Chapter 316
After yesterday's qualifying defeat, Kevin and John learned from the experience and felt that they could not give up their own propellers that were very suitable for them just because of the risk of being eliminated, although the Red Bull crew was not I really wanted to agree, but under their strong request, the Red Bull crew still opened their thruster limiter from 35% to 80%. If it were any higher, the event organizing committee would have to come again.
For this reason, Red Bull's technical director had to sigh with emotion. They really found a treasure. They really deserve to be extreme sports players who dare to challenge the limits of human beings.
At this moment, although the road condition along the Qinghai Lake is not as exaggerated as those roads in no-man’s land, it is certainly not as good as a standard track that needs to be inspected and maintained every day. However, this time Kevin and Mueller started their charge with roaring propellers.
However, after the brief chaotic battle just now, they were actually somewhat out of touch with the first echelon, and they did not know what was happening in the front.
When the two of them accelerated, they originally thought that the Mercedes and DRS ahead would stop them, and they had already made plans to fight each other. However, what they did not expect was that as soon as they approached, the Mercedes The four cars of Si and DRS directly gave them a smooth path without even a symbolic defense.
"What are they?" Kevin and Mueller were stunned. Before they could react, they were already in the third or fourth pick?
“Okay, in that case, let’s overtake the Arctic Fox and take the lead!” John said excitedly.
"Damn! What the hell!" The two people, who were full of confidence after overtaking DRS and Mercedes, were awakened by the disturbing airflow of the Aurora in the next second.
Compared with other racing cars, the RB-C01, which is currently modified like a berserker, has a much lower resistance to airflow interference than other racing cars.
"RB-C01 suddenly shook violently after approaching the Aurora!" Li Bing said in surprise, "Did the acceleration just now be too strong?"
"No wonder they let us over!" Kevin and Muller hurriedly began to adjust the condition of the car, but was caught off guard and was about to lose control.
However, at this moment, Tai Chi Dragon and AMG-01 rushed up from the left and right, using the airflow to help them stabilize the car body.
"What do they mean?" Kevin's eyes widened, but the next moment, the two of them helped them stabilize the car and blocked their escape route.
Just kidding, it’s rare for someone to rush directly to help them withstand the pressure, but they can’t let them be eliminated like this.
The current two RB-C01s are in a real dilemma because of their recklessness. Just now, DRS could still rely on the stability of Tai Chi Dragon and Tornado Charge on the off-road track, but now RB -C01, if you want to overtake the Aurora, you must turn on the thrusters, but with their current vehicle conditions, turning on the thrusters against the interfering airflow is basically equivalent to self-shark.
“The rhythm of the race seems to be difficult to change before the first tire change.” After the situation on the scene did not change for a long time, Fei Ge said, “Then, we can also follow Let’s take a good look at the beautiful scenery along the Qinghai Lake.”
“He Wang, Xiaohao and the others are expected to arrive at the maintenance station in 7 minutes. You can check the equipment again.” The four maintenance stations are making preparations and coordinating the overall situation. Because this maintenance station is at the junction of the off-road track and the urban road track, it is necessary to replace the chassis for the Tornado Charge here, so Xiaolie is in charge of it personally.
"Understood." Chen Hewang nodded and did not stop checking the equipment. This time, many new people were added to their technical team. In order to avoid low-level mistakes, they had to check repeatedly. .
Soon, everyone in the first echelon arrived at the first maintenance point.
"You'd better move faster!" Among the first few teams to arrive, Kevin and Mueller were probably the most anxious. The more than two hundred kilometers just now made them sick.
“However, your fuel consumption is very serious, and we have to temporarily replenish it.” Red Bull’s technical team explained while doing the operation.
