Alonso, or second driver Marques?

Zhang Yifei had a question in his mind, but the car in front of him quickly rushed over, and the sight of the rain and water mist blocked him, so he couldn't see the number on the body clearly.

But out of the corner of Zhang Yifei's eyes, he could see the spectators in the stands, all of whom stood up excitedly and waved their arms wildly at the Minardi car.

At this stage, Alonso is far from reaching the heights of the defending champions of later generations, and his debut results are very average, and he belongs to the level of being at the bottom of the ring. To put it bluntly, Alonso's current popularity and influence are more than one notch worse than Zhang Yifei, a Chinese newcomer on the track.

If it had been Schumacher in the lap, it would have been possible to cause the stands to cheer, but Alonso would not have been qualified enough.

As for the other Minardi driver, Marquis, not to mention, his performance in the last stop can be described as amazing.

As long as this kind of driver keeps a low profile and does not cause ridicule, he is basically a transparent figure in the F1 paddock. Even if he retires, it is estimated that there are not many people who discuss it, and it is impossible for a Malaysian audience to give him such a warm cheer.

So the answer is obvious, there is only one of the three drivers of the Minardi team today, and that is the third driver Yang Long.

As the first Malaysian driver to enter F1, Yoong is just like Colombian superstar Montoya. Today is his home again, so it is a matter of course to get support and attention.

Only he can easily mobilize the atmosphere of the audience during the practice stage.

However, there is another reason why the audience responded so enthusiastically. That's the content of the pre-race press conference, which has been shown on the big screen on the track while waiting for the race.

When facing the reporter's interview, Xiong Long's excited emotions, as well as Zhang Yifei's understated attitude of accepting the challenge. In a sense, in the eyes of some biased audiences, it confirmed the media report Zhang Yifei's contempt for Yang Long.

Whether he is Chinese or not, Yoong is first and foremost a Malaysian, and he is also the flagship figure and pride of Malaysian motorsport.

For Yang Long's contempt, as long as there is a little suspicion, many Malaysian viewers feel unacceptable. Xiong Long surpassed Zhang Yifei strongly just now, which in their eyes, was a tough counterattack!

"Alex did a good job, let the Chinese understand your strength!"

"Zhang Yifei is just a rookie in the eyes of Europeans, why does he dare to despise Malay riders?"

"It seems that the strength of the Chinese is not like this, Alex will surpass him again in the next lap!"

Some Malay audience members at the scene shouted very loudly, on the contrary, the Malay-Chinese audience could only respond silently at the moment.

Because putting aside some prejudices and looking at Zhang Yifei's remarks more objectively, there is nothing obvious contempt and provocation. It's more that Xiong Long himself is too sensitive, and he always feels that Zhang Yifei looks down on him.

Compared with Zhang Yifei's remarks in Europe, in the face of Yang Long, who is also Chinese, he has enough restraint, I really don't know what there is to be angry about?

It's just that many times once people become fanatical, they will not think rationally, and there is a wave of opposition to Zhang Yifei on the track for no reason.

Zhang Yifei naturally couldn't hear the sound of the audience, but just now Xiong Long was in the technical test circle, and he overtook so strongly. This kind of behavior says that he has no deliberate mentality, and it is estimated that no one will believe it, and Zhang Yifei himself will not believe it.

But Zhang Yifei was not too relieved, and even a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. I really didn't expect a small showdown in the winter test, and it was about to become an "obsession" in Xiong Long's heart, is it really necessary?

Zhang Yifei didn't understand this mentality, even if the other party had already provoked and proved himself, he didn't fight back. After all, practice sessions are only used to test and tune the car, and I am also a professional driver, so I am not crazy about trying to overtake it because of this incident, just like the "road rage" attack.

For Zhang Yifei, today is the first time to contact the rainy track, and it is more important to be familiar with the rain battle. To put it mildly, Zhang Yifei did not despise Xiong Long, but in his heart, he did not treat the other party as an opponent.

A third driver who is not even qualified to play, and he doesn't even have a chance to compete in the race, Zhang Yifei can't think about it anymore, so he will fight to the death with Yang Long. This is like Schumacher, when he encounters a rookie provocation, it is estimated that he will laugh it off.

Because in the eyes of the other party, it is a challenge, and in Schumacher's view, you are a fucking touch!

The technical test circle continued, and as the number of laps increased, Zhang Yifei felt more and more deeply that the rainy day was completely different from the normal world, and those track experiences were completely different.

The most basic point is that the current water situation on the track, coupled with the non-stop rain, even if you change to full rain tires, through the tire grooves to continuously drain the water from the tires and the ground, this drainage efficiency is still not enough.

