F1: Absolute Car Feel

Chapter 242 A Tumultuous Ending
Hulkenberg's accident happened to occur during peak arrival times at the station.

No one was going to waste this opportunity; almost every team was calling for people to pit.

A Ferrari pulls into the station on a single bike.
Vettel, positioned in the front row, was far ahead of the other drivers and had already passed the pit lane entrance, meaning he would have to wait until the next lap to pit.

So even though the BOX command was given to both cars, only Kimi returned.

On the other side, Mercedes-Benz station had two trains pulling in.

The two of them were able to enter just before they passed the entrance to the maintenance area.

Williams twin cars
Well, Williams' situation is more special.

Wu Shi has already lapped Massa, and the two of them enter the station without interfering with each other. Wu Shi just happened to enter first.

Rosberg was the first to enter the work area, changed to a white tire, and completed the task in 3.1 seconds.

Shortly after, Kimi entered the work area, changed into white tires, and completed the task in 2.9 seconds.

The third is Hamilton's entry into the station.

It is also a white embryo.

However, the old man encountered some new problem. After changing all four wheels, he paused for about two seconds before starting the vehicle.

The tire change took an astonishing 5.1 seconds!
Unfortunately, Wu Shi was still quite far from him.

"What kind of embryo do you want? We would recommend a white embryo."

"No, yellow fetus."

"There are 26 laps left in the race."

"Yes, of course I know, but I saw debris on the track, and it won't be easy to clean it up in a short time! Track control won't end anytime soon!"
"And the drivers ahead of me have definitely switched to white tires, they can only switch to white tires! My yellow tires will give me an advantage!"

"Don't forget, Vettel ran his first Stint for a full 21 laps, and with the use in Q2, that yellow tire set lasted a full 24 laps!"

Wu Shi spoke rapidly and fluently; speaking slowly at this point would be a mistake!

After considering it, the team agreed to his idea.

Fortunately, he was about ten seconds behind Hamilton, which was enough time for the team to prepare for the race.

After all, yellow tires were already prepared, and it was only when changing to white tires that we needed to get the tires again.

Next, Wu Shi came in. His tire change took 3.2 seconds, which was average.

"Oh, Wu Shi has changed to yellow tires," the soldier said.

The TR clip was too long to be played during the competition, so you wouldn't notice it unless you actively sought it out.

The maintenance area became incredibly busy, with vehicles arriving one after another.

Ricardo came in too and changed into yellow tires.

Kvyat was at a disadvantage because he had changed his tires earlier than planned.

On lap 44, Vettel pitted and changed to white tires, a change that took 2.9 seconds.

At this point, the tire change for the front row is complete.

The top four all used white tires, and they could only use white tires.

When Vettel came out, the safety car was already waiting at the pit lane exit.

However, the safety car signaled him to go first, and the pressure test would only begin on the next lap.

Yes, the physical safety car has been unveiled.

Jonathan quickly informed Wu Shi that this was in his favor.

On lap 45, the safety car successfully caught up with Vettel, overtook him, and began to lead the way.

Vettel's white tires were very cold, so he turned quickly left and right.

"Kimi, there's a problem with the energy recovery engine system, which is preventing energy recovery during normal driving."

Ferrari told Kimi in TR.

The power unit of a race car consists of six main parts: ICE (internal combustion engine), TC (turbocharger), MGU-H (heat recovery system), MGU-K (energy recovery system), ES (energy storage), and CE (electronic control).

The problem with Kimi's MGU-K is that it cannot recover kinetic energy, the battery cannot be charged, and naturally, it loses the ability to accelerate using the battery.

This hybrid system is extremely complex; any problem with any part can lead to overall failure, thus affecting the engine's horsepower output.

It seems that the Wofa Circus's nature was already evident in 2015.

Shortly after Ferrari finished speaking, the safety car took Vettel into the pit lane.

All the cars behind followed.

The Matthews took this opportunity to clean up the debris on the road.

The drivers in the front row were desperately wearing down their tires to raise the temperature.

Bono TR: "Kimi's vehicle is currently unstable. His engine is malfunctioning, which will affect his starting speed. His tires are colder than yours."

“Copy,” Hamilton replied succinctly.

Currently, surpassing Kimi is indeed a problem, but isn't Wu Shi, who comes after him, also a problem?
That thing uses yellow tires!

On lap 47, the entire field began to recover.

Once all the vehicles that were lapped and squeezed in the middle have passed the safety car and returned to their proper positions, the situation in the front row becomes clear.

