noveltune Chapter 71 is a very long Dr.S. section.
Chapter 71 is a very long Dr.S. section.
Chapter 71 is a very long Dr.S. section.
Perez, who was in the lead, was incredibly fast, leaving everyone else far behind and sending Tang Che far ahead with a single kick.
Tang Che completed the first two laps in the middle of nowhere, gradually pulling away from Leclerc and Verstappen.
On lap 3, DRS was available, but Tangche had already taken a lead of more than 1 second over Leclerc and Verstappen.
Verstappen was right behind Leclerc for a second, ready to strike at him at any moment.
Sainz wasn't exactly out of the loop; he could keep up with Leclerc and Verstappen, but couldn't find an opportunity to directly overtake them both. However, he was also out of the loop, with Gasly and Russell fiercely vying for position behind him, neither having the energy to threaten him.
Zhou Guanyu didn't encounter a shitbox moment at the start this time; his start was thunderous, and he almost overtook the cupping king.
Zhou Guanyu is currently undergoing a great workout with the Cupping King.
The cars in the front row either fought each other head-on or watched from the sidelines, achieving a dynamic balance.
But the balance is not stable.
Towards the end of lap 4, Verstappen made his move in the Drs area between Turn 20 and Turn 1!
With the help of DR, Verstappen's top speed on the straight was almost 30 km/h higher than Leclerc's!
Unfortunately, there wasn't enough distance, and it was a pity that we couldn't launch an attack at Turn 1.
Same circle, same Dr.S. zone, Gasly got the stab!
While Alfa Romeo doesn't quite understand Honda engines as well as Red Bull, the AT03 still has an advantage in straight-line performance compared to the W13, which is plagued by dolphin jumps and cannot fully utilize its straight-line capabilities.
With the help of DRRS, Gasly's straight-line top speed was almost 30 km/h higher than Russell's!
Moreover, Gasly has enough distance to attack!
Russell changed lanes before the braking zone, cutting directly into the side closest to the inside line of Turn 1.
Gasly pulls up for a strong attack on the outside!
Exiting the corner—Gasley was a car ahead! But his exit angle was poor, and his acceleration out of the corner was not as good as Russell's!
The two cars were side by side on the short straight before Turn 2 in the blink of an eye!
The entry into Turn 2 will determine the position of the two cars!
Russell cut inside first! He regained position at Turn 2!
Because Gasly was in the lead at the Dr.S.R. checkpoint before Turn 2, even if Russell was in the lead after Turn 2, Gasly would not have any Dr.S.R. available in the Dr.S.R. area after Turn 2.
The two cars are not far apart, and Gasly may still have a chance to launch an attack at Turn 3 with his relatively low top speed advantage!
Russell was well aware of this, so he took control of the line as soon as he exited Turn 2. He then seized the inside line at Turn 3, shutting down Gasly's offensive options.
Gasly could only follow Russell inside, waiting for the next offensive opportunity.
On the 6th lap, Zhou Guanyu was pulled ahead by the cupping king, falling one second behind.
Take a deep breath. It's normal to be pulled away by the cupping king. After all, no matter how much W13 pulls, it's still faster than Aro, and the one driving is the cupping king!
On lap 8, McLaren received a TR requesting team instructions.
In page 12, Ricardo says in TR: "If this is Lando's fastest speed, I can be faster than him."
Not only are there rumors circulating that Tontatta is about to transfer to Ferrari, but there are also rumors that McLaren intends to replace Ricciardo. Therefore, Ricciardo is seizing the opportunity to work hard and prove that he still deserves this seat.
Team McLaren is unlikely to let Norris of P11 give way to Ricciardo.
First, Ricciardo wasn't very close to Norris, so letting him pass was unrealistic. Second, Norris was very close to Vettel (p10), and had a chance to break into the points zone at any time.
The team didn't ask Norris to move aside, and Ricciardo didn't bring it up again.
From this perspective, Ricciardo may not necessarily have wanted Norris to give way to him. His statement may have been more of an internal statement, telling the team: "Look, I still have the ability to drive this car well, and I can even perform better than Lando."
Whether such internal public relations efforts will be effective is hard to say.
On lap 9, Sainz went off the track, and the first timeout was marked by a yellow flag!
Sainz, who had just trash-talked Tangche before the game, snapped: "*****! No brakes! *****! My brakes are completely stuck! *****!"
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Hey! Guess what? Hydraulic system malfunction!
Before Sainz even received the benefits he wanted, he first got his hands on DNF (Dungeon Fighter Online).
One wrench of ethane!
The event deployed a virtual safety vehicle.
Now the question is, should we go to the station to change the tire?
Entering the pits on lap 9 was indeed too early, but entering during the virtual safety car period would have saved a lot of time and might have provided more tactical flexibility for the rest of the race.
Let's check the location first.