However, in the high-speed driving state, it is still easy to form a layer of "water film" in the tire performance, isolating the contact between the tire and the ground, resulting in a "suspension" situation. At this time, the grip of the tires will drop sharply, and the slippage accidents that occur in the rain battle are caused by this situation.

Therefore, the lap time of the rain battle is slower than normal, especially on the corners, and it is necessary to pay more attention to prevent skidding and rushing off the track.

In order to prevent rushing off the track, coupled with Zhang Yifei's first rain test, he drove very slowly and aggrievedly, without the smooth feeling of being done in one go in previous competitions.

Forget about the grievances of driving, because of the hot climate of the Sepang track, and now it is raining, the combination of humidity and stuffiness makes people very uncomfortable physiologically, Zhang Yifei can now be described by the words sweating like rain.

He now understands why there are so many "landlubbers" among the well-known F1 drivers in later generations, such as Massa, whom he Renault has played against.

It's because racing in the rain is a completely different experience from racing under normal circumstances. Even if Zhang Yifei feels that he is very adaptable, when he really comes into contact with this completely unexperienced track situation, he can only drive carefully.

"Fly, track feedback."

Henry, who was in the pit pit, asked Zhang Yifei through the team's voice at this time.

Now the technical test circle has been opened several times, and Zhang Yifei has not published any feedback so far. The maintenance station didn't know what happened to Zhang Yifei, and Henry couldn't bear the doubts in his heart at first, and took the initiative to ask.

"Alessi's tuning plan is good, and I feel like it's a good fit. If you want to adjust it during the pit stop, it is best to adjust the gearbox gear ratio to increase the torque and explosive power in low gears. ”

I have to say that many times the existence of veterans is not unreasonable. Maybe they are not as good as many newcomers in terms of passion and potential. However, in terms of event experience and dealing with unexpected situations, it is far more than the newcomers.

Tuning based on feedback from the Alessi Circuit makes the car feel good for stability and tyre grip. Zhang Yifei's current sense of grievance is more due to the factors brought about by the rainy weather than the tuning of the car itself.

The only thing that needs to be strengthened is the gearbox gear ratio problem of Zhang Yifei's feedback, the speed is relatively slow in rainy days, especially in corners, and frequent acceleration and deceleration are required to prevent one foot of throttle from being too large and rushing out of the track directly.

Therefore, it is more necessary to strengthen the low torque heel acceleration to make the cornering speed a little faster. At the same time, the enhancement of low torque can also save the car in the event of a loss of control of the car.

Because of the loss of control at high speed, it must not be saved by braking, but it needs to be continuously replenished to maintain power, and through the control of the throttle, the car can resume its driving trajectory, and the role of low torque is more obvious.

"OK, after the pit stop command is given, the engineer will adjust the gearbox gear ratio."

Henry's voice came again, and when he heard that Zhang Yifei was fine, the big stone that had no feedback in his heart was put down.

However, Cosell, who was standing next to Henry, did not have a very good-looking expression on his face, because Zhang Yifei's performance in the technical testing circle was far from meeting his requirements, but Korsell did not express it.

The tuning of the car is basically no big problem, and the gearbox gear ratio is changed, which is not rushed, and the team did not issue a pit stop order, so Zhang Yifei's technical test lap time is much longer than the previous Albert Park circuit.

He didn't rush back to the pit either, thinking about taking this rare opportunity to get more familiar with the Sepang track and experience the feeling of the rain battle.

Unconsciously, Zhang Yifei drove for almost a dozen laps, but at this time, a car whizzed past the side, and it was very close, and the distance between the two F1 cars may be less than 20 centimeters.

You must know that the Sepang circuit holds one of the F1 track records, that is, the track width is up to 22 meters, which is the widest of all F1 tracks.

So theoretically, unless it's a curve to grab the line, you won't be so close on the straight. Moreover, the practice race is not an official race, and the risk of crashes is easy to occur in rainy days, so even if the drivers on the field overtake or come out of the pit lane, everyone tacitly maintains the distance between the cars.

Zhang Yifei turned his head to take a look at it at this time, and the first thing that caught his eye was the white and green paint, and then he saw the number 25 on the front of the car.

There are only 22 drivers in the race, and the car number is generally selected from the number from 1 to 22, and if it is larger than this number, it is basically a spare car or a third driver.

You don't need to look at who the driver under the helmet is, you can guess from these factors that the other party is Minardi's Yang Long.

If Zhang Yifei didn't plan to be serious the first time, then this time, Zhang Yifei began to get a little angry!