478 The Golden Generation (Chapter 1)
Looking at the red Ferrari No. 1 car in front of him, Zhang Yifei's emotions in his heart were very complicated.
In fact, he has always fantasized about what would happen if he faced Schumacher on the track.
It's just that Zhang Yifei didn't expect that this day would come so quickly and so suddenly. After only three races of the new season, he met the driver who would become a legend in later generations.
Of course, in this world, Schumacher does not have that legendary status, nor has he won the unprecedented title of seven crowns. However, this does not prevent Schumacher from being one of the strongest drivers in the F1 paddock at the moment, and can even remove one of the latter drivers.
Counting the previous season, Schumacher has now won six races in a row, and this kind of consecutive victories has actually made Schumacher feel unstoppable.
In fact, apart from these American fans, fans in other parts of the world basically believe that as long as Schumacher's car does not break down, then he will win his seventh race title again, and no one will be his opponent.
Last year's race title at Interlagos was won by Schumacher, who still holds the current track record.
So theoretically, Schumacher's mastery of the Interlagues circuit is not inferior to that of any driver, after all, it is the existence of the defending champion. Even a home driver like Barrichello, or Montoya, who trained in Brazil, would not dare to say that he is better than Schumacher.
It's just that many Brazilian fans are not convinced by Schumacher, the defending champion, because Barrichello did not lose the race last year, but retired from the race due to hydraulic system failure, and did not really face Schumacher.
Coupled with Barrichello's results last year, as well as the good performance of the two races this year, and the strength to challenge for the championship, it has led to a surge in supporters, and there will be a one-sided situation on the track, believing that Barrichello can defend the glory of Brazil.
But at this stage of the game, the situation has exceeded everyone's expectations, and the most exciting duel on the track did not happen to Schumacher and Barrichello, but to Montoya and Zhang Yifei.
Two newcomers have overtaken two of the best Ferrari drivers on the track to make the Brazilian Grand Prix a battle for fame!
"Do you think the Chinese can surpass Schumacher?"
A spectator in the stands suddenly asked such a question, now that Zhang Yifei has come behind Schumacher, can he surpass it?
Faced with this question, many clamoring Brazilian fans suddenly didn't know what to answer. If this question is placed before the competition, it is estimated that many people will not hesitate to say no, and even laugh at the questioner, what kind of IQ can ask such a mentally retarded question?
But today on the track, Zhang Yifei's performance is really amazing, Ralph Schumacher, Heidefeld, Barrichello, these drivers were surpassed by Zhang Yifei one by one, who dares to guarantee that Schumacher is not next.
More importantly, Montoya broke Schumacher's "undefeated golden body", and today's Schumacher does not seem to be as strong as before.
"Impossible! Flying doesn't have Montoya's advantage on the Brazilian circuit, so how can he surpass Schumacher? ”
"But the problem is, Fei doesn't have the advantage of Barrichello on the home track, doesn't he still surpass it?"
"Barrichello is not as strong as Schumacher!"
"Does Montoya have to be better than Schumacher?"
The spectators, who had argued for a few words, were silent again in the face of this question, and indeed in F1 events, there is no certain thing. Even if Montoya plays against the sky today and has the status of an Indian world champion, no one dares to say that he can be better than Schumacher.
But in fact, he surpassed Schumacher, since Montoya can do it, why do you think Zhang Yifei must not be able to do it? Not to mention that the current Zhang Yifei has also defeated several very strong opponents on the track, and his momentum has gradually reached his peak.
Not only the audience discussed, but even the event commentators were curious about the question, that is, today's Interlagos circuit, will there be a shocking showdown between newcomers?
If Zhang Yifei really surpasses Schumacher, does a rookie battle with Montoya represent the arrival of a new era of F1? Even many years from now, this group of newcomers on the track will be called the "golden generation" of F1?
"Gonzalez, flying to challenge Schumacher, can he do the same thing as Montoya?"
In the face of Brendel's problem, Gonzalez has completely lost his previous arrogance, and Barrichello's defeat is still too big a blow to the Brazilians at home today.
Although Barrichello is only temporarily behind now, and there is still a chance to catch up for more than 20 laps, in fact, many people have already felt desperate in their hearts, because the Chinese kid has played too consistently, and there have been no obvious mistakes in more than 40 laps.
