645 Is Kimi scared? (Chapter 3)
Zhang Yifei naturally didn't know many ideas in the team pit stop, and if he knew, it was estimated that he would be speechless and smile.
I just saw the movements of the crew members in the rearview mirror, so I gave a thumbs up to respond to the brothers, how can there be so many special meanings?
And Zhang Yifei, who came from later generations, knows that there are really many drivers who make such a comical operation as driving F1 with one hand.
Recently, a few years later, Schumacher, the narrow section of the Monaco circuit, faced with the rush to the line and did not want to crash, so he had no choice but to let the opponent pass first, and directly stretched out his right hand to make a gesture of please, probably thinking in his heart, "Please start your performance".
In the back, there is a Ferrari super newcomer Leclerc, driving the F1 car through the 130R turn of the Suzuka circuit, while adjusting the angle of the rearview mirror, which looks a little clearer.
However, these two are nothing compared to the Kubika who later paid at the Williamson team.
At the end of the 2010 season, Kubica went to Rally Italia in order to maintain his racing form. Not long after the start of the race, his car skidded and hit a fence.
But unfortunately, this section of guardrail runs directly through the entire body, from the front to the rear and out. The co-pilot navigator climbed out without any problems, and Kubica's arm suffered a comminuted fracture, and at one point it was even rumored that he was going to have his leg amputated.
Thankfully, Kubica's right hand was saved, but his muscles deteriorated severely. For a professional F1 driver, the deterioration of hand strength, without the legendary "unicorn arm", it is absolutely a disaster!
Even so, Kubica still stuck to his dream of racing, and even wanted to return to the F1 paddock at one point. Finally, in 2019, the 34-year-old Kubica returned to the Williams team, but it was discovered that this guy lacked right hand strength, and many times the corners were passed with one-handed power.
Occasionally one or two corners are operated, and it is okay to show one-handed cornering, and it is simply amazing to operate one-handed throughout the game.
Therefore, the Internet joke in later generations, driving a Ferrari with one hand is really nothing, and you have the ability to drive a Formula 1 car with one hand!
Of course, Zhang Yifei remembered this incident, not to laugh at Kubica, on the contrary, he admired this kind of driver who is still working hard for his dream. Even the reason for Kubica's crash was that the FIA did not allow the F1 driver to train privately, and he wanted to maintain his form and feel during the winter break.
People who work hard are always people who deserve respect, especially riders who work hard for their dreams.
When the talent and ceiling are not enough, what Kubica can do is to be diligent and make up for it.
Coming out of the pit lane, Toyota's Verstappen ran to the front again, and not far behind Zhang Yifei, there was also the shadow of Montoya.
After the same pit stops, Montoya has now caught up, but Zhang Yifei's lap time is still slightly ahead of the opposition, so the Colombian driver is behind.
Looking at the blue and white Williams racing car in the rearview mirror, the corners of Zhang Yifei's mouth showed a sneer. Since you didn't catch up with this stop, you won't have a chance to catch up again in a normal race.
Zhang Yifei, who put on new tires, started his full gallop again, and gradually threw off Montoya behind!
Looking at Zhang Yifei who was getting farther and farther ahead, Montoya was full of a deep unwillingness, obviously there was no problem with his own line, and he also occupied the advantage of racing performance, why couldn't he catch up with the Chinese kid in front, is he really so much better than himself?
That sense of powerlessness struck again, but this time there was no despair of shattered confidence before, after all, Montoya had realized Zhang Yifei's strength and realized his shortcomings in technology.
Perhaps this closing game will be a point that will inspire Montoya to change, and when the wild Colombian driver loses his recklessness, he will come out stronger!
At this time, Zhang Yifei was about 10 seconds behind the old Verstappen in front of him, but after three laps, he had already caught up with the other party and overtook it more easily than the first time.
At this time, the old Verstappen, facing Zhang Yifei, who can be called "in full swing", basically has no possibility of a fight. Anyway, they have already been overtaken once, so it is nothing to overtake the second time.
Many times people are like this, super super and super are used to it.
The elder Verstappen chose to give up resisting, and Kimi Raikkonen in front of him had no intention of giving up. He took advantage of Zhang Yifei's pit stop to change tires and refuel, and caught up with Ralph Schumacher, who was fighting in front of him, and his lap time was very good, with a little shadow of an iceman in the future.
You must know that Kimi Raikkonen in later generations may be far inferior to champion drivers of the Senna and Schumacher levels in terms of sub-race championships. But in the same number of races, Kimi Raikkonen ran the fastest lap, which really didn't lose to these super drivers.
That's why Kimi Raikkonen can gain so many fans, in addition to being handsome, he also has strength.
Watching the McLaren cars appear behind, Ralf Schumacher felt a huge headache. He was behind Alesi after the tyre change, and according to his previous predictions of strength and form, it should be a matter of a few laps for him to surpass the French veteran.
