577 For Dignity (Chapter 1)

Cosell's affirmative tone surprised the crew members, can Fei win the Indy championship? And still running Indianapolis Speedway?

But Korcel's unsmiling image, combined with his status as a race engineer, makes his words authoritative. Even if it feels incredible, it still brings confidence and hope to the crew members.

"That's right, Fei is a newcomer who has scored a hat-trick, even against the Indy champions?"

"Yes, the difficulty of the oval track is much lower than that of the F1 track, if you can conquer the F1 track, you can conquer the Indy!"

"Brother Fei, you are the strongest driver in my heart, there is no one!"

"We think so too!"

The members of the crew cheered Zhang Yifei one after another, since they have come to this point, even if it is a backwater battle, the whole team will accompany Zhang Yifei to fight to the end!

Compared to the unity of the Prost team, the atmosphere of the Scuderia Ferrari is a bit weird, because Schumacher's sudden response was completely out of the team's plans. An F1 Triple Crown winner is about to win his fourth title, so why should he be reckless enough to accept the challenge of an Indy driver?

Schumacher is not a newcomer like Zhang Yifei, the Chinese kid can afford to lose, he can't afford to lose. As the only superstar-level driver in the current formula racing industry, Schumacher has inextricable interests behind him, not to mention the team's sponsorship, his personal advertising endorsement and sharing income alone is as high as more than 50 million US dollars.

If you lose, if you fall from the altar, it can trigger an extremely terrible chain reaction. For him, for the team, and even for Formula 1 as a whole, the consequences are unimaginable.

This is why, even knowing that many of the actions on the Indianapolis circuit are IndyCar's provocations against F1, Scuder Ferrari and Schumacher, who are the handles, have not spoken out.

After all, IndyCar is confined to a corner of the Americas, and they are far from competing with Formula 1 in terms of global influence and commercial income. And the general public perception is that Indy drivers are also weaker than F1 drivers.

Even if the opponent is the Indy champion, this is destined to be an unequal battle of kings, as Schumacher, from the moment he took charge of the IndyCar challenge, he has already "lost".

Team manager Jean Todd really didn't expect that Schumacher, who has always been very sensible, actually gave IndyCar the opportunity to "touch porcelain"!

"Shumi, you're too impulsive!"

Jean Todd spoke to Schumacher in a complaining tone.

He had already stressed two days ago that he should not care about the provocations of the Indy drivers, which are all their means to provoke the F1 drivers. Unexpectedly, the situation finally went in the direction he least wanted to see, and even Todd, who has always respected Schumacher, was very dissatisfied.

"What's the impact? Do you think I'm going to lose at Indy? ”

Schumacher replied indifferently, he is actually unruly in his bones, and he is not constrained by the accident world.

The most obvious thing is that he hit Damon Hill for the championship, and before he entered the pits, he laughed in front of the camera and tens of thousands of viewers, and he didn't even bother to pretend. Later, in a media interview, he took the initiative to admit that he deliberately crashed into the black spot.

It can be said that from beginning to end, Schumacher thinks that he is not wrong to use some means in order to compete for the championship, even if it is what a thousand people point to, what can affect me Schumacher?

He didn't even care about this kind of black spot that could ruin his career, and he would be affected by external factors when he ran a race with an Indyna?

If Schumacher chooses to avoid the war, admit cowardice, and let an Indynew champion jump in his face because of scruples, fear of losing, interests, etc., then he will not be able to win the title of seven world championships, and he is not worthy of being the "car god" Schumacher!

Hearing this contemptuous answer, Jean Todd sighed, how could he, as an old partner, not understand Schumacher's character.

But the problem is that Schumacher is not afraid, he is afraid as the owner of the team! This could be a race that affects hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, or even changes the landscape of formula racing, how can it not be so easy?

This is the difference between a team owner and a driver, the driver only cares about winning or losing, and the team owner has to think about the future development of the entire team of hundreds, or even thousands.

However, the main race is about to start, and it is impossible to say anything more at this time to affect Schumacher's state of play. After all, F1 is the foundation of the Ferrari team, and the US Grand Prix will determine the ownership of the world championship, and this time there is no room for the slightest mistake, and Schumacher must win a fourth world championship title!

At 3:40 p.m., all the cars had been lit and they were ready to assemble on the track.

"Villeneuve, you have to win this game!"

Paloch, the Anglo-American team manager, has never given Villeneuve a death order as he did today.