More importantly, he can feel that Barrichello's momentum is suppressed, and he seems to have a lot of pressure in the face of Zhang Yifei, otherwise he would not have become so aggressive. But the problem is, Zhang Yifei, a newcomer, is not nervous, what are you Barrichello panicking about?
"I don't know, I think it's hard."
Gonzalez truthfully said what he felt in his heart, purely from the comparison of strength, Zhang Yifei did not have any chance to surpass Schumacher.
But Montoya has done wonders, Zhang Yifei did not lose to the Colombian driver in the fastest lap of qualifying, and no one dares to underestimate the Chinese kid on the Interlagos circuit now.
"It's hard, but I don't know why, I always feel a little hopeful."
"Maybe he's done things that a lot of people thought were impossible, so that's why people feel hopeful."
"Then do you now agree with Fei's strength?"
With a playful smile on his face, Blundel looked at Gonzalez, the Brazilian commentator, finally without his pre-match arrogance.
However, in the face of Brendel's question, Gonzalez did not choose to answer, even if he admitted in his heart what the other party said, it was impossible to admit it on his lips.
As long as the race is over and Barrichello doesn't lose, then he will never be able to publicly express his support for the Chinese drivers!
Many people on the track think that Zhang Yifei has the possibility of surpassing Schumacher, but in fact, when discussing the protagonist Zhang Yifei, he has no confidence.
It may be that Schumacher's reputation in later generations is too loud, or it may be that Schumacher at his peak almost has an invincible posture, Zhang Yifei really didn't think about how he should defeat this "car god", when facing Schumacher, there is a natural psychological disadvantage.
"Kossel, is there any strategy to surpass Schumacher?"
Zhang Yifei took the initiative to ask Korsell at this time, because the previous track instructions were very accurate and successful. In particular, with the double vertex compound corner that overtook Barrichello, Caser fully demonstrated the ability of a world-class strategist.
So now Zhang Yifei has no confidence in his heart, and there is no way to defeat Schumacher, he naturally subconsciously wants to ask Korcel for help.
"Am I an F1 driver?"
Inside the headphones, Cosell's slightly indifferent voice came, and the answer was simple and crude.
Hearing Kossel's answer, Zhang Yifei understood that the old German man's pretense began to commit again. Asking him at this time is tantamount to asking in vain, because the answer is already clear, that is, on your own!
However, to Zhang Yifei's surprise, after Cosell said this, he did not choose to be silent, but continued to speak.
'I can only tell you one thing, and that's that Schumacher wasn't in good shape today.
"And I would like to remind you of one more thing, and that is not to forget what you have said, and not to be afraid of any opponent, even if it is Schumacher!"
Cosell's sentence was Zhang Yifei's answer to reporters when he faced an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated.
To be honest, when he said this sentence at that time, Zhang Yifei felt a little forced to pretend to be forced, and he couldn't admit it in front of the media, after all, a loser doesn't lose the battle.
Soon Zhang Yifei did realize that what is called forcibly pretending to be forced is the most deadly. The answer to this interview, after a rendering by the reporter of "Sports Illustrated", even the death threat was sorted out, and the impression of the entire American audience of Zhang Yifei was too arrogant, waiting to teach him a lesson.
Unexpectedly, Cosell actually remembered his answer and returned it to himself as it was.
So now the question is in front of me, is it to face Schumacher's emptiness, or do you have the courage to "kill gods" when I was interviewed?
"I see."
After Zhang Yifei replied to this sentence, he released the call button, and his mentality changed from his previous apprehension to a resoluteness.
Now that you've overtaken a red Ferrari, you'll be able to overtake another! What Montoya can do, so can I, Zhang Yifei!
Inside the Prost pit pit, team leader Henry listened to the conversation between Zhang Yifei and Kossel, and asked Kossel: "Really don't give him some guidance?" The other side is Schumacher, the defending champions of last season. ”
"I'm not an F1 driver, and the other party is not Barrichello, and Schumacher won't leave any flaws waiting for Zhang Yifei to catch them. If you want to win him, you can only rely on yourself to find out in the course of the game, or put pressure on Schumacher to make mistakes on his own. ”
'Will Schumacher be under pressure? Or can Fei give such pressure? ”
"There's no driver who doesn't have pressure, and when he was as strong as Senna, there were mistakes in the face of Schumacher's pressure. As for whether Fei can put pressure on him, there is no suspense about the answer, and he can now chase behind Schumacher, which means that he has the ability to put pressure on him! ”