novelODS Chapter 26 Frequent Accidents
Chapter 26 Frequent Accidents
#2022 F1 Australian Grand Prix Commentary (Five-Star Sports)#
"Russell pulls up! A race for top speed... Can Thompson beat him...? Great! He held on!"
"But the key point is Turn 3."
"Russell has DRS... Thompson changes direction! Oh!! Russell doesn't have enough space to attack! Thompson's change of direction was fantastic! The timing was perfect!"
"Hamilton is catching up, and Tom Cruise is facing a double attack from Mercedes."
"I don't think Hamilton will cooperate with Russell. Hamilton is more likely to follow behind and wait for an opportunity to reap the benefits. Hamilton's decision to let Perez go out and fight Tom was probably for this reason."
"And Russell probably won't let Hamilton surpass him, after all, it's a podium position."
"This DR zone isn't enough for Russell's offense. The AT03's straight-line performance is better than the W13's. Even if Russell has DR, he won't gain a speed advantage at the end of this DR zone."
"Russell should still make his move on the main straight or at Turn 1 at the end of the main straight."
"Russell and Hamilton both have DRES, and they're following very closely. Is it going to be a three-car battle at Turn 1?"
"Russell went too far! He must have been caught off guard by Thompson. Thompson must have lightly tapped the brakes. Hamilton seized the opportunity!"
"Hamilton has secured a good lane; now he should at least be able to get past Russell!"
"Oh!!!!!"
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As F1 drivers know, blocking the line doesn't guarantee an overtaking maneuver, because the car you're trying to overtake can squeeze you, causing you to lose speed and ultimately preventing you from passing.
Regardless of whether this kind of squeeze operation is compliant, the person squeezing you may not be your opponent, but your teammate.
Hamilton attempted to overtake on the inside, but Russell squeezed Hamilton's line, forcing one of Hamilton's tires onto the grass.
How can the grip of grass compare to that of asphalt? A racing car traveling at high speed would likely spin if it got stuck in such a situation with severely uneven grip on both sides.
Hamilton's car executed a perfect golden spin, striking Russell's car hard, and both Mercedes cars went off the track and into the gravel.
Russell out!
Hamilton out!
Toilet Wolf: Oh no! I've fucking seen this episode before!
Norris: The next one is saddened for Mercedes, and the other is congratulated for McLaren.
Norris went from P5 to P3 in one fell swoop, picking up a podium out of nowhere. How could he not be happy?
However, the podium doesn't come for free; at least Perez, standing behind Norris, won't just stand by and watch him go up to the podium.
Norris: I was originally planning to just defend against Cheko casually, but now I have to defend to the death!
Safety car: We'll talk about holding the line later. Now, immediately reduce your speed!
Now another question arises: should we proceed into the station?
Needless to say? Even the strategy team at Wofa knows they should go in now!
Wofa Strategy Group: Are we not going to pit and wait for Tanger to get a brand new red tire to come and harass Charles?
Alfa Romeo's strategy team: Are they waiting for Perez to switch to brand new red tires and come after Tonto?
McLaren Strategy Group: Are they waiting for Perez to switch to brand new red tires and come to challenge Rando without pitting?
Red Bull Strategy Team: No entry...
Stop! Nesting dolls are prohibited!
Leclerc enters the station, Tontatta enters the station, Norris enters the station, Perez enters the station, Ricardo enters the station.
All five drivers switched to red tires.
Even the tire-changing team from the Wofa team didn't falter at the crucial moment!
After exiting the pit, the positions of the five drivers were exactly the same as before they entered the pit.
On lap 50, the safety car left the track, and the race entered the dynamic start phase again.
The race is now a sprint with only eight laps.
This time, Leclerc made no mistakes, kicking Taunter away on the starting straight.
Tang Che was far beyond their reach.
It's okay, it's normal for the Earth rover to not be able to catch up with the Mars rover. The focus right now is not to catch up with Leclerc, but to hold our position firmly in the remaining 8 laps.
Push! Push! Push!
On lap 51, Mattia reported in the radio: "One second behind Leclerc, 0.5 seconds ahead of Norris."
F1-75: Please enter text.
The F1-75's performance is indeed far superior, and it's not surprising that it can outpace the AT03 in a single lap. The AT03's performance is even slightly worse than the MCL36, and it still needs Toncher's skill to compete with and overtake the MCL36. Now, it's a bit outrageous that it can outpace Norris by 0.5 seconds in a single lap.
It's a bit outrageous, but considering Norris is currently locked in a fight with Perez, it makes much more sense.
To be precise, it was Norris and Ricardo who were fighting Perez.
Perez: I was planning to overtake Norris, but now McLaren has responded and won't let me!
Norris/Ricardo: Fight to the last moment! Suicide! Death! Return to Heaven!
On lap 52, Mattia reported: "2 seconds behind Leclerc, 1.15 seconds ahead of Norris."
That lap actually gave Norris a 0.65-second lead! The intensity of the battle between Red Bull and McLaren is evident!
But things will be different after this lap! After this lap, the DRRS will be ready to use!
A Mars rover without DRS is hard to defend against, but a Mars rover with DRS is even harder to defend against!
Entering the long straight between Turn 1 and Turn 14, Perez activates DRAS, and Ricciardo activates DRAS as well.
The MCL36's straight-line performance is one step worse than the RB18's. Norris without DR's straight-line top speed is nowhere near that of Perez with DR's.
Perez made a spin at the end of the straight!
Ricardo: Great! He takes a tap, I take a tap too! I'll squeeze!
To keep up with Perez, Ricciardo pushed his car to its limits! Whether the car could finish the race was irrelevant! The most important thing was to help Norris hold onto the podium!
With Ricardo's squeeze, Perez not only lost his offensive line, but also lost a lot of speed, and was directly pulled away by Norris.
Perez directly criticized the driver on the TR: "That was dangerous! He was practically trying to knock me off the track! The FIA must punish him!"
Red Bull petitioned the FIA to punish Ricardo, and the FIA quickly responded, surprisingly refusing!
Ricardo is the most shrewd player. He always manages to get on the line with his changes of direction and attacks, leaving the penalty spot open. In such intense battles, the FIA rarely penalizes these kinds of plays that are right on the edge of penalty, because they are the most exciting parts to watch!
Now the pressure is on Perez. With Ricardo's actions, it will be a while before he can catch up with Norris again.
On lap 53, Mattia reported: "3 seconds behind Leclerc, 1.55 seconds ahead of Norris."
Leclerc still left Norris behind for a second, and the distance he had created with Norris was not as great as before—Norris temporarily escaped Perez's entanglement and pushed with all his might for a while.
On lap 54, Mattia reported: "4 seconds behind Leclerc, 2 seconds ahead of Norris."
Judging from this gap, it's clear that Norris has been caught up by Perez again.
Still on the long straight, Perez activated DRES to follow Norris, Ricciardo activated DRES... Ricciardo's car started smoking!