novelODS Chapter 79 Turn 1
Chapter 79 Turn 1
Chapter 79 Turn 1
Brother Tou got green in the first time slot! Green in the second time slot! Green in the third time slot!
1:21.944! It didn't shake Tang Che's position as P2, but it pushed Sainz out of the top spot!
Q3 has come to a close!
Verstappen won the pole position, Tontatta p2, Tottenham p3, Sainz p4, and Cupping King p5.
Although today's Mercedes-Benz wasn't very bouncy, it wasn't very fast either; it could almost be said that it fell out of the Moon Group. It's a waste that the Cupping King was able to drive the Mercedes-Benz to P5.
The emperor gambled on the fetus and suffered a crushing defeat. After page 10 ends Q3, he passes away!
All nine drivers were faster than the Emperor, including Zhou Guanyu.
Zhou Guanyu finished Q3 with a P8 rating, ranking second only to Tou Ge who carried the car and the two Haas cars in the Earth group.
Haas not only propelled Mick into Q3, but also into P7, demonstrating just how effective Haas's upgrades were at this race.
Now we'll see if the upgraded Haas race car can suppress Mick's incredible bodywork skills!
OK, qualifying is over. P4 and below, please drive to the parking area. P3 and above, please drive to the corresponding signpost on the starting straight.
Tang Che smoothly parked the car in front of the P2 sign on the starting straight, got out and went straight to the weigh-in. Before weighing, he couldn't help but exchange a brohug with Verstappen, who had arrived at the weigh-in point earlier, and after weighing, he couldn't help but exchange another brohug with the ace who had arrived at the weigh-in point later.
It's worth mentioning that after Alonso got out of the car, the cheers for him from the audience were louder than those for Verstappen and Tanger, with waves of chants of "Fernando Alonso" echoing throughout the stadium.
That makes sense; after all, who wouldn't want to see Brother Tou and Sister Wang return?
The reason the organizers are making such a big fuss about the top three in Q3 is obviously to give them a live interview.
Today's interview is hosted by Jacques Villeneuve, son of Gilles Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula 1 World Drivers' Champion, and Canada's only Formula 1 World Drivers' Champion.
On this track named after his father, it would be most fitting for him to host the interview.
Villeneuve first interviewed pole position winner Verstappen: "Max, you are the defending champion, the points leader, and now you've taken pole position under such challenging and unpredictable track conditions, with your direct competitors for the championship still behind you, and Red Bull's straight-line speed is extremely strong—do you think tomorrow is a sure win for you?"
This question is a bit clever. On the surface, it asks Verstappen if he feels he has the advantage in tomorrow's match, but in essence, it asks if Verstappen feels that Tangche and Alonso cannot pose an effective threat to him in tomorrow's main match.
Whether Villeneuve asked the question intentionally or unintentionally, if Verstappen didn't answer it well, the atmosphere on set would immediately become tense.
Verstappen: "Of course I didn't expect tomorrow to be smooth sailing, but the track conditions were extremely challenging today. We remained calm throughout and made no mistakes. Our tire strategy for Q3 was absolutely correct. I'm very happy to have secured pole position in Montreal. Returning to this track after two years, the atmosphere with the fans was fantastic."
Verstappen's move is called "receiving, neutralizing, and releasing." I'll gloss over your question and then continue talking to myself.
Villeneuve, after all, wasn't a shameless professional journalist. Having failed to get the desired heated exchange the first time, he gave up, asked two more innocuous questions, and then saw Verstappen off.
Tang Chelai gave an interview.
As he walked to the interview position, Tang Che was once again greeted with cheers from the audience, though not as enthusiastic as the one for Boss, but not by much.
Tang Che's popularity at the event was mainly due to the fact that he almost defeated Verstappen today—at least that's how it seemed to the audience. Thanks to Drive to Survive and Verstappen's personality, this world champion is very unpopular, so no matter who challenges him, the audience always seems to be there to support him.
Villeneuve: "Tom, well done! Your performance here today was phenomenal! We all know you have great starting technique, and you'll be starting alongside Max tomorrow. You're sure to give him some trouble at Turn 1, right?"
