743 Amazing lap times (7K)(1/2)
Hearing Cosell's words, the crew members had no questions, especially the maintenance team, who were already waiting at the station and ready to welcome Zhang Yifei into the station at any time.
Monaco's parking space repair is also very different from other racing cars, that is, it is very "simple".
Sometimes, you may feel so simple that it is like a temporary awning built on the street, and you can't tell the slightest sense of technology.
Of course, the reason for this low has little to do with money. It is still the unsolvable flaw of Monaco. It is not enough land area and cannot build permanent maintenance stations and fortifications, so it can only be done temporarily.
So sometimes Monaco should be careful when entering the station. It is easy to make some jokes about entering the wrong station. After all, it is small and crowded. If the driver is not careful, he will make a low-level mistake.
Not long after feedback on the track characteristics, Zhang Yifei roared into the maintenance station. He was the last driver to enter the station in one practice. Some of them had a faster adjustment and even entered the station for the second time.
Zhang Yifei's entry adjustment did not attract a lot of attention on the track like before.
Because in addition to his abnormal speed in the first two laps, his lap speed and performance behind him were very mediocre, so those who were paying attention to him could not see the shining points, and then slowly moved away.
At this moment, the most eye-catching driver on the track is Helio. This American boy has no sense of practice racing at all and is rushing in the racing lap.
This is also very consistent with Helio's arrogant personality. Zhang Yifei used to joke that there is no word "lose" in his dictionary. And in Helio's dictionary, he may not know how to write the word "low-key" and how to be happy anyway.
In addition, it has to be said that Renault's six-speed gearbox was simply born for the Monaco track. At Alonso's peak in history, he drove Renault racing and defended the Monaco track continuously.
So now Helio's performance is very strong, and his lap speed has always been stable in the first place in the practice race. It is almost close to the fastest lap speed that Zhang Yifei raced on yesterday's Zhang Yifei racing simulator.
"Helio is very strong, and the track is suitable for Renault racing. I wonder if he has the chance to win the Monaco championship."
The continuous and eye-catching performance will naturally attract the attention of the audience on the track. They turned the discussion object from Zhang Yifei at the beginning to Helio.
"Of course, Helio is also an Indy King after all, and now his points are second only to Schumacher and Fei. Never look at American boys with the eyes of a rookie."
"Yes, France has not only Prost, but also our Renault. This is the true symbol of the French spirit!"
A Renault fan held Renault's four-dimensional diamond-shaped flag with a yellow lightning on it.
Compared with Prost, the rising star, the Renault Group is actually the Renault Group. Moreover, in this era, Renault acquired Nissan and was the well-deserved world's number one auto company. Volkswagen and Ford are really inferior to Renault Nissan League.
Not to mention that Renault has once dominated the F1 team and won several teams with very high engine supplier world championships. The basis and number of fans are far from comparable to the average new team that has been established less than two years ago.
"Halio wants to win the championship, did you ask us if McLaren?"
"Only Kurthard has seized the title of King of Monaco from Schumacher. He is not qualified to fly. What is Helio?"
"McLaren will not remain silent forever, so we have the strength to win Monaco!"
On the other hand, McLaren fans also made their declarations without any weakness.
In the years since Senna's death, most of the seasons, the Monaco Circuit's championship title was controlled by Schumacher.
But Schumacher did not complete an absolute domination like Senna. In eight years, three Monaco sub-station champions were missed, and they were won by Panis, Mika Hakinen, and Kuthard.
Needless to say, Mika Hakkinen, the top driver in Finland, the Finnish king who has won two world championships, is the leader of Kimi Raikkonen.
There is no controversy about his winning of the Monaco track championship. After all, others also won the world championship title back then, and they really put the F1 crown on their heads.
However, the Monaco title of Panis is a bit of a waste, because the time when Panis won the Monaco championship was in 1996, and only three drivers finished the race after a Grand Prix.
I read the numbers correctly, it was just a game. Other drivers, including Schumacher, ran away, and in the end, only three people were left to finish the race. Panis was one of these three people, so he won the championship!
