Beyblade: You call this a four-wheel drive vehicle?

Chapter 297

Time soon came to the day of qualifying. During the past few days of training, the Red Bull Racing team continued to convey good news to the outside world through the media.

In this regard, the official explanation given by Red Bull is that Kevin and John train very hard every day. In addition to each team's half-hour real car training every day, they almost spend all their time in the virtual racing simulator, so their driving skills improve rapidly.

However, the daily training sessions are not open to the public except for the media, so the Red Bull fans who have been hearing the frequent good news are also looking forward to Kevin and John’s appearance in the second race.

"Do either of you want to try to fight for the pole position?" In the DRS pit area, Xiao Lie looked at Lin Che and Nie Ming who had already changed into their racing suits and were waiting for the Tai Chi War Dragon and Tornado Charge to be debugged, and asked, "So that I can make arrangements."

"Forget it. The starting configuration is not suitable for single-lap speed setting based on the tactics designed in advance for the race." Lin Che said after Huo Yuesheng signaled that the Tai Chi War Dragon had been debugged. According to the rules, the configuration and energy used by the car in Q3 of qualifying must be the same as those at the start of the race, and there are strict inspections in this regard. Cars using traditional energy must be weighed before starting Q3, and teams like DRS that use electric energy also need to fully charge the battery before the start of Q3.

"I'm mainly asking Xiaohao." Xiaolie said at this time, "Since the running method for the race has been arranged, Xiaohao, don't tell me that you want to take the pole position after entering Q3."

"Oh, I get it, brother. You are so nagging." Xiao Hao waved his hand.

Li Bing, the commentator of Five Star Sports, was also live commentating on this qualifying match in his own live broadcast room.

Because it was not a very formal occasion, Li Bing spoke more casually. Before the qualifying round officially started, Li Bing also chatted with the audience in the live broadcast room.

"In the current standings, DRS is in first place with 456 points because it has won more races. Ferrari is in second place with 418 points. However, after two drivers were eliminated in the Hong Kong race and Michael won the previous race, Mercedes is only 6 points behind them."

As Li Bing was talking, a barrage of comments caught his attention.

[The Ferrari at the Hong Kong station must have been killed by you]

"What? I was the one who killed Ferrari in that race? How is that possible? Who could have predicted such an emergency? It was clearly the fault of their technical team and had nothing to do with me!" Li Bing couldn't sit still when he saw this and denied it flatly, "You have to believe in the judgment of a professional commentator. If there hadn't been that accident in that race, their advantage would have been huge. Who would have thought that the crews they borrowed from F2 and F1 completed their mission normally, but their GPX crew made such a big mistake?"

"Forget it, let's just watch this game."

"Who can get the pole position? No, buddy, this year's GPX schedule is already halfway through, can't you tell? The role of the pole position in this race is much smaller than that in traditional racing. On the contrary, after the race system becomes more complicated, if you want to compete for the pole position, you have to use a special configuration that can increase the lap time to the fastest in a short period of time. However, this configuration may not be suitable for the situation at the start of the race, so qualifying is more about seeing the driver's condition before the race."

"What do I think about the news about Red Bull? Just this way of looking at it. What can the training results tell us? But it is still surprising that they can improve at this speed," said Li Bing.

"However, as extreme athletes, they are able to enter the zero realm which is out of reach for some drivers. It is understandable that they can improve at this speed. After all, I heard Lin Che and others say that drivers in the zero realm have 100% control over the car. In this way, every entry into the zero realm can be said to be an efficient learning experience. This is why the world record list of virtual racing simulators is already filled with the names of drivers who can enter the zero realm." Li Bing said.

"What? Why don't other teams use this method to train?" Li Bing laughed when he saw this comment. "Dude, do you really think the Zero Realm is the vegetable market downstairs? Most of the drivers who are capable of entering the Zero Realm are carried back to the lounge on stretchers after the race. The Zero Realm is extremely exhausting to the body. Apart from the two extreme athletes who may have unconsciously entered the Zero Realm a long time ago, only the two drivers from DRS seem to be able to withstand the side effects of the Zero Realm. It can be said that apart from them, no one else can use this method to train."

