F1: Starting with a Simulator Master

"Here we go."

With a beep coming from the headphones, Luo Xiu activated DRS.

The race car reached a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour in the shortest possible time.

The extremely low downforce makes the race car exceptionally sensitive at high speeds.

Fortunately, Luo Xiu skillfully controlled the steering wheel, and the race car did not go out of control.

The engineers in the P-room breathed a sigh of relief.

We arrived at the 100-meter brake sign.

The Chicane (a series of deceleration curves) consisting of Monza T1 and T2 is probably one of the most challenging series of curves in the world for braking and cornering.

Because the speed needs to be reduced from the top speed of 300 km/h in 6th gear to a minimum speed of 70 km/h at the apex of a corner in 1st gear.

For F3 racing, all of this happens in the blink of an eye.

Luo Xiu held his breath and braked hard.

The instantaneous peak longitudinal G-force of nearly 4.5G struck in an instant, the seat belt digging into my collarbone like a steel cable, and the back wound tightly wrapped by the molded seat felt as if I had been hit hard with a hammer.

But this state, which would make most people make mistakes due to pain, actually made Luo Xiu's mind clearer.

Due to insufficient downforce, the rear of the car became very unstable under heavy braking, and the car tended to sway to the left.

At the beginning of the consecutive curves T1 and T2, T1 is a right turn!

According to textbooks, at this point, you should counter-steer to recover the car and try to regain traction and stabilize the vehicle by pushing the steering wheel.

The cost of this is a significant loss of time.

But Luo Xiu did not.

He maintained the steering wheel angle as he entered the corner, and even used this slight sway to create a pendulum effect in conjunction with the throttle.

Position the car at the perfect moment, aiming it towards the apex of Turn 1. Just as the front of the car is swung out to face the apex of Turn 1, hold the throttle!

The torque bursting forth in second gear was like the heartbeat of this beast, instantly locking off the slippage.

Luo Xiu can be described as a human traction control system, or human TC for short.

Relying on his extremely delicate right and left feet, he adjusts the throttle opening and controls the brakes in milliseconds.

Successfully preventing the rear wheels from spinning due to excessive torque, the rear of the car slid slightly sideways and exited T1.

The race car stabilized incredibly well, and even more absurdly, it simultaneously possessed an exceptionally high T2 exit angle and cornering speed.

Thanks to its perfect corner exit angle, the T2 starts to accelerate very early.

When Luo Xiuquan floored the accelerator and sped out of T2 towards the fake bend T3, the engineers in room 12 felt a mix of relief and relief.

T3 is a long right turn at full throttle.

A regular F3 car flies close to the ground here, but this No. 12 car, lacking downforce, is faster than a regular car here, but its stability is extremely poor, feeling like it's skipping stones on water.

The steering wheel is frighteningly light.

Luo Xiu's wrist was constantly sensing the dynamics of the race car.

He was battling the unseen crosswinds and the potential loss of grip as he followed.

Each correction is so small as to be almost invisible, but the frequency is extremely high.

It's like communicating with the ground in Morse code through the steering wheel.

The top speed here is 5 kilometers per hour faster than the standard setup.

He updated this data simultaneously in the Temple of Thought.

In the first timeout period, the entire field was covered in purple.

Before reaching turns T4 and T5, there is another famous Chicane (a series of deceleration turns).

The shoulders here are very high, especially the shoulder at the first bend on the left side of T4.

The GT3 can drive straight over the T4 kerb and then accelerate smoothly, treating the T5 kerb as a false corner.

However, F3 drivers must avoid this, as entering corners requires extreme precision; if they hit the sausage kerb, they will be forced to retire from the race.

Luo Xiu chose an extremely late braking point.

After applying heavy braking, release it quickly, followed by continuous downshifting.

The car's center of gravity immediately shifted to the front wheels.

At the moment of entering the turn, Luo Xiu almost cut in along the high kerb on the left.

The left front wheel was less than a millimeter away from that orange sausage-shaped curb that could launch a car into the air.

The next moment, the right front wheel slid past the outside of the right-side curb, just one millimeter away.

Then, as the car exited T5, it naturally moved to the edge of the outer gravel run-off area.

This means that the acceleration out of the corner has been pushed to its limit.

The exhaust from the left rear wheel kicked up a cloud of dust, and the chassis rubbed wildly against the red and white curb, sparks flying everywhere.

This extreme line control allowed him to gain a significant lead in this low-speed corner.

Next up are T6 and T7, two bends several hundred meters apart, which share a common name: Lesmo.

The cornering structures of T6 and T7 are almost identical, both being medium-speed corners with a 90-degree right turn.

This is a nightmare for low downforce tuning. He can't maintain a high apex speed in corners and can only make up for lost time by modifying his line and using his straight-line acceleration advantage.

Because of the lack of downforce to press the car body to the ground, the front of the car is unwilling to enter the corner.

The oversteer tendency inherent in the No. 12 car's setup came into play.

However, the inward-sloping road surface angle causes the race car to instantly turn into a more severe oversteer after entering the corner.

