After Zhang Yifei drove on the track, he did not follow his own contact with the unfamiliar track, the habitual "tractor" driving method, and the speed was obviously faster than in the previous practice races.

This abnormal situation surprised many people who paid attention to Zhang Yifei, especially those team strategy groups in the paddock.

"There's something wrong with the speed of the flight, doesn't he need to be familiar with the Monaco circuit?"

Jean Todd watched Zhang Yifei's practice session with vigilance, as Schumacher's current number one rival, naturally Ferrari, if he was listed as the number one target.

"It's very strange that it's not a top speed now, but it's much faster than flying in the previous practice sessions, especially against Monaco, which is a very difficult track."

"What is he trying to do, is he confident in himself and doesn't need to get used to the track, or is there something else?"

Rose Brown also felt a little strange about Zhang Yifei's abnormal performance, and guessed what he was going to do.

"Do you need to remind Shumi to pay attention to the abnormal dynamics of flying?"

Next to him, Ferrari's race director, De Monnecali, opened his mouth to ask Jean Todd.

"No, this kind of behavior is a question and humiliation of Schummy, don't forget that he is the king of Monaco!"

When Jean Todd heard this, there was some anger in his tone, the Chinese kid's behavior was very strange, but it was not to the point where the Ferrari team was all soldiers.

If Schumacher were to be notified, it would be an insult to the "King of Monaco"!

De Monnecali also realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he stepped back and stood aside, looking at the track broadcast footage, and did not interject easily.

The same scene was also shown at the Renault team pit stop, and they also noticed Zhang Yifei's abnormality.

However, compared to the Ferrari team, the manager of the Renault team, Briatoli, directly told the news to Helio, who had just driven on the track.

"Helio, flying this practice session is very fast, and the starting rhythm is different from the past, so you have to pay attention."

"Be careful in practice, Briatoli, are you kidding me?"

Helio replied unceremoniously that he also had his own pride compared to the confidence of the Scuderia Ferrari.

Although it is now close to 20 points behind Zhang Yifei, this is not a gap that cannot be caught up, as long as he wins two championships, or Zhang Yifei has any accidents in the future, Helio still has a chance to impact the championship.

After all, with a gap of less than 20 points, there are many precedents for turning the tables in the F1 paddock.

And objectively speaking, Helio can lag behind so much, which is also related to his F1 rookie status. No matter how strong he is on the Indy, he is still a newcomer in the F1 paddock.

You must know that Zhang Yifei's rookie season, let alone the top three, even the top six did not mix, which is much worse than the current Helio.

What's more important is that Zhang Yifei really turned the tables, or at the end of the season, he won two sub-station championships in a row, and entered the middle from the bottom position. Who dares to guarantee that with Helio's strength and talent, he won't have any earth-shattering counterattacks in the remaining six or seven games?

It's not terrible to fall behind, but you definitely can't lose confidence in yourself, that's the real loss.

At least when it comes to confidence, Helio has never lacked it, which is why he has never lost his championship contention.

Helio's voice response to the team so bluntly made Renault's manager Briatoli feel very dissatisfied, which was challenging his authority.

However, compared to the team founder as the team manager, Briatoli is only a professional manager, similar to Nikki Lauda of the Jaguar team.

Professional managers do not have absolute "power of life and death", especially now that Helio is still performing well, it is impossible for the team management to let him be fired because of such words.

So Briatoli could only hold back the dissatisfaction in his heart and replied coldly: "Since you are so confident, then on the Monaco circuit, win Schumacher and fly to me." ”

Briatoli is arguably a good team manager, but he would not have been able to tolerate another cancer, Alonso.

It's just that the current Helio really has a bit of a hatred for the harvester, even if he knows that he shouldn't say this before the game, Briatoli can't help but sarcastically.

The sarcasm in the words, Helio can naturally hear it, but he doesn't care, this may also be an advantage of the American kid, while being arrogant, he can also withstand other people's attacks on himself.

Otherwise, according to his way of pulling hatred, he would not be able to accept the counterattack of others, and he would have been fucking angry a long time ago.

