owlsbooks Chapter 42 The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam
Chapter 42 The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam
Back at the hotel, Tang Jingqing used Tang Che's social media account to like Gu Ailing's new post about visiting the Alfa Romeo team's pit garage and taking a photo with Tang Che, and left a friendly comment.
"This girl is pretty good at marketing," Tang Jingqing said. "If she stayed in Red Bull's pit lane, she probably wouldn't get a single shot on the live stream, and few media outlets would care whether she was in the paddock or not. It's different coming to Alfa Toli's pit lane. Even if there are still no live stream shots, domestic media will definitely report that she came to watch your race, with things like 'double fan ecstasy' and 'dream collaboration.' The exposure is much higher than what she could get from staying in Red Bull's pit lane."
Tang Che: "Is this something I can say?"
Tang Jingqing: "The sports world is also a huge arena of fame and fortune, especially the paddock. You have to be prepared to suspect anyone who gets close to you with the utmost malice."
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It rained an hour before the main competition.
Is it going to be another wetland-themed event?
Alfa Romeo: Could it be...?
Miami's temperature: Just kidding, I'll evaporate all the moisture in no time.
Miami Heat!
Since it's still dry land, let's proceed as planned.
The official website provides two entry strategies for this competition: yellow-white-white two-stop and yellow-white-yellow two-stop.
The first nine drivers all started using yellow tires.
Bill Russell, the racing legend who started at p12, used hard tires to begin, clearly indicating that he was about to personally lead the charge in the north.
Warm up the tires! Start!
Those who frequently drive F1 cars know that the warm-up lap is not just for warming up the tires, but also for testing the grip of different areas of the track.
Although the rain that fell before the race has evaporated, the rainwater has still washed the track, and the track grip will definitely change compared to before. Therefore, it is necessary to test the track grip during the warm-up lap.
Tang Che drew a large dragon on the track to test its grip.
And guess what? The rain washed away almost all the dust in the offline area, greatly improving offline grip! The risk of operating in the offline area is significantly reduced!
With grip conditions no longer so bad, the Miami circuit has become much more attractive.
This track is truly a track! (crossed out)
Putting grip aside, the layout of the Miami circuit is actually quite good.
The three DRS zones are scientifically distributed, located on the three main straights, and are all long enough to give following cars ample overtaking space, unlike some tracks where the DRS is practically useless.
The track features high-speed corners, low-speed technical corners, and super long straights, combining fast and slow sections for a great rhythm.
It's challenging for both the drivers and the cars, and there's plenty to see for the audience.
The 18 cars were parked in the starting grid one after another – the Aston Martin team had lowered the fuel temperature of two cars too low, and they had not been able to reach the required fuel temperature by the start of the warm-up lap, so they had to continue adjusting in the pit area and were forced to start from the pit area.
Leclerc p1, Sainz p2, Verstappen p3, Toncher p4, Perez p5...
Do you think that the nesting method has an advantage?
Actually, this track is Red Bull's strong suit for racing cars.
Putting aside the straight-line advantage of Red Bull racing cars, the acceleration demands brought about by the low-speed corners followed by straights on this track clearly give the more powerful Honda engine an edge.
Honda: Powerful enough to send bricks flying! Kid!
Five red lights go out! The 2022 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix has officially begun!
Leclerc leads the Thunder! Verstappen leads the Thunder! Thompson leads the Thunder!
Sainz's start was absolutely mind-blowing!
Verstappen overtook Sainz at Turn 1! Tontatta overtook Sainz at Turn 1! Perez at Turn 1... Sainz stopped Perez!
The Cupping King was caught off guard by a torpedo at the start! Brother Tou seized the opportunity and overtook the Cupping King!
The racing emperor's start was absolutely dizzying! Starting at P12, the racing emperor dropped to P15! This was a further blow to the racing emperor who was already not in the top ranks!
Mercedes-Benz _____!
Sainz is in the offensive range against Tanger, and Perez is in the offensive range against Sainz.
Perez did not attack.
Without DRES in the first two laps, if Perez attacks Sainz, he will likely not be able to take him down in those two laps. Tangche could then capitalize on these two laps and leave Perez and Sainz more than a second behind.
Even if Perez can finish the race quickly, overtaking is not a wise choice. Once he overtakes, Perez will face a pincer attack from both sides by Tontatta and Sainz, making it extremely difficult to withstand.
Sainz: Okay! If he doesn't attack, I won't attack either!
Tang Che's defensive prowess is legendary. No one in the paddock dares to guarantee that they can surpass Tang Che without using Drs in one or two laps, or even that they can surpass him in one or two laps without using Drs.
If Sainz can't overtake in one or two laps, or even one or two runs, then what's the point of his attack? Is he just giving Perez a chance to get past him twice?
Neither driver wanted to be a stake in the conflict, allowing the other to benefit, but this actually created a de facto check on each other, keeping Tang Che's position temporarily unassailable.
Isn't this a case of the snipe and the clam fighting?
Sainz and Perez certainly understood that this was a battle between two rivals, but they had no choice but to fight this way, as only by fighting this way could they minimize their losses.
But this situation won't last long.
Tangcher can't shake off Sainz, and Sainz only needs one opportunity to surpass Tangcher and escape the predicament. Sainz also desperately needs to find an opportunity to surpass Tangcher and escape the predicament.
Perez would be better off finding an opportunity to get past two opponents, and secondly, preventing Sainz from overtaking Tontard.
Perez certainly can't stand by and watch Sainz overtake Tontard. If Sainz does overtake, Perez will still be blocked by Tontard. By the time Perez passes Tontard, Sainz might have already pulled far ahead of Perez.
Once DRS becomes available, Sainz will have plenty of opportunities, and Perez may also have opportunities.
Perez and Sainz's main task now is to stay within one second of the car in front.
How could Tontard possibly leave Sainz more than a second behind in the first two laps with that car? Tontard's car was positioned so high up that it was a disadvantage for both Sainz and Perez, making it impossible for Sainz to leave Perez more than a second behind.
On lap 3, after turn 8, at the DRRS testing line, Sainz had DRRS and Perez had DRRS.
On other tracks, the Dresden detection lines are generally located before the corner, but on the Miami circuit, the Dresden detection lines are located after the corner. This prevents the car in front from braking just before the Dresden detection lines to reach them and then using the Dresden detection lines to overtake.
After exiting Turn 9 and passing the DRRS activation point, Sainz activated DRRS, Perez activated DRRS, and the three cars pulled the DRRS high-speed train!
Sainz quickly closed in on Tontard, and Perez quickly closed in on Sainz, with Perez clearly being faster!
Perez makes a U-turn at the end of the straight! Perez is alongside Sainz! Perez is still moving forward! Perez is about to overtake two opponents!
Perez had enough distance to attack Taunter at Turn 11! But Taunter was on the inside side... Could Perez get the line?