Luo Xiu did not forcefully turn the steering wheel, but instead chose to brake a little earlier.

But this is not a compromise.

After T6, he pulled the car to the very edge of the green paint line on the outside of the track.

In the rearview mirror, the left rear wheel kicked up another cloud of yellow dust.

That's the gravel buffer zone outside Lesmo Bend.

Unlike his cornering method in T6, he used every inch of the track before T7, then chose to enter the corner late, cutting deep into the apex and turning the corner into a straight as much as possible in order to get on the gas as early as possible.

They didn't even spare the tiny bit of painted pavement at the edge of the buffer zone.

The wooden planks of the chassis scraped roughly across the shoulder, sending sparks flying.

After a long straight stretch of downhill followed by uphill, the second timing segment ends.

During the second season, this circle continued to be dominated by purple.

Arrive at Ascari Bend.

The most glorious moment of the entire event has arrived.

This is the most challenging series of corners on the Monza circuit, consisting of three medium-speed corners.

When exiting T10, if the car goes too far onto the outer green shoulder, it will slide onto the grass and the lap time will be invalidated.

Here, low downforce becomes an advantage, and combined with the oversteer tuning, the car's response is extremely fast.

Brake at the red shoulder on the right and follow the track to cut into the T8 bend to the left.

Before reaching the T9 apex, Luo Xiu had already floored the throttle and sped through it.

Like a rally driver, he quickly shifted his weight between left, right, and left.

When Luo Xiu exited the T10 corner, he slightly counter-steered.

With a cornering speed 5 km/h higher than the standard setting, he used the throttle to control the steering, and the whole car slid slightly laterally out of the T10.

The engineers in the pit lane of car number 12, who had almost relaxed completely, were once again caught off guard by Luo Xiu's shrewd move.

because……

"Mamma Mia!!! He's drifting the f**king car!"

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Luo Xiu did not lose time due to the slight drift. After another long straight, he arrived at the final T11.

Parapolica.

The famous parabolic curve.

This is the most feared place for all drivers, because if they get even a little too much speed, they will understeer and go off the track.

Moreover, the FIA ​​has installed a brand-new pressure sensor here.

If any of the four wheels cross the white line, the score will be immediately cancelled.

There is absolutely no room for negotiation.

Luo Xiu had 100% confidence in himself. Driving this race car with extremely low downforce, he rushed into the bend at a speed that seemed almost insane to ordinary people, but which he himself felt was perfectly natural.

The back muscles bear a continuous 3.5G lateral eccentric force.

The wound started bleeding again, but with his adrenaline surging, he could no longer feel any pain.

The steering wheel has been fine-tuned countless times.

Every fine-tuning is a negotiation with the limits of grip, a constant back-and-forth between life and death.

He patiently controlled the throttle, and finally, he found the perfect moment to exit the corner.

Full throttle, out of the corner!

Luo Xiu's left front wheel was on the white line on the inside of the track.

He applied the ultimate racing technique from esports to real life.

If the car body moves even one centimeter further out, the result will be invalid.

The speed slows down as soon as you go in another centimeter.

He's like a precision CNC machine tool, driving with the utmost accuracy, right to the very edge of the rules.

He was even challenging the rules of the tournament officials.

"My God, he actually dared to drive like that! He really is another Verstappen!"

The engineer, clutching his head in the P room, was unsure whether he was more surprised or more frightened.

Crossing the finish line.

The checkered flag is waved.

The screen on the steering wheel displays a string of numbers.

1: 37.431.

The entire repair area fell silent for a moment, then erupted in an incredulous gasp.

It's not because he got pole position; qualifying hasn't ended yet, but this result is equivalent to securing pole position.

Because he broke the F3 track record at Monza.

Use a car that has just been repaired but is still damaged.

"New Track Record! P1! Xiu, that's P1!"

Over the radio, the engineer's shouts amplified the background noise of the current several times over.

In the stands, the Iron Buddha Temple fans, who had just finished watching the uneventful F1 practice session and were feeling incredibly bored, erupted in excitement.

This is a group of people who know racing best.

They don't care who you are or where you come from.

At this moment, all they could see was the purple name lit up on the big screen.

Xiu Luo.

The cheers now were more than ten times louder than the applause that encouraged the morning practice match.

Someone in the main grandstand even lit the iconic red smoke, turning the entire starting straight into a sea of ​​blood red.

That is the highest tribute to the warriors.

At this moment, Xu Zihang was so excited that he could barely hold his phone.

The chat in the live stream exploded with cheers from the audience.

Nobody cared about the other drivers who were still setting lap times; even the F3 drivers in Group B hadn't taken to the track yet.

Everyone understands that today's pole position has been determined.

Because a completely new name will be recorded in the new F3 history.

Xiu Luo

The race car slowly drove back to the pit area.

Luo Xiu released the accelerator.

Even after winning, he didn't celebrate with a fist pump.

After the adrenaline subsided, the pain in my back surged like a tidal wave.

He struggled to climb out of the cockpit, his body already somewhat stiff and unable to fully straighten.

This driving technique, which reaches the F3 limit, also pushed Luo Xiu's physical limits.