End of the Century Talented Racer

Chapter 260 Regret
The team leader Layson bluntly said that Dongsheng has surpassed Bingcheng and has become the benchmark of performance.The final silverstone qualifying results of Stewart, Daniel and Santak were within 0.01 seconds.In the last sprint lap, the Finn made the fastest time in the first and third timing periods, but made a mistake in the second timing period, otherwise he should have won the pole position.

Stewart first lost at the starting line at Silverstone.Since the beginning of this season, Dongsheng drivers have made a better start overall.Daniel relied on an amazing start in France to catch up behind his opponent at the first turn. If there was no misjudgment, it would be difficult for Seaver to hold the German on the straight even if he entered the first turn first.

Facing an unfavorable start, the dispatch of the safety car originally created the conditions for Bingcheng to turn defeat into victory.However, the team decided to keep both Seaver and Stewart on the medium tyres, believing that taking track position was the only possibility for victory.Although the medium tires of the two cars had just been replaced, they still overestimated their speed.Seaver put out all he could to defend Daniel, who was on the soft tyre, but the latter was significantly faster.If there were a few more laps in the race, it would be difficult for Stewart to keep Santak behind him.

"Over the past three weekends we have lost points due to our own mistakes and others' mistakes. Now we need to focus on our work and continue to develop the car to be more competitive in the next 11 races," said Ice City team leader said on Ice City’s official social media.

It seems that the leader of Bingcheng was very worried about being hit by Dongsheng driver twice.In contrast, Stewart encouraged the team to work together to improve the car's combat effectiveness, because the risk can only be minimized if he and Seaver can occupy the first row of the starting position.

After ten games, Bingcheng only won three games, which is obviously not the situation they are used to.Compared with Dongsheng who has played the role of a chaser for many years, Bingcheng lacks the experience of recovering from adversity.And the next German Grand Prix will be the home stadium of Ice City, and it will also be Daniel's home stadium.Under pressure, whether the defending champion can at least return to normal, we must first start from the "head".

The Ice City team officially confirmed the renewal of the contract with Seaver today.The new contract only covers the 2103 season, but Bingcheng has the driver option to continue to cooperate with the Finn in 2104.

The Ice City team confirmed Stewart's contract extension a day ago, the Englishman and the contract length is two years.Therefore, the two also confirmed that they will continue to partner in the 2103 season.

After announcing Stewart's new contract, the Ice City team officially confirmed a one-year extension with Seaver.

Bingcheng had previously stated that it was considering other drivers in the driver market.This move was seen as the ice city hinted that they were evaluating the possibility of signing Vergil.But the defending champion team also expressed that Bingcheng is eager to continue the current relatively stable team cooperation environment, so it finally chose to continue the current driver lineup.

Seaver expressed his excitement at the confirmation of the renewal. "I'm very happy because I like the team very much and I also like the atmosphere inside the team because all the team members are working hard to improve their results. I will continue to give 100% effort."

Talking about Seaver's new contract, the team leader gave high praise to the Finn: "Siver has performed extremely well this season. If it weren't for some bad luck and our mistakes, he should lead the standings. His speed and His work ethic was the main reason for our decision to renew his contract."

Seaver joined Ice City in 2101 to fill the vacancy left by Gloria's retirement.During his one and a half years of playing on behalf of Bingcheng, he won three championships for the team.

While the season has been winless so far, the Finn believes he would be in contention with his team-mate and Daniel if it weren't for some bad luck early in the season and multiple mechanical reliability issues.And he has beaten Stewart in qualifying four times over the past nine race weekends, including a terrific performance on pole in Austria.

In the statement, Bingcheng highly affirmed Seaver's performance since joining the team, especially pointing out that the team "played a key role in the process of winning the manufacturer's title for the fourth consecutive year".

"It's great news that I will be playing for Ice City in 2103 and it's great to be announced at Hockenheim, which is not only the home of Ice City but also the place where I won my first race in 2092," Seaver made a statement about the contract extension. "This year, after preparing all winter, I was able to take a big step forward, and I believe there are more areas to improve. We haven't had that much luck in this year's race, but the team knows how I'm doing. Renewal It shows that the team believes in me and my abilities."

Seaver added that he hopes to continue to achieve the goal of the world championship for Ice City, and at the same time, through his good performance, the team believes that 2104 can continue to rely on him. "I love having a consensus with the team and being team-mates with Stewart. Our relationship is very good, honest and direct and always focused on getting a good result for the team. My personal goal, of course, is to keep playing at a high level. Then the team will not hesitate when making plans for 2104."

Leysin's Vergil said drivers had to take extra care to switch off their DRS before Turn 1 at Hockenheim following last week's crash at the British Grand Prix.

At Silverstone two weeks ago, several drivers ran into trouble at Turn [-] because they did not switch off DRS in time.Easter of the Porter team and Diago of the Ruijin team both made mistakes in the first turn.And this week at the Hockenheimring, a similar problem arose.

Talking about the impact of the DRS zone, Vergil said: "From my point of view, you have to make sure you turn it off before going into turn one, which is much harder than turn one at Silverstone. It's a very difficult one. Serious problem, so make sure to turn off DRS to enter the corner normally."

Porter's team leader denied that the team will sign Kuka next season.Kuka was Salvador's replacement driver this year, but he has made no secret of his desire to return to Formula 1 after a long absence with an arm injury.

"I heard the rumor 10 minutes ago when a TV crew asked me the same question," the Porter owner said. "I'm pretty sure we're not negotiating with him,"

Beyond that, the Porter boss said Porter hopes to lock down the 2103 driver line-up after the summer break.Wesley is almost certain to stay, but there is still a question mark over the inconsistent Easter.

(End of this chapter)