Tang Che raised the microphone, ready to speak, when suddenly a female audience member in the stands shouted at the top of her lungs, "Tang, I love!"
you! I love you! I love yo————cough cough cough————"
Other spectators couldn't hold back, the staff couldn't hold back, Verstappen couldn't hold back, the leader couldn't hold back, and Villeneuve couldn't hold back.
Tang Che relaxed and calmly waited for them to finish laughing before raising the microphone to answer the question: "I—"
The female audience member shouted again: "Tang, I love you! I love you!"
Villeneuve grinned: "Thank you, we all know you love him."
The atmosphere at the scene was filled with joy, and the female spectator finally stopped cheering.
Tang Che smiled slightly and continued, "Of course I'll try to get a good position at Turn 1. You know I never miss an opportunity to get a good position."
Villeneuve: "Do you think your race tomorrow will go smoothly? I mean, there are several very competitive drivers behind you who could threaten your position in tomorrow's race."
Tomorrow's main event is on dry ground. Under these conditions, who is most likely to threaten Tang Che's position?
Sainz!
It's not that Ao Ge isn't strong, but rather that his Alpine race car is indeed at a disadvantage in dry conditions.
Villeneuve's question is partly about getting Tanger to evaluate Sainz, preferably by throwing out some trash talk.
Tang Che laughed and said, "I can't predict whether things will go smoothly or not, but I do need to be wary of the opponents behind me. You know, Fernando is an excellent driver, and whenever Fernando is behind you, you have to pay close attention to him."
Villeneuve's eyes lit up immediately. Tanger's words, though seemingly not trash talk towards Sainz, were actually more insulting than trash talk.
The premise of trash-talking is that I think you are an opponent worth trash-talking against. Tontard didn't mention Sainz at all, which is equivalent to completely ignoring Sainz. Sainz has been making sarcastic remarks on social media, so why should Tontard tolerate him? Go all out!
Villeneuve was very satisfied with the answer he received, and after asking two more trivial questions, he sent Taunter away.
Please welcome! Two-time world champion! Author of "Hamilton's Theory of Defense"! Inventor of GP2Engine! —Alonso! Fernando!
The crowd erupted in cheers for Fernando Alonso, chanting "Fernando Alonso!"
Brother Tou was visibly happy, waving this way and that, before leisurely walking to the interview position and taking the microphone.
Villeneuve began by saying, "Young man—"
Brother Tou couldn't hold back.
The cheers from the audience grew even louder!
It truly feels like I've returned to my peak!
Villeneuve: "Consider getting involved in the battle for position between Max and Tom? We all know your starting technique is just as good as Max and Tom's, and you are definitely capable of getting involved in the battle for Turn 1."
In case you didn't know: before Tontatta, Alessandro was the epitome of a lightning start! Throughout his career, Alessandro had multiple records of starting from the second row and launching himself to P1! He also boasted numerous Grand Prix victories without starting from pole position! Alessandro was even called by fans the man who didn't need pole position!
The leader turned around, grinning at Tang Che and Verstappen, and said, "You two brats, just you wait, I'm going to give you a good kick in the ass!"
It's hard to say that this was a trash talk from Brother Tou, because his tone was too joking.
In any case, Verstappen and Tanger didn't think it was trash talk; on the contrary, they were amused by Alan's words.
However, anyone with a brain knows that Brother Tou's words were just a joke. Tomorrow, Brother Tou will definitely try to grab a position during the start phase. As for whether he can kick the butts of the two kids in front, that's another story.
#2022 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix Commentary (Five-Star Sports)#
"This track causes relatively little wear on the tires."
"So Pirelli brought three relatively soft tires. According to Pirelli's official prediction, most teams and drivers probably won't use the red tires today because they recommend a one-stop tactic, which is to start on the yellow tires and then run on the white tires to the end."
"Let's look at today's starting order. Leclerc is last, then Latifi, and 18th is Stroll —"
Zhou Guanyu is in 8th place, making it to Q3 for the second time in his professional career and continuing his good performance from the previous event.
"So yesterday after qualifying, Alonso jokingly said in an interview that he would attack Tom Cruise and Verstappen at the start today, and he hoped to overtake them at Turn 1 (laughs)."
"Yesterday, Sainz said in an interview that he would put everything back on track, which means he will surpass Alonso and Toncher today."