When Alaixi explained the track to Zhang Yifei, his last sentence was luck. Panis was interpreting strength back then, what is the "European Emperor Player"?
You should know that the rankings of general street races and qualifying races are very important, which is very similar to the previous Singapore Grand Prix. However, for Monaco, the starting lineup is even more destined to be destined. Generally, except for pole positions, at most two or three can win, and there is basically no hope behind it.
In 1996, Panis was far behind 14 in his qualifying results, which was a completely hopeless ranking. Even if Senna and Schumacher came to run, it would be almost impossible to win the championship.
But it rained that year, and he killed 6 cars in the first lap, including Schumacher, were withdrawn. On the tenth lap, four cars were missing, so world champion Damon Hill was in the lead and soon he also retired from the race.
With the withdrawal of the last strong player Damon Hill, Alessi came to the front seat, which may be the closest he has to the Monaco Grand Prix champion!
However, God did not favor Alaisi. When the race was about to end, he had to withdraw from the race because the racing suspension failed.
As the way, only three drivers were left on the track, including Panis, Coothard and Herbert. In the end, Panis was in the lead and won the Monaco Grand Prix title with a starting pick of 14.
It is also possible to understand why Alessi emphasized luck in the end, because his luck is not as good as Penis, otherwise he could also grasp the jewel in the F1 crown!
So apart from the well-deserved Mika Hakinen and the "European-Emperor driver" Panis, the only driver who has never won the WDC title and is also capable is Coothard.
Many car fans are looking forward to seeing him regain his original form on the Monaco track and win the championship from Schumacher again to prove that he has the strength to compete for the world championship!
Just like a crown without a pearl, there is always a hint of regret. A pearl without a crown cannot show its value. Both are indispensable!
These fanatical fans in the stands were cheering for their drivers. Zhang Yifei on the other side had already left the repair station at this moment. He would truly compete in the Monaco track in a complete posture.
At the paddok lub (VIP room) on the second floor of the Prost fleet repair station, Alaisi was standing in front of the spacious floor-to-ceiling window, watching Zhang Yifei drive away from the repair station.
Alessi is no longer a member of the team, so he cannot enter the team repair station during the race because it will involve a lot of confidentiality about racing and strategies.
He was like an ordinary audience, watching Zhang Yifei's Prost racing go away, with a hint of yearning on his face.
No matter how correct and rational it was to choose to retire, now watching these drivers and watching their former teammates compete on the track, Alaixi still couldn't help but feel thrilled in her heart.
He didn't know if Zhang Yifei could truly absorb and digest his experience. He didn't know what kind of results this Chinese teammate who had created many miracles in this Monaco Grand Prix could achieve.
However, in Alessi's heart, he always believed that as long as Zhang Yifei drove on the track, he would always keep the hope of victory for those who were optimistic about him!
Fly, the future Prost fleet depends on you.
When driving from the maintenance channel to the official track, Zhang Yifei kicked the floor oil and started to accelerate wildly when he passed the starting line.
The right arc of Turn 1 accelerated, and Zhang Yifei directly soared the tail speed to nearly 300km/h, and instantly reached the limit speed of the Monaco track.
The fans who stood on the guardrail on the track first heard the louder engine roar than before. Then, before they could react to what was going on, a phantom flashed in front of their eyes, and they could vaguely feel that it was mainly blue.
"Fuck, did a racing car pass by just now?"
"I didn't see clearly, and I disappeared into the curve, like a blue racing car."
"Blue? There is no completely blue paint in the paddock now. Is it a blue-white McLaren, or a blue-red Prost?"
"No need to guess, it was the driver who flew. He passed Turn 1 of the track at a very fast speed!"
The last audience exclaimed, not because he saw clearly that Zhang Yifei had just turned the corner, but that Zhang Yifei's No. 13 Prost car had already appeared on the big screen of the track broadcast!
The reason for this is not that the event broadcast focused on Zhang Yifei's speed, but that the sensors spread across the entire track monitored the fastest appearance so far, allowing the event director to cut the camera to Zhang Yifei.