[So, brother Bing, are you optimistic about Red Bull? ]

"I guess so," Li Bing replied after seeing the comments. "Kevin and John should have a good performance in this game, and should at least be able to secure a spot in the points zone."

【? ? ? 】

[This Red Bull fan requires real-name registration and asks for forgiveness! 】

[The steering wheel of RB-C01 has started to leak milk]

[Hehehe, if you drink Red Bull, you can’t drink the Wo method anymore. ]

Seeing that the comments were beginning to develop in a strange direction, Li Bing quickly said, "What's the nonsense? I'm a professional racing commentator! You have to trust my judgment!"

However, the barrage showed no sign of stopping, and the live broadcast room was filled with a happy atmosphere until the racing cars at the starting point started off one after another in the broadcast camera.

"Okay, okay, let's watch the race!" Li Bing hurriedly changed the subject. "The first team to start was the Sauber team. Their No. 7 car started to accelerate very quickly after starting. The tires installed on their car are the soft tires with the fastest acceleration. The acceleration is not enough. McLaren's No. car started seconds later, but it almost caught up with it once the thrusters were turned on. Even if it uses a pure pneumatic device, its explosive power is still far behind Ferrari's Apollo system."

"USCF has also started. Can they get into Q3 today? They haven't been in Q3 since the start of GPX." Li Bing said after USCF's No. 2 car started, "Or should we set a small goal and get into Q1? Not counting the last Chongqing race where there was no qualifying, they have been eliminated in Q for three consecutive races. Their car's engine torque is still sufficient, and this purely technical corner should be able to perform well."

But just as Li Bing finished his words, USCF's No. 1 car lost control at a series of right-angle turns and rushed into the buffer zone.

Li Bing: ... [Very good, another one is killed by nursing.]

At this time, the star drivers also started to set off one after another, with McLaren's Muller being the first to set off.

"MCL-C01's tire configuration today looks like it's going for pole position!" Li Bing's eyes lit up when he saw the MCL-C01 starting with soft tires. "Start the thrusters right after the start! MCL-C01 is the first to break 450km/h! It's beautiful to corner at this speed! It's worthy of being the Caesar of European mini racing!"

"Among the drivers who can enter the zero zone, Muller should be the one who has the strongest desire to fight for the pole position. After he started, Lin Che, Michael and Carlo also started one after another. However, after accelerating for a few laps, they set their lap times to a speed that can be stabilized in the top 15 during normal training, and then drove the car directly back to the maintenance area. Judging from their running style in Q1, it is estimated that they are not very interested in the pole position of this race. Muller is constantly speeding up to maintain his feel."

"But he doesn't seem to have a choice. The teams ahead of McLaren in the standings, whether it's the newly formed Arctic Fox or DRS, or the old F1 giants Ferrari and Mercedes, or even the recently emerging Red Bull, all have two strong drivers who can support and cooperate with each other in the race. But the strength of McLaren's second driver is still far behind Muller. Although his lap time ranked 14th this time and he also entered the Q2 competition, this data was not obtained until the end of Q1. It is still very different from Lin Che and his colleagues who just run around and go back when they are almost done."

"So, at the start of the last race, he wanted to take the lead at the start, otherwise he might end up in a one-on-two situation at any time." Li Bing said, "Look at Red Bull. Although the official did not give too many shots, on the current lap time list, John ranked fourth and Kevin ranked seventh, and both entered the Q4 competition."

"The lights are on, the Q1 race is over, one car from USCF is eliminated and one is in 16th place, unfortunately both of them stopped in Q1. Then the number two cars of Sauber, Aston Martin and Williams were also unfortunately eliminated." Li Bing read out the results of the race in the live broadcast room.

