At 00:00, the front and rear jacks had lifted the car off the ground, and four technicians with air wrenches began to rotate the screws on the tires of the racing cars. And at this time, the refueling technician, who has been carrying dozens of kilograms of fuel pipe on his shoulder, aimed at the fuel filler of the racing car, the surging high-pressure oil pump began to work, and the fuel was continuously delivered to the fuel tank of the racing car.

At 00:01 seconds, the four screws have been removed, and the other two tire mechanics, the slowest will have to complete the tire change step of the car in less than 2 seconds, compared to the standard of 1.5 seconds for Scuderia Ferrari!

At 00:02 seconds, the new tires have been installed, the pneumatic wrench technician is ready to come up and tighten the screws, and at the same time, the deputy leader of the team wipes Zhang Yifei's helmet mask as fast as possible to avoid dust and debris on the track, which affects the driver's vision.

At 00:03 seconds, the tire loading and unloading have been completed, and the tire team members raised their arms at this time, indicating that they were OK, and the jack also put down the car at the same time.

But at this time, the lollipop man did not flip the sign, and Zhang Yifei did not rush out of the parking space, because the refueling process has not been completed, and the fuel gun is still inserted in the fuel tank of the car.

In the 2009 season, Finnish driver Kovalainen rushed out of the pit space before the fuel gun could be retracted, resulting in a torn fuel pipe.

After entering the pit lane, the remaining gasoline in the fuel pipe flew around, and behind him was Kimi Raikkonen, also from Finland.

The high temperature from the exhaust pipe ignited the unleaded gasoline on the track, and instantly enveloped the Raikkonen car behind it in flames. If it weren't for the racing fireproof suits and the fact that there were multiple teams in the pit lane to extinguish the fire at the same time, Kimi might have been in big trouble.

At 00:06 seconds, the indicator light on the refueling technician's helmet lights up, which means that the predetermined amount of fuel has been filled. He immediately pulled out the oil gun, and then the lollipop man saw this scene, flipped the sign in his hand, and signaled that Zhang Yifei could hang up and leave the station!

6.5 seconds! The members of the Prost crew have completed the steps of tire change, refueling, etc., because it is light oil, so the refueling time is not very long, but the time of 6.5 seconds has reached the top stop speed of the current era!

Zhang Yifei stepped on the accelerator, and at the same time lifted the speed limit of the car, and the fuel tank cap also closed automatically at the same time.

And Zhang Yifei subconsciously glanced at the rearview mirror and found that the red Ferrari No. 1 car did not appear behind the car. This only proves one problem, and that is that the Prost crew is faster than the Ferrari team!

To be honest, this is something that Zhang Yifei has never thought about, and he thought that the best result would be to be on par with the Ferrari team, and not let himself lose in the pit stop for some reason.

At the same time, Schumacher also saw the blue Prost car in front of him driving into the pit lane, and at this time, his team's lollipop man had just flipped the exit sign in his hand.

Did the stop take longer than the Prost car captain?

Schumacher was shocked as he drove the car out of the pit stop, he really didn't expect Prost, the bottom-of-the-line group, to surpass Ferrari in speed.

Even if it's just a little bit of transcendence, it's hard to believe!

“GOOD！”

Charlie saw Zhang Yifei's JS53 car drive out of the pit lane, took off his helmet and roared.

The crew members really did it, and at such a critical moment, they withstood the pressure and completed Zhang Yifei's stop at a speed that was not inferior to Ferrari.

The faces of the other maintenance technicians were also full of smiles, and they were not only happy for Zhang Yifei's lead, but also happy for the team's victory. Absolute unity and precise cooperation is the starting point of a professional F1 team on the road to the championship!

When Zhang Yifei came to the exit of the pit lane and was about to merge into the main track, he happened to drive in front of a blue and white Williams racing car.

Williams Racing team's Ralph Schumacher has retired from the race due to a track accident with Barrichello. So now there is only one Williams car left on the track, and that is Montoya, who currently occupies the top spot!

After surpassing Schumacher before, Zhang Yifei's goal was naturally placed on Montoya, and the difference between the two cars was not far, but it was not to the point where he could eat the wake.

After a few laps of catching up, Zhang Yifei slightly shortened the distance with Montoya, but if he wanted to really catch up and surpass Montoya, he also needed to pit for super soft tires and light oil, which was the configuration for the final showdown.

According to Zhang Yifei's estimate, after he completed the last stop, he would need at least five laps to catch up with Montoya and attack.

