726 Civil War (5K)
Alonso promised to be a wingman?
Zhang Yifei was very surprised when he heard this answer, he thought that according to Alonso's character, not to mention daring to disobey at such a moment, at least he would bargain for two BB sentences.
As a result, I didn't expect that he would agree so simply, is this still the familiar Alonso in his memory?
But soon, Alonso's voice came from inside the headphones again: "I'll help him block this time, but the next time I'm chasing after him, I'll spare no effort to attack!" ”
"Are you threatening me?"
Prost's indifferent voice came, and he began to hear the Spanish boy readily agree, and he was still very satisfied with Alonso's performance in understanding current affairs.
Who knows that although this Spanish kid did not disobey his orders, he still has an unruly fighting mentality. It was clear that he was not willing to take on the role of wingman and wanted to compete fairly with the number one driver!
To be honest, when the other members of the strategy team heard this, their faces became solemn. Prost is a very talkative boss, even an unqualified boss, who almost caused the team to fall apart by allowing the team to conflict.
But it was precisely because of this lesson that Prost definitely did not want the conflict between Heidfield and Alessy to happen again. Alonso's current move is undoubtedly a challenge to Prost's bottom line, and it is likely that after this race, the third driver will come up to replace him.
No matter how easy the boss is to talk, you must always remember that he is still the boss, especially when you don't have the capital to bargain.
Not to mention a rookie driver like Alonso, even Zhang Yifei, who is the "handle" of the team, has always maintained respect for Prost, did not put himself in an equal position, and called the boss when he opened and closed.
It's really going to tear his face, it's not just a relationship of one or two games, Prost can even block the current Alonso's career!
"BOSS, I don't need him to block the car to win, so I'll continue with the previous team strategy."
Zhang Yifei opened his mouth at this time.
He himself is not the kind of person who likes to force the No. 2 driver to become a wingman, and Alonso's remarks made Zhang Yifei feel provocative and humiliated.
It felt like he was hugging his thigh, and it also meant that Alonso thought he could catch up with him and wouldn't let go of his hands when the time came.
Alonso has a strong future, has won two world championships, and it is not an exaggeration to say that his driving skills can reach the level of Senna, Schumacher and Hamilton. But what are you now, do you really think that without you as a wingman on the track, I Zhang Yifei can't win?
Are you kidding me?
At the same time, Zhang Yifei's intervention also has the taste of suspending the conflict between Prost and Alonso, no matter how unruly the head brother is, his strength and potential are far from being comparable to the current third driver of the team.
As long as he's in the F1 paddock, he'll be labelled Prost in the eyes of other drivers. Even if it will eventually pose a threat to itself, it will also pose a threat to other drivers, which is equivalent to sharing the firepower.
This is also the worst result that Zhang Yifei considered at the beginning, at least one side of the double-edged sword can hurt people, and the blunt weapon is really useless, and other teams will not care at all.
"Fei, I know you admire Alonso, but don't forget to take care of the team as a whole now!"
Regarding Zhang Yifei's remarks, Prost also felt a trace of dissatisfaction at this moment, he always felt that Zhang Yifei was protecting this Spanish boy.
And what is even more incomprehensible to Prost is that Alonso has something to protect, to support the driver who is now in the middle of the midfield, and there is also the risk of a "time bomb" for the team, just like not wanting to become a wingman willingly like now.
Now that the team's funds have been alleviated, Prost is even willing to spend money to transfer a stalwart driver from another team to serve as a wingman if Zhang Yifei is willing.
For example, Erwin of the Jaguars team won the world runner-up title, and Schumacher was his wingman back then. Now that the Jaguaris team is in conflict, the drivers have no desire to stay any longer, and they are certainly willing to pay a large transfer fee.
After all, isn't the fundamental purpose of creating an F1 team to make money?
"Boss, I've always been fighting for Prost! But can you take care of the team, look at the result, not the process, believe me this time. ”
Prost heard the compromise and request from Zhang Yifei's tone, you must know that this is a difficult scene for an arrogant Chinese boy.
Zhang Yifei has always maintained respect for his boss, and Prost is naturally not stunned, and face is given to each other. Having said that, he has no other choice unless he is the boss to force the two drivers.
But the problem is that if Prost really did this, it would not be a "bomb disposal", but a "time bomb" that detonated the convoy himself. Prost is also a thorough boss who would not do such a stupid thing.
"Alright then, fly, I trust you."
In the end, Prost still chose to regress and expressed his support for Zhang Yifei.
In any case, Zhang Yifei, as the No. 1 driver of the team, represents the hope and future of the team, and he doesn't want to cause any unhappiness because of this incident.
"BOSS, THANK YOU."
Zhang Yifei replied, but he didn't let go of the call button on the steering wheel, but continued: "Alonso, don't say I won't give you a chance, now you can let the horse come over and try." ”
Choosing to compromise with Prost, the boss, does not mean that Zhang Yifei is willing to get used to Alonso.
On the track, he can be allowed to do something once, because Zhang Yifei knows very well that there is no way to avoid it, unless history changes and he meets not the head brother.
