ctnovel Chapter 81 One stubborn thread blocked at both ends
Chapter 81 One stubborn thread blocked at both ends
Chapter 81 A Single-Minded Person Blocking Both Ends
On lap 13, Mattia reported in the radio: "9.9 seconds ahead of Verstappen."
It's still reasonable to go faster, because Verstappen's new white tires need three or four laps to fully get into working order.
Once Verstappen's new white tires are fully operational, his lap time will definitely be faster than Tanger's.
Tang Che: "How's Sainz?"
Mattia: "Sainz is 0.3 to 0.4 seconds slower than you on a lap; he can't keep up with Verstappen at all."
All Mars rovers are similar, but different drivers will drive them in different ways.
Tang Che: "copy."
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Tang Che's immediate priority is to manage the tires well, ensuring that the gap with the two Mars rovers behind him is not narrowed too much, while running on these yellow Stint tires for as long as possible.
The longer the yellow tire stint, the smaller the tire gap will be when Tangche defends Verstappen and Sainz after their second stop, and the higher the success rate of his 3-on-2 strategy.
However, there is a problem: the eight-lap battle with Verstappen has already taken a toll on Tontère's yellow tires, making it difficult to run this yellow-tire Stint longer than a normal yellow-tire Stint.
Fortunately, the high tire wear issue of the AT03 has been significantly alleviated – the car has undergone several upgrades, resulting in a lighter weight.
With improved vehicle balance, tire consumption naturally decreases significantly. Otherwise, it would be even more difficult to achieve a longer driving range.
In conclusion, the time has come to test Tang Che's tire management skills!
On lap 14, Mattia reported in the radio: "9.6 seconds ahead of Verstappen, 10.8 seconds ahead of Sainz. Sainz's lap time is now 0.05 seconds slower than yours."
On lap 15, Mattia reported in the radio: "Lead Verstappen by 9.28 seconds, lead Sainz by 10.85 seconds. The FIA has just announced that the incident involving you and Verstappen will not be further investigated."
On lap 16, Mattia reported in the radio: "9.01 seconds ahead of Verstappen, 10.88 seconds ahead of Sainz."
On lap 22, we reached the normal pit stop window for yellow tires.
"He's 6.87 seconds ahead of Verstappen and 9.98 seconds ahead of Sainz," Mattia said. "Last lap he was 0.6 seconds slower than Verstappen and 0.28 seconds slower than Sainz."
Looking at the data alone, Tang Che's yellow tires are quite worn out, but the degree of wear and tear is still within an acceptable range, and Tang Che can continue to run on these tires.
On lap 28, Mattia gave his routine report: "Lead Verstappen by 2 seconds, and Sainz by 6.83 seconds. Now lap-wise, I'm 1 second slower than Verstappen and 0.6 seconds slower than Sainz. Next lap, pit?"
"Wait a little longer," Tang Che said, determined to push the yellow tires to their limit. "These tires can hold up for a while longer."
In the same circle, Brother Tou entered the station and then landed behind Zhou Guanyu after exiting.
A major battle between idols and their fans is about to erupt!
On lap 29, Tanger said in the radio, "I'm pitting on the next lap."
Mattia: "copy."
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On lap 30, when Tancher was still a long way from the pit lane, Verstappen had already caught up with him.
With the pit stop approaching, there was absolutely no need for Tangtler to defend against Verstappen. Tangtler's tires also didn't allow him to let Verstappen through. Tangtler simply let Verstappen through.
Tang Che pulled into the pit to change to a white tire, and the change took 2.3 seconds, which is not bad.
After leaving the station, Tang Che fell between the Cupping King and the Emperor.
"19.6 seconds behind Verstappen, 14.2 seconds behind Sainz, 4.3 seconds behind Hamilton, and 5.5 seconds ahead of Russell."
"Seconds." Mattia said in the TR, "Comeon! Soup!"
To secure a 3-for-2 advantage for Tontatta, they cannot allow Sainz to open a pit stop window. They don't need to close the gap with Sainz, but at least they cannot allow Sainz to extend their lead.
Let's see how much of an advantage the new 20-lap tires from Beenz will give us!
On the first lap before the tires had warmed up, Mattia reported: "Enz is 0.3 seconds slower per lap."
Two more laps later, the tires were fully engaged, and Mattia reported: "Ensemble is 0.1 seconds faster per lap."
Given this lap time difference, Sainz has no chance of opening a pit stop window, so he will definitely fall behind Tangcher after his second pit stop.
The strategist's plan to break the deadlock: "Carlos, you must create an entry window for Tontatta! Push! Push!"
Push!
Sainz started pushing.
Tang Che: Okay! If he pushes, I'll push too!
The strategy team was shocked and couldn't believe it: their plan to have Carlos push away Taunter had come to a conclusion—they couldn't get him away! And he was still being chased by Tintin!