"Regarding the feud between Sainz and Tontard, Alonso can disregard it, but Tontard is definitely someone I'm going to beat (laughs)."
"I think Sainz is really crazy. He keeps criticizing Thompson, but then he can't beat Thompson on the track. Doesn't he realize how ridiculous he is?"
"Let's put aside the emotions and grudges between the drivers for now. Objectively speaking, Ferrari cars do have a significant advantage, and the car gives the drivers a lot of confidence. So, Tontard still can't underestimate Sainz."
"Sainz shouldn't be able to hit Taunter that easily. After all, Alonso can at least defend against him for a while."
"The starting tires have been released. Bottas, Norris, Perez, Stroll, and Leclerc will use hard tires, while the other drivers will start on medium tires. For Zhou Guanyu, this means he can't afford to lose position at the start. As a driver using medium tires, he can't be stuck behind any driver using hard tires, otherwise he might not be able to fully utilize the performance advantage of his tires in the initial stage."
"On this track, the penalty for pit stops is very small, only about 18 seconds, and it's especially easy to overtake here. It's possible that if someone has a clear window in the second half of the race, they might decide to make a second pit stop."
"Okay, we can see that the tire warming process has now begun."
"Official strategy — the window for yellow tires to start and stop is 22 to 28."
"Then it's 34 to 44 laps if you start with white tires."
"The team informed Verstappen that he needed to be extra careful at Turn 1."
"The two drivers who started today are both using Honda engines, and their top speeds are both very powerful."
"So today's start was very interesting. Toro Rosso's top speed on the straight might be a little weaker than Red Bull's, but Tom Cruise's starting technique was extremely strong. Alonso also moved to the second row. Alonso, even starting from the second row, could definitely threaten the front row. Honestly, if I had to bet on two drivers today, I would definitely choose Tom Cruise and Alonso. Out of all 20 drivers, if you had to choose the one with the best start, you could only choose between Tom Cruise and Alonso. That's beyond doubt, right?"
"Yeah, let's see what they can do on Turn 1 and this short straight today."
"If they can overtake, especially Tom, once he overtakes Verstappen, then the first three laps will be tough—before the DRRS can be used."
"I don't think it's that optimistic. Verstappen's starting technique is also good, and the pole position is inside Turn 1. If Verstappen doesn't make a mistake at the start, it will actually be quite difficult for Toncher and Alonso to compete for the position."
"Alright, all five red lights are off, the game begins! Tom's start was fantastic! But Verstappen's start was also good, Tom probably doesn't have much of a chance. Let's see Sainz in the paint, does Sainz have a chance? Okay, Alonso, hold your position. And Hamilton seems to be getting provoked by Haas's Magnusson—"
"Tang Che has gone!"
"How did they get past them? There was no shot of that! Director! Director, show us the replay right now!"
"The replay will have to wait a bit, then we'll check where Zhou Guanyu is. Zhou Guanyu seems to be—not out of position, his current position is excellent! Mick has fallen out of position; he's now between O'Connor and Russell."
Wow! Bottas rose rapidly and was already behind Russell. Just before the game, the three of us were chatting that Bottas would be a formidable opponent for Zhou Guanyu today, but it seems that prediction is unlikely to come true—Russell beat Mick! Wow! Russell is truly an outstanding young man!
"The replay is here! The replay is here! Let's see how Tancher got past Verstappen—oh, Verstappen didn't exit Turn 1 well, and Turn 2 gave Tancher the space to attack."
"Tang Che put the pressure on us effectively."
"Xiao Tang's overtaking maneuver this time was extremely aggressive. The overall overtaking space was very small; even a centimeter deviation from the line could have resulted in a collision, but Xiao Tang controlled the car exceptionally well!"
"He is indeed very confident in his abilities."
"Zhou Guanyu! Zhou Guanyu gets to the outside! Forcing Magnusson to defend in this final corner! Watch Zhou Guanyu exploit Magnusson's slipstream before Turn 1! But Turn 1 is too close, are there any chances in Turns 2 and 3?!"
"Verstappen! Verstappen cut into the apex of the corner with incredible ferocity!"
"Out of the turn! Look out of the turn!"