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发表于 2018-3-25 02:02:04
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The first race of 2018 was decided, unfortunately, by the "virtual safety car"!
In the race, both MB and Ferrari had about the same speed, but Hamilton was ahead of the Ferraris.
Then, Team HAAS came in for tire change but was not done properly, so the car stopped on the track, and "virtual safety car" was deployed, i.e. no official car on the track but everyone must drive at a slower pace to allow the stopped vehicle to be towed away. Meantime, Vettel was in the pits for tire change, took advantage of the slower pace on the track, and came out on top, including the race leader.
When two cars are evenly matched, the leading car will create air turbulence + HOT AIR which made it difficult for the car behind to overtake.
This was what happened, Hamilton found it difficult to overtake, and had to follow Vettel home for 2nd place.
What a pity, however, if Hamilton had driven faster while virtual safety car was deployed, he could have avoided the situation.
Based on the Australian GP, we can tell that MB, Ferrari, Red Bull, are evenly matched in 2018. |
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