But in this race, there is only one chance, and since Alonso is full of self-confidence and thinks he can challenge the No. 1 driver, then this time he will be given a running suit!
It's the same way he did against Alessi.
Hearing Zhang Yifei's words, Alonso rarely chose not to refute, because he knew very well in his heart that Zhang Yifei's intervention could be regarded as his own relief. Otherwise, it is either to get out of the Prost team, or to admit his mistake in a low voice by slapping himself in the face.
And objectively speaking, in a team, the No. 1 driver is willing to give the No. 2 driver the opportunity to challenge himself openly in this situation, which is simply unimaginable in many teams.
No matter what the result is, Alonso at this moment is really a little convinced.
It is no wonder that this Chinese driver can create the history of F1, in addition to the strength of this kind of confidence and mentality, many drivers may not be able to catch up in a lifetime.
"Good!"
In the end, Alonso still responded to the word, and there was bound to be a conflict between him and Zhang Yifei before, so leave it to today's Singapore Grand Prix.
The safety car was evacuated from the aisle at this time, and the Singapore Grand Prix will usher in another fierce confrontation, and this time it will be more intense than before, because the safety car has been blocked for four laps, and all the tires and fluid temperatures of the cars have reached a relatively good working condition.
And more importantly, the drivers probably have points in their hearts for the sections of the track that are more waterlogged, and they will not be as timid as before.
When the lead car Helio was the first to sprint, the cars behind began to pick up speed one after the other. Reaction has always been one of Zhang Yifei's technical advantages, and after he saw Schumacher moving in front, he immediately bit Barrichello, the car in front of him.
If he could, Zhang Yifei wanted to overtake Barrichello in the fastest time, so as to avoid facing the sniping of the Ferrari duo after Helio was killed.
However, an unexpected scene appeared to Zhang Yifei, Barrichello did not speed up and help Schumacher hit the head car Helio together, but blocked in front of him and thought about pressing the car!
, Scuderia Ferrari doesn't even want the position of the lead car, choose to deal with yourself first?
Seeing Barrichello's move, Zhang Yifei was simply stunned, the advantage of the first car position is that he doesn't need to explain much, and he can play his fastest speed to the fullest without being disturbed by other drivers.
If you are strong enough, you can use the Grand Prix as your own showtime stage, leaving all other opponents far behind.
Especially for the Singapore Grand Prix in the evening, the importance of the first car is even more evident. Although the race did not continue in the afternoon, the car in front could easily stir up a mist of water.
Nighttime lights are no match for natural light, and these mist will adhere to the driver's helmet, slowly condense into small droplets, and then refract the track lights, causing the driver's vision to scatter and further magnify the disadvantage of the car behind.
In addition to these sane drawbacks, there is also the fact that Schumacher was overtaken by Helio! As the first person in the F1 track, the four-time champion, don't you Schumacher want to lose face, don't you want to deal with Helio, but against me Zhang Yifei?
To be honest, Zhang Yifei also plans to see if he can fish in troubled waters when the Ferrari duo attack Helio. As a result, he never expected that his defensive priority would be so high in Ferrari's strategy that he could even temporarily abandon the joint attack on the head car.
With Barrichello's defensive block, Zhang Yifei's offensive was suppressed in an instant. Because if Barrichello gives up the pursuit of the championship and goes all out to defend, he will definitely be the top defensive master in the F1 paddock.
It is precisely because of Barrichello's many times that Schumacher can sprint to the championship without worries, otherwise he will not get the title of the most perfect "green leaf".
Zhang Yifei unexpectedly fell into the entanglement with Barrichello, and the mentality of the rear car Montoya at the moment was similar to Zhang Yifei's, which was also a shock.
During the safety car pressing, Montoya thought about countless possibilities to deal with it, but it definitely didn't expect that Zhang Yifei and Alonso had no intention of joining forces at all.
Zhang Yifei in front didn't block the car at all, and went directly to attack Barrichello by himself, and Alonso in the back didn't block the car at all, frantically trying to attack himself to overtake. This kind of posture is not at all like a rookie No. 2 wingman, but more like the No. 1 driver on his way to compete for the championship.
What is the Prost strategy, are the two drivers fighting alone?
Montoya was in a state of bewilderment, not knowing whether he should block Alonso or attack Zhang Yifei and let Ralf Schumacher fight him further behind.
This abnormal situation of fighting alone has always given Montoya a taste of traps, and he could never have imagined that Prost would play a "civil war" option in the opening game.
This fucking new season has just begun, and they are in a state of "civil war", so how can they play after the whole season?
"What are the tactics of the Prost team? How does it feel a little wrong. ”
Sir Williams was also a little confused when he saw this scene. The main thing is that Alonso's attack is too ferocious, and he doesn't care about Ralph Schumacher in the back, he is not afraid of the Monto Adam wingman in front of him blocking the car, and the two drivers of the Williams team team will join forces to kill him first?
"He acted like he was waiting for the car in front of him to create an opportunity, so he launched an attack, but the driver didn't seem to have this idea."
Technical director Pat Simmonds thought of a possibility, but judging from the track situation, Zhang Yifei had no intention of joining forces to block the car.
