All-round Athlete

Chapter 642 Take the top two again (620)

The red flag means that the race is terminated, and all cars must return to the starting area to wait.

The safety car flashed its lights and stopped at the front of the grid, and all the cars behind stopped. Braving the heavy rain, the team's maintenance engineer rushed out immediately, put up an umbrella and put it on the head of the racing car.

According to the rules, the game will wait for the first 10 minutes, waiting for the stewards to assess whether the weather conditions will restart the game. If the race ends here, the final race ranking will be determined according to the results of the penultimate lap before the red flag is shown.

As time passed by, no matter the drivers, maintenance technicians or spectators, they all became anxious in their hearts. They didn't know whether the race would continue. But only Zhang Guan's heart was peaceful. He leaned on the back seat of the cockpit, opened the goggles of his helmet, and began to close his eyes to rest. And above his head, the maintenance engineer held an umbrella for him, and there was a person next to him holding an electric fan to cool him down.

"As I remember, this battle is finally over!" Zhang Guan thought silently. If it weren't for the uncomfortable comfort in the cockpit, he would even take this opportunity to sleep.

The race only ran for 33 laps, and it has not yet reached 42 laps, which is 75% of the total distance. If the race is finished now, the points obtained by all drivers will be halved.

Drivers and spectators cannot wait indefinitely. No one knows when the rain will stop, and no one knows when the rain will be lighter. It is even possible that the rain will be lighter. After the game is restarted, there will be a bigger rainstorm again.

The first 10 minutes passed, and the official still did not give an answer on whether to continue the game. People began to wait for the second ten minutes, followed by the third ten minutes.

The third 10-minute wait finally came to fruition. At this time, the heavy rain still did not abate, and the time was not allowed to run to the 42nd lap. The race officer finally announced that the Malaysian Grand Prix came to an end. The driver's ranking will be calculated according to the results of the two laps before the red flag is shown.

Zhang Guan undoubtedly won the first place, but the points were halved, and he only got 5 points. And Zhang Guan's teammate Barrichello won the second place and got 4 points, and the China Force team took the top two again.

Barrichello climbed out of the racing car, and he went up first to hug Zhang Guan. At this moment, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

In Barrichello's view, his runner-up seems to have been picked for nothing. If he had chosen to stop and change tires just now, he would have dropped to fifth place. At that time, he would definitely miss the podium. It was because of Zhang Guan's suggestion that Barrichello insisted on using rain tires for a few laps, which instead gave him the advantage of one less pit stop and helped him reach the podium.

In addition, Barrichello felt lucky that the game was terminated early due to heavy rain.

With the current amount of fuel Barrichello has, it is impossible for him to complete the next twenty laps. If the race does not end, he will definitely have to stop to refuel, so he will still delay some time, and maybe he will be caught. Squeeze off the podium. It was precisely because of the early termination of the race that the rankings of the drivers were fixed, allowing Barrichello to pick up a runner-up.

For a 37-year-old veteran like Barrichello, it is already very good to be able to get a pension contract. In fact, what he is seeking is also a pension contract. Now he can be on the podium for two consecutive races, and Still the runner-up, which is definitely a pleasant surprise. It's like a former NBA star player suddenly entered the MVP competition industry when he was mixed with the veteran's basic salary. The feeling of surprise has surpassed the performance itself.

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For many spectators, the early termination of the game made people feel very regretful. They bought tickets for the whole game but only watched half of the game. Fortunately, car fans are not short of money. If they can spend hundreds of dollars to buy a ticket to an F1 race, at least they are considered rich in Malaysia.

And the final result of the game is also acceptable to the audience. There are quite a few Chinese in Malaysia, and most of them support Zhang Guan. It's just that Ferrari fans are doomed to be disappointed. In this battle, Ferrari failed again.

Heavy rain can be a nuisance for an awards ceremony. Because the podiums of Formula One races are all built on high places, if the spectators hold umbrellas, they will not be able to see the podiums, and if they do not open umbrellas, they will be drowned.

The staff of the team are not so particular. According to the tradition of the award ceremony, the staff of the winning team will stand directly in front of the podium, the position closest to the driver. When the driver opens the champagne to the audience, the staff of the team They can enjoy the aroma of champagne for the first time. For them, the moment of being sprayed with champagne is their reward and thanks for their efforts.

A car, a driver, behind it is the hard work of the entire team day and night. The people behind these drivers are not as dazzling as the drivers, not as eye-catching as the drivers, but they are every team. Indispensable, they are the ones who should enjoy the glory of the championship the most.

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"China Power still performed very well in this race, but what I noticed more was the strategy they used." On the TV screen, a former professional racing driver was speaking. Do post-match reviews.

"Is there any difference in the strategy of China Power? Please explain it to us in detail." The host said immediately.

"Although the race is only a little more than halfway through, some drivers have entered four stops, and I paid special attention to it. The two cars of China Power only entered one stop. I want anyone who knows motorsports to know I understand, how much time will it take if there are three pit stops." The former professional racing driver paused, and then said: "In my opinion, the only pit stop for China Power Racing Team to change to rain tires should be a regular one. The pit stop, because it was raining at that time, it was impossible for the car to run with dry tires, but then the choice of Ross Brown was the key to China's victory."

"You mean that after the track is dry, the two cars of PowerChina are still running on rain tires?" the host asked.

"That's right, Ross Brown is indeed a master of strategy. He chose the most correct race strategy and let the two cars continue to run for four or five more laps on the track. It was these four or five laps that made them wait for the final race. heavy rain." The retired racing driver's eyes lit up, showing an expression of admiration.

In racing festivals, Ross Brawn is a hallowed figure, and it's only natural that drivers adore him. Of course he didn't know that it was actually Zhang Guan's decision not to stop for a tire change.

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"Yawn..." Ross Brown sneezed.

"It seems that someone is talking about you." Zhang Guan said with a smile.

"It was raining on the podium just now, and I need to drink more water when I go back." Ross Brown continued: "Old men like me are not as strong as you young people. Even God is on your side. "

"God is on my side too?" Zhang Guan asked inexplicably.

"Yes!" Rose Brown pointed to the sky, and continued, "You can bet on things like rain, isn't God also on your side?"

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