“If we don’t start soon, we will probably fall into the same situation again, but the next maintenance point is 300 kilometers away from here. If we continue like this, it will be difficult for us to get there!”< br>
Under tremendous pressure, Red Bull’s technical team, drawn from the F1 event, showed amazing potential in this station. Compared with other teams, there was one more process that required temporary replenishment of fuel. Under the circumstances, they actually managed to grab a few tenths of a second more time than the others. After getting confirmation that they could start, Kevin and Mueller hurriedly accelerated out of the maintenance area. Only then did they see The Aurora, Tai Chi Dragon and AMG-01, who set off behind them, breathed a sigh of relief.
“Is the pressure so high?” Nie Ming laughed in the Aurora’s cockpit, “We don’t plan to continue using this to interfere with the airflow in the next section.”
Although the effect of the Aurora's airflow interference is very good, it ultimately consumes additional energy without any increase in speed. It is okay to use it occasionally, but if you want to rely on this thing as a decisive means, it is purely overthinking.
Kevin and Muller still suffered a loss in terms of experience. After they started again and caught up with RB-C01, they directly used them as windbreakers. The people along the coast of Qinghai Lake On the road, a row of CF racing cars of various colors were lined up. Under the aerial camera, those who didn’t know thought they were a wedding car team.
At this moment, Kevin and Muller also realized that something was not right, and took the initiative to slow down to give up the thankless position of the windbreaker, but the car behind them didn't matter, you slow down and I will follow. Anyway, on this kind of long-distance cross-country track, there is no rush to exert force early on.
After some pulling and pulling, Carlo and Okita Kai, who passed the first maintenance area in fear and fear, followed them and joined the long queue of CF racing cars.
"This..." In the studio of Five Star Sports, the trio were speechless when they saw this scene. What are you asking these commentators to say when you are running like this!
"It seems that when faced with an ultra-long track, the drivers all want to wait until the second half of the race before trying their best." Li Binggan smiled, but at this moment, the broadcast screen suddenly showed the No. 2 car of the USCF and Sauber teams. The news is out at the same time.
"Huh? What happened behind the scenes?" Fei Ge also became more energetic, and soon the camera cut to the side where the rookies were pecking each other.
Unlike the peace in the front echelon, the competition in the rear echelon is particularly fierce.
Mueller did not choose to accelerate after the start, but led Lanci to maintain his own acceleration rhythm, maintaining the 11th and 12th positions, but several cars behind them had The idea of overtaking. However, their several attempts were easily resolved by Muller.
Then, as they ran, they became anxious and forgot that this was on a cross-country track, not the standard track they were most familiar with!
As we all know, the training channels for drivers in formula racing, rally racing and touring car racing are completely in two directions. This group of veteran drivers who entered GPX from F1, in addition to Carlo, Mihail and Muller, also Top talents like Xiao Hao must go through a period of training before they can truly become familiar with the competition methods on the cross-country track. However, after the competition enters the fierce stage, with a high degree of mental concentration, the knowledge gained since childhood training, but inevitably has an impact on their choices.
Just like just now, the No. 2 driver of the USCF and Sauber teams, when trying to overtake failed, instinctively made technical actions on a standard track. However, if the standard that has been carefully maintained is On the track, there were no problems with their technical moves, and their car was fully able to withstand it. However, on this track where the road surface was not too perfect, the risk was too high. The USCF encountered it just now when cutting corners. Due to the bumps, he was unable to control the car. Not only was he eliminated, but he also implicated the No. 2 car of the Sauber team not far away.
After watching the replay, Li Bing commented lightly: "USCF's No. 2 car was a little careless. How could it use that kind of overtaking method on this kind of road surface?"
In After someone was eliminated, the remaining cars were much more cautious when trying to launch an offensive against Muller.
However, they do not intend to stop. According to the news transmitted by the AI, the current pace of the leading echelon is very slow. As long as they can get past McLaren's defense, then they will also have a chance to keep up with the pace of the first echelon. .
However, Mullerka has one man in charge here, and no one can stop him. The entire battle situation on the field uses MCL-C01 as the dividing point, as if it is completely divided into two parts.