"If Montoya slows down the car, do you think Fei will suppress it?"
Sir Williams asked again, he was worried that once Montoya slowed down, Zhang Yifei would slow down to block the car and create an opportunity for Alonso to overtake.
"I don't know, the situation on the track today is very weird, even the Ferrari team did not choose to attack the lead car and let Barrichello press the car."
"But no matter what, we have to let Ralf Schumacher go over so that we can have the capital to attack Ferrari and Prost."
Hearing this, Sir Williams nodded, no matter what traps the Prost team prepared, the situation could not be allowed to stalemate, and Ralph Schumacher had to surpass Alonso to get to the front row.
Speaking of Ralph Schumacher, Sir Williams felt a vague disappointment in his heart at the moment, he performed so poorly on the track today that he could still be overtaken by a rookie like Alonso.
If it weren't for Michael Schumacher's prestige, the team would have gambled on whether Ralph, who is also from the Schumacher family, could replicate his brother's miracle, otherwise this year's performance would not be as good as India's champion Montoya.
"Montoya, block Alonso, let Ralph get to the front row."
Hearing the command of the team, looking at Zhang Yifei, who was blocked by Barrichello in front of him, Montoya had a deep unwillingness in his heart at the moment.
If you can get Ralph to sacrifice and fight Alonso, who wants to overtake, then he may be able to take the opportunity to overtake the driver!
"BOSS, I think now is a good opportunity to surpass flying."
Montoya finally spoke his mind, he was unwilling to become a wingman to block the car, let Ralph pass in front of him, and thus lose the opportunity to fight Zhang Yifei.
"It's the team's order, let Ralph come to the front first."
Sir Williams spoke coldly, the team has been running for so many years, and no one can challenge his authority, not even the Indy champion.
Hearing Sir Williams's words, Montoya clenched her teeth, and even could see the green tendons on her neck. This feeling of grievance and anger made him unable to accept such a team order, why could Ralph easily get to the front row, just because he has a top driver brother?
did not respond to Sir Williams's words, Montoya gave up his previous indecision, and directly kicked the full throttle to speed up, he planned to surpass Zhang Yifei to prove his strength, at least I Montoya is better than you Ralph!
"Montoya, what are you trying to do, disobey the team's orders?"
Sir Williams is also angry now, after so many years of the team, even if he is a world champion driver, he is honest in front of himself, and now an Indy newcomer who has only been running for a year dares to argue with himself?
There was still no response, and Montoya's eyes were only the blue and red Prost car in front of him. Even if I finally settle with the Williams team, I don't want to run so aggrieved, I, Montoya, don't want to surrender to the weak!
didn't hear a response, this time Sir Williams can be described as thunderous, he subconsciously prepared to continue to press the call button, wanting Montoya to threaten, he really didn't believe that this Colombian kid dared to disobey his wishes!
But at this time, Simmonds stopped Sir Williams's movements, shook his head at him and replied: "Boss, if you want to punish, at least wait until this game is over." ”
"Truth be told, if Ralph didn't have the aura of Michael's brother, he wouldn't be as good on the track as Montoya is now."
In fact, Montoya's rookie performed well last year, and he can't deny all his achievements because he lost to Zhang Yifei. After all, he is only the No. 2 driver who does not have the team's tilt, and he can finish in the upper reaches of the final points, which is already very good.
Symonds, a former race engineer at Schumacher, always believed that there was only one Michael Schumacher in the world, and that this miracle could not be replicated. Ralph's performance did disappoint the team a bit and, more importantly, the lack of fighting spirit, and Montoya should be given a fair chance to play if he could.
"You're talking to him too?"
"I'm not talking for Montoya, I'm talking for strength, and this year I should let Montoya get the resources he deserves. Otherwise, in addition to the two old rivals Ferrari and McLaren, even Renault and Prost will pose a serious threat to us. ”
Sir Williams was stunned for a moment after hearing Simmonds's words, and then lowered his arm.
He'd been in the convoy for too long to tolerate any opposition.
The only thing that can change Sir Williams' thinking may be the fate of the team, and Simmonds is right, if Ralf Schumacher continues like this, no matter how much Montoya is a wingman, the mud will not be able to support the wall.
Rather than that, it is better to give Montoya a chance to play.
On the track, Montoya launched an attack on Zhang Yifei, and Alonso, who was in the back, did not mean to block Ralph Schumacher at all, and also kicked full throttle down, chasing Montoya in front.
"Do you want to dump me and go to Superfly? I'm sorry, even if he is going to be killed, it won't be your turn Montoya, it can only be me Alonso! ”
Alonso wanted to kill Zhang Yifei, but he would never stand by the wall, watching Barrichello, who was blocking the car, and Montoya, who was overtaking, joining forces to attack Zhang Yifei together.
In any case, I, Alonso, am still a Prost driver, and it will not be your turn to kill Zhang Yifei!
In a sense, Alonso's operation now achieves Zhang Yifei's original idea in an alternative way.
That is, you can't fight side by side, at least you can show the effect of a double-edged sword, first kill the enemies on the track, and then come to the civil war with the same door!