As a result, a scene that he never expected happened, so far, Alessi is still in front of him, and he is not overtaking as easily as he imagined.
The overtaking was already in a stalemate, and now the "pursuers" behind have caught up again, and if Kimi Raikkonen attacks him at this time, he will inevitably distract himself and will not be able to attack Alesi in front with all his strength.
Originally, he didn't go over, but Schumacher Jr. felt unhappy in his heart, and now he has one more opponent, how can he not have a headache?
Unfortunately, the situation was even worse than Ralph Schumacher had imagined, and Kimi Raikkonen had just appeared in his rearview mirror, and the Finnish kid ate the wake of the car, frantically closing the distance and making a posture that wanted to overtake.
According to Kimi's previous character, he really wasn't in such a hurry, but now he is also bitter in his heart, and there is a blue Prost car behind him, if he doesn't overtake his opponent quickly, he will have to fight with Zhang Yifei.
Although he has won the battle of the twin stars in the past, that is also a thing of the past, today is the final battle of the 2000 season, and Kimi Raikkonen wants a perfect ending instead of getting caught in a fight with Zhang Yifei.
As a result, Kimi Raikkonen's upcoming offensive made the front four cars a mess, and began to enter a conservative posture, focusing on overtaking behind the defense.
Originally, the easiest thing in this was Barrichello, Alessi's strength was insufficient, and it was difficult to launch any fierce attacks against him in the process of defense. But the problem is that in front of him, there is Schumacher, the core of the Scuderia Ferrari, and in any grappling situation, it is natural for the wingman to block the car and make sacrifices, otherwise what else does the wingman need to do?
Therefore, Barrichello can only pay more attention to the drivers behind him, and try to ensure that Schumacher can become the champion of the Japanese Grand Prix.
Unless both of them can take the lead, that's when Barrichello will challenge Schumacher, and the only chance for the wingman to fight back!
"The competition in the first echelon is very fierce, even Schumacher on pole is not far enough away from the car behind."
Blundell began to explain the situation on the track, and with Kimi Raikkonen joining the fray, the first five cars, except for Schumacher who was still safe with Barrichello, were caught in the "fire".
"Yes, but I always have a feeling that none of the drivers in the front row want to be the last one to face His Excellency."
"You mean they're all avoiding war?"
Blundell asked rhetorically, in fact, he also felt this way, but no driver who can stand in the front row will be cowardly, and he can't make a conclusion because of this.
"I don't dare say they're all out of the fight, but at least Kimi Raikkonen doesn't want to face Fei's attack."
Ito was blunt about a driver, after all, Kimi Raikkkonen was so obvious that he could have taken advantage of Schumacher Jr.'s tussle with Alesi to find a better chance to overtake instead of scaring the snake too soon.
"Really? This is a former twin star driver. ”
Blundell sighed with emotion, at the beginning of the season, he was very optimistic about Kimi Raikkonen, and even far surpassed Zhang Yifei.
In fact, Kimi Raikkonen did not live up to his favors, scoring points in the opening game and winning the battle against Zhang Yifei.
Who would have thought that after a season, the two most eye-catching newcomers on the track are almost not on the same level, and there is even a trend of fear of war.
"It's just how I feel."
Yuo Ito is not too stupid, and quickly explained, after all, for an F1 driver, you can lose, but you must not be afraid. His remarks will have a bad impact on Kimi Raikkonen and cause problems for himself.
In fact, he explained at this time that it was too late, and there were not only Zhang Yifei's fans on the track, but also half of the audience were fans of other drivers, among which Kimi Raikkonen accounted for a lot of them.
"FUCK, what does the Japanese commentary mean, do you think Kimi is a coward?"
"Will you explain, do you really think that the Chinese kid is invincible in the world, and everyone is afraid of him?"
"Finns never say never! The successor of the automobile kingdom must not tolerate such insults! ”
"The consequences of underestimating the Finnish driver are very serious, and the iceman shows his strength to prove himself!"
The outrage on the track also affected the McLaren team's pits, and the crew members were not happy to hear this.
Indeed, for the sake of the team's performance and maximizing benefits, avoiding Zhang Yifei is the best choice. But at this point, Kimi Raikkonen has to go head-to-head with Zhang Yifei, otherwise the super newcomer won't be able to hold his head up.
"Kimi, let's fly."
"What?"
Kimi Raikkonen was a little surprised to hear the team change order.
"Prove the quality of the Finnish driver, prove that you are a super newcomer, and have a showdown in the finale."
After Dennis finished speaking, he took off the headset on his head, and his last "love" for Kimi Raikkonen was to let him fight, not for the benefit of the team, but for himself.
The twin star confrontation in the opening game is recreated in the finale!