End of the Century Talented Racer

Chapter 192 The Hidden World Champion

Altaïr of the Citroen team will usher in his two F2 Grand Prix in Canada, but at the same time he feels "sad" for the current F1, because F1 cannot present the "magic night" like football or basketball.

Coming to another circuit in Canada where overtaking is difficult, Altaïr replied: "No, not boring. It's clearly the pinnacle of motorsports. But it is. Last year, especially after the overhaul of the engine, things took a turn for the worse, but a team's R&D capability is still very important."

"Looking at competitive sports, taking basketball as an example, one night, you may have a magical night - you score 80 points and win the game with your teammates. Or take football for example, the World Cup is here, how many This team is the favorite to win the championship, but no one can guarantee that the championship will be produced among Germany, Brazil, and Spain. Maybe it will, maybe not. However, here, although the winning rate of the three major teams is very high, it is inevitable that there may be dark horses. appearance," Altaïr added.

Bingcheng has become the new dominant force in F2095 since 1. In the past few seasons, apart from Bingcheng, only Dongsheng and Leysen have won victories. In the rest of the teams, although it seems that there are more opportunities, the team The gap remains, with only Salvador and Odermet on the podium.

"Your motivation, your lap time in qualifying, your car set-up, whether your weekend goes well, it doesn't matter," Altaïr said. No.5, but that doesn't change the end-of-year results. It could also be something unique to this race, to motorsport."

This season, after Citroen's various upgrades, the performance has improved, but Altaïr is still just a spectator of the annual championship, currently ranked seventh.At the Monaco Grand Prix two weeks ago, his streak of finishing in 2102 came to an abrupt end, and he bluntly called it "the most boring race ever".

Daniel of Dongsheng Racing Team said that he does not think that Ice City Racing Team will need to worry about upgrades as Stewart said.Daniel said: “With a team like Ice City or as far as the current promotion, I don’t think it’s a big problem for them at all.”

Daniel is not worried about the impact of Dongsheng's upgrade on performance. "Our upgrades have been done very well, and the negative effects of the upgrades are not too big," Daniel added. "Whether there will be changes on the track because of these upgrades, it's not a big problem for us."

Asked if Dongsheng will have an advantage in Canada, rival Stewart said: "Yeah. Especially with the upgraded parts they bring, it could be difficult this weekend. All I'm looking forward to is reliability. If they they With the upgrade, the improvement will be about 0.1 or 0.2 seconds, Dongsheng will be very powerful on the straights. Whether we can keep up with Dongsheng’s speed will be interesting to see, but of course we will try our best.”

Leysin second-team driver Catildan said the "rumours" that he was being replaced by Fred were "foolish".

This also led to rumors that Katildan might lose the "job" of the second team of Leysin.

"I think it would be stupid for me to comment on rumours, because they're just rumours," Katildan said. "I know what's written in my contract. The work to develop the car is very confident."

"In qualifying in Monaco, my performance wasn't as good as I wanted. But I felt strong all weekend. I'm looking forward to a good weekend. But I don't think there's much point in commenting on the rumors. I think F1 There are always rumors.”

After his stunning victory in Monaco, Vergeir once again showed that he is worthy of standing alongside Stewart, Daniel and Altaïr.Although he doesn't have the 2103 contract in his hand, the situation has changed. The question now is what Laisen can do to convince him to stay, and can Bingcheng and Dongsheng really be unable to bear it?
This weekend F1 will move to Montreal, Canada.Four years ago, Virgil emerged from a tumultuous race to reach the top of the podium for the first time in his career.It is undeniable that there was a certain element of luck in that victory, because Stewart and Gloria, who had obvious advantages, encountered serious braking problems one after another. s position.

Bepena had a better chance of picking up the "wallet". He followed Gloria, but in the end he was not only overtaken by Virgil, but also retired after colliding with Blair on the penultimate lap.On the contrary, after passing Gloria cleanly, Virgil crossed the line safely and took home the championship trophy.