In the picture, a blue-red racing car, like a "rocket", cut through the silence of the practice race.
At this moment, Zhang Yifei did not maintain a steady and low-key state in practice competitions like in previous events. Instead, he directly entered the state of "full firepower" and showed his speed and strength.
Not only to respond to Alessi, he also wants to tell the world that Chinese drivers are here in this F1 crown track!
Turn 2, Turn 3, Turn 4...
The speed sensors on the curves all transmit the amazing speed to the track command center. Even the staff of the International FIA were a little surprised when faced with such crazy speed displays.
Many young staff members have never seen any driver who is so aggressive in lap as soon as they practice.
And more importantly, the extremely radical driver on the track is not a veteran who is familiar with the Monaco track, but a pure newcomer who is running for the first time~!
"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you have seen the flying of the Prost car from the broadcast screen, showing amazing speed."
"But now what I want to tell you is that the lap speed that Fei showed is even more exaggerated than you think. Just in the data transmitted to me by the track console just now, Fei has broken the limit speed of the two corners on the Monaco track."
"When he finished the whole lap, I couldn't believe how big this lap would be, and even if there was a lap that broke the track record in the first practice game!"
Brendel told the current situation on the track in an excited tone. He really didn't expect Zhang Yifei to be so abnormal and went crazy in the first practice game.
What is he going to do this? Is he showing his strength like Helio? Or is there another reason?
But strategically speaking, Brendel believes that Zhang Yifei's actions are not a wise act. No matter how fast this lap will be, it is just a practice match, and it is still a practice stage.
Zhang Yifei exposed his strength, which would only sound the alarm for other drivers, allowing them to treat the event more seriously and with all their might. Unless Zhang Yifei thinks he has absolute strength, it doesn't matter even if it is exposed.
After all, in the face of absolute power, any skill is futile.
But the question is, is Zhang Yifei really that strong in the first Monaco Grand Prix?
In Brendel's opinion, this is impossible, even though he now has two corner speeds, which are very crazy, and even surpasses the corner record of the Monaco track.
And this does not mean the whole. Monaco is not a track that can be easily conquered, otherwise it would not be worthy of the title of the crown pearl. No one in the world can get such a valuable pearl?
At least several experienced veterans such as Schumacher, Kurthard, Barrichello, etc. will become obstacles to Zhang Yifei's road to winning the championship. Not to mention newcomers such as Helio, Montoya, and Kimi Raikkonen.
So Zhang Yifei's actions are undoubtedly very unwise.
"The flying speed is very fast, showing the foundation and strength of the strongest newcomer last year. However, it seems that it is not the right time to compete for the fastest lap speed too early."
"Fei, which I know, although he seems very radical and arrogant, he is actually an extremely calm and willing to seize opportunities on the track. He rarely does anything unnecessary, and he may bring us greater surprises in the future."
On the other hand, Monaco explained Jacques, who also expressed his own opinions and objectively explained a few sentences for Zhang Yifei.
Jacques has no hostility towards Zhang Yifei. As a professional f1 commentator, objectively neutrality is a professional quality in a sense.
But from a private perspective, Jacques actually admires Zhang Yifei very much and believes that he is the most powerful newcomer in recent years.
If it weren't for the booming f1 newcomers in recent years, Zhang Yifei might have reached the historical level of the newcomer position. It can only be said that Villeneuve in the past few years has almost become the ceiling of the newcomer height. Unless he can win the world championship in the rookie season, it will be difficult to surpass his achievements.
Judging from Jacques' understanding of Zhang Yifei, this Chinese boy actually has very strict plans and preparations under his arrogant appearance. He has never been blindly reckless on the track.
If you did this today, what is hidden behind it?
Both track commentators were crazy speculating on the reasons behind Zhang Yifei's abnormality.
Not to mention those opponents who were paying attention to Zhang Yifei, the expressions on their faces were very wonderful when they saw this scene.
"What's going on? Can you fly so fast on the Monaco track?"
To be continued...