When the virtual safety car was deployed, Perez and Tontatta had already passed the pit lane intersection, and the necessity of discussing the pit stop was reduced considerably, because Sainz's car could be easily pushed away and the virtual safety car could be withdrawn within a lap.
Leclerc and Verstappen haven't crossed the pit lane intersection yet, and it's still quite necessary for them to discuss whether or not to enter the pits.
Wofazhao Leclerc enters the station.
Red Bull kept Verstappen on the track.
"Wow! Beautiful! Beautiful! Ferrari—their intelligence has arrived!" — Pierre Leclerc changes to white tires, changing tires in 5.2 seconds!
"This time it wasn't fast enough, but the impact may not be significant."
—The soldier said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, we still made a profit."—
From the perspective of tire change time, Ran Ge did indeed gain something, because on this track, the time loss during the virtual safety car is 9 seconds less than the time loss during a normal pit stop. Even if Wozniak made a mistake during the tire change, Leclerc's pit stop time loss was still 7 seconds less than a normal pit stop.
Whether this tire change will be tactically effective remains to be seen, depending on the performance in subsequent races.
Russell pitted to get white tires, Gasly pitted to get white tires, Hamilton pitted to get white tires, Zhou Guanyu pitted to get white tires.
Vettel pitted to change to white tires.
Because all the players behind Leclerc pitted, Leclerc dropped just behind Verstappen after exiting the pit, trailing Verstappen by 15.6 seconds.
The virtual safety car was removed before the three drivers in the front row, who had not yet entered the pit lane, even reached the entrance to the pit area.
"From p3 to p10, only Verstappen didn't pit; all the other drivers pitted and changed to white tires," Mattia said in the TR. "Verstappen is now 3.2 seconds behind you."
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Tang Che:
"copy."
So what if we missed a potentially tactically advantageous opportunity? Does that mean we'll just stop running the game?
Regardless of whether you have a tactical advantage or disadvantage, you should keep running calmly!
On lap 12, Mattia reported in the radio: "2.52 seconds ahead of Verstappen."
On lap 13, Mattia reported in the radio: "1.83 seconds ahead of Verstappen."
On lap 14, Mattia reported in the radio: "1.11 seconds ahead of Verstappen."
Can Verstappen close that 0.11-second gap before the DR's detection line at Turn 2?
How far behind is Verstappen after passing the DRS inspection line before Turn 2?
1.023 seconds! Verstappen hasn't had a DR' yet!
However, the situation was completely different when passing the DRS inspection line before Turn 20.
Verstappen is 0.55 seconds behind Taunter, so DRS can be used!
After passing through the DRRS activation point, Verstappen activated DRRS.
Verstappen has entered attack range before Turn 1!
Tangche changes lanes before the braking zone! Blocks the inside lane!
Verstappen abandoned the attack and obediently followed the car inside.
Verstappen was still at the Drs inspection line before Turn 2.
Tang Che used the tail swing to create turbulence at Turn 2, widening the gap between the two cars to 0.5 seconds again.
After passing through the DRRS activation point, Verstappen activated DRRS.
Tanger's defensive maneuver at Turn 3 was exactly the same as at Turn 1.
Verstappen decisively abandoned his attack at Turn 3 and instead followed the line.
Apart from the Drs section and the two corners at the end of the Drs section, the other sections of the Baku circuit are not good overtaking points, especially the Castle section, which is almost like half of Monaco where overtaking is impossible.
However, the DRS zone is very long, which makes it easy to overtake.
Verstappen did not attempt to overtake outside the DRSE zone, mainly because Taunter drove very solidly, leaving Verstappen with no opportunity to overtake.
Verstappen maintained a safe distance, waiting for the next DRSE zone.
After passing the DRRS detection line before Turn 20, Verstappen is 0.35 seconds behind Taunter and can use DRRS.
Tanger did not repeat his previous tactic of creating turbulence when exiting Turn 20. Turn 20 is a high-speed technical corner. Tanger had to defend against Verstappen while going through this corner. His line and speed were already at their limits, and there was almost no room to create turbulence when exiting the corner. If he insisted on creating turbulence, his exit speed would also be greatly reduced. It would be a case of hurting the enemy a thousand while hurting himself eight hundred, which would likely be a loss that does not outweigh the gains.
After exiting the corner, Tangcher did not change lanes to either side of the track, but instead went straight to the center line, leaving Verstappen plenty of space to turn around and attack from both sides.
In the middle of the straight, Tanger saw Verstappen about to turn in his rearview mirror and immediately changed lanes to the right side of the track, closer to the outside of Turn 1.
Almost at the same instant that Tanger changed lanes, Verstappen changed lanes to the right side of the track, only to be completely blocked by Tanger.
Verstappen immediately turned his head to the left.
Tang Che can't change lanes anymore; if he does, it'll be a complete defensive blunder.
Verstappen kicked him up and devoured him raw!
