noveltune Chapter 70 I will take good care of him
Chapter 70 I will take good care of him
Ferrari's two cars started the flying laps first, followed closely by Toncher, Perez, and Verstappen.
Sainz got a purple score in the first time slot! He was quickly overtaken by Leclerc!
Tancher greens in the first timeout, Perez makes a mistake and greens in the first timeout, Verstappen greens in the first timeout.
Sainz sets a purple lap record in the second segment! Leclerc made a mistake at Turn 12! But still managed to surpass Sainz's purple lap record in the second segment! Verstappen surpasses Leclerc's purple lap record!
Tanger turned green in the second period, and Perez turned green in the second period.
Sainz got purple in the third timeout! Immediately overtaken by Perez! Immediately overtaken by Verstappen!
Tang Che's third time slot was painted green.
On this track, the AT03 is inferior to the RB18 on the straights and to the F1-75, especially in the high-speed corners. This results in at least two Martian rovers having a significant performance advantage over the AT03 in any given timeout, making it impossible for Tang Che to achieve a purple score in any single timeout.
赛恩斯1:41.814，勒克莱尔1:41.861，佩雷兹1:41.930，维斯塔潘1:41.989，汤彻1:42.233。
If Leclerc hadn't made that mistake at Turn 12, his lap time would definitely have been faster than Benn's.
Perez, too, would have lapped much faster than Verstappen had he not made a mistake in the first timeout.
On this track, Verstappen's qualifying times were no longer significantly better than Perez's, and on several occasions he was even slower than Perez.
This is mainly because Perez is very good at this track, while Verstappen is relatively less so.
For a driver of Verstappen's caliber, there are no tracks he truly doesn't excel at; it's just that his performance at Baku is slightly weaker compared to other tracks.
How do I put it? It's roughly the difference between p2 or p3 and p1.
Even so, Verstappen's lap time was still more than 0.2 seconds faster than Taunter's, demonstrating the rover's tolerance for error.
The four players in the Mars group have a significant lead over Tang Che, while Tang Che has a gap in the lead over the next five players.
Gasly's time on page 6 was 1:43.129, almost a second slower than Tanger's!
p7的皇帝、p8的周冠宇、p9的四冠王、p10的拔罐王都都慢汤彻1秒多！
The emperor is almost past Zhou Guanyu, but it's hard to say whether this emperor has passed away.
The cupping master was already numb from the dolphin jump: "The race car's floor is constantly scraping the ground, it's very dangerous!"
But no matter how you look at it, the lap times of the first flight lap are extremely stratified, as if Red Bull and Ferrari are driving F0, Toncher is driving F0.5, and the remaining five are driving F1.
Hopefully, the second flight path will wash away this layering. Even if it doesn't, at least the gap between the layers shouldn't be too exaggerated.
Apart from four-time champion Sebastian Vettel, who remained on the track, the other nine drivers had all pitted.
Q3 is a short time, so pitting to use the cooling equipment is more cost-effective than staying on the track for a cooling lap. In addition, the teams have already calculated their fuel load, and the extra cooling laps are simply not supported by the remaining fuel.
With 4 minutes remaining in Q3, the two Ferrari cars were the first to leave the pits.
Alfa Toli and his two teammates exited the pits 10 seconds later than Ferrari, Verstappen exited 10 seconds later than Alfa Toli, and Perez exited 20 seconds later than Verstappen.
After leaving the pits and completing their exit laps, these drivers each only have one flight lap window.
One lap determines the pole position! And of course, it also determines the starting order of the top ten.
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Commentary on Q3 qualifying for the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Five-Star Sports)
"Verstappen asked the team why I was in the lead car... why I was in front, and the team told him it was because the other car, Perez's car, had just encountered a problem. In other words, in the original plan..."
"Perez should probably help him pull it up."
"right."
"According to these teams, the release and which car goes first among teammates are arranged many races in advance for each track."
"Or rather, the teammates... agreed on a rotation system."
"Yes, there was a gentleman's agreement."
"However, creating a wake in Monaco is different from creating a wake here."
"So, this gentleman's agreement is just an agreement, of course, but having an agreement is better than having no agreement."
"That's for sure."
"The two Ferrari drivers... not just Leclerc, but Sainz as well, are really young, ambitious, and daring... wow!"
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Sainz scraped the wall after exiting Turn 2, paying the price with a yellow score on the first timeout. He also got a yellow score on the second timeout, ruining his lap.
Leclerc broke purple in the first time division! He was 0.114 seconds faster!
Tang Che's first time slot was marked green.