One red, one silver, one red, one silver, and one white.

Following them in sixth place are Ricardo, Kvyat, and Verstappen.

As for what comes after that?
All those vehicles were taken to get unsealed.

Because of the safety car running over them, the eight vehicles were very close together.

Soon it will definitely be a dynamic start, and it will be time for a close-quarters battle again.

Wu Shi continued to draw dragons to maintain the temperature of the yellow embryo. He even accelerated slightly, moving to the area where Hamilton's flank was slightly behind.

The occasional pop-out of the car's front end naturally caught Hamilton's attention.

He immediately couldn't help but complain in the radio: "What is he trying to do? Is he trying to overtake me under the safety car?"

The old man's complaints were shown on screen, and everyone couldn't help but laugh again.

"It seems Hamilton is somewhat worried about Wu Shi who comes later."

"So will he choose to surpass Kimi first, or defend against Wu Shi?"

"I think he needs to be wary of Wu Shi."

"why?"

"Kimi winning the championship didn't affect him, but Wu Shi surpassing him had a big impact on him."

"Hahahahaha."

Led by the safety car, the race continued on lap 48, but the flashing roof lights went out in the latter half of the race.

The competition is about to restart.

Vettel slightly slowed down, and only accelerated forward after seeing the safety car clear the way and enter the pit lane.

Once you enter the main straight, track control is canceled, and you can overtake.

Vettel is far ahead of the pack.

sieve!
sieve!
One F1 car after another sped along the main straight.

The engine roared through the wind, bursting forth with immense force as it hurtled toward Turn 1.

Every driver wishes they could press the accelerator a few more times.

Hamilton and Kimi initially exchanged some playful gestures, but Wu Shi quickly became attached to him.

The superior grip of the yellow tires provides a clear advantage.

However, Ricardo, who was behind him, was not to be outdone and was also closing in on Wu Shi.

The cars were grouped together, which ironically put Vettel and Rosberg at the front.

After restarting, the vehicle's fuel level, tire temperature, and other factors are different from when it was started, so the driving method is completely different from starting from a static position.

Kimi was hampered by a kinetic energy recovery malfunction, so he slowed down early and moved to the outside, completely giving way to the enemy.

Hamilton cut in from the center line, fiercely aiming to devour Kimi.

Wu Shi followed closely behind, but was soon stopped by the old man. Huang Tai's advantage allowed him to travel this route faster.

The moment he was blocked, his first instinct was to drive into the inside corner.

But as soon as I went in, I realized something was wrong; the speed was too fast!
Even with a yellow tire, you can't drive like that!

He couldn't brake in time!
Impatient!

Wu Shi immediately realized his current predicament, but it was too late.

Heh!

The tires emitted white smoke throughout the entire brake pad.

The old man naturally went there early.

At this moment, the clever Ricardo rushed up and seized the open outside shot.

Although I just said yesterday that Da Ya's smile makes people happy.

However, when they met on the track, Wu Shi showed no intention of getting along with him.

The entry speed into the corner was already too high, and Turn 1 is also a well-known missile launch site—

The design here makes it easy for the car to lose braking power and become unable to effectively enter corners.

Wu Shi suffered because of this; after his front wheels locked up for a while, he unsurprisingly squeezed Ricciardo out of the game.

Ricardo reacted quickly, pulling the vehicle into the buffer zone in an instant, but it was too late, and the two collided.

Cough cough cough cough!
Wu Shi crossed the shoulder and took the lead.

Ricardo, on the other hand, crushed some unknown fragment.

"How is the situation now?" Jonathan asked immediately.

"I'm having a migraine now."

"what?"

“Oh, my, I mean the tip of my nostril is damaged,” Wu Shi said.

"YES, YES, we saw you. I mean, are you alright?"

"Hmm, it's okay, oh, it's okay, but the downforce loss is huge, and the entire left wheel can't keep up with the ground when cornering."

After Wu Shi finished speaking, he wanted to ask Ricardo what was going on, but Ricardo was rapidly approaching from behind.

Without the downforce from the front section, the car becomes extremely difficult to control when cornering.

Adding to his sudden physical discomfort, when Wu Shi was overtaken, he unsurprisingly slowed down the vehicle again, squeezing the other out.

Verstappen, seeing both cars off the track, immediately accelerated to catch up.

Unfortunately, Kvyat was blocking the way, and this Red Bull guy was quite rude to Panzi when he closed the door.