The strategy team turned their attention to the cupping king: Lewis, you must stop Tanger!
The Wojnarowskis were certain that Hamilton would defend Toncher with all his might, and they were certain for two reasons:
Firstly, Tomcher once defended hard and prevented Hamilton from winning his eighth title. Now that his offense and defense are completely different, Hamilton has to get revenge for himself, right?
Secondly, Hamilton is currently in position P3, and he can't just hand over his podium spot to someone else, can he?
On lap 38, Tang Che caught up to the Cupping King by 1 second.
#2022 F1 Canadian Grand Prix race commentary (Five-Star Sports)
"Let's see if Hamilton will defend against Thompson."
"This lap isn't enough; we should do another lap."
"They'll definitely guard against him! Hamilton and Townter have a history of feuds, so Hamilton will definitely guard against Townter!"
"Do Hamilton and Thompson have a grudge?"
"Last year in Abu Dhabi, Tanger prevented Hamilton from winning his eighth title."
"Oh, oh, oh."
"Another reason is that Hamilton is on the podium now, and he won't hand over the P3 title."
"But Hamilton needs to be stopped twice. No matter how he defends now, he'll still fall behind Tom after the second stop."
"For Hamilton, it's better to defend against Toncher than not to defend against him. That way, the gap between the two sides will be smaller after Hamilton's second stop, and Hamilton will have a greater chance of competing for the podium."
"It's not that big of a difference. If we defend it, we'll be 18 seconds behind at the second stop. If we don't defend it, we'll be more than 20 seconds behind at the second stop. Actually, it's about the same. We can't catch up with either of them."
"Let's give it a shot, at least give it a try."
"If Hamilton has to defend, it will be a bit troublesome for Tom. His previous tactical choice was to use the first timeout to attack Sainz's second timeout, aiming for the top three and striving for the top two. If Hamilton defends him for too long, Tom's strategy may fail."
"It is indeed a bit difficult. This track is very important for top speed. Toro Rosso's top speed doesn't give Mercedes much of an advantage, and Hamilton is an undisputed defensive master."
"Little Tom activates DR! He's rapidly closing the gap with Hamilton! Hamilton—hold the line before Turn 13, that should be enough to prevent this—"
"Oh!!!!!"
The Cupping King did manage to defend Turn 13, but when exiting Turn 14, his car understeered slightly, causing it to scrape against the championship wall. This resulted in a loss of speed and gave Tang Che a fantastic overtaking opportunity.
Tang Che reacted quickly and overtook the car, sending the Cupping King flying several car lengths away with one kick!
The strategy team was shocked and couldn't believe it: Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Lewis is a seven-time world champion! A seven-time world champion! The corners Lewis has navigated in his career would take Townche three months of non-stop practice to clear, how could he make such a basic mistake here? Is this—fate?
I'll just say a few words; who knows if even God can hear me? (crossed out)
Perhaps the cupping king's scratches weren't too severe, or perhaps the Mercedes-Benz Vigorous Metal suspension was working hard; in any case, the cupping king's race car didn't suffer serious damage, only minor damage to the front wing endplate.
The cupping device quickly corrected the vehicle's posture and resumed normal driving.
The cupping king said on TR: "My left front wheel must have run over something just now, and I lost some traction for a moment."
The reason why the cupping king understeered was because the left front wheel suddenly lost some traction.
Bono: "It must have run over debris from another race car."
A short while later, the live broadcast director found the culprit—Latifi had dropped a small piece of debris while turning the corner on the previous lap.
With just a slight gesture, he could sway the battle between Cupping King and Tang Che. Rádio's directing skills are becoming more and more superb. However, Rádio's directing career may not be long. Before this race, there were rumors that Williams team was considering replacing Rádio before the summer break, and that the Canadian Grand Prix would be Rádio's last race, after which Rádio's seat would be taken by Piastri.
Although Williams manager has clarified the rumor, it only proves that Rafael can finish the season. After the season ends, Rafael's place is still uncertain.
After La-dao's departure, it's likely that Weichang will never have another director with such profound skills as La-dao.
That makes me a little reluctant to let Director La go. (crossed out)
Thanks to Tora, Tang Che passed the Cupping King almost without any loss and was able to slowly chase the two Mars rovers ahead in the clean air.
It doesn't seem that slow.
On lap 43, Verstappen said in the radio, "My tire grip has dropped a lot."
It has indeed dropped significantly; Verstappen's lap time is now 0.1 seconds slower than Tanger's.
Although Sainz didn't mention tire grip in the TR, his lap times already reflected his grip – 0.4 seconds slower than Tanger on a single lap.
Although the lap time difference is not significant compared to their lead, the change in lap time difference undoubtedly reminds them that they should consider changing tires.
On lap 48, Red Bull called Verstappen to pit for new white tires.
Verstappen exited the station and was positioned right in front of Tangcher, leading him by 4 seconds.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Tanger will not pose a threat to Verstappen's position.