Verstappen clocked green in the first period, putting him at a disadvantage in the battle for pole position!
Leclerc clocked a purple 0.501 seconds in the second period! He's almost in pole position!
Tang Che's line in the second time slot, through a series of narrow turns, was extremely tight; he was just half a millimeter away from crashing into the wall!
Tangcher's time in the second timeout was 0.312 seconds faster than his time in the second timeout of the first flight lap! But he still couldn't beat Leclerc, only managing a green score.
Perez flashed green in the first timeout.
Verstappen's second period ended in yellow, meaning he has lost any chance of competing for pole position.
Leclerc sets a green in the third period! 1:41.359! P1! This is definitely enough to secure pole position!
Tangche's time in the third split is green! 1:41.801! Temporarily listed as p2!
Verstappen clocked purple in the third period, 1:41.706, beating Tanger to reach p2.
It's okay to be flashed yellow for two consecutive segments; flashing purple for the third segment will definitely outperform Tontatta. Red Bull really knows how to use Honda engines much better than Alfa Romeo!
Perez clocked green in the second period, 0.354 seconds slower than Leclerc in the first two periods, making it almost impossible for him to threaten Leclerc's pole position.
Perez clocked yellow in the third period, 1:41.641, beating Verstappen to reach p2!
Q3 ended, Leclerc p1, Perez p2, Verstappen p3, Tontatta p4, Sainz p5.
Leclerc was overjoyed beyond measure, beaming with delight: "Let's go! Come on!"
Mattia was also quite happy: "P4! Tom, P4! You've defeated the Mars rover again!"
It seems that Tang Che made it into the Mars group again, but in reality, he picked up the bag from Sainz's mistake. If Sainz had completed the second flight lap normally, his lap time would most likely have been faster than Tang Che's second flight lap.
But according to the law, those who waste opportunities should be punished. And those who seize opportunities should also enjoy the cheers, but Tanger doesn't think there's anything to cheer about.
Tang Che remained as indifferent as ever: "The car is great, thanks to my colleagues at the factory."
Emperor P6, having risen to this rank despite being elbowed by W13, shouldn't be considered dead.
Gasly P7 continued his good performance from the previous race.
Cupping King P8, my old back really couldn't take it, by the time it reached P8 it was completely burned out.
Zhou Guanyu, p9, take a deep breath. It's normal that my elbow didn't pass the cupping king's level for the first time entering Q3.
Four-time champion Vettel p10... If Martin's crappy car can make it to Q3, that's a victory. Hopefully, the four-time champion will get some points in tomorrow's race.
Come on, park the car and come for the post-qualifying interview.
The first three drivers were interviewed immediately after weighing in, much like the immediate interviews with the podium drivers after the race.
After the non-top three riders finished weighing in, they moved to the interview area to be interviewed.
A Sky Sports reporter immediately grabbed Sainz: "Carlos, what do you think of your mistake on the second lap of Q3?"
Sainz: "Nothing much to say, just a regular mistake, except it happened on the second lap of Q3."
The Sky Sports reporter wasn't really looking for the answer to this question; it was just a prelude before revealing their true intentions: "In tomorrow's race, you'll be starting below Towntcher. In past races, drivers starting behind Towntcher have almost never been able to overtake him at the start and have faced tough defense from him in the early stages of the race. Are you worried about that? After all, as George Russell said, breaking through Towntcher's defense is like hiking up the Himalayas."
This is a tricky issue. There are rumors everywhere that Townche is about to go to Ferrari and replace Sainz. Sainz's answer to this question will definitely be scrutinized by the media.
Sainz smiled slightly: "I will take good care of him."
The Sky Sports reporter's eyes lit up immediately. He quickly said goodbye to Sainz and rushed to the other side to find Tomcher, forcing an interview: "Tom, Carlos said he'll take good care of you in tomorrow's main match. What are your thoughts on that?"
Tanger doesn't initiate trash talk, but if someone does, he always retaliates in kind: "He should take care of himself first. The Baku circuit is very bumpy; hopefully he'll be able to sit still tomorrow."
A Sky Sports reporter instantly became excited: "Sitting still...that's intriguing."
The material was enough to showcase the charm of journalism, so the reporter simply ended the interview and rushed back to finish the article.
Before Tanger even left the paddock, Sky Sports had already published the article.
Two trash talk phrases linked to the recent rampant transfer rumors, plus one or two speculative guesses, and the tension escalates.
Fans of both sides started arguing online, which attracted a lot of attention to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
As for the person in question... Sainz didn't know. Tang Che was in the hotel answering Zhou Guanyu's questions over the phone, looking very relaxed and completely unaffected by public opinion.