Crack!

Then, caught off guard, Verstappen's left front wing scraped against Kvyat's right rear wheel.

Once Ricciardo passed, he quickly created distance. Next was Kvyat, who was slower, but still faster than Wu Shi in the corners.

"No, no! It won't open."

Wu Shi saw Kvyat launching an attack in the rearview mirror and immediately shouted in the TR.

"OK, get ready to change the front wing. We're still faster than the cars behind us, so we need a few more laps."

"Cpoy".

Wu Shi remained silent.

On lap 50, Kvyat overtook him; if it weren't for the yellow tires, he would have lost that position long ago.

On lap 51, Verstappen was ecstatic, finally able to take on Wu Shi on the track!
However, on lap 52, Wu Shi turned around and entered the pit.

Replacing the front wing will take a lot of time, and since we're only four laps away from the safety car leaving, we haven't created much of a gap.

This nose wing replacement took up a lot of time!
His yellow tires are still very new, Curry doesn't have any new yellow tires, and he can't possibly switch to white tires, so he just went out like that.

Upon entering the game, he was placed 13th, right behind Bottas.

With Wu Shi back on the track, the race organizers have issued instructions to investigate the collision between cars 59 (WUSHI) and 3 (RICCIARDO) at Turn 1.

After running for almost the entire race, they returned still outside the points zone.

It's hard to say that one's mindset won't be affected.

But for a racer, even if they fall from the sky to the ground, they still have to keep running.

This isn't a game; if you're unhappy, you can just restart it.

Wu Shi was adjusting his own condition.

Fortunately, the new yellow medicine was quite effective, and he continued to accelerate.

On lap 52, Ricciardo set the fastest lap time of 1 minute 26.508 seconds.
On lap 53, Kimi pitted again to change his tires, and everyone thought he would continue racing.

As a result, Kimi stalled.

Once the engine was completely shut off, the crew immediately plugged the engine starter into the rear to restart the engine.

hum!
Kimi drove out of the repair area.

After leaving the pit, he fell to 17th place. If he can overtake one person in two laps, he still has a chance to return to the points zone.

In the front row, Vettel and Rosberg are engaged in their final battle.

The difference in seconds between the two fluctuated between 0.4 and 0.5 seconds.

Hamilton and Rosberg were also very close, waiting for their chance to make their move.

Even Ricardo, despite damage to the right side of the box, did not suffer much loss in speed.

He was just one second behind Hamilton.

On lap 54, the race investigation concluded that the accident was caused by Wu Shi.

"Wu Shi, you need to go through the pit lane once as punishment for knocking Ricciardo off the track earlier."

"Yeah, I understand, I understand."

Wu Shi's headache was gone, but his heartache and physical pain persisted.

For the first time, he paid a heavy price for his arrogance.

Since becoming one with the vehicle, he felt he could do anything.

But the Hungaroring circuit taught him a lesson: don't think you can run any track, and don't think you can brake later than others!

Despite having already suffered from entering corners too quickly in previous races, Wu Shi still made the same mistake after the restart.

Ultimately, it's a long-standing mindset that makes people believe they can handle all situations on any track.

Needless to say, he was frustrated and even hated himself for his own pointless actions.

However, anything can happen on the track.

It's quite an achievement that his vehicle didn't experience the inexplicable problems that Massa did.

On lap 55, Wu Shi entered the pits and passed through the maintenance area.

Meanwhile, Kimi reported that the vehicle's problem had not been resolved, and he would most likely have to withdraw from the race.

When Wu Shi came out of the pit lane, Massa also went in to change tires, so he overtook him again.

Nasr, who was ahead, couldn't be much faster. After closing in, he used DRS to overtake Nasr in two laps.

On lap 57, he returned to 13th place.

Knowing he was behind, Wu Shi could only use all his strength, as if he were taking revenge on the track.

Swish!

1 minutes 25 seconds 112.

Fastest lap!

He was almost 3 seconds faster than the driver in front.

At his peak, Wu Shi undoubtedly demonstrated his strength.

With such fast and consistent lap times, he quickly overtook Eriksson and moved up to 12th place.

At this point, Bottas in the points zone was penalized for speeding in the pit lane and overtaking under safe conditions.

They were demoted from 10th to 14th place.

Wu Shi gained a free promotion, moving up to 11th place.

"This is one of the few pieces of good news for Wu Shi at this time."

