The Austrian Grand Prix was still going on, and when the race came to lap 55, the distance between Zhang Yifei and Schumacher was once again visibly shortened.

On the 60th lap, Zhang Yifei was only one corner away from Schumacher, and if he encountered a long straight, he could even eat the wake of the Ferrari car in front of him!

It can be said that it is only a matter of time before Zhang Yifei catches up with Schumacher, and the remaining suspense is whether he can surpass Schumacher and regain his title of No. 1 on the track again!

This situation was something that no one had thought of before, when Zhang Yifei was surpassed by Schumacher, no one could have imagined that he still had a chance to overtake him back.

This is the best driver on the track at the moment, Schumacher is fighting for the World Championship title, and there is absolutely no way to let go of the water in this event!

Ferrari's pit stop, there is a rare cloudy scene, after all, as the strongest team in F1 at present, they can usually watch Schumacher and Barrichello play calmly.

Once upon a time, Scuderia Ferrari considered its enemies to be McLaren and Williams. A cat and a dog like the Prost team are completely unworthy of being their opponents.

As a result, the scene on the track now is Schumacher and Barrichello of his own team, who are being chased by Zhang Yifei and Alessi of the Prost team respectively.

Not to mention this situation before, even if it was told to F1 fans yesterday, it is estimated that everyone will think that they are listening to jokes. Can the No. 1 and No. 2 drivers of the Prost team still chase the No. 1 and No. 2 drivers of the Scuderia Ferrari, is this a grade of rivals?

Today, it was very realistic, and the opponent was menacing, and the momentum completely crushed the Ferrari team.

Jean Todd and Rose Brown, the strongest trio of Ferrari, did not speak at the moment, watching the broadcast screen expressionlessly, and Schumacher was narrowed a little bit.

What should be said has been said before, and no matter how much you urge Schumacher or Barrichello to drive faster, it doesn't make much sense now.

Do you think they like to be chased? If you could drive faster, you'd already do it!

"The potential of the Chinese kid is amazing, and even Alessi feels different today."

Brown said softly, not only Zhang Yifei shortened the distance with Schumacher, but Alessi, who was behind because of a puncture, also slowly caught up with Barrichello in front.

It doesn't matter if Barrichello is overtaken twice in a race, he will probably feel a kind of shame.

"I don't know what happened to Shumi and Barrichello, when even the Prost driver couldn't win!"

Jean Todd still finds it difficult to accept, losing to McLaren and Williams is normal, he has really never paid attention to a team like Prost, why did he suddenly become so strong?

"Sometimes, the addition of a driver can change a team, especially a young driver with potential and energy, isn't that what our team is all about?"

Ross Brown replied that it was Schumacher who replaced Alessi and transferred from Benetton to Ferrari that allowed Ferrari to begin its own road to dominance.

This also led to the decline of the Benetton team, which was eventually acquired by Renault and became one of the historical symbols.

It is true that there is a strong relationship with Ferrari, but it is more due to the strong joining of Schumacher, which has made the team's performance improve rapidly.

So all this is not difficult to understand, Zhang Yifei's joining has changed the situation of the Prost team, and it can only be said that they are lucky and have picked up a treasure.

Jean Todd did not refute Ross Brown's answer, after all, his own Ferrari team can be regarded as an example. It's just that the long-standing concept of European driver supremacy still makes it a little difficult for many traditional teams to change, and a Chinese driver can save the reality of an F1 team.

On lap 61, Zhang Yifei finally caught the wake of Schumacher in front of him on the straight, and he could clearly feel that the speed of the car began to increase.

Under normal circumstances, the vacuum effect caused by the passing of the car can increase the speed of the car behind it by about 10 percent. That is to say, the speed of 300km/h under normal conditions can be increased to 330km/h in the same section after eating the wake.

Ten percent is quite an astonishing speed increase, and you must know that the difference of one percent in the performance of the car can make Zhang Yifei want to catch up.

It's just that many times, the wake is not so delicious, and the vacuum area brought by the front car can greatly increase the speed of the rear car. But at the same time, because the rear wing of the front car will raise the airflow upwards, the front wing of the rear car does not get enough air downforce.

It's important to know that F1 cars are stable at very high speeds, not because of the grip of the tyres, but by the downforce that comes with the air package. Once the ampling wing is free of this downforce, the straights are not a big problem, and when it comes to corners, it will rush off the track due to lack of downforce.