Tang Jingqing, who served as Tang Che's parent, agent, public relations manager, legal manager, and so on, did not have any complaints about Tang Che regarding this incident.
Tang Jingqing felt that Tang Che did the right thing. In the sports world, gentleness, kindness, humility, and modesty are not virtues, but cowardice! Toughness is the true nature of a top athlete!
Tang Jingqing also thought that Tang Che's trash talk in response to Sainz was very skillful. The words implied that Sainz's position was unstable, which could both affect Sainz's mentality and add fuel to the rumors that Tang Che was about to transfer to Ferrari, giving Tang Jingqing more bargaining chips when facing Red Bull and Mercedes.
The tricky part is that Mercedes and Red Bull were not swayed by the escalating rumors when Wojnarowski called to schedule a second round of negotiations.
Tang Jingqing: Then let's talk. The more we talk and the deeper we go, the more leverage we'll have.
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The official guidelines provide two pit stop strategies for the main race: one pit stop for yellow and white, and two pit stops for yellow, white, and red.
Bottas, Ricciardo, Ocon, Mick, Stroll, and Latifi started on white tires, while the rest of the drivers started on yellow tires.
Baku experiences significant temperature differences between day and night; the track temperature for the main race at 15:00 on Sunday was considerably higher than the track temperature for qualifying at 18:00 on Saturday.
The track temperature during the race reached 49°C, which will put tire management to the test. The pit stop strategy may be completely different from the official reference strategy, just like in the Spanish Grand Prix.
As soon as the warm-up lap began, Red Bull gave Perez instructions in the TR: "Be bold at Turn 1, go all out."
Turn 1 on this track is crucial; whether the front-row drivers can hold their positions depends on Turn 1.
Red Bull's instruction to Perez clearly meant that he wanted Perez to challenge Leclerc, not with torpedoes, but to try and overtake him.
After the warm-up lap, all the cars stopped in their starting grids in turn.
Five red lights go out! The 2022 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix has officially begun!
Almost at the same moment the lights went out, Tang Che pulled away, and Thunder started their run straight into the gap between Leclerc and Perez!
Leclerc and Perez didn't even have time to close the door!
But Leclerc and Perez both had great starts! Tanger couldn't overtake them!
Three cars lined up side by side before turn 1!
Turn 1 is not wide enough for three cars to enter the turn side by side, so the three cars in the front must fight for the line!
Perez seizes the initiative and aggressively drives into the paint!
Tanger had no chance to cut into the best line, so he had to resort to squeezing out Leclerc's line!
The Leclerc's tires are locked!
Perez has overtaken Leclerc! He has taken the lead!
Tangche surpasses Leclerc! He's made a strong run to P2!
Verstappen tried to find an opening to overtake Leclerc, but Leclerc held on!
Verstappen is currently in position 4, keeping a tight hold on Sainz behind him!
Just past Turn 1, Perez said in the radio, "Tom definitely jumped the gun! I felt like he was already next to me before the lights even went out!"
Leclerc: "Are you sure Tom didn't jump the gun?"
It's no wonder they thought that way. Tang Che's start this time was really outrageous. Their car had barely moved when Tang Che had already jumped between them. They didn't even have time to close the door.
Verstappen, who started in the same row as Tontatta, also thought it was outrageous: "I think Tontatta's start was abnormally fast."
The FIA took this issue very seriously, immediately conducted an investigation, and quickly issued a ruling: "All data show that Tang's initial steps are fully compliant."
Perez/Leclerc/Verstappen: Man, what can I say?
Sainz is a bit numb. He trash-talked Tannh yesterday, saying he would take good care of him in the race, but after Turn 1 he couldn't even see Tannh's taillights...
Leclerc could see Taunter's taillights, and he could even touch Taunter's butt, but Leclerc didn't make a move.
It wasn't that Leclerc didn't want to take action; it was that Verstappen behind him prevented him from doing so.
Verstappen's desire to get into position is very strong; he attacks whenever he has the chance! Leclerc, like a Mars rover, is unable to gain speed because of Tanger's lunar rover, and he can't shake off Verstappen, so he can only be forced to defend and lose time.
Sainz is behind Verstappen.
In this situation, Vorver should have given the team instructions to have Sainz distract Verstappen and thus free Leclerc.
This has nothing to do with the number 1 or number 2 driver, it only concerns the world champion – Leclerc is the one who is vying for the championship, and the team should protect him!
But the law stood idly by.