz took the lead right before the braking zone at Turn 1! He cut straight into the paint! Tanger simply couldn't hold on!
But Tanger wasn't pulled away by Sainz! Tanger stayed right behind Sainz for a full second!
Exiting Turn 8 and passing the Dr.S.R. line, Tanger is 0.8 seconds behind Sainz, so Dr.S.R. can be used!
Even though the AT03 has better straightaway performance, the DRSE zone after Turn 8 is not enough to catch up and attack.
You can't let yourself get left behind in the continuous bends!
过12、13号弯，汤彻又被甩到0.8秒！出15号弯的瞬间甚至被甩开到0.9秒！
When Perez was ahead of Taunter before, he couldn't leave Taunter more than 0.6 seconds behind in the corners!
It's clear that Ferrari cars have incredibly strong cornering performance!
F1-75: Speed in corners is true speed! Who doesn't give it gas on the straight?
AT03: Really?
The extremely short straight after Turn 15 will cause the cars to take on different shapes when accelerating out of the corner.
Which car has the strongest acceleration when exiting a corner?
Red Bull racing cars!
Honda Engine: Miracles with sheer power! Kid!
In the braking zone before Turn 16, Sainz's lead over Towntcher narrowed to 0.75 seconds! But it widened again to 0.85 seconds after Turn 16!
Passing through the DRS detection line! Tang Che was still within 1 second behind Sainz!
How significant is the Red Bull car's advantage on the straights? On the straight between the DrS detection line and the DrS activation point, Tontatta was already closing in on Sainz!
When passing the DRS activation point, the difference narrowed to 0.75 seconds!
drs! Start!
The gap is closing rapidly... but not enough! Turn 17 isn't aggressive enough!
After Turn 17, there's a Dr.S. inspection line. Tang Che still has Dr.S.!
However, the gap between the two cars widened rapidly in the corners, reaching 0.6 seconds before the DRS activation point!
This Drs area is still not aggressive enough!
Tang Che couldn't hold back any longer: Damn it, I finally managed to close the gap a little in the Drs area, but then I was immediately pulled away again in the corners, constantly stuck in a position where I had Drs but couldn't attack... It felt like a thorn in my side! Like a fishbone stuck in my throat! Like sitting on pins and needles!
Sainz couldn't hold back any longer: Damn it, I can't shake him off, it's so annoying!
What a tragic couple!
Does this mean we're going to reach another stalemate?
Sainz: Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Tom's AT03 must have reached its limit! My F1-75 hasn't reached its limit yet! Push! Push! Push!
Exiting Turn 15, Sainz left Tontatta a second behind!
Although Tang Che immediately saw the advantage of the corner acceleration and closed the gap to within 1 second, he would definitely be pulled away again at Turn 16!
Turn 16... Sainz went too far!