End of the Century Talented Racer

Chapter 236 Performance Ability
During the Austrian Grand Prix last week, it was reported that Dongsheng had signed a two-year contract with Monaco rookie Kendrick, and he will replace Santak's position at the Prancing Horse from next season.In the view of the former F1 world champion Villefort, Kendrick actually needs to experience more tempering in small and medium teams: "I think it is too early for Kendrick to go to Dongsheng now. On the one hand, if he is defeated by Daniel, His career could be ruined; Dongsheng on the other hand needs a more experienced second driver. I'd rather see Kendrick take another year to grow and learn because we don't know he really It is good enough to enter a strong team like Dongsheng, after all, his current reference is only Diago."

In the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend, the tire supplier did not provide special tires, and many drivers had tire blisters during the race. The person in charge of the tire supplier said that this was indeed unexpected before the race: "In this We had some blistering last year, so we thought it might happen at this track, but it was a bit more serious than we thought. Blistering and graining are effects that all the teams know about, they know How to manage, obviously, we don't want to have blisters everywhere because it's not a real race and a lot of the time the drivers have to just look after the blisters or change the tyres."

The manager of the Dongsheng team said that due to the high requirements on the aerodynamic efficiency of the car at the British Silverstone Circuit, he was faintly worried that the Dongsheng car would not be competitive on this track.At the same time, he also speculated that the reason for Ice City's retirement was related to the new upgrades they brought. The new aerodynamic package caused the car to overheat inside and caused various mechanical failures.

"In terms of statistics, Silverstone is not where we are good at, so we are working hard to solve the problems of this race. We did not use team orders in the last race, and we hope that a world champion driver like Santak will be able to Fight to the end for the championship. Bingcheng Racing Team is too high-profile about its upgrades, and sometimes such large-scale upgrades may not bring the desired results."

In the Austrian race, two Ice City riders withdrew one after another, but the reasons for the accidents were different.Stewart encountered an oil pump failure during the race, which caused the car to lose oil pressure; while Seaver's problem came from the hydraulic system. The gearbox that lost hydraulic power failed on the 13th lap of the race.The technical director of the team said in the summary of the team routine:
"The causes of the two accidents were not the same, and the causes of the accidents were not the same. We can now confirm that the two drivers will not need to replace the new engine, but maybe replacing other parts will cause the drivers to be penalized in the UK. But our current research results believe that the replacement of these parts does not need to touch those restricted accessories, so we hope that there will be no penalty.”

The consultant of the Leyssen team believes that Teslok's outstanding driving in the Austrian Grand Prix showed his quasi-world championship-level qualities.The Laisen driver tried his best to protect his tires and resist the attack from Santak during the race. Even when the engine horsepower was reduced at the last moment, he was still not caught up by the Dongsheng driver.

"The media who slandered and slandered Teslock at the beginning of the year was slapped in the face by Tesrock. His ability to protect tires and engines during the race satisfied our protection of the car, and he also stabilized the relationship with Zhang Zhang behind him. Pleasant distance. His driving is very comfortable and controlled the rhythm of the field, he did not show the slightest panic, as calm as the 2099 Spanish Grand Prix."

With the end of the Austrian Grand Prix, Altair's mileage in F1 also reached 81394 kilometers.This figure surpassed the record of the former car king and became F1No.1.Although Altaïr's F1 number of entries is still the second in history, but as long as Altaïr does not retire after this season, he can surpass the former car king to become the driver with the most entries in F1 history.

Leysen driver Vergil has not yet reached an agreement with the team for the 2103 season. He revealed to an Italian media that he had already started negotiations with the big boss of Leysen. "I like our big boss very much. I have talked with him a lot. It is a pity that the big boss does not participate in the operation of our team, otherwise many things in the team will be easier. I am looking forward to the next progress, Hopefully we can reach an agreement soon."

The Leysen team consultant told the Austrian media that Leysen currently has the best car in the field, but the helpless situation of lack of speed performance prevents them from becoming a real championship contender.Lacking outstanding research and development capabilities, they occupied fifth and sixth in qualifying, and then the Leysin driver relied on his outstanding performance to recover the disadvantage in the race.

“Our car chassis is the best in the competition. We only lose in terms of speed and lack of power. Bingcheng and Dongsheng’s dominance of the engine’s speed performance puts us at a disadvantage in the competition, but our performance in the race was overall It’s getting better and better. Our car is the best now and we don’t need to make any changes. Next year our car will match Dongsheng’s performance, so we can truly become a championship team.”

The former F1 boss praised Dongsheng for its decision not to impose team orders in Austria last week.Dongsheng's Daniel could have extended his lead in the driver's championship after Austria to more than one point, but Dongsheng didn't do that.

"Everyone can learn from Dong Sheng's sportsmanship," the former F1 boss said in an interview. "This is in sharp contrast to the 2082 race.

He went on to add: "Towards the end of the game, not only did they maintain the fairness of sports, but also the morale of Santak. I am very happy that Dongsheng is a real contender in 2102. Dongsheng finally took the step A step I've been waiting for.

"Daniel is a very good driver and hopefully it doesn't hurt that Daniel gave up the three points," Exton said.

The executive director of Citroen believes that the reason why the team is in the quagmire is the result of the long-term "unstable" management system, but understands that major personnel changes will not be immediate in the short term.

The former Citroen boss has hired another to run race affairs after sacking one top executive.But under his management, Citroen has a mediocre record, and it is because of the past three years and unsuccessful research and development capabilities that it has become a lower-ranked team on the track.

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