No matter how unconvinced and unwilling Xiong Long is, this world is like this, not that if you work hard, you must be better than others.

All the talent is not shown, because most people have a low level of effort, and it is not time to fight for talent!

Yang Long didn't know that Zhang Yifei could have today's strength and run such a lap time on the track because behind the scenes, Zhang Yifei worked harder than he knew, and even far surpassed himself!

When the talent is higher than you and you work harder than you, there is no reason to be worse than you.

Halfway through the corner, the rankings have not changed, and the front-row drivers on the track today can be called the pinnacle matchup.

They may not be the most comprehensive drivers in the F1 paddock at the moment, with the likes of Barrichello, Kuthard and Ralf Schumacher not being among the front-row drivers.

But these drivers, it can be said that on the Indianapolis track, they are fully prepared and give full play to their advantages, so they can be at the top!

And because of Kimi Raikkonen's crash at the start, the rear riders had to bypass both of them to start. So on the first lap, there were two distinct echelons on the track, starting with Barrichello in sixth, and the back riders were noticeably pulled up a notch.

After the complex corners, a short straight is entered, and from this section, the other half is the layout of the Indy Oval, which begins to enter the long straight and high-speed corners.

To be honest, for Zhang Yifei, who just started running the Indianapolis circuit, the difficulty of complex corners is the greatest. Because he couldn't run the fastest cornering speed before he was in control, he was easily overtaken by his opponents.

But for Zhang Yifei now, his most difficult place has become the high-speed section in front. Because the corners are complicated, you can rely on your own strength and hard work to control, and the backwardness of the car's performance is something that cannot be changed in a short period of time, and he will suffer a great challenge!

Sure enough, after entering the short straight, Schumacher behind him began to move, relying on the performance advantages of the wake and Ferrari cars to close the distance between him and Zhang Yifei.

Zhang Yifei didn't think about blocking Schumacher at this time, but went down with oil on the floor and chased Montoya in front of him. You must not be thrown off by Montoya in front of you because you block the car, and it will be extremely difficult for anyone who is behind on this track to catch up with Montoya again.

He not only wants to defeat Schumacher, but also to defeat Montoya in front, all the kings of India must be trampled under my feet by Zhang Yifei!

Five cars in a row, entering the first arc corner at extreme speed, the G value brought by the high-speed corner, Zhang Yifei was pressed on it, and it became extremely difficult to raise his arm to control the steering wheel.

But none of the drivers slowed down because of the G-value, and the five cars roared past in a long snake formation, and the distance between the cars was amazing!

After the first curved corner, a long track was ushered in, and all the drivers basically accelerated with floor oil after exiting the corner. Zhang Yifei quickly walked the line at this time, blocking in front of Schumacher, and he was confident that he would not be overtaken by Schumacher by the wake in the short straight.

On the long straights, the performance gap of the cars will be magnified, and even eating the wake of Montoya in front of him cannot guarantee that Schumacher will not be able to catch up. Because his own car also broke an air passage, making the Ferrari faster!

And Schumacher's driving skills using the "slingshot effect" are absolutely textbook-level, Zhang Yifei really doesn't dare to have any relaxation and carelessness towards this god-level driver.

With full throttle refueling, relying on the wake effect, the speed of the car quickly broke through from 320km/h at the beginning to 350km/h, and this value is still rising.

However, before the IndyCar was not revised, their maximum speed could reach an astonishing 420km/h, so the speed of F1 cars is not the limit of the track.

However, at the conventional braking point of IndyCar, the F1 car did not click the brakes, because of the aerodynamic layout, the ultimate speed of the F1 car may not be as exaggerated as the IndyCar, but in the stability system of the corner, it is far more than the IndyCar.

That's why the Indy 500 opts for a simple oval track, while the F1 track is much more complex. Because IndyCar's technology content is not as good as that of Formula 1, the difficulty of acceleration-in-line acceleration is much lower than the control stability of corners.

"The drivers in the front row were very fast, and even from the commentary seat, I could feel their desire to win the US Grand Prix. Just after the first lap, the struggle entered the white-hot stage, and any mistake by any driver would lead to being left far behind, and no one dared to fall behind! ”

"After entering the long straight, relying on the wake of the car in front, they were faster. Ahead of them was the infamous 13th Grim Reaper, which was about to reach the brake point, but they didn't slow down in the slightest. ”

"Already past the regular braking point, Montoya still did not slow down, and the flying behind him, Schumacher and others, under the bonus of the car's wake, far exceeded the speed of the ordinary No. 13 Death Corner, what do they want to do, directly risk their lives, and decide the winner here?"

