475 Seizing the Opportunity (Chapter 3)
Zhang Yifei is paying attention to Barrichello at the moment, and the distance is a bit far, so he can't pay attention to what happened between Schumacher and Montoya.
But out of the corner of his eye, he could see that all the spectators on the track were up and waving their arms wildly. In this case, it is definitely an extremely wonderful scene that can trigger a frenzy of the audience.
And at this stage, the only thing that can achieve this level should be the scene where Montoya surpasses Schumacher.
In fact, from the initial stage, Coulthard's sudden accident, Zhang Yifei had a vague premonition. Maybe this Brazilian Grand Prix seems to be slowly returning to the historical trajectory.
Now it seems that this is indeed the case, and the historic scene that should have happened has happened after all. Montoya finally proved himself with Schumacher, making a name for himself on the circuit in Brazil and dispelling doubts about the strength of the Indy champion.
Putting away the emotion in his heart, Zhang Yifei kicked the floor oil, and frantically began to speed up to chase Barrichello in front.
If history returns to normal, it means that there is nothing to do with itself, which Zhang Yifei cannot accept.
So I'm sorry, I have to be that game-breaker, and I have to leave my name on the F1 track!
Lap 6, Lap 7, Lap 8......
The number of laps on the track began to climb continuously, probably because he felt the pressure of Zhang Yifei, Barrichello was much better than the beginning in terms of speed and condition, at least it did not make Zhang Yifei easily close the distance.
On the other hand, Heidenfeld also broke out under the stimulation of Zhang Yifei, and he blocked Ralph Schumacher further behind to maintain his fifth ranking.
You must know that in the history of the Brazilian Grand Prix, Heidefeld finished third and stood on the podium for the first time. The impression of the outside world has also changed from the garbage driver of the Prost team to the potential driver of the Sauber team, and began his own counterattack road.
So on the Interlagus circuit, Heidfeld still has the strength, and it is really not so easy to go all out to defend well, and it is not so easy to overtake him.
If Zhang Yifei hadn't followed Kossel's instructions before, he would have been blocked by Heidenfeld for at least a few laps, or even dozens of laps.
There was a stalemate on the track, with hard-hitting drivers combined with the narrow track making overtaking not so easy. But everyone didn't want to let the distance go and clung to the driver in front of them, waiting for the pit stop to change.
On lap 25, Zhang Yifei began to make his first pit stop to change tires, and the Prost team of technicians had already been waiting for it solemnly. They know the severity of the situation on the track now, Zhang Yifei can recover his fourth position, the difficulty is actually very great, and the pair can't waste this advantage on the pit stop.
Tyre change and refueling took the entire stop time of 15 seconds, which is more than 3 seconds less than the average. This is also a record time for the Prost technician team, you must know that under normal circumstances, they are average, and occasionally they will lag behind.
"Phineas, come on, surpass Barrichello!"
Watching Zhang Yifei race away, Ah Hu couldn't help but cheer.
There are not many Chinese supporters on the track today, and the Chinese red on the track in the past is nowhere to be seen.
Now Zhang Yifei once again has the feeling of fighting alone in Europe, coupled with the ridicule and ridicule of the home audience on the track, he is once again the enemy of the world!
But it doesn't matter, whether it is Zhang Yifei himself, Ah Hu and Chen Zhi, or the members of the Prost team, they all believe that Zhang Yifei can resist the pressure and create miracles.
Drivers who have the ability to stand at the top of the world are themselves enemies of the world and have come all the way.
But in the end, those former "enemies" can only raise their heads and look up at the existence of the peak!
The potential of the Prost pit lane exploded, but Heidfeld was not so lucky, and the Sauber team of technicians, even under intense pressure, made a mistake in coordination, which greatly increased his pit stop time.
In contrast, the Williams team is at the top level, and the gap between Ralph Schumacher and Heindfeld is very weak and needs to be suppressed for a long time.
As a result, there was no victory on the track, and the technician team helped Schumacher Jr. finish, and after the pit stop, he directly moved up one place in the qualifying position, and came to the back of Zhang Yifei again.
Faced with this situation, Heidefeld could not change the outcome except helplessly.
In fact, many people misunderstand that Formula 1 is not an individual sport, but a team sport. This "team" is not actually because there are two drivers on the track, but the whole team.
From the beginning of the development stage of the racing car, in fact, the competition has already begun, and the final victory of the driver depends on the support of countless people behind him. To put it mildly, if Schumacher is thrown into the current Minardi team, it will be difficult for him to win the world championship even at his peak.
