754 The Way You Can (5K)
Faced with Zhang Yifei's stubborn answer, Henry was stunned for a moment. He couldn't tell whether Zhang Yifei was really confident or whether the damage to the previous Dingfeng wing did not affect his operation.
But the problem is that F1 racing is the highest technology crystallization of the human automobile industry. All air kits need to be tested in the wind tunnel. Now there is one piece missing. You told me that it will not affect you. Isn’t this a fuss?
After all, Henry is just a team leader, and professional things should be left to professionals to handle.
So at this time, he focused on Cosell and hoped that the chief competition engineer would make a decision.
"Fei, are you sure you want to stick to the next entry time?"
"Remember, you have to do the decision by yourself, so you have to bear the consequences yourself."
Cosel was as simple and crude as ever. He did not object to Zhang Yifei's insistence, but Zhang Yifei had to bear the consequences of stubbornness.
"I decided not to enter the station."
Still answered extremely firmly. Zhang Yifei was unwilling to give up his first car, and he knew very well that once he entered the station, he would fall to the end.
There has never been a driver on the Monaco track, and there is no one who can return to the championship throne from the end!
"Okay, just follow the original plan."
Cosell accepted Zhang Yifei's decision. Since he was unwilling to enter the station to replace the former Dingfengyi, then continue running according to the team strategy he had formulated before!
Cut off the voice of the conversation with the team, Zhang Yifei looked at the Mercedes-Benz Amg safety car in front of him expressionlessly. He knew very well what his decision just now meant, but Zhang Yifei was also confident that he could block Schumacher from overtaking in the next schedule!
This is not just a matter of driving skills, but Schumacher's extreme adjustment plan will also greatly affect his performance on the Monaco track. The acceleration after each corner is theoretically not as good as his Prost car. As long as it can be stabilized, Schumacher will not be able to surpass him!
In a sense, Zhang Yifei's current actions are a replica of Ferrari's team strategy.
The reason why the Ferrari strategy team dared to adjust the extreme is that they had absolute confidence in Schumacher, believing that even if he did not accelerate from a corner, as long as he could successfully overtake Zhang Yifei, he would definitely be able to block the Chinese boy behind!
Since Ferrari and Schumacher dare to be so confident, I am sorry, I, Zhang Yifei, have this confidence too!
Then try to fight the spear and shield in the same flawed situation, who can laugh to the end?
Schumacher, this will be a head-on showdown with you. Let’s have a one-on-one single fight on the Monaco track!
The first lap of the car was over quickly. The collision of four racing cars did not restore the track so quickly. When passing the entrance of the maintenance passage, Ferrari's Barrichello chose to enter the station to change the pneumatic accessories.
With the extent to which his front kit is almost completely destroyed, it is a blessing that he can get the safety car to go to the repair station to replace the accessories. If there is no such a safety car, even if Barrichello does not withdraw from the race and drives back to the repair station, he will have to be trapped at least twice.
If you really want to reach this level of backwardness, it is better to withdraw from the race, and at least you can stabilize the driver's mentality.
"Fei did not enter the station! His move undoubtedly told us that he planned to drive this broken racing car with the front wind wing and continue to compete on the track!"
Jacques' eyes were always locked on Zhang Yifei. When he saw him whizzing past the entrance of the repair passage, he knew that Brendel's previous guess was correct. This Chinese boy had radicalism beyond everyone's expectations!
"I guess right, this is the style of flying. His goal is definitely not a good result, but a Monaco championship title. So he is destined not to enter the station and let his ranking fall behind."
When Brendel said this, his tone was filled with a hint of pride. He still saw through Fei's thoughts very accurately. Sure enough, the unstoppable Chinese newcomer last year.
Time may have made his current image much lower-key, but it will never erase the unrestrained flames in his heart. Never look at Fei with a firm look!
"But this is too risky. Fei Zhen is so confident that he can control a racing car with aerodynamic defects?"
"The answer may only be Fei himself knows."
The conversation between the two commentators on the track was also conveyed to the audience. Many fans of Prost and Zhang Yifei couldn't help but look worried on their faces after hearing these explanations.
"Damn, are Fei really planning to drive like this?"
"Yes, this is f1, not my classic car. I feel like Fei is too eager to win."
"What's wrong with wanting to win? Have you ever had fewer doubts about Zhang Yifei on the track? I believe that since he dares to do this, he must have his own reasons and confidence!"