Blundell looked at the situation on the track in amazement, and the competition on the first lap was far more intense than in previous races. But the question is, ahead is the most famous Death Turn at the IndyCar Circuit, where more than 30 Indy drivers have died, and these F1 drivers really don't realize the danger of the Death Corner?

Just as Blundel's words fell, Montoya, the first car, finally stepped on the brakes.

As an Indymaker, he understands the risks of Turn 13 better than any other F1 driver. Even during his IndyCar career, he witnessed a driver crash into a concrete wall, resulting in a tragic car crash.

Knowing the danger is in awe, so Montoya had to hit the brakes and slow down through Turn 13.

Almost at the moment when Montoya stepped on the brakes, Zhang Yifei in the back also made the same action. He had previously ventured to brake extremely late on the fastest lap of qualifying, passing a Grim Reaper Turn 13.

That cornering line was really out of Zhang Yifei's control, and the whole car was pushed by inertia, and it also rushed out of the white line of the track and stuck to the edge of the cement wall.

There was even a moment when Zhang Yifei realized why this bend was called the Grim Reaper Bend. Because a towering concrete wall is right next to you, and if you hit it, you will die, and it feels like death standing next to you, silently watching the passing car.

After experiencing the feeling of "death coming" once, Zhang Yifei didn't want to experience it a second time, and with the blessing of the car's wake, his tail speed actually exceeded that of the previous car. Montoya has already chosen to brake, Zhang Yifei does not step on the brakes at this time, and he will inevitably lose control in this corner!

After Zhang Yifei slowed down, then Schumacher, Villeneuve, Yang Long and other drivers made the same action one after another. In fact, each driver's initial idea was the same, that is, to fight and bet that the opponent was afraid of normal braking, and he relied on the advantage of late braking to complete the overtake at the No. 13 Grim Reaper.

But the problem is that when it's so close, no one dares to brake normally, so everyone is facing off. It wasn't until they were close to the end of the corner that all the drivers had to slow down and corner.

The No. 13 Reaper will take you to Indianapolis' longest straight, and will pass the starting line with a full throttle time of 23 seconds, where the car's straight-line acceleration ability will be put to the fullest.

McLaren rider Coulthard, who was behind, started on the long straight, attacking Barrichello in front. The McLaren car equipped with a Mercedes-Benz engine has the strongest performance on the track on paper, so the full-throttle section is the best moment for Coulthard!

However, the performance of Ferrari's cars is also not weak, and the defeat in the last race made the team very dissatisfied with Barrichello's performance.

As Schumacher's only World Championship rival at the moment, Barrichello has been instructed by the team to stop Coulthard at all costs. As long as he can't get points in this stop, the world championship title can be locked on Schumacher in advance, and he will be crowned king for the fourth time!

So Barrichello gave up chasing after the dragon in front of him, and went all out to block Garage Tehard and carry out the instructions of the Ferrari strategy team.

This was the fate of the wingman, and at the critical moment, Barrichello had no choice.

Another Ferrari driver, Schumacher, had no intention in his mind that he would just finish the race and hold on to his world championship title.

Schumacher may not be as radical as Senna, but even less conservative than Prost's. Whether it's a world championship or a U.S. Grand Prix, I want them all!

So on the long straight, he took advantage of the performance of the Ferrari car to quickly catch up with Zhang Yifei in front, and after making a feint to overtake from the right, he attracted Zhang Yifei to block the car.

Then he changed lanes suddenly, using the "slingshot effect" to eject, quickly overtaking Zhang Yifei from the left, and the front nose wing instantly crossed the rear wheel of the Prost car.

"Take! Schumacher's operation and reaction are so fucking fast! ”

Ah Hu in the pit station looked at the broadcast TV on the wall and clenched his fists nervously.

No one has ever doubted Schumacher's strength, and it is only in the duel that the horror of Schumacher's strength can be truly felt.

The feints at the beginning, the wake in an instant, and then the ejection using the vacuum effect, Schumacher's series of operations are simply exaggerated in speed, and there is no mud and water. Even the audience who watched it didn't react, and the difficulty of Zhang Yifei to deal with it can be imagined.

Schumacher's sharp overtaking move can also make the audience feel that the strongest F1 driver on the track is still very unhappy with being overtaken at Turn 1.

He doesn't plan to let Zhang Yifei have a chance to lead in the second lap!