456 Unconvinced
"Fly, watch out for the approaching Ferrari."
A reminder from Cossell suddenly came out of the headset, which surprised Zhang Yifei.
Because it's only a Friday practice session, not a weekend race, and there are no results in the practice session, it doesn't matter if you overtake or not, it doesn't mean anything.
Moreover, the first few laps of the practice session were all technical test laps, and the speed of the drivers on the track was relatively slow, so there was no need to warn them. But with Cosell's character, he would never do something meaningless, and there must be something going on behind him.
So Zhang Yifei looked in the rearview mirror out of the corner of his eye, and a red Ferrari car appeared inside, speeding towards him like a burning flame.
It's just that there is still a distance between the two cars, and the F1 car rearview mirror, in order to reduce the wind resistance as much as possible, conforms to the aerodynamic layout, the viewing area is small and pitiful, Zhang Yifei has no way to see the car number on the front of the car.
However, he had a vague hunch in his heart that it would not be Schumacher who would drive the Ferrari behind him, but Barrichello, the second Ferrari driver.
With this kind of doubt, Zhang Yifei divided part of his attention and put it on the Ferrari car in the back.
He found that the other man's car was extremely fast, far faster than the speed of the regular technical test lap, and he was almost driving according to the standards of the main race. At this speed, the Ferrari car quickly shortened the distance between Zhang Yifei and Zhang Yifei, and he could already read the car number on the front of the car.
Just as Zhang Yifei had a hunch before, the clear number "2" on the front of the car represents that the person who controls this Ferrari car is Barrichello!
Unlike the Renault Junior Car Number, which is optional, the F1 car numbers are in most cases in the order of points from the previous season. For example, last season's champion of the year, his number is car No. 1, so the number one car on the track now is Mike Schumacher!
But the No. 2 car will not be last year's runner-up of the year, but will give this number to the teammate who won the championship of the year, even if the championship teammate ate zero eggs and no points last season, he will still be the No. 2 car.
In addition, there is a default rule for car numbers, which is that the odd number represents the team's No. 1 driver, and the even number is the team's No. 2 driver. So Zhang Yifei's number is 13, and Alessi's car number becomes 14.
Under normal circumstances, Zhang Yifei, as a rookie in the season, would not be able to get a number like 13. However, after last season's run, Arrows, Stewart and Benetton went out of business and returned to the F1 paddock as new teams.
So even the Prost team, which was at the bottom with the Minardi team, mixed into the front row with his qualifications and got the numbers 13 and 14, which just saved Zhang Yifei the trouble of changing the driver's number.
So seeing the speed of the No. 2 car, Zhang Yifei thought about Barrichello's motives in his heart, did he plan to do something in the practice race?
On the other hand, Barrichello's unusual behavior also received the attention of track commentator Blundel.
"There was an extraordinary scene on the track at the moment, Barrichello from the Ferrari team, who was speeding after the Prost driver in front of him."
"It's Friday's practice session, and everyone is still in the technical lap stage, and Barrichello's speed is like giving up on the feedback assessment of the track conditions. Even if Barrichello is familiar with the Interlagos circuit on his home turf, I believe he will not be so confident and give up the feedback evaluation of the track, right? ”
"This kind of behavior reminds me of the bold words that Fei said in the interview after the Malaysia race, and the response to the pre-match interview in Barrichello Brazil. Isn't it up to him to take action now to prove that the Chinese kid will not be his opponent? ”
Blundel's tone of commentary was excited, it had been a long time since I had seen such a scene of a well-known driver taking the initiative to attack a newcomer, let alone a practice session. He really wanted to see how the arrogant driver Fei would respond in the face of Barrichello's anger!
Hearing Brendel's words, Gonzalez, the Brazilian commentator sitting next to him, responded with a disdainful tone.
"The Chinese newcomer will quickly realise that he has provoked an opponent he shouldn't provoke, and Barrichello will teach the young kid a lesson with a spank."
Gonzalez's commentary is very confident and arrogant, which is completely different from the previous Malay commentary Mohda.
The main reason for this is naturally the difference in the strength of the local drivers of the two countries, Mohda also wants to respond arrogantly to Zhang Yifei, but the strength does not allow it, Malaysian Xionglong can't beat Zhang Yifei, and the others are even more hopeless, and they have no confidence to say something sarcastic.
Gonzalez is different from Brazil, which has produced three world champions in Formula 1 for decades. And Elton Senna is at the top of the car pyramid, before Schumacher has achieved the achievement of seven crowns, Senna is the undisputed first person in the F1 car world, the eternal car god!