Tangche immediately caught Verstappen's tailwind, pulled his head out in front of the brake zone, and forced his way into the paint!
Tangche regains the lead!
For Yuttler, as long as he holds Turn 1, he can hold the Drs Zone after Turn 2 and Turn 3.
The two cars performed the same maneuvers as on the previous lap in the Drs area after Turn 2 and at Turn 3.
The showdown will still take place in the Drs area after Turn 20.
Learning from his previous experience, Verstappen followed the car closer before entering the Drs Zone and made a turn earlier in the Drs Zone.
The two cars' movements in this DRSE zone were almost identical to those in the previous lap.
However, this time Verstappen overtook from a place further from the braking zone, and even though Tontatta caught Verstappen's slipstream, he was too far away to counterattack before reaching the braking zone.
The AT03 is much slower than the RB18, and even if it catches the wake, the RB18 will slowly pull it away.
On the previous lap, Verstappen overtook the car not far from the braking zone, and Tanger managed to absorb the slipstream so he wouldn't be swept away before the braking zone, giving him a chance to fight back. On this lap, however, the distance was much greater, and he was swept away before reaching the braking zone, leaving him no chance to counterattack.
Verstappen moved up to P2!
But Verstappen couldn't possibly leave Tanger a second behind before the DR's detection line at Turn 2!
Tang Che might still have a chance to fight back!
After passing the DRSE zone before Turn 2, Tanger is 0.4 seconds behind Verstappen and can use DRSE.
Exiting Turn 2, just as Tontatta created turbulence for Verstappen before, Verstappen is now creating turbulence for Tontatta in the same way.
The gap between the two cars widened to 0.6 seconds.
This DR's area isn't enough for Tang Che to launch a counterattack.
Given Verstappen's RB18's significant lap time advantage over Tangcher's AT03, Tangcher may not have another chance to launch a counterattack.
Before the DR's inspection line at Turn 20, Tangche was left one second behind Verstappen.
Tang Che: Man, what can I say?
Since we can't close the village in front, we need to consider when the shops in the back will be ready to open.
Before Tanger could ask, Mattia announced automatically, "7 seconds ahead of Leclerc."
Leclerc would have to chase for at least seven or eight laps to catch up to Tanger within a second.
It's lap 17 now, and the pit window for yellow tires is from lap 18 to 23. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Leclerc has absolutely no chance of closing the gap to Tangcher before he pits.
On lap 18, Perez pitted for white tires and dropped to between Leclerc and Russell, 14 seconds behind Tanger.
Like Red Bull, Alfa Toli doesn't have much tactical space and can only pit during regular pit stops.
On lap 19, Verstappen pitted for white tires, as did Tanger.
Verstappen was positioned between Perez and Russell after his exit from the pit, while Tangche was positioned between Verstappen and Russell after his exit from the pit, leading Russell by only 0.7 seconds.
Gasly also deserves credit for Tanger not falling behind Russell.
Gasly battled Russell from the first lap. By lap 12, Hamilton closed the gap, forcing Gasly to abandon his attack on Russell and instead focus on defending Hamilton.
It was those 12 laps of grueling battle that cost Russell a lot of time, so that when Tanger stopped, he was able to get right in front of Russell.
But there's a downside to it too – being too close means Russell will inevitably be on the offensive.
Russell can use the DRS after passing the DRS inspection line before Turn 2.
The Emperor personally led the charge! The Drs zone after Turn 2 wasn't enough for the Emperor to catch up and attack! Outside the Drs zone, this car, which kept elbowing the Emperor, couldn't help him close the gap to Tang Che even by 0.1 seconds, and even made the Emperor fall a little bit behind Tang Che!
Although the gap was very small, the Emperor was still furious before Turn 20 and angrily started the Dr.S ...
The chariot bounced and hopped as it approached Tang Che, closing in on him before Turn 1.
Imperial Escape: Pig Leap Ascension Technique!
Bonus Chapter: F1 Anecdotes (18)
At 00:44, according to Sky Sports, Hamilton's dolphin jump in the car was actually caused by Russell's extradition!
Previously, fans had always thought that Hamilton's car dolphin jump was more severe than Russell's because Hamilton used a more aggressive setup than Russell.
However, according to Sky Sports, this is not the case.
Sky Sports claims they have spoken to someone inside the Mercedes team who revealed that Hamilton's car dolphin jump was so severe because Russell secretly sabotaged Hamilton's car's dampers.
The insider also revealed that Russell did this because he felt he was treated unfairly at Mercedes. Despite his better performance than Hamilton in every game, the Wolves always indiscriminately sided with Hamilton when Russell and Hamilton had disputes.
This incident instantly became a trending topic on F1 social media. Rosberg was overjoyed and beamed with delight, saying, "George did a great job! If you can't find the right tools before causing trouble next time, you can come to me for a loan."
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