What's interesting is that every time Virgil wins thereafter, there are always twists and turns in the game.Even at the most recent Monaco Grand Prix, where he seemed to lead every lap, he struggled with the car after the first third of the race: an engine problem that not only left him underpowered but also affected the The balance of the front and rear brakes even caused the risk of the power unit burning out at all times. At that time, Leysen was already mentally prepared to retire at any time.

However, he miraculously controlled the crazy beast under him, steered it away from the guardrail, and became the most impeccable person in this "boring game".

In fact, since joining Leysen, Vergil has stepped into the ranks of active elite drivers step by step.People in the industry are very convinced that his ability can definitely form a new "big four" with Stewart, Altaïr and Daniel.But people outside the paddock have been slow to realize this fact, simply because his name doesn't always appear in the top three, mostly because he doesn't have a car competitive enough to keep the spotlight on look at yourself.

Yet even so, Virgil has shown time and time again what makes him great: he can go fast; a car that can adapt to any situation; has excellent tire management; With a sunny disposition, he can't go anywhere without being popular; he's definitely one of the best overtakers out there.In Monaco a fortnight ago, he was on display for all those qualities, from the first free practice drive on the track, all the way to the plunge into the pool on Sunday afternoon.

When he was promoted by Leysin in 2095, due to the implementation of new engine rules, the "quadruple champion" Layson team lost competitiveness to Bingcheng, which had been dormant for several years.But Vergil's first season at Leysin was immediately impressive.He has three victories over four-time world champion teammate Daniel in both qualifying and racing, and has been named a candidate for Breakthrough of the Year by an award.Just imagine, if the Leysin racing car was still at the top level that year, how dazzling Vergil's achievements would be?
At that time, Daniel's supporters tried their best to defend him, for example: winning the world championship for four consecutive years made him tired; the car was not suitable for his driving style; he even had the idea of ​​defecting to Dongsheng, so he had to ensure his ranking Not too far forward, so that the special clause for early termination can be used.However, honest Daniel never recognized these excuses and admitted that the threat posed by his new teammates was far greater than that of his former teammates.In the past, he has studied the strengths of his teammates and used them to his advantage, and Virgil is "a little faster everywhere."

Virgil himself never boasted publicly about his abilities, preferring to let his results speak for himself.It's not that he can't feel the inner tension, it's just that his bright smile anytime and anywhere is his innate optimism, not a disguise.However, when pressed once on what he thought he would have achieved if he had joined Leysin a few years earlier, Vergeire’s response was evocative: “I think Daniel had good luck and he had that when he won the world championship. Racing car." In a simple sentence, it was not that Virgil was jealous or devalued Daniel's ability, but that he showed confidence in himself because he knew what he could do.

After a few races, few people seemed to talk about topics related to Zhang Yue. In fact, this was indeed the case. People's eyes were focused on those "popular" drivers.

But for the Thunder Racing team, Zhang Yue is definitely a savior-level existence. Although the engine problem of their small team has been solved, they still have no ability to build a competitive car with other teams.

However, under such circumstances, Zhang Yue not only made his name and the name of the team appear in the points area, but also made great progress in each race. His outstanding personal ability is evident. In their view, Zhang Yue's future is bright.

Out of this kind of thinking, the Thunder team became a little bit happy and half worried. Will Zhang Yue stay in their team in the future?

With Zhang Yue's ability, it is obviously more appropriate to go to a bigger and stronger team... But for their small team, that is hope!
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After coming to Canada, Dongsheng Racing Team did not focus on the sprint lap in FP1.Daniel and Santak, who received car upgrades this weekend, finished fourth and sixth respectively.Altaïr was seventh, 0.598 seconds behind.

After the start of the first free practice session, most of the drivers only went on the field for the first 10 minutes to perform system checks.In terms of lap time, due to the lack of grip on the track, only the two drivers of Citroen practiced multiple laps.Citroen's Altaïr and teammate Delacro also ranked in the top two.Dongsheng Racing Team focused on aerodynamic testing in the opening stage of FP1.

(End of this chapter)