The soldier, who was initially excited about the restart, was also disheartened.

"Where did he just crash? How come Ricciardo's lap time wasn't affected at all?" Fei Ge asked, puzzled.

"It should be the side box. Look at the footage on the straight, there's a piece of leather that's flipped up. It will affect the lap time, but it won't have a big impact on stability."

"Judging from Massa's situation, Williams' stability was already worrying at this race. After Wu Shi's front wing was damaged, he lost almost all of his cornering stability."

The two of them roughly analyzed the situation, and their explanations were largely accurate.

On lap 61, Sainz, who was originally in seventh place, started to have insufficient lap times since lap 54 due to car problems.

Now it has finally slipped past Wu Shi.

Wu Shi easily drove past the underpowered Sainz.

Wu Shi returned to the points zone, ranking tenth.

At this point, Vettel was firmly in the lead, and Rosberg, after closing the gap for a few laps, could not catch up and had slowed his offensive.

Because Hamilton was watching him closely from behind.

Ricciardo, in fourth place, was also watching Hamilton; Red Bull was surprisingly fast in light oil conditions.

Of course, most importantly, he was the only one in the front row using yellow tires.

Kvyat, in 5th place, was much slower, with the second difference widening to nearly 20 seconds.

Verstad is in 6th place.

Alonso, with his consistent performance, is in 7th place!

Grosjean finished 8th; Lotus still needs Grosjean's performance to carry the team.

Patton was 9th, and Wu Shi was right behind him.

So, will this world champion let him pass so easily?
Wu Shi thought it was highly unlikely.

Indeed, this is true; compared to Nasr and Eriksson, this one is clearly much more difficult to deal with.

However, with the advantage of yellow tires and the vehicle itself, Wu Shi used two DRS (Driving Speed ​​Restraint) intervals to overtake on lap 63.

At this point, Hamilton, who was ahead, launched a fierce attack on Rosberg on lap 64.

After accumulating DRS on the long straight, make an extreme lane change and insert into the inside line before the braking zone.

The two vehicles are crossing each other.

Rosberg was very aggressive towards his teammates, immediately pushing to the outside after completing the crossover to block the veteran behind him.

As the old man drove onto the curb, the short front wing slammed into Rosberg's rear wheel with a loud thud.

Whoops!

The right forewing flew away.

At the same time, Rosberg's tires immediately deflated.

With his rear tire blown out, Rosberg was completely out of control and kept driving off the track.

They even nearly crashed into the guardrail.

Rosberg's ranking plummeted, and he was quickly overtaken by Ricciardo.

Fortunately, his previous advantage allowed him to hold on until he pitted for a tire change without being overtaken by Kvyat.

But after they came out, they were left behind.

The crash ahead has once again heightened everyone's vigilance; the positions on the podium are still changing!

Hamilton's front wing was damaged, and his speed drop was far less than Rosberg's. With only 5 laps left, he will not be pitting.

此时前排的格局变成了1维特尔、2汉密尔顿、3里卡多、4科维亚特、5维斯塔潘。

6. Alonso, 7. Grosjean.

And the 8th place is Wu Shi.

Wu Shi watched helplessly as he overtook the man on the maintenance area ramp.

"How did he end up here?"

Wu Shi was surprised.

Jonathan offered a brief explanation.

After hearing this, Wu Shi felt that Rosberg was probably even more upset than he was.

Despite his distress, he turned his gaze to Grosjean ahead of him.

The performance advantage was on full display at this moment, even though the Lotus in front of it also used a Mercedes engine.

However, even though they both use Mercedes engines, there are differences in the performance of their race cars!
Swish!
On lap 67, Wu Shi overtook Grosjean and moved into 7th place.

Ahead of us is Alonso.

Unfortunately, the two were separated by an astonishing 6 seconds, and with insufficient laps remaining, he had lost any chance of advancing further.

In the final moments of the match, the organizers announced a series of penalties.

Most of these errors were due to driver misjudgments caused by the confusion during the earlier safety car period.

The penalty that affected the front row was Kvyat's punishment; he was penalized ten seconds for overtaking during the safety car period.

Because of this penalty, he, who had overtaken Hamilton who had a damaged forewing, was no longer eligible for a podium finish.
With the final lap, nothing changed.

Vettel crossed the finish line, with Ricciardo close behind.

Following them are Kvyat, Hamilton, Verstappen, Alonso, Wu Shi, Grosjean, Rosberg, and Button.

(End of this chapter)