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"Montoya, surpass Trulli, don't continue to fight with him!"
Sir Williams saw Zhang Yifei catching up, and issued an order not to let Montoya defend the blocking car, but to attack the Trulli of the Jordan team in front.
Because he knew very well in his heart that even if Montoya could block Zhang Yifei, the two sides would have to be entangled for a long time, and the Chinese kid's offensive was quite fierce, and he might not be able to block it. More importantly, Montoya's technical strength lies in attack, not defense!
"I know."
Montoya responded, he was well aware of the current situation.
Indeed, compared with the wild and tough in the previous stops, Montoya is much more rational today, and even chose to take the initiative to retreat.
Even if it is the last stop of the United States Grand Prix, if Montoya is not convinced, he will definitely have to fight Zhang Yifei hard. Even if he loses to the other party in the end, he will not choose to flee in disgrace, this is the glory and courage of the king of India.
But this time, Montoya began to think more about the situation and the pros and cons, and he couldn't fight Zhang Yifei at the bottom of the rankings anyway, so that if he lost, there would be no chance of a comeback.
After the words fell, Montoya launched a stronger attack on Trulli, and he had to overtake Zhang Yifei before he caught up, so that Trulli went to block Zhang Yifei.
In the face of Montoya's attack, Trulli was also very calm, the two had fought a few laps before, and basically Trulli did not lose much. It's hard for a lot of mid-range drivers to ask him to overtake, but it's relatively easy for him to defend well, and Trulli is confident in his defense.
The two men began to make their way at a rapid pace, and soon came to the 7th Dunlop corner of the circuit. The curve resembles a U-bend and the steering is very sharp, requiring a lot of attention to the balance of the car.
Bounce off the shoulder or understeer too fast can cause the car to deviate from its best route or even hit the tire wall next to the track. Moreover, there is no buffer zone in this corner, and there is a tire wall placed outside the shoulder, which requires higher control of the vehicle.
Trulli braked at the normal braking point and reduced his speed from the initial 260 km/h to about 130 km/h. Because the alignment of this corner is more important than speed, there is no need to pursue that later braking point.
At the same time, Trulli's Jordan car leaned closer to the edge of the track, and he had a hunch in his heart that Montoya would not choose to overtake on the inside lane, but chose to overtake on the outside lane at a faster speed.
If this small detail of Trulli makes Montoya choose to overtake on the outside road, it will inevitably borrow the shoulder of the road, which will cause the car to bounce and even rush to the tire wall, and the risk is much higher than normal overtaking.
However, if you overtake from the inside lane, the speed will inevitably be reduced, and without inserting the front of the car into the tangential line of the Trulli's corner, it is impossible to get out of the corner faster than the opponent, which is equivalent to overtaking failure.
After a split second of hesitation, Montoya chose to overtake from the riskier outer lane, as Trulli had expected. In this way, at least you can ensure the speed of your car out of the corner, relying on the performance of the "Sabertooth Tiger" car, even if the corner does not go over, you have the opportunity to rely on the straight after the corner to eat the opponent.
The Jordan team is not a new team, but the performance of the car is really not very good, and it was only in terms of stability before, and it is also better than Prost car, and there is no advantage over Williams car.
A lot of times that's the case, and the car's power is that it can do whatever it wants, and it also gives the driver more options.
Delaying the braking point to maintain higher speed, Montoya merged into the outside curve in one fell swoop, and then rode decisively on the shoulder. However, the excessive speed, coupled with the sloped shoulder, will form an effect similar to that of a car passing over a speed bump at high speed, and the whole car will bounce and hang in the air instantly.
For an F1 car in a corner, this kind of bounce is suspended in the air in an instant, which is a very dangerous situation. One is that the tires can't touch the track, causing the grip to be zero in an instant. Another point is the bouncing of the car, and the downforce caused by the aerodynamic package will also be ineffective.
That's why, many drivers know that some corners borrow the shoulder and go faster, but they don't do it. Even if Zhang Yifei himself entered the ultra-high-level competition of the F1 paddock, he reduced the adventure sports of crazy shoulder riding in the past.
After all, there is too much uncertainty in luck, and only the control of clinging to the ground is fundamental!
Montoya's racing bounce also caused an instant loss of control, and Trulli's biased line to the outside also made him a little lacking in cornering space, and even the front of the car was rubbed against the tire wall.
But fortunately, the elasticity of the tire wall, coupled with the fragile part of the nose wing at the front of the car, has a certain cushioning function itself, and there is no serious damage, allowing him to use his speed very thrillingly to get out of the corner with Trulli's Jordan car.
As long as there is no lag in the corners, parallel acceleration on the straights, it is time for the Williams car to show its performance. During the sprint, Jordan's car was completely crushed, and there was no chance of overtaking.
