ctnovel Chapter 43 A Heavy Rain Destroyed My Ice Rink
Chapter 43 A Heavy Rain Destroyed My Ice Rink
Tanger cuts into the inside line at Turn 11!
Perez then moved to the outside, clearly intending to launch a strong attack from beyond the arc! This was indeed an aggressive overtaking choice!
Tom Che was too late in the corner! Perez's entry angle wasn't right!
Perez braked hard! Perez's tires locked up! Perez almost went off the track!
This cost Perez at least 0.3 seconds! He fell behind Sainz again!
The moment Perez pulled his head past Sainz, Sainz remained calm, knowing that Perez would not be able to get inside.
The success rate of overtaking on the outside of Turn 11 is not high to begin with, and with Tontard guarding Perez, how could Perez possibly succeed?
Sainz could have had enough speed to attack at the end of the straight, but he didn't because he judged that he wouldn't be able to get inside at Turn 11 and that going outside would only result in failure.
Perez's attempt to lock down the outside shot was not only a defeat, but also a loss – after the lockdown, Perez was 0.2 seconds behind Sainz than before entering the DRS zone.
Don't underestimate those 0.2 seconds. In a battle between Mars rovers, those 0.2 seconds might be the deciding factor in the next Drs area.
Sainz has certainly benefited from this.
When Tontard, Sainz, and Perez entered the series of corners, the "Cup King" behind them activated DR'S and overtook the leader at Turn 10.
Brother Tou: A heavy rain destroyed my ice rink.
Tanger pressed down on the cars in the continuous corners, making the front and rear of the three cars almost touching, completely erasing the small advantage that Sainz had just gained.
Exiting Turn 16, past the Dr.S.R. testing line, Sainz has Dr.S.R., Perez has Dr.S.R.
Between Turn 16 and Turn 17 is a super long straight, where the DRS detection line and DRS activation point are located, but they are some distance apart.
Before the DRRS activation point, the car was already quite fast; after activating DRRS at the activation point, the car's speed became even more outrageous!
Although the F1-75's straight-line performance is not as good as the AT03, the drs makes up for the performance disadvantage, and its top speed on the straight is directly overtaken!
Sainz was very close to Taunter before entering the DRS zone, and quickly followed him into the attack area after entering the DRS zone.
Without hesitation, Sainz executed a direct attack from the middle of the DRS section! He devoured Tang Che raw!
Perez: Okay! If he takes a cut, I'll take a cut too!
Perez's RB18 has stronger straight-line performance and can activate DRS faster. After overtaking Tontaff in the middle and later stages of the straight, it was still closing in on Sainz's F1-75.
This is the result of Tancher's practice of pressing down on the car in the continuous corners, and it's also the result Tancher wanted.
Tontard is going to use the same tactic he used in the Australian Grand Prix. Back then, he pressured Leclerc to close the gap between Leclerc and Verstappen, and then let both Leclerc and Verstappen go, betting that they would fight each other in the front while Tontard could reap the benefits from the back.
Verstappen's performance that time made Tanger's tactics a joke.
But this time it's different.
Sainz and Perez are evenly matched rivals, and the chances of them clashing are quite high.
In fact, in the previous DR's zone, Tontard wanted to let both of them pass, but Sainz showed no intention of overtaking, so Tontard had to push back Perez, who was trying to overtake both of them.
Why didn't you just let Perez pass and then let Sainz pass directly?
No way! Miami is Red Bull's strong circuit. If Perez gets a positional advantage, Sainz might not be able to catch him.
We need to keep Sainz ahead and try to narrow the gap between them so that they start fighting as soon as they pass Tanger.
Sure enough, they started battling it out at Turn 17 right after they overtook Tanger.
How Tontard defended Perez at Turn 11 is how Sainz is now defending Perez – cutting inside and entering the apex late.
Perez learned his lesson this time, instead of rushing into a strong attack, he obediently stayed on the line and followed the car.
Exiting Turn 17, past the Dr.S.R. inspection line, Perez has Dr.S.R ...
After passing through the DRRS activation point, Perez activates DRRS, and Tanger activates DRRS.
With two cars behind him that have better straight-line performance and both have DRRS, and the distance between them is very small, how can Sainz stop them?
Perez surpasses Sainz! Tontatta surpasses Sainz!
The RB18's top speed is even higher than the AT03's, and Tontatta doesn't have enough distance to attack Perez at Turn 1.
But it doesn't matter, Perez can't leave Tanger more than a second behind in the series of corners after Turn 1.
Tang Che still has a chance in the next Drs zone!
Exiting Turn 8, past the Dr.S.R. testing line, Tanger has Dr.S.R., Sainz has Dr.S.R.
After passing through the DRRS activation point, Townche activates DRRS, and Sainz activates DRRS.
Perez's lead over Tanger is shrinking! Perez's lead over Sainz is shrinking!
This time, Tang Che was close enough to launch an attack at Turn 11!
But Tanger did not attack!
Even if Perez had already secured the defensive line, and even if Tanger had managed to get the line and overtake, he still wouldn't have been able to hold his position on the long straight between Turn 16 and Turn 17.
If Tanger launches an attack on the long straight between Turn 16 and Turn 17, he will not only have a higher success rate, but it will also be easier to defend against Perez's counterattack!
Tanger was relentlessly chasing Perez through a series of slow corners!
Exiting Turn 16, past the Dr.S.R. testing line, Tanger has Dr.S.R., Sainz has Dr.S.R.
After passing through the DRRS activation point, Townche activates DRRS, and Sainz activates DRRS.
Tang Che pulled off a powerful attack in the middle to late part of the DR's zone! He completely dominated Perez!
Sainz is here too! He's at the end of the DR's zone, next to Perez!
Clearly, Sainz and Perez are having a battle for position at Turn 17!
This lap made one thing clear to Sainz—the risk of Perez having a positional advantage was far higher than Sainz had anticipated! If it weren't for Tontaka in the middle, preventing Sainz from getting a DRS, Sainz might have been taken away by Perez!
Sainz must be ahead of Perez!
No matter where Tontard is, Sainz must be in front of Perez!
Sainz has secured the line! His braking point was so late it looked like he was courting death! His determination to take the position is evident!
Perez, clearly annoyed, said on the radio, "Isn't this dangerous driving?"
FIA: "Fully compliant."
To reiterate, in these exciting head-to-head matches, those who skirt the rules will not be punished.
After exiting Turn 17 and passing the Dr.S.R. detection line, Sainz has Dr.S.R., and Perez has Dr.S.R.
After passing through the DRRS activation point, Sainz activates DRRS, and Perez activates DRRS.
It's the DRS high-speed rail again! But this time, no one can catch up with anyone else!
The battle at Turn 17 cost Sainz and Perez some time, and Tontatta's lead over them had widened to a point where they couldn't be caught up by one or two lanes.
Both cars activated DRES. Although Perez was faster, the gap between the two cars this time was much larger than when they both overtook Townche at the same time last time. One DRES zone was not enough to catch up!
To compete for a spot, we'll have to wait for the Dr.S. zone after Turn 8... or maybe even the Dr.S. zone after Turn 16!
I saw the DRS high-speed train again after Turn 8!
Sainz still couldn't get into range of attack against Tanger! Perez also still couldn't get into range of attack against Sainz!