As a result, he never expected that Montoya was right in front of his eyes. This proves one thing, and that is that the speed of his own crew members not only surpassed Ferrari, but also Williams!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yifei's heart swelled with enthusiasm, and he had already felt the speed and efficiency of today's technician team after the previous two stops. But without comparison, this speed increase is not obvious.

And this time, he deeply felt the efforts of the crew members, and it was they who helped him stabilize the advantage he won back on the track little by little. You must know that beating the big three teams like Ferrari and Williams is not an easy task for the Prost crew.

They have done their best. Then I can't let the crew members down either.

For Prost, for the team!

Zhang Yifei stepped on the accelerator to the end, and the combination of light fuel and ultra-soft tires covered up the disadvantages of the racing performance a little, and the acceleration ability was improved. Coupled with the wake of the Montoya in front car, Zhang Yifei can be said to be very relaxed, and came to the back of the rear of Montoya.

When Zhang Yifei appeared in this position, almost everyone on the track knew that the Chinese kid was going to show his stormy attack.

"You say, can the Chinese newcomer win the Brazilian Grand Prix?"

Steiner, the manager of the Jaguars team, asked the CEO next to him, Nikki Lauda. When it comes to the interpretation of the track situation, Lauda's World Champion status, and his extensive track experience, there is no one more suitable than him.

"If this continues, Feihui will become the first rookie champion of the year, and he will set and surpass Villeneuve's record."

Lauda's attitude was full of affirmation, and in his opinion, the current Zhang Yifei already had an unstoppable momentum.

If Schumacher didn't block him, Montoya was even harder.

The first driver in F1 history to win a race in his debut season was Villeneuve, the current Anglo-American team former world champion.

This guy was really a representative of super talent in the rookie season of '96. He took pole position on his debut and led the way to the end of the race, when just as he was about to win the race, there was an oil leak in the car.

In order to ensure safety, the team ordered him to slow down, so the debut race win was given to teammate Damon Hill.

At the time, the media had already called him a future superstar, and in fact Villeneuve lived up to the praise of the media, taking his first F1 title at the Nürburgring in the fourth race, and winning a total of four races throughout his rookie season, and maintaining his hopes of winning the overall title until the final Japanese Grand Prix.

In the end, Villeneuve lost to team-mate Damon Hill, otherwise he would have set a super record for winning the Drivers' Championship in his rookie season.

The second person in history to achieve his similar feats was the super-newcomer Hamilton ten years later.

It's just that Hamilton has always maintained his peak level and is about to become the next legend in F1, and Villeneuve has gone high and low, and after winning a world championship title, he is about to lose this person in the F1 paddock.

At this point in time, Hamilton has not yet been born, and Zhang Yifei may become the second Villeneuve!

Listening to Rada's answer, Steiner, the head of the European faction, rarely continued to fight with him. Because in his heart, he also thinks the same thing as Rada.

Just as everyone thought, after Zhang Yifei caught up with Montoya, he launched a ferocious attack on him, and almost every corner was trying to overtake.

Compared with others, Montoya can really be regarded as having fought countless battles with Zhang Yifei, and the two of them know each other's driving styles very well. And Montoya is not a coward, most of the time the line is also very aggressive, coupled with the advantage of racing performance, Zhang Yifei wants to surpass him at this moment, which is far more difficult than he imagined.

Laps 56, 57, 58......

In this way, it came to the 64th lap, and the expected overtaking scene did not appear, and Montoya's defense was too tenacious. Even put on a desperate posture many times, on the Interlagos track, he did not allow himself to lose to Zhang Yifei again!

"Well done, keep it on!"

"Block the Chinese Yankees, the championship is just around the corner!"

"Don't give any chance to fly and defend the glory of the Americas."

"There can only be one F1 supernova this year, and he is Montoya!"

The spectators on the track also began to go crazy, and just when the situation was extremely anxious, a racing car suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking in front of Montoya and Zhang Yifei.

It wasn't the number one leader, of course, but a lapped car driven by an equally well-known driver, now McLaren's Kimi Raikkkonen.

The three most famous newcomers on the track are gathered together at this moment, but Zhang Yifei is competing with Montoya for the championship, and the Finnish iceman who is in the incubation period is far behind.

The staff outside the fence have already begun to wave the blue flag to give way to the car, prompting Kimi to give way to the main line of the track and overtake Montoya and Zhang Yifei behind. But the narrow Interlagos circuit is impossible to accommodate three cars at the same time.

Looking at Kimi Raikkonen who was "in the way" in front of him, Zhang Yifei understood that his opportunity had come, and it was time to end this championship battle!