"The next step is 15 minutes of adjustment. Please wait a moment. The Q2 qualifying race will start soon."

At this time, the director's camera also began to turn to the work scenes in the maintenance area of ​​each team. Because there was only a 1-minute break between Q2 and Q15, except for the eliminated drivers, basically no one got off the car. After a while, the camera also turned to the first-person perspective in the cockpit of each car.

While Lin Che was listening to the music played by Silver in the cockpit of the Tai Chi War Dragon, his fingers were tapping the steering wheel lightly to the beat of the music.

"He looks quite relaxed. It seems that this qualifying round really doesn't put any pressure on him." Li Bing said with a smile after seeing this scene.

Then, the camera flashed through the cockpits of Carlo, Okita Kai, Michael, Hijikata Rei and others. Although they had different ways of killing time, they all looked very relaxed. Then, the cockpits of Tornado Assault and Aurora also appeared in the camera. After seeing the two of them, Li Bing couldn't help but laugh and said, "They seem to be getting along a lot better recently. At least we don't see them fighting each other much in the competition. You know, when GPX just started, they had to compete even in this unimportant qualifying match."

As the camera turned to the cockpit of MCL-C01 vehicle No. , the seemingly leisurely atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Unlike Lin Che and others who were leaning back in their seats and enjoying themselves, not even bothering to open the cockpit cover while waiting for their technicians to complete the maintenance, the atmosphere on Muller's side was very tense. The cockpit of the MCL-C01 was open, and Muller, who was sitting in it, was constantly communicating with his director and technicians. At the same time, the number two driver who barely made it to Q2 was also within the scope of discussion.

"Lanqi, in the next round, Muller will assist you and make you enter Q3 as much as possible. Then, after reaching Q3, help him get the pole position at all costs. Do you understand?" McLaren's technical director said beside the cockpit of the second driver, "If we lose the pole position, we will be passive in tomorrow's race."

"Understood." McLaren's second driver Lanci nodded. Although he was arranged in the auxiliary position, this former meritorious driver of McLaren in F1 had no complaints. After accepting the task, he began to communicate with Muller through the team's radio about the running method of the next Q2.

"It seems that McLaren is really determined to get this pole position. However, it is still not easy to successfully break through among so many good players," said Li Bing.

At this time, the cockpit images of the two RB-C01s also appeared in the camera. In the images, Kevin and John were on full alert, and the AI ​​was constantly reviewing their operations in the previous round for them.

"Mr. Kevin, your best lap time in the last lap was 21.43.271, which is far from the calculated optimal full speed of 19.25.593. In that lap, you failed to achieve the optimal operation in the continuous turns of T3, T6-T11, and the turns of T15 and T19."

"I understand." Kevin nodded. In the last round, he failed to complete the optimal solution specified by BIO in the places marked by AI because of his lack of control over the car. On the other hand, John was in a similar situation.

"RB-C01's AI is very strict." Li Bing said, "It seems that the role of AI cannot be ignored in the two's current progress."

"However, it is not difficult to see that Red Bull seems to have ideas about this pole position. It seems that this qualifying race will also be lively."

After fifteen minutes of rest, the 15 cars that advanced returned to the starting point one after another.

After the signal light for the start of the race came on, Muller accelerated against the clock, followed closely by Kevin and John. After they all started, several seconds passed before the drivers behind them started one after another.

35 seconds after the start of the race, Xiao Hao saw that everyone had almost finished going, so he stepped on the accelerator to complete the starting acceleration. But at this moment, the Aurora, which was planning to set off at this time, also rushed out of the starting point. After the Tornado Charge and the Aurora rushed out of the starting point almost at the same time, Xiao Hao and Nie Ming were stunned at first, then the two looked at each other across the cockpit, and fire began to appear in their eyes again.

The next second, the Tornado Charge and the Aurora roared and began to accelerate rapidly.

"Here it comes again!" In the DRS maintenance station, Xiao Lie covered his forehead and said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)