Looking at Montoya, who took the opportunity to drive past him, Zhang Yifei's face was ugly, he really didn't expect that he tried his best to press Montoya a few laps, but he was overtaken in such a way.

In the F1 paddock, Zhang Yifei has always known this sentence: teammates are his biggest threat and opponent!

But on the track, the only one who can stand by you is the teammate you see as your biggest threat.

How to control the balance between the two drivers, give full play to the chemistry, and get the result that one plus one is greater than the two depends on the control of the team and the emotional intelligence of the driver. Today's scene can also be regarded as a lesson for Zhang Yifei, and sometimes F1 is really not good to rely on alone.

"Beautiful, this is the cooperation of the Big Three team!"

"It must have been Sir Williams' order for the team, and he alone had that authority."

"Although it is not to beat Fei head-on on the track, it should be impossible for the Chinese kid to catch up with Montoya again."

"Chinese Yankee, aren't you very arrogant, now you are at the bottom!"

"There's only one super newcomer, and that's Montoya, and he's going to be a double champion in Indy 500 and F1!"

The spectators on the track also began to frenzy at this time when they saw Montoya's successful overtaking.

Just as Zhang Yifei has a group of Chinese "iron fans", Montoya also has a group of Colombian iron fans. And compared with Zhang Yifei, Montoya is more well-known in Colombia and has a superstar status.

So even though Colombia is only a small country, there are really many supporters who come to the scene at every stop, and even many foreigners from other countries believe that Montoya has the potential to become the next F1 world champion.

Coupled with the Malay audience at the scene, the momentum of Montoya's track was simply amazing, quite a feeling of home battle, and even surpassed the previous call for Schumacher, second only to the appearance of Yang Long in the practice match.

After Montoya overtook the past, Schumacher Jr. did not stop his blocking action against Zhang Yifei.

Because this section is still some distance from the entrance of the pit lane, since the wingman has already made a block maneuver, then simply block the Chinese kid behind and not give him any chance to compete for points at the Sepang circuit.

Although Schumacher Jr. has no personal hostility towards Zhang Yifei, the two have not had any intersection before. But he was a white European, and that kind of superiority in the F1 paddock made Schumacher Jr. dislike the presence of a yellow-skinned competitor on the track.

This kind of case is similar to the encounter of Japanese drivers entering the F1 paddock, in the history of people such as Akuri Suzuki, Takuma Sato and others who have been running in F1 for several years, but have never really integrated into that circle, and even their teammates have not formed any friendships.

The reason for this is that for decades of F1 history, it has always been a white man's game, and Japanese drivers do not have the strength to break this monopoly, and can only become passers-by in the F1 paddock.

What really broke this situation in later generations was the birth of Hamilton. As a mixed-race black driver, he has established himself in the F1 paddock and used his absolute strength to make himself a king, and F1 is no longer a "playground" for white drivers!

Of course, Zhang Yifei didn't know the psychological state of Schumacher Jr., he just felt unhappy and angry because he was blocked from the car.

In particular, Schumacher Jr.'s foot brake, in a sense, has surpassed the conventional tactical blocking car, with the smell of malicious driving.

As a result, now seeing that the other party is still changing lanes and wants to continue to block himself, Zhang Yifei's unhappiness has come to a breaking point. Without the slightest hesitation, he got his foot on the floor and changed lanes directly in the opposite direction to overtake the slow-moving Schumacher Jr.

Even at the moment when the two of them were side by side, Zhang Yifei slammed the steering wheel and made a move that wanted to crash into each other.

In the face of Zhang Yifei's sudden move, Schumacher Jr. instinctively controlled the car to dodge. But after Zhang Yifei approached an unsafe distance, he immediately corrected his course, and then accelerated away.

There is no doubt that Zhang Yifei's move was definitely not an operational error, it was done on purpose, which can be regarded as a strong response to the previous brake!

"Chinese newcomers are interesting."

Watching Zhang Yifei get farther and farther away from the taillights, little Schumacher had a playful smile on his face.

Although he has an inexplicable sense of superiority in his heart for Asian drivers like Zhang Yifei, this is all caused by environmental factors, and even many times he himself is not aware of the superiority.

So in the face of Zhang Yifei's overtaking provocation, he was not angry, on the contrary, he felt that this Chinese driver was very different from the Asian drivers he had contacted before, which aroused his interest.

"Chinese newcomers have a lot of personality."

In the Williams team pit pit, technical director Pat Simmonds, looking at Zhang Yifei's provocative actions on the track, clasped his hands in front of his chest and said lightly.

Pat Symonds is arguably the top technical figure in F1, and he even worked as Schumacher's race engineer in the '94 and '95 seasons, helping a generation of drivers to defend his first title.