"Pretty, Montoya!"
The members of the Williams crew were also very excited after seeing this scene, and indeed the Colombian driver's hard power is still undoubted. As long as he doesn't meet Zhang Yifei, basically other opponents on the track, Montoya will win more and lose less.
"Yaga! Let Montoya run, and the duel between the strong is missed! ”
"It's a pity, I thought I could see Your Excellency Yifei play at full strength."
"Montoya, this grandson, doesn't dare to fight with Yifei, is he afraid of losing?"
"You can't say that either, because drivers aspire to a higher ranking, not a personal vendetta."
"Well, I also agree with this statement, even if it is Zhang Yifei, the first thing he has to do is not to entangle with Montoya, but to win the Grand Prix!"
The spectators on the track showed regret, they thought that Zhang Yifei could catch up with Montoya and stage a wonderful duel between the strong.
Unexpectedly, when he was about to catch up, Montoya overtook Trulli, and Zhang Yifei's opponent was replaced by this Jordan driver.
Watching the blue and white Williams car in front of him gradually move away, Zhang Yifei also had a trace of regret in his heart. Having surpassed several opponents in a row, he is now full of fighting spirit.
Maybe he can kill Montoya's threat in the cradle in one go.
But then again, he has surpassed so many opponents, and Montoya has also done the same. Now his state and fighting spirit can't be any worse. Judging from the overtaking in the corner just now, Montoya is clearly thick and fine, taking into account what may happen.
Zhang Yifei didn't know about the change in Montoya's mentality, if he knew, he would definitely pay more attention to the other party. After all, it's much easier to deal with a reckless man than it is to deal with a rider who knows how to advance and retreat.
After Montoya overtook him, he barely had time to catch his breath, and he immediately noticed that there was an extra blue race car in his rearview mirror.
The nickname "Blue Ghost" is earlier and more famous than the title of No. 13 Grim Reaper in the United States. To be honest, Montoya was able to catch up with him, which had already surprised Trulli, and Zhang Yifei was also stopped for 10 seconds, and he actually appeared behind his car!
No matter how shocked and surprised he was in his heart, Trulli could only stabilize his emotions and make a defensive posture at this time. Being surpassed by Montoya is already a failure, and he must not let the same failure happen to him in a short period of time!
"Montoya, you can't stop me, and you still want to stop me?"
Looking at Trulli's move to walk the line and prepare to block the car, the expression on Zhang Yifei's face was very cold.
Colombian drivers are known for their attacks, but Zhang Yifei believes that his attack is as fierce and aggressive as any European and American drivers, or even more powerful and fast than them!
Motorsport is a game for the brave, and Chinese drivers must not be fixed in the stereotypical image of the past. Zhang Yifei always believes that these Europeans and Americans are also inferior to Chinese compared to tenacious, bloody, and desperate.
At least in the bones of the Chinese, there is an imprint of seeing death as home, rather than raising a white flag and surrendering.
Low-key is definitely not the other party's presumptuous capital, sometimes you have to show a little thunder means to let the other party "low-key"!
After turning No. 7, it was a short straight, and Zhang Yifei added full throttle and wake, constantly shortening the gap with the previous car Trulli. The "murderous" image shown by Zhang Yifei in the past has begun to have an effect here, and almost everyone on the track has no doubt that Trulli will soon suffer a stormy blow from Zhang Yifei.
To be honest, watching the Prost car approaching frantically behind him, Trulli felt that the pressure in his heart was much greater than that of the previous defense of Montoya.
Trulli doesn't know why, but it stands to reason that Montoya is an Indy driver from the Americas, and their racing style is known for being ferocious, wild and violent. In contrast, China is more of a gentle, low-key, and forbearant country, and should not have so much pressure.
It can only be said that Zhang Yifei is an outlier, and his too many maniac-like performances on the track have caused pressure on other drivers from the bottom of their hearts, just like Yuzhan facing Senna's attack.
"Ito, how long do you think Trulli can stop flying?"
Blundell looked at the situation on the track and asked Yuo Ito next to him.
"He blocked Montoya three laps, and I think he can only block one and a half laps at most."
"Do you think Fei Neng is so much stronger than Montoya?"
"Of course, Your Excellency Yifei is the strongest driver in Asia and the future king of the world!"
Ito Yusheng looked like a brainless fan, and when he said that Zhang Yifei was strong, stars were almost popping up in his eyes.
According to the habit of partner commentary, you should sing some counter-tune at this time, otherwise the one-sided commentary is boring.
But just as Blundell was about to say something, he suddenly felt that he couldn't say anything against his will. With Zhang Yifei's momentum on the track now, Trulli may really not be able to stop him for a lap and a half!