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Chapter 54 Enzyme Benzene_____!
In contrast, Tang Che ranked P6 on the lap time leaderboard in his second practice session and P7 in his third. The only cars with faster lap times than him are Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes.
For this track, Tanger naturally tuned the car to its optimal condition – a medium-to-high downforce setup to balance grip in high-speed corners and speed on straightaways; enhanced suspension stability to handle bumps and dolphin jumps; and optimized tire management to address asymmetrical wear while ensuring adequate cooling for the braking system.
Whether judging from the data or from Tang Che's driving experience, the upgraded AT03 is undoubtedly more powerful than before.
But it's not just the AT03 that has improved; the W13 has certainly improved as well, and the improvement is likely to be much greater than that of the AT03.
It seems that Mercedes' competitiveness has surged and it has returned to the Mars group, while Tontatta remains in the Moon group, which means that AlphaToli's competitiveness has declined—the competition has improved while I haven't, which means I have declined.
But as I said before, practice lap times are not real lap times and are not very useful for reference!
During practice sessions, everyone is busy adjusting their cars and collecting long-distance data, so they basically don't push for the maximum lap time.
Professionals cannot draw conclusions based solely on practice match data!
How much has the AT03 improved? How much has the W13 improved? Let's find out in qualifying!
The qualifying session was on Saturday at 14:00 PM. The air temperature was 34°C and the track temperature was 47°C, so it was still very hot.
"Almost all the corners on this track have very long apexes, so as a driver, there isn't much room for maneuver here. The speed of your car here basically determines your actual speed." — Ran Ge
Qualifying is largely a test of the upgrades each team has made.
If Mercedes does indeed return to the "Mars Group," then there will be six drivers vying for pole position in this race.
The competition for positions in the Moon and Earth groups will be fierce – the upgraded McLaren is likely to be in the Moon group; Bottas' Arro car is also fast; Haas, although not upgraded, has a car that is well-suited to this track…
Q1 begins with Alfa Romeo's Gasly taking the pits first, using soft tires for his flying lap.
Judging from the current situation, Gasly's experience in this race is simply unlucky - in the first practice session, the front wing was damaged, resulting in a significant loss of practice time; in the second practice session, he struggled with the tuning and the car's traction became uncontrollable; in the third practice session, he finally got the car in control after learning from Tontatta's tuning, only to have the engine heat shield fail, resulting in another significant loss of practice time.
Gasly couldn't find his rhythm in practice, so he has to make good use of every minute in qualifying to find his rhythm and familiarize himself with the track.
So Gasly was the first to leave the station.
On the last corner of the warm-up lap, Gasly's car slid, and some blue smoke billowed from the rear.
The engineers at Alfa Romeo felt a chill run down their spines: Pierre, the specific symptom of the car malfunction in the third practice session was smoke coming from the rear of the car. Could that malfunction have returned?
The engineer quickly checked the telemetry data and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that everything was normal.
As Gasly crossed the finish line and began his lap, Tanger exited the pits, also using red tires for his lap.
With such high temperatures on the track, warming up the tires is a breeze, but you should also be careful not to overheat them.
Tire management is crucial; low tire temperature is bad because it causes slippage, and high tire temperature is also bad because it can cause slippage and accelerate tire deterioration.
Therefore, both low-temperature and high-temperature tracks present a challenge.
However, for the paddock crew who have already experienced the 53°C Miami circuit, the 47°C Barcelona circuit is probably not too much of a challenge.
When Tangcher's warm-up lap reached the third timing segment, Gasly completed his first flight lap.
A lap time of 1:21.755 isn't even considered fast in practice sessions; it's likely that the player hasn't found their rhythm yet and hasn't pushed hard enough.
Tang Che came to make the first flight circle.
The first timeout was purple! It was immediately overtaken by Perez.
The second time slot was purple! It was immediately overtaken by Perez.
Get purple gear in the third time slot!
1:20.335！汤彻上到p1！领先p2的佩雷兹0.012秒！
While Tanger was completing his cooldown loop, Verstappen, Leclerc, and Sainz successively completed their flight loops, all of them faster than Tanger.
Tang Che moved to page 4.
Tang Che didn't rush to do the second flight circle; he went straight to the station after completing the cooling circle.
After running these qualifying rounds, Tang Che felt that it was best to be more strategic in Q1 – it's possible to set faster lap times in Q1, but it's unnecessary; setting a lap time that would qualify for Q2 is enough.
Does this lap time guarantee a place in Q2?
Alfa Romeo team engineer: I can't say I'm 100% sure, I can only say I'm 98% sure.
汤彻进站之后，拉塞尔刷出1:20.218，上到p4的同时把汤彻挤到p5；汉密尔顿随即刷出1:20.252，上到p5的同时把汤彻挤到p6。
This doesn't prove that the upgraded W13 is faster than the AT03—both only completed one lap, and neither was a full-throttle push.
Mercedes' two cars also made a flight lap before entering the pit.
Then Bottas set a time of 1:20.355, causing Tanger to drop another place.
Top drivers are indeed fast.
But it didn't matter to Tang Che; P7 still easily advanced to Q2.
In the latter half of Q1, Gasly achieved a score of 1:20.550, reaching position 9 and securing Q2.
In the final stage of Q1, Magnussen achieved a time of 1:20.227, surpassing the cupping king to reach stage 5!
Magnussen's teammate, Mick Schumacher, also set a good lap time, advancing to Q2 with a score of P12.
The un-upgraded Haas race car is truly a specialty car at the Barcelona circuit!
Starting with Q2, the players took turns pitting, most of them using old red tires to set lap times.
Hamilton was the first to make flying circles.
Cupping King got purple in the first time slot! But was quickly overtaken by Racing Emperor!
Cupping King got purple in the second time trial! Racing Emperor couldn't beat him! Cupping King was 0.2 seconds faster than Racing Emperor in the second time trial!
The Cupping King made a mistake in the third time slot! But he still managed to get purple!
1:19.794! Cupping King up to page 1!
Racing Emperor achieved purple rank in the third time slot!
1:19.470! The Racing Emperor crushes the Cupping King to reach P1!
Perez, using new tires, also completed his first flight lap! 1:19.830! Unable to dethrone the cupping king as P2! Temporarily relegated to P3!
Verstappen, Sainz, and Leclerc all completed their first lap, but none were as fast as the Emperor! Not even as fast as the Cupping King!
Tang Che's first flight loop... First timeout: Purple! Second timeout: Green! Third timeout: Green!
1:19.805! The assassination attempt on the king failed! The attempt to kill the emperor failed!
Perhaps we can finally shout out those five words! Enzyme Benzene!
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Bonus Chapter: F1 Anecdotes (12)
At 00:18, according to Sky Sports, Ferrari's fuel depot was burglarized, and thieves stole a large quantity of helium magnesium ethane.
This instantly became a trending topic on F1, with fans of F1 expressing utter shock and panic, exclaiming, "We're out of helium-magnesium ether! What are our cars going to eat?"
Ferrari team principal Binotto stated, "Please rest assured, the team has identified the thief who stole the helium-magnesium ether, a 1.9-meter-tall white male with a German accent... We will definitely recover the stolen helium-magnesium ether soon."
The monks of the Iron Buddha Temple were overjoyed, beaming with delight. They declared, "With Abbot Bisheng investigating, Wofa will definitely recover all the helium-magnesium ethane, and the Ferrari race car loaded with helium-magnesium ethane will surely reappear in the Wofa Dynasty!"