However, unlike the traditional race engineers who are tied to the driver, Symonds took the technical flow route, and he focused more on the development of the car, so he did not move with Schumacher, but came to Williams Racing several times as the team's technical director.

It is precisely because of his strong technology that Simmonds later entered the management of the F1 alliance and became the chief technology officer of F1.

Unlike technical directors, who have been a champion race engineer and are not usually vocal about races, he is often involved in the development of the Williams team's strategy.

Schumacher Jr.'s blocking move was actually made by him and Sir Williams. So he was surprised to see Zhang Yifei's strong response.

After all, in the F1 paddock, few drivers dare to respond with such a provocative move in their rookie season. In particular, Zhang Yifei is also a Chinese driver from Asia, which is even more rare.

It's no wonder that many media outlets have reported that this Chinese driver is different, and now it looks like a real personality.

"When Fei was a junior driver, he turned down an offer to test driver for the Williams team, so according to his character, that kind of strong response is nothing."

Sir Williams has never forgotten Zhang Yifei's rejection of the invitation, after all, a pure newcomer directly rejected the invitation of the Big Three team, which is beyond the ordinary personality.

"Really?"

Simmonds, who only joined Williams this year, doesn't really know much about the story of Formula Renault.

After all, except for team owners who want to dig potential drivers from it, the average person in the F1 paddock will not focus on Renault Formula Junior, and the gap between the two sides is too big.

"Then if you had to choose again, would the No. 2 driver still choose Montoya, or would the Chinese newcomer fly?"

Simmonds replied with interest, he heard a trace of regret and regret from Williams's mouth, coupled with Zhang Yifei's strong performance, which also made him interested in this Chinese newcomer, so he wanted to hear the thoughts of Prost, the founder of the "gold medal" of the track.

"Montoya."

Without the slightest hesitation, Williams gave his own answer.

"Oh, why?"

"Because the Williams team doesn't need to bet."

Sir Williams, who was in a wheelchair, said this sentence with a thin figure, but it contained incomparable confidence and confidence.

It took him nearly three decades to bring Williams, an independently operated private team, to the pinnacle of the F1 paddock. So there's no need to be like some small teams, where the future and fate of the team are blocked by the potential of a rookie driver.

Williams Racing Team, can directly choose stronger and more stable drivers, there is no doubt that compared with the world champion of the Indy 500 car, Zhang Yifei's historical achievements and qualifications are too far behind.

Hearing this, Simmonds didn't ask, the top team is the top team after all, and the foundation and strength are here, which is enough to attract excellent drivers to join, and there is no need to do that senseless adventure.

“OH！ Was Fei's action just now a provocation to Ralph Schumacher? It's courageous for a newcomer to the track to challenge the No. 1 driver of the Williams team, but I don't think it's a smart move. ”

"Because it's likely to anger Ralph, who is definitely not a rookie on the track, and as Schumacher's younger brother, he also has the strength to challenge for the championship. Although Ralf Schumacher has no countermeasures due to a car failure, when he comes out of the pits, he may get into big trouble!

The voice of the track commentator Blundell sounded, and his previous focus had always been on the first echelon on the track.

As is the case with any sporting event, all eyes are on the championship battle for the top echelon, and few people care about the bottom players.

After Schumacher, Barrichello, and Schumacher Jr. started, the struggle was also extremely fierce, and the camera was always on them, and the riders behind them were more like "chaperones".

But in fact, many times, the "Earth Group" in F1 races, you chase me fiercely, and even surpass the "Mars Group" of the leading echelon. The reason is also very simple, that is, the level of the "earth group" is uneven, and it is easier to have some mysterious hot operations.

Of course, no matter how intense the Earth Group is, it is more like a rookie pecking at each other, and the chance of getting the shot is small. However, the exception of the Malaysian station, Zhang Yifei, a bottom-of-the-line driver, also ushered in the broadcast camera because of Schumacher Jr.'s block and the call of the audience on the track.

So Blundell just saw Zhang Yifei's provocative counterattack, which is really rare for newcomers to the track, but it is also in line with Zhang Yifei's always arrogant and tough image.

"Hmph, Driver Fei once again made a dangerous driving maneuver, it seems that this is his driving habit. If Ralph Schumacher catches up, he may repeat Alex's mistakes. ”

Another voice rang out, and he was Abdullah Mohda, the local commentator of the Malaysian station.

This is also a model of F1 racing, where a local host is invited to narrate the event at each race.

The commentator for the Australian leg is Ches, and the special guest local commentator for the Malaysian leg is Mohda from the Malay Witch clan.

He has a deep hostility towards Zhang Yifei and believes that the culprit of Xiong Long's accident is Zhang Yifei. So he also brought this personal emotion into the commentary, and the words he said had obvious subjective implications!