"Then you'll have to wait and see."

As confident as ever, Helio kicked off the throttle and started speeding straight on the first lap of the practice session.

"Driver Fei, this time the two of us are finally standing on a fair starting line, you don't win me again."

Helio muttered a word, less of the rebelliousness of the previous conversation with Briatoli, more of a frenzy.

That's right, Zhang Yifei doesn't want to miss the crown jewel, and Helio also wants to win the title of "King of Monaco". Even if he didn't become a world champion, he won the most important season of the F1 season.

Together with the previous title of king of the Indianapolis circuit, the three major formula circuits, Helio is equivalent to conquering two, which is something that the previous Indian kings who competed in F1, Montoya and Villeneuve, failed to do.

For Helio, winning the Monaco circuit may be his way of maintaining his pride and dignity!

On the other side, the blue and red Prost No. 13 car is speeding, compared to the previous training in the racing simulator, only when really driving on this track, Zhang Yifei can feel the danger and excitement of Monaco!

This danger is not to say that it is a threat to life, on the contrary, Monaco is one of the safest circuits in F1.

The reason is that the Monaco circuit is slow enough, with an average speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour, and for the average family car, an accident can be either fatal or fatal, while for an F1 car, it is difficult for the driver to suffer any fatal injuries.

Don't watch the live broadcast of F1 races, as soon as an accident happens, the car seems to be like a piece of paper, tearing out countless pieces in an instant, and even seems to be a light touch, the suspension of the car can fly into the sky, and you think that F1 cars are very fragile.

There is a premise for everything, and the premise of an F1 accident is a collision at a speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour, which is placed on any family car, and the consequences are even more unimaginable.

So many F1 accidents, which seem to be very tragic, but in fact, those fragments are caused by carbon fiber shells, which are fragile in themselves. And the suspension of these things, even if the tires are flying, does not mean that they are particularly fragile.

After all, the suspension of F1 cars, when riding on the shoulder of the road, has to face the impact of hundreds of kilometers per hour at every turn. Think about a family car over a speed bump, more than 40 kilometers can feel a significant take-off, 60 kilometers of some poor quality, suspension deformation is possible.

The biggest difference between accidents is the speed, Monaco is driving normally, and the F1 body frame is enough to ensure the safety of the driver's life, so it is not dangerous in the traditional sense.

The danger is the same every time you take a corner, it's like dancing on the tip of a knife. There is no buffer zone, the track has very large ups and downs, like a mountain road, and the protective fence allows the line of sight to see the distance of tens of meters in front at most, and what scene on the other side of the curve is completely unknown.

On the racing simulator, you don't have to worry about the other side of the unknown, there will be a car or something. On a real track, it is easy to see a slow car or a ring car, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will rear-end it.

Zhang Yifei has said many times that driving an F1 car is to wander on the edge of the limit. But there are other limits, and there are buffer zones that can be remedied, and even if you cross the line by even one centimeter at Monaco, you can hit the front or flank of the car and have to retire.

This is the "danger" that Zhang Yifei felt!

But it is precisely this danger that gives Zhang Yifei an incomparably exciting feeling, and he finally slowly understands why the Monaco circuit is called the crown jewel.

Why is the Monaco circuit so popular with fans all over the world, who stand hoarsely on both sides of the track and cheer themselves.

Only this kind of feeling of accidents closely followed and countless dangers can give the initial speed and passion of motorsports!

To be honest, on many familiar tracks, Zhang Yifei no longer has this heartbeat and frenzy, more like an emotionless racing machine, and today finally let him experience what it means to challenge the limit again!

In the first few laps of practice, Zhang Yifei was not slow, but after all, he was still familiar with the track and felt the car tuning, and he was not too fast, and he did not show a particularly abnormal magical operation.

At first, many fans and crew members were staring at Zhang Yifei to see what tricks he played, but after a few laps, it was a normal test speed. I will feel surprised and pay attention to it, purely because Zhang Yifei's practice speed was too slow before, which is an abnormal state.

As a result, it returned to normal this time, but it was considered abnormal......

