PFC Chapter 237 Silverstone
Chapter 237 Silverstone
Chapter 237 Silverstone
"Obviously what we've shown this year is that we have big performance issues," Citroën said in a phone interview with the media after the team released an official statement on Wednesday. "We're not performing as well as we should with the history, team, resources and technical capabilities we have. This is the result of years of erratic management within the team stretched to its limits."
Bert Bica said he will know in the coming months whether he has the chance to return to F1 next season.Bert Bica is currently the reserve driver for El Salvador, although he was very confident in securing his place in this year's race earlier on.
"There are several teams now that I've talked to, or I can talk to, and in the next two to three months, there will be a conclusion." He added: "If I'm the team owner myself role, then the decision to put me in the car was not easy or guaranteed."
Meanwhile, Burt Bica confirmed he is no longer working with Gloria.The 2099 world champion had earlier helped Kubert Bica complete his F1 comeback.
Gloria also confirmed this. "It's a big step for Bert Bica to be the third driver and we now have to see what his future holds," Gloria said. “But the good news is he’s back in the paddock.”
The non-executive chairman of the ice city team said that the driver lineup of ice city next season will still be Stewart and Seaver.
At the end of this season, the contracts of the two drivers of the team will expire, and since the beginning of this year, Stewart and Bingcheng have been negotiating on the issue of contract renewal.The chairman said: "The current two racers will continue to drive for the team in the future."
"I guarantee that Stewart and Seaver will still play for the ice city in the next year," the chairman said in an interview. "It's a certainty."
Stewart's new two-year deal is rumored to be worth $5000 million a year, which would also make him the highest-paid driver.Ice City is expected to announce next year's driver line-up ahead of the UK race.
Stewart retired due to a fuel pump failure during the race in Austria last week and lost oil pressure during the race. Therefore, the Ice City team urgently launched an upgrade to modify the fuel pump this week to ensure that the two drivers will no longer have similar problems.Stewart said that when the team encountered problems, this year's ice city was more united than in previous years.
"The retirement from the last race was a painful experience, but it has made us stronger within the team. From the moment we got the car back after the race, the mechanics have started to fix the hole. The team is in this aspect. The capabilities are so good, I'm sure they won't let the same failure happen a second time."
Following the sluggish performance in two consecutive races, the Dongsheng Racing Team finally launched a brand new floor upgrade on this high-speed track in the UK station.During the car inspection session on Wednesday, the new Dongsheng racing car has been photographed by photographers. As shown in the picture, the new opening layout on the side and rear of the floor helps the rear diffuser guide the airflow and help the airflow bypass the rear wheels. hinder.
In addition, Dongsheng has also introduced a brand-new exhaust port design. The bending range on the left and right sides of the new design exhaust port is more obvious, which will open a wider running channel for the airflow.At the same time, Dongsheng also launched a low-drag version of the spoon-shaped rear wing, hoping to reduce downforce on the Silverstone track in exchange for a higher straight-line speed.
In the last race, Daniel was fined three places for blocking Baxter inadvertently. Dongsheng driver still felt a little dissatisfied with such a penalty decision.He believes that the stewards must ensure the consistency of decision-making when making penalties, but it is difficult to define whether there are fouls in motorsports. Therefore, Daniel believes that the key factor to ensure consistency is to abandon these unnecessary penalties.
"I have always hated all kinds of penalties in motorsports. Motorsports cannot define black and white right and wrong, so this sport is suitable for drivers to play freely. But now such things have changed. The so-called 'track accidents' in the past Now it has to be taken out and studied, and eventually the rule book becomes thicker and thicker, so the drivers are almost afraid to directly compete on the track."
The Citro team announced a personnel restructuring on Wednesday, the first of which is the dismissal of the team manager.In this regard, when the media reporter interviewed Altair whether he knew the situation, the Spanish driver made it clear that he did not have any influence on the team's decision-making, and that the team had informed the two drivers what would happen in the future.
"The team didn't ask me for advice, I was just told by the team that these things were going to happen, including Delacro. I knew more about the track engineer than the team manager, so he asked me if I wanted him promoted Etc. And they've known him for over 20 years, so I don't have any interference in that decision."
The proud driver Alex suffered an engine failure in the Austrian station last week. After the race, it was found that the turbo of the car was in trouble.Fortunately, the accident did not affect other parts of the racing engine, and the German drivers whose parts use has reached a critical value are not punished for the time being.
"We started a new engine, but fortunately the turbo in the new engine design has been reformed. This upgrade should have been done recently, and we realized the turbo of the engine supplier engine after the turbo failure at the Chinese station. The design is flawed, so Alex will be turning on his third new turbo this week."
Porter driver Wesley believes that the mid-level competition in the second half of the season will be determined by the stability of the teams and drivers on the track.The current Porter team has risen to fifth in the standings, only 13 points away from the team in front of it. Therefore, Wesley has repeatedly emphasized the importance of a stable finish score in the game.
"Our car is definitely the fourth fastest at the moment, but we are still learning and need to gain more experience. I think the quality of our car and team can ensure that we can attack the front, and our The stability performance has been improved this season, and the competition in the second half of the season will be very intense."
在银石赛道第一次自由练习中，斯图尔特与西维尔分列前二。卫冕冠军使用软胎做出的1分27秒587已经比一年前FP1的最快成绩快了1.6秒。
The speed of Dongsheng and Leisen is close in FP1.Daniel and Vergil were third and fourth behind by 0.511 seconds and 0.657 seconds respectively.Santak and Tesrock ranked fifth and sixth.
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