"Come on, let this world witness your strength again!"
“Come on~~!”
A warm cheer sounded on the track. After all, the reason for the appearance of F1 racing is the ultimate control of the machinery by people.
There is a driver on the track now who intends to challenge this god's operation. Not to mention the result, at least the courage is here. F1 fans and audiences always have the highest respect for the Warriors, just like Nicky Lauda back then.
The second lap, the third lap...
It was not until the fifth lap that the faulty racing car on the track was cleared. At the same time, the green flags on both sides of the track also began to wave, which means that the competition will soon return to normal.
At this time, all the drivers began to change from their previous relaxed state to a highly focused race state. They were also pressed by the safety car for five laps, allowing the various oil temperatures of the F1 car to reach the optimal working temperature.
This means that as long as the safety car evacuates from the track, the next race will be an extreme bloody storm, and every driver will burst out with all his strength and strive for the title of "King of Monaco" on this track.
Schumacher, who was second, did not focus on the safety car, but locked it tightly on the Prost car in front of him. To be precise, it was locked on Zhang Yifei.
To be honest, Zhang Yifei's previous magic tricks of the team strategy team were still within Schumacher's acceptance range. After all, he has been an opponent for nearly two years, and he is quite familiar with Zhang Yifei's style of conduct, so this Chinese boy will not give in easily.
What really made Schumacher unhappy was that Zhang Yifei's long-dating wind wing was damaged and did not choose to enter the repair station to replace it.
What does this mean?
It means you, Zhang Yifei, plan to rely on this car that even the aerodynamic balance is destroyed, and I am Schumacher on the Monaco track?
This behavior is undoubtedly the greatest contempt and humiliation of Schumacher, which is far beyond the previous efforts to break the trick.
Schumacher, who has always maintained a normal mentality, was truly angry at this moment. He could not be humiliated by a young Chinese player on the f1 paddock and track he dominated.
In the next game, he will let Zhang Yifei see what the real "King of Monaco" is!
As the safety car gets closer to the retreat exit, the stronger the gunpowder smell on the track. At this time, Zhang Yifei began to consciously reduce the pressure on the car, which can earn the advantage of reaction time.
However, Schumacher was very familiar with this rhythm. He bit Zhang Yifei's rear and waited to attack the opponent the moment the safety car left.
Mercedes-Benz amg turned right and left the official track. In an instant, Zhang Yifei accelerated wildly with his feet on the floor, intending to maintain his first car. At the same time, Schumacher's speed was also fast, and he was even a little faster than Zhang Yifei's acceleration operation.
However, as Zhang Yifei had expected before, the overly extreme adjustment plan made Schumacher's track at its initial stage not as accelerated as Zhang Yifei's Prost car.
This point was actually verified when the car started. At first, Zhang Yifei gradually threw Schumacher away. Until the speed of the car began to break through 250km/h, the speed of the Ferrari racing began to show its speed in the rear section, gradually catching up with Zhang Yifei in front.
This distance is not the long straight road at the beginning. Zhang Yifei, who has the advantage of acceleration, did not give Schumacher any chance and directly entered the corner first.
I didn't feel much when I accelerated before, but as soon as I was about to turn the steering wheel and turn the corner, Zhang Yifei immediately felt a deviation in direction, and the body of the car was slightly trembling, and the stability was significantly reduced.
Although the collapse was just a small piece of the front fixed wing fragment, it brought about the breaking of the aerodynamic balance of the entire race car. If Zhang Yifei had to wander on the edge of losing control when he was challenging the limit before.
So now, he has to experience this feeling of losing control on almost every corner.
But there is no choice. If you want to become a champion, you must go through the thorns along the way!
Zhang Yifei's slight shaking performance on this corner was naturally discovered by the members of the crew who had been paying attention to him. Especially the Ferrari team lined up behind, they wanted to see what kind of magical control Zhang Yifei could have to control such an F1 car that broke the aerodynamic balance.
Judging from the performance just now, it was very consistent with their expected scene, that is, it was difficult for Zhang Yifei to control it, and it was only a matter of time before and after that.
"The Chinese boy is too ruthless, and he will soon taste the bitter fruit."
Jean Todd had a cold sneer on his face, commenting on Zhang Yifei's performance just now.
The first curve shaking, and there are nineteen curves on the Monaco track, and there will be at least 40 laps to wait for subsequent entry.