The lagging teams became more and more prone to mistakes after getting anxious. The commentators from various countries watched with great interest. In previous games, the camera would hardly move to their side, but in this game, Everyone found that the novice chickens in the back seemed to be quite interesting in pecking each other.
"USCF's last single seed is entangled with two Aston Martin cars. Can he hold on?" Fei Ge watched with great interest. In just a few minutes, the battle became fierce. After that, these professional drivers began to make very low-level mistakes because they were not used to the handling of off-road racing.
“It shouldn’t be a big problem if this section stabilizes.” Li Bing tried to make a judgment.
"It's almost out of control. The convoy in front of this section of the road had to slow down to pass. It would be too risky for him to speed up. However, there is no one to interfere because the two Aston Martin cars are too busy to take care of themselves. Can they stabilize themselves? "Brother Ran said expectantly.
"Okay, steady it! Beautiful!" Fei Ge continued.
"Huh? Started shaking again?" Li Bing said excitedly, "Come on USCF! You can do it!"
However, the next second, the last remaining seedling of USCF still spun out. The track.
"USCF is down! (crying)" the three of them shouted in unison.
After a while, the three of them laughed out loud, "Unfortunately, with the elimination of car No. 1, USCF once again failed to complete the race, and their completion rate was once again lowered."
When making fun of other teams, the three of them still have to worry about their fans. Even the two teams Sauber and Aston Martin, who are currently accompanying USCF as experienced babies in the bad zone, are in A group of die-hard fans have also been accumulated in previous F1 games.
However, they don’t have so much scruples when teasing USCF. Among the ten teams in GPX, three are completely new teams with no previous experience. Arctic Fox relies on Nie Ming’s camera-like running France has attracted a large number of racing fans, not to mention DRS, which can be said to be the most popular in China. Only USCF has completely become a serious entertainment for all racing enthusiasts around the world.
Even North American car fans love to make fun of them from time to time.
“The first echelon has almost completed a lap along the 300-kilometer circumference of Qinghai Lake. They will soon turn to a section with more complicated road conditions. Will the situation on the field change? ”
"The Tai Chi War Dragon charges with the whirlwind and starts to speed up!" At the moment when he entered the fork in the road, Lin Bo pushed down the gear lever of the Tai Chi War Dragon thruster and started to speed up after escaping from what looked like a convoy of wedding cars, in off-road mode. The Tai Chi War Dragon's advantage in facing complex roads was clearly revealed at this moment. Before anyone else could react, Tai Chi War Dragon and Tornado Charge took the lead, and this time Lin Shu didn't. Giving others the opportunity to use them as wind breakers, they quickly led Xiao Hao to distance themselves from the others.
Subsequently, Mercedes also began to exert force. After the two AMG-01s of Mihail and Rei Hijikata switched formations, the special airflow created by the two cars began to interact with each other, speeding up towards the DRS together. Chase.
“Yuri, do you want to chase me?” Upon seeing this, Nie Ming began to ask for help from his external brain. “With that move, we should be able to get the huge weapon before reaching the second maintenance point. Advantages."
"Wait a minute," Yuri said, "Although the reinforced coating on our car can last until the second maintenance point, we have to leave some room for error. Okay."
"Okay, it's up to you." Nie Ming nodded.
"After the Tai Chi War Dragon suddenly exerted its strength to gain an advantage, it gave up the first pick position to its teammates. After being accelerated by the Tai Chi War Dragon's burst, the whirlwind charge maintained this speed."
After a long time, after entering the no-man's land highway, in the vast Gobi desert, two cars accelerated one after another on this long road with no end in sight. The picture under the broadcast lens looked like a highway Just like a movie.
“This road feels pretty good to drive on, not as exaggerated as Aaron said.” Because the pressure was relatively low, Xiao Hao even had time to chat with Lin Shu.
“There were two of us.” Lin Tie said, “At that time, Aaron was the only one driving Fujiki’s off-road vehicle on this road. I have to keep running at night, is that not scary? There are really wolves in this world!"
(End of this chapter)