After all, no matter how strong your driving skills are, can you stop the car from breaking down, stalling or something? If it's bad on the track, can you still push the car to win the championship?
The stop time of the Ferrari team is about 15 seconds, which is about the same as that of the Prost team. However, these 15 seconds can be regarded as a super-level performance of the Prost technician team, and for the Ferrari technician team, it is a normal operation.
You must know that many of the records for the shortest time of stops on the track were created by the Ferrari team, which can stand in the position of the Big Three for decades, relying on its heritage and strength!
Lap 26, Lap 27, Lap 28...... It didn't take until the 40th lap, Zhang Yifei finally relied on the speed advantage of a thousand minutes and seconds per lap to close the gap with Barrichello in front, and finally came to the back of his car and stepped into the offensive range.
This process is not only an increase in the number of laps, but also means that neither Barrichello nor Zhang Yifei is qualified to make any mistakes.
After Barrichello came from Zhang Yifei to fourth, he actually looked in the rearview mirror from time to time and found that there was no blue Prost car in it, and he was relieved.
But this time, when he looked in the rearview mirror, the pure blue car finally appeared, and Barrichello's mood became very complicated in an instant.
At the start, Barrichello really didn't do well enough, so he gave Montoya the chance to overtake. However, after adjusting and being reminded by the team, Barrichello basically recovered, and the subsequent lap time was not much experience, but it was definitely around 1 minute and 12 seconds, which was not much short of the track record.
As a result, at this speed, Zhang Yifei slowly caught up from behind, which means that Zhang Yifei's lap speed should have been within 1 minute and 12 seconds, and even the fastest speed of a lap, breaking the track record!
Barrichello was full of shock in his heart at the moment, and even felt an indescribable pressure.
He didn't want to admit that a newcomer from China could put pressure on himself at the Interlagos circuit in Brazil.
However, one thing is already obvious, Zhang Yifei's more and more amazing performance has made Barrichello lose the confidence he had in the practice match.
This is what Zhang Yifei thinks Barrichello has a shortcoming, he lacks the bloody and kingly temperament that a champion has, so he is destined to fail to become a champion. If the same situation is placed on Senna and Schumacher, the mentality is definitely not like this.
Even if it is put on Prost, who is known for his calmness and conservatism, if he faces Zhang Yifei's challenge again, he definitely wants to be a newcomer in this kind of dish, and dare to challenge Lao Tzu on the home track, and let this grandson understand what strength is!
But Barrichello didn't have the domineering, so he didn't dare to put up any resistance in the face of Ferrari's command to give way to the car at his peak. Even throughout his Ferrari career, Barrichello kept silent about the car incident.
It wasn't until he left the Ferrari team that he began to complain about the wrongs he had been wronged.
Zhang Yifei didn't know Barrichello's mentality at the moment, but he could roughly guess Barrichello's mentality. It is precisely because of this that from beginning to end, Zhang Yifei only regarded Barrichello as a strong opponent, not a terrible opponent.
"Fly, now bite Barrichello, the double vertex compound corner in front of you is an overtaking opportunity, he has a flaw in the line of this compound corner, it depends on whether you can catch it."
Korcel once again gave Zhang Yifei a reminder of overtaking, a move he would not have done before.
Because, as was the case from the beginning, the strategy team only gives the driver the best choice, not how to dictate the F1 driver.
In this world, no coach is qualified to command F1 drivers to drive, because the situation on the track is changing rapidly, there is no time to command, and the other is the gap in level, and the strongest 20 people in the world do not need to command.
But this time, Korsell began to intervene too much, because of the provocation suffered by Zhang Yifei on the track, although he never said anything, and he would not comfort him with hypocrisy, it did not mean that he was not angry.
Zhang Yifei is his own driver, and he can even be described as a Chinese apprentice, no one can insult and despise Zhang Yifei, let alone Barrichello, and Schumacher!
So while paying attention to Zhang Yifei's line, Cowsell has actually been observing Barrichello. No driver can achieve a flawless line for more than an hour of high-intensity race, it depends on whether this flaw can be discovered, and then seize the opportunity to overtake.
Barrichello's double vertex compound corner routing flaws were discovered by Cosell, as for whether he can seize this opportunity, it depends on Zhang Yifei's operation.
And there is only one chance, with Barrichello's strength, once he finds that he has a flaw, he definitely doesn't want to repeat it a second time in the next lap!