Once Verstappen's new white tires were in working order, they were incredibly fast, almost a second faster than Sainz, whose tires were severely worn out!
The pressure was applied to the nesting strategy group.
Verstappen is now 8 seconds behind Sainz, and Tontard is 12 seconds behind Sainz. Sainz will definitely fall behind Tontard after his second stop, so winning the championship is impossible. As for winning Part 2, he probably won't be able to catch up with Tontard before the end of the race.
If Sainz continues with his second stop, Verstappen will catch up within seven or eight laps at most. The tire difference is so significant that Sainz cannot possibly defend against Verstappen until the end of the race. Furthermore, after being overtaken by Verstappen, Sainz will quickly be caught by Tanger, again due to the huge tire gap, making it very difficult for Sainz to defend against him.
A single-minded approach has become blocked at both ends.
This precarious situation stems entirely from the telecom fraud incident involving Tontatta on lap 10. If Sainz hadn't pitted and had stuck to one stop, at least P2 would have been secure, unlike now where he's practically guaranteed to drop to P3.
The strategy team was at a loss.
The Sainz-Biwofa strategy team had a strong opinion: "I won't go into the station."
It wasn't that Sainz didn't want to pit; the main problem was that he only had white and red tires left in his tire reserves. The new white tires weren't enough to help him close the gap on Taunter before the end of the race, and the new red tires weren't enough to finish the remaining twenty-odd laps.
Sainz had no choice but to fight to the last moment! He committed suicide! He returned to heaven!
Seeing that Sainz had already made a decision, the strategy team simply abandoned their own thinking and followed Sainz's advice.
On lap 55, Verstappen closed to Sainz by one second.
The first two sections of the Drs lane closed the distance, and the third section of the Drs lane made a move. Before Turn 1, the huge speed advantage allowed them to overtake Sainz!
Sainz was powerless to fight back and could only watch helplessly as Verstappen drove away.
On lap 63, Tanger closed the gap to Sainz within one second.
#2022 F1 Canadian Grand Prix race commentary (Five-Star Sports)
"Tanter has completed 33 laps on hard tires, which is no longer within his prime working window, but Sainz has completed 53 laps on hard tires, which may mean he has no working window left at all."
"The difference in tire quality is too great; Sainz can't stop Tontatta."
"Little Tom's here! Turn 1! Let's see if we can make it in one go!"
"Sainz—unstoppable! Absolutely unstoppable!"
"This is definitely going to be a success; we've already overtaken the leader before even entering the turn."
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"Thompson drives into the paint! He's past Sion—"
"Whoa!!! Ahh ...
Sainz forced his way through Tancher's lane on the outside! Sainz's front end crashed into Tancher's sidecar!
Tang Che has spun! His rear wheel hit Sainz's car!
Sainz also spinned!
The two race cars collided again, both veering off the track and crashing onto the grass!
Tanger's race car suffered a broken side case, a broken nose cone, and a broken left front suspension.
Sainz's car suffered a broken front wing and a broken right rear suspension.
Both cars got stuck in the grass and had to retire from the race.
Tang Che was incredibly, immensely, and furious. His anger was so intense it seemed to explode, and in a moment, the Cantonese module he'd lost to Mandarin at age five or six was awakened: "You bastard! Driving like a jerk! What kind of person slams the door shut like that?! You're a complete idiot! Damn it! You drive like a torpedo! Even sitting in the driver's seat with some old char siu would wake you up!"
Tang Che is not without a temper; he just usually controls it well.
This time, Tang Che couldn't hold back anymore, because no matter how Tang Che thought about it, he felt that Sainz was doing it on purpose.
Mattia couldn't understand Cantonese, but was deeply impressed: "Tang, let's speak English instead."
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Tang Cheqie (in English): "That stupid idiot!"
Mattia: "————"
Tanger turned off the engine, removed the steering wheel, jumped out of the cockpit, and charged directly at Sainz.
Bonus Chapter: F1 Anecdotes (21)
At 01:49, Sky Sports reported that Tangche and Verstappen have registered their marriage.
After the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Norris became increasingly attentive to Towntcher, who was bothered by her advances and became irritable every day.
After learning of Tontatta's troubles, Verstappen offered him advice: "I'll have a fake marriage with you, and Lando will definitely give up. In a few years, when Lando finds someone new, we can get a divorce."
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Tang Che immediately exclaimed, "What a terrible idea! I would never do that!"
Vestager smiled slightly, then knocked Toncher unconscious, found Toncher's identification documents at Toncher's house, and used his financial power to complete the marriage registration in the United States.
Verstappen woke Tangcher by slapping him with their marriage certificate, then pulled out a huge Red Bull contract and slapped it hard across Tangcher's face, grinning maliciously.
"Sir, you wouldn't want our marriage to become public knowledge, would you?"
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