If the parade of floats is compared to a confrontation, all parties get the results they want, except for Villeneuve!

As the only active Grand Slam driver, Villeneuve was supposed to be the biggest winner at Indianapolis, and the scene of the first day of practice was indeed the same, which became Villeneuve's home stadium, and everyone cheered for him!

But after two days, Villeneuve not only did not maintain his image as a Grand Slam king, but was also used as a stepping stone. Montoya stepped on it, and the float parade was stomped on by Zhang Yifei again, and later in the formula battle, he became a dragon-like character.

If Villeneuve can't win against Zhang Yifei today, it will be difficult for him to raise his head in the future. The so-called Grand Slam king, who does not have the strength to maintain it, will eventually become a joke!

"I can't lose!"

Villeneuve had a hideous look on his face, and Zhang Yifei's remarks on the float were simply a trampling on his self-esteem and pride.

Anger and resentment have filled Villeneuve's heart at this moment, even if he dies with Zhang Yifei today, the Chinese guys don't want to do any good results in the United States!

Looking at the look on Villeneuve's face, Paloc knew he didn't need to say anything more, so he turned to look at Oliver Pannis, another driver of the Anglo-American team.

"Pennis, for the sake of the team, we have to win today anyway."

"I understand."

Pannis nodded, he knew what this match meant for Villeneuve, it could be said to be a battle of honor and dignity!

For the sake of the team and for Villeneuve, Panis is willing to be a complete wingman this time.

"Go ahead and defend the honor of the Grand Slam drivers!"

Pallock roared, and the two British and American cars roared away from the pits, and you could feel their mood from the furious sound of the engine!

At the Pit Station of the Prost Racing Team, Zhang Yifei and Alessi were also ready to set off on the track.

"Fly, come on, I know you're going to prove yourself!"

Team leader Henry encouraged, this game is also Zhang Yifei's battle of dignity, he has suffered too much cold eyes and ridicule in the past few days, and the results will become the best counterattack weapon!

"Phineas, win the United States Grand Prix again, press Montoya and Willenneuve to the ground and rub them, see what kind of madness the Yankees are doing!"

Ah Hu has always been simple and rude, since the Indy Champion is the pride of American fans, then stomp on the ground the number of cars they are most proud of!

"Yifeijun, Montoya and Villeneuve still have to pay attention, especially Villeneuve, he may make drastic moves."

Yamamoto Ukyo was as sane as ever, and he knew that Willeneuve and Montoya were not so easy to win.

So far, it can be said that Zhang Yifei has not won a single game against Montoya, and even Schumacher is slightly inferior, and he is far ahead at the Indianapolis circuit.

And Villeneuve, as a Grand Slam driver, is unlikely to swallow the humiliation of Zhang Yifei. Just like Montoya, he can lose to anyone, but not Zhang Yifei, otherwise it will be the most humiliating moment of his career!

Under this kind of psychology, it is not surprising to make any radical moves, Zhang Yifei must be careful.

"I understand."

When Zhang Yifei chose Villeneuve's surgery, he had already thought about the other party's revenge.

But what about retaliation? If you are afraid of the past and the future, it is better to face the humiliation and pretend to be a grandson honestly, so that you don't have to be afraid of anything. Truly do whatever he wants, just let the horse come!

Next, the members of the crew basically cheered Zhang Yifei twice, because they also knew how much pressure Zhang Yifei withstood in this American Grand Prix. Whether you can breathe this breath depends on the main match that will start soon.

Alessi had already driven to the maintenance lane, and Zhang Yifei was about to push the mask down, but he suddenly remembered that there seemed to be someone who hadn't spoken.

"Kossel, as a race engineer, aren't you going to say something?"

"If I had to say anything, would it prove that you didn't have the track simulator training these nights, and you don't think you can control the Indianapolis track?"

"Of course not."

"Then what else is there to say, don't you just run!"

Cowel didn't plan to give Zhang Yifei any advice or guidance, because for the experience of this track, he may not be as good as Zhang Yifei after crazy practice.

To be a top driver, you need to have absolute confidence in your own strength. Korsell saw Zhang Yifei's efforts and thought that he could control the Indianapolis circuit, so Zhang Yifei should also have absolute confidence.

No nonsense, Zhang Yifei "snapped", pushed down the mask on the helmet, and then stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the No. 3 parking space on the track, he was ready for everything!