Perhaps in terms of overall quality and number of championships, Brazil is not as good as the old racing powers, such as Germany, the United Kingdom, Finland and so on. But against the Chinese drivers, Gonzalez has a strong psychological advantage, and Zhang Yifei is a little kid in front of adults in their eyes.
When Gonzalez said this, it sparked a strong response from the Brazilian audience in the stands. Zhang Yifei's rookie performance in the first two stops of the season was very good, but the third place in a sub-station is far from enough in front of Brazil's historical achievements, and they have the capital of contempt and pride.
"Barrichello really didn't disappoint me, and taught the Chinese a lesson and made him recognize his status."
"These days, any cat or dog dares to provoke the Brazilian driver, FUCK the Chinese guy!"
"Catch him up and knock him off the track, that's the wildness we Brazilian drivers should have!"
All kinds of shouting voices sounded in the stands, and they really didn't take Zhang Yifei in their eyes at all.
For Brazilian fans, as long as Barrichello chooses to shoot, then this race will become no suspense, how can the Chinese rookie compare to the Ferrari driver?
Feeling the pursuit of the Ferrari car behind him, Zhang Yifei naturally understood that this was Barrichello's provocation to himself.
Of course, from the perspective of Barrichello and the Brazilians, Zhang Yifei is not worthy of letting him provoke, this is just a small lesson for the newcomers, so that he understands who is the senior and the boss in the F1 paddock.
To be honest, although Zhang Yifei agrees with Barrichello's strength at his peak, after all, Barrichello has completed the miracle of starting with the 18th pick and finally winning the championship of the sub-station, and it can't be done without hard power.
But from the bottom of his heart, Zhang Yifei never put Barrichello in a very high position, because this guy's suspicion of "just bad money" and hugging his thighs is too obvious, Zhang Yifei's gambler's arrogant personality is destined to be not the same as Barrichello.
Take the most famous Ferrari car concession incident as an example, it is true that Barrichello was wronged, and Schumacher also understood the other party's feelings, so at that time on the podium, he let Barrichello stand in the championship position, and handed him the championship trophy, which also led to being punished for breaking the order of the podium.
As a result, in this bad account, Barrichello later took out the "revelations" in interviews with TV stations and autobiography, and this kind of behavior is a bit like that.
If according to Zhang Yifei's character, he will either directly refuse the team's instructions, and Lao Tzu is especially able to lead Schumacher, why should I give way to the car? If you have the ability to let Schumacher surpass it, then I will lose my heart.
If the team is punished or terminated because of this, no problem, this kind of unfair team Lao Tzu doesn't want to stay yet. Change teams, take revenge on Ferrari with results, and prove your strength!
Even the Finnish iceman can challenge the six-time champion Schumacher, Rosberg knocked over the peak Hamilton, who was the second man in the F1 car world at the time, Barrichello in his prime, is he so unplanted, dare not leave the Ferrari team to prove that he can fight with Schumacher?
It's really okay if you don't plant it, just because of Ferrari's rotten money, and then signed a two-year contract, just like the car that the team bought with money, you get what you pay for.
Shut up when you collect money, just just eat well, I didn't dare to speak out at the time, and then use this as a selling point for TV stations and autobiography in the future, it will be a bit of a suspicion of being a BIAO archway.
That's why Zhang Yifei didn't put Barrichello in a very high position, not because he was not strong, but because Barrichello didn't let Zhang Yifei see enough pride and blood.
You can cook, but you must not be cowardly, whether the other party is Ferrari or Schumacher, without Lao Tzu's belief that he is the best in the world, he will not be able to reach the pinnacle of the championship.
Facts have proved that Barrichello, who has won the title of world runner-up twice, is indeed so short that he can only become a qualified green leaf driver, and he is destined to miss the championship.
If it is a general driver practice race to overtake, Zhang Yifei will let the other party overtake. In the previous two practice races, Zhang Yifei drove a lap time of more than two minutes, and was even ridiculed by the audience on the track, which was almost like a turtle crawling.
But Zhang Yifei doesn't care about these, the main race is the moment to decide the outcome of the game, what's wrong with the slow down of the technical test circle, is he a newcomer to the track, is he not allowed to adapt slowly?
I am also a professional driver, how can I be like a "road rage" driver on the road, overtaking a car is as irritable as thunder, everything is in accordance with the team's strategy to follow their own adaptation.
But this time is different, it may be the provocation of Barrichello who is not happy to take the knife himself, or it may be the unconvincing of him, Zhang Yifei does not want him to surpass.
Although I have never run the Interlagos circuit myself, I need to adapt to the practice session and evaluate the track. But the other party has already kicked his nose in the face, Zhang Yifei can't swallow this breath, even if Lao Tzu doesn't run the practice match today, he can't be pinched by you as a soft persimmon!