Jean Todd didn't believe that Zhang Yifei could pass through the hundreds of cornering movements like before, and then block Schumacher from the driver.
If God had taken care of the Ferrari team, Schumacher might not have to take the initiative to overtake, and the Chinese boy would fall from the wire rope.
"In my professional view, breaking a pneumatic balance may be more difficult to control than a single fault. After all, a single fault source is regular, and the airflow is different at every curve and at every time point, with countless kinds of unpredictable changes."
"I remember an old Chinese saying, "Going back and the sky is wide open. You may fly in the first turn of the start, and it is easier to let Shumi surpass and then overtake. It is easier than gritting your teeth and insisting now."
Ross Brown also defined Zhang Yifei's current situation. This kind of control difficulty is beyond human control, and the Chinese boy is still too young and energetic.
"Then let's watch Fei's performance next!"
Ferrari technical director De Monnecali added that the entire fleet repair station was full of joy. It even diluted the regret that Barrichello had crashed into Garage Terhard before, which gave him the final regret.
But just after a few curves, Schumacher's situation was not as relaxed as expected. Just wait for Zhang Yifei to "send his head" by himself. Because there was not only the war between the two of them on the track, but other drivers were present.
More importantly, behind Schumacher is Alonso, who also comes from Prost team!
This Spanish boy was launching a fierce attack towards Schumacher on the track, and it was very fierce in terms of offense and speed.
More importantly, the Ferrari strategy group racing training was completely a slaughtering against Zhang Yifei. Now the "boat" has sunk, and Zhang Yifei is still leading the track with strong strength, but Schumacher has no way to change the adjustment of his weak acceleration when he goes out of the corner, so he is struggling to withstand Alonso's attack and has no time to put pressure on Zhang Yifei, allowing him to make mistakes and crash faster.
"What's the situation? Didn't the two drivers of Prost team have irreconcilable conflicts and wouldn't they join forces on the track?"
Ross Brown frowned instantly. Alonso was a crazy way of playing that was completely desperate and did not give Schumacher any chance to breathe.
Judging from this action, it was more like receiving instructions from the team strategy group, allowing him to hold Schumacher and relieve Zhang Yifei's pressure on control.
"Not necessarily, because Alonso's overtaking interests are currently consistent with Zhang Yifei's interests, so this situation occurs. It is very simple to determine whether the fleet issued an order, which is to see if Fei blocks the car and creates an opportunity for Alonso to overtake."
After all, Jean Todd is a professional manager, and he soon discovered the key to the problem. Regardless of whether he would join forces or not, Alonso would inevitably attack Schumacher if he wanted to win the score.
If you really want to see whether the two of them join forces, it depends on whether Zhang Yifei will sacrifice his own interests to block the car and let him surpass him.
After all, from the perspective of the team, Zhang Yifei's first-car advantage will not last long, so he should decisively lose his car to protect his coach, so that the more competitive Alonso can complete the task of helping the team win the championship.
Zhang Yifei asked him to block the car, Schumacher, and he stopped the most powerful opponent on the track, allowing Alonso to keep the lead far away.
Under normal circumstances, driver No. 1 would definitely not make such sacrifices, but in the current situation, this is definitely a perfect team strategy. Prost crew members would never have thought that they would do it.
However, the situation that followed made the entire Ferrari team confused. Zhang Yifei had no idea of blocking the car at all. He wanted to help Alonso, and was still in the front position and maintained his own rhythm.
And I don’t know if he was gradually accustomed to the breaking of aerodynamic balance, and the subsequent curves became more and more stable. Schumacher, who was dragged by Alonso, not only did not shorten the distance of the car, but was slowly pulled away.
What are the tricks the two Prost drivers? Is it because the team did not issue orders, or is it because Zhang Yifei was too selfish and unwilling to sacrifice his own interests to let Alonso surpass him?
Maybe from the perspective of a strong strategy group like Ferrari, they will never understand that things are far from that complicated.
Prost team did nothing in the strategy group, and there was no communication between the two drivers.
Prost's confusing behavior on the track can be described in one word, that is, "each is based on his ability."
I rely on my own ability to run for the first place. If you join forces with yarn, will I admit that you are competing with food?
impossible!
Prost drivers will never be brothers!
ps: In the last hour, this chapter has more than 4,700 words, plus the previous ones exceeding ten thousand words.
Chapter completed!