Although I knew that this was a normal practice session and was ready to adjust the feedback of the car, it still made many fans who were looking forward to it feel a little disappointed.

"I thought the driver was going to be unusual, and he could run some amazing lap times, but it didn't seem to change."

"Yes, it may have something to do with the track, after all, it is the first time to run such a complicated Monaco track, and it is no problem for Zhang Yifei to test it carefully."

"This is just the beginning, I have a vague sense of directness, flying on this track to win the title of King of Monaco."

"It's too hard, isn't it? Schumacher Monaco has too many advantages, just like Senna did back then. Before the absolute strength has not surpassed him, it will be difficult to win Schumacher on this track. ”

Because it is easy to watch the game on both sides, and even in residential areas, many fans have discussed it in twos and threes.

The conclusion is that even Zhang Yifei's most die-hard fans think that it will be difficult for him to win Schumacher on this track.

After all, Schumacher is the second driver after Senna to truly dominate the Monaco circuit, and his familiarity and handling are unmatched by other drivers.

Even in the track commentary room, Brendel, who has always been more optimistic about Zhang Yifei, did not stand on his position at the moment.

"Jacques, it seems that on this track, the veteran still has a big advantage. Even in the first training phase, the two Ferrari drivers, as well as the Coulthard, are extremely skillful and fast. ”

Jacques is the partner of Monaco this time, compared to the previous junior commentators, this time Jacques is not inferior to Blundell in the commentary industry.

And his understanding of the Monaco circuit is far beyond that of Blundel, an Englishman.

"Well, the streets of Monaco are complex, not only on the surface, but also on the slopes, which affect the braking of the drivers."

"So the qualification criteria for the Monaco circuit are not how many runners he can run, but whether the driver can finish the race smoothly. This experience is a big advantage for veteran drivers, and it has historically been difficult for newcomers to make their mark at Monaco. ”

Jacques added Brendel's remarks and gave a very professional introduction to the characteristics of the track.

"Then do you think Fei, who has set a lot of records, can he become a magical Chinese kid again on the Monaco circuit?"

"I don't know, it depends on Fei's strength and performance."

In the face of Blundel's next set, Jacques did not give a direct affirmative answer like those newcomers in the past, but replied very kindly.

This may also be the habit of senior commentators, who definitely do not comment easily, and then leave an evidence basis for future slaps in the face.

Hearing Jacques not answer, Blundell just smiled, it seemed that he could not use his previous experience to apply to the veteran commentator of Monaco.

On the track, Zhang Yifei has run nearly ten laps, and many drivers have already completed their feedback at this time and started to challenge with a pit stop.

So far, Zhang Yifei has not given a word of track feedback to the crew members.

In the pit station of the Prost team, in the face of such an unusual situation, even the members of the strategy team felt a little puzzled. If it weren't for Korcel who was still as steady as Mount Tai, it is estimated that Henry or Cord would have taken the initiative to press the voice call button on the headset to ask Zhang Yifei what the situation was.

Just when the members of the strategy group were waiting to lose their patience, Zhang Yifei's voice finally came from inside the headphones.

"The racing ground is raised by 5 millimetres, and some sections will be underpinned."

"The gearbox teeth are denser than the jump, giving up the care of 7th gear."

"In the curve out of the tunnel, you need to borrow the shoulder to assist in passing through, and the suspension is softened, absorbing vibration, and at the same time, it can also enhance the mechanical downforce."

"And ......"

Zhang Yifei didn't say a word before, and there were countless track feedback at this moment, and compared with Zhang Yifei most of the time before, he let Korsell do the main tuning, this time for the car adjustment plan, he said in great detail, not at all like Zhang Yifei's previous style.

This change surprised the crew members and didn't understand why this happened.

And when Zhang Yifei finished speaking, everyone subconsciously focused on Cosell, if even he didn't know, maybe no one could understand what Zhang Yifei was thinking.

"The car that is ready to fly makes a pit stop and does what he says."

Cosell just said lightly, without explaining the reason.

But at this moment, he knew very well in his heart that Zhang Yifei would let Alessi see what Chinese speed is!