There are even some chaotic air currents that amplify the unstable handling of the rear car.

Therefore, the racing wake is not the kind of scene where you can lie down and catch up with you if you follow behind, and the process is still full of excitement and thrill.

Schumacher glanced in the rearview mirror out of the corner of his eye, and saw the shadow of the blue Prost race car from inside. Originally, Schumacher's face was relatively long, but now it is longer.

During this time, he also called the Ferrari strategy team several times to confirm the distance between Zhang Yifei and himself.

As a result, every time he called, he felt a kind of secret shock to Schumacher, he really couldn't understand that at his speed, the Chinese newcomer actually caught up, could it be that the Prost team violated the rules and gave the JS43 car a new engine?

Of course, this is just a thought, and there is only one real reason, that is, this Chinese newcomer is stronger than he imagined.

Otherwise, it is impossible for a rookie to catch up with himself.

In recent years, apart from Villeneuve, and this year's Montoya, Schumacher has not felt the pressure from a newcomer for a long time.

Even if it is Montoya, he is more of a recklessness and fanaticism, rather than a sense of technical oppression like Zhang Yifei, who can bring Schumacher a sense of technical oppression.

Schumacher had been pressed for more than 20 laps before, and he could clearly see Zhang Yifei flying over the corner line in the back. The Chinese kid is no longer at the beginning of the season, and he relies more on riding the shoulder and taking risks to improve the lap time, but on a more perfect line and operation to achieve the lead on the track.

You must know that you often walk by the river, how can there be a reason not to get your shoes wet, and if you have many adventures, there will be a day when the car rolls over. Only the speed within the controllable range is the embodiment of real strength.

There is no doubt that Zhang Yifei has gone from a reckless newcomer to a real top driver on the track.

Except for the three-month off-season, the Chinese newcomer didn't actually run many games, and he was able to make this kind of change, which can only be said to be amazing in talent and adaptability.

Thinking of this, Schumacher felt secretly frightened, could it be that he will witness the rise of a new generation of talented drivers?

But soon, Schumacher erased these miscellaneous thoughts from his mind.

What if a Chinese newcomer is a talented driver, and in the 50-year history of F1, is there still a lack of such talented drivers?

No one can challenge me Schumacher, I am the strongest king!

Schumacher's domineering confidence emerged, he has three crowns, the fourth championship, is about to be in hand, this kind of kingly momentum, the current Formula 1 track is unbeatable.

Zhang Yifei's current performance and results can only surprise Schumacher, and it is far from enough to break Schumacher's confidence.

So at this time, Schumacher began to consciously change lanes, especially in the corners, deviating from some normal lines. I just hope to create turbulence at the tail of my racing car and not give Zhang Yifei any chance to easily use the wake to catch up!

I have to say that Schumacher, who is serious, is a very strong opponent. Several times, after Zhang Yifei took advantage of the wake speed to lift up, he soon felt that the car showed signs of shaking and lack of grip, because of Schumacher's deliberate lane change, which caused the wake in front of his car to be chaotic.

However, these counter-attacking methods are all expected by Zhang Yifei, Schumacher is definitely not an easy driver to deal with, especially in this situation, he will use all means to block his overtaking maneuvers.

So Zhang Yifei has always maintained a high degree of vigilance, never dared to lie down and eat the wake, any of Schumacher's counterattacks, Zhang Yifei immediately made adjustments, and used the wake effect, he caught up with Schumacher little by little, and officially launched an overtaking offensive.

“NICE！ Finally catching up, just waiting for you to overtake! ”

"Zhang Yifei, you have completed the impossible, then go further!"

"I am waiting for your final transcendence, waiting for the birth of a miracle!"

“GOOD！ Fly, surpass Shumi, and you'll be the rookie king of the year! ”

The audience on the track began to cheer Zhang Yifei frantically, and the atmosphere had ignited all their passions, as if surpassing Schumacher was in the next second.

Compared with the audience and supporters who couldn't wait, Cosell and other members of the Prost strategy team did not show too much excitement.

Because they all know that catching up and overtaking are two different things, even Zhang Yifei himself blocked Schumacher for more than 20 laps before.

Could it be that Schumacher's ability to block cars is not as good as Zhang Yifei?

I believe that no one in the racing world will agree with this statement at present, so the final challenge has just come, and in the last 9 laps, can Zhang Yifei surpass Schumacher?