586 The Battle of Fate (Chapter 4)
Villeneuve's crash left Ferrari furious, but there was nothing to be done about it until the race was over.
The only thing to expect is that Barrichello blocked Cothard, and then cooperated with Schumacher behind to complete the overtaking and chase the front row again!
Schumacher, the strongest driver on the track, this is the time to show his hard power!
Schumacher was knocked behind by Villeneuve, and the biggest beneficiary was Zhang Yifei in addition to Villeneuve himself.
Zhang Yifei was chased by Schumacher very urgently, and he had to prevent being overtaken by him almost at all times, and the pressure was very high.
As Schumacher fell to the back row, and Villeneuve also affected his speed because of the corner crash, there was no way to eat the wake of the car in front of him, and the distance between the cars was pulled apart, which was equivalent to liberating Zhang Yifei.
At this moment, Zhang Yifei can finally use all his strength to deal with Montoya, instead of facing the situation of a wolf in front of him and a tiger in the back!
Sir Williams told Montoya almost immediately that Schumacher was behind him. After so many opponents, they also know Zhang Yifei very well, and according to the character of this Chinese kid, they will definitely take advantage of this gap to launch the most ferocious offensive.
Montoya glanced in the rearview mirror at this time, except for the familiar blue Prost car, there was no red Ferrari in it, and soon the two would face off again!
Come on! I won't lose to you this time!
Montoya said firmly in his heart, if he can lose to Zhang Yifei on this track where he has reached the top, it means that he is inferior in skills, and there is no excuse to find.
The renewed confidence will also be shattered again, and there is no possibility of rebuilding it a second time!
Whether to choose to prove his domination on this track, or to live with the shadow of a lifetime, Montoya has no choice, he must win!
"This scene is finally here, another duel between Montoya and Fei, the two brightest newcomers on the F1 track this year, like a fatal entanglement, once again fiercely fought together."
"But the strongest title can only be won by one person after all, I don't know if this is Fei's victory or Montoya's reversal?"
Brendel explained in an excited tone, and he was really looking forward to the scene.
After all, compared with the duel between veterans, the fateful battle between newcomers is more exciting and enjoyable to watch. And these two newcomers may be regarded as one of the strongest newcomers in F1 in the past decade.
If it were placed in different years, maybe both of them could have made a name for themselves. It's just a pity that these two people entered the F1 paddock in the same year, and they are destined to have the last laugh!
The scenes of both Shengyu and He Shengliang are equally cruel in competitive sports.
"Of course Montoya can prove himself, I don't believe he can lose on this track!"
Lewis replied firmly, without any hesitation or hesitation.
As the pride of IndyCar and the current strongest IndyCar king on the track, Montoya will be a disgrace to the entire IndyCar program if he fails to prove his strength at the Indianapolis circuit.
In any case, there is no way out of Montoya in this battle, it will be a battle!
"But Fei won all the previous duels, are you really that confident?"
Normally, Blundell would not explain to his colleagues like this, but this time he had a lot of impressions of Lewis, and he was not happy with the superiority of American fans at the scene, so he stood up to refute it.
In fact, for Blundel, no matter who wins in the end, he is very happy and satisfied. Because these two new F1 drivers, in a sense, have proved their strength and potential with race wins, they are good enough.
"Of course, the king of India must be the ruler of this track."
Lewis seems to be full of information, whether it is Montoya or IndyCar, he thinks from the bottom of his heart that he is much better than Zhang Yifei, rather than a moment of hard talk.
"Then let's wait and see."
Blundell smiled faintly, he never thought that the Indy champion must be the ruler of the track. In any automobile event, the strong are respected!
Montoya and Zhang Yifei began to race at extreme speed on the track, without the hindrance of other drivers, the offensive and defensive momentum was exerted to the extreme, and the lap times also broke last year's track record.
Zhang Yifei launched several attacks in a short period of time, and even once the front nose wing crossed Montoya's rear wheel. However, in the end, it was blocked by Montoya by relying on the extreme line.
These encounters made both sides more focused and cautious, especially Montoya, who could be described as shocked in his heart.
To be honest, Montoya thinks that he has run perfectly enough, and with the performance advantage of the "Sabertooth Tiger" car, there should be no problem in getting rid of Zhang Yifei. As a result, I didn't expect that Zhang Yifei was faster and more ferocious than before, and one of them almost overtook successfully.
This made Montoya a little puzzled, why the Chinese kid ran the Indianapolis circuit, and could be so skilled and professional, almost not losing to his own Indian champion.
He never thought that Zhang Yifei was stronger than him in terms of talent or strength, but this time, Montoya really began to have doubts.
Montoya was shocked, Zhang Yifei also felt a lot of pressure, he seemed to be very strong in attack, but in fact, he had already put his strength to the point of super-level performance. It is no exaggeration to say that even in the previous qualifying competition, Zhang Yifei did not have this kind of operation today.
But even so, it was still blocked by Montoya, and even several innovative lines that Zhang Yifei thought he was very sure of were also dealt with very well by Montoya, which made Zhang Yifei begin to wonder if Montoya knew his own routing methods, or that these lines were not his own innovations, but had already appeared in IndyCar?
Otherwise, how could he react so quickly, respond just right, and not give the slightest chance?
With doubts and shocks, the grappling lap speed began to climb, from the seventeenth lap, to the twentieth lap, and even to the thirtieth lap, and there was still no winner or loser.
Montoya still can't get rid of Zhang Yifei who is following behind, and Zhang Yifei also can't find a chance to surpass Montoya. It's just that the fierce competition between the two of them has left the drivers behind them far behind, and even Willeneuve, who finally succeeded in overtaking.
To be honest, the shock in Villeneuve's heart at this moment was no less than that of the two of them.
You must know that he took the risk of "dying together" and knocked Schumacher off the track to overtake successfully, in order to catch up with Zhang Yifei and then kill him!
If Villeneuve hit Schumacher and finally slowed down and showed mercy, then when he has the opportunity to overtake Zhang Yifei, he will definitely not hesitate at all, even if he retires, he will drag Zhang Yifei to retreat together!
As a result, he never expected that Zhang Yifei would not give him a chance to fight at all, and even he felt that he had tried his best to catch up, but he was getting farther and farther away from Zhang Yifei and Montoya.
What's wrong with the world, and why is there such a crazy scene? The grappling between the two actually ran out of the track record, is this the legendary Vietnam War?
However, with the arrival of lap 30, the expressions on the faces of the members of the strategy team began to become slightly serious in the pit lane of the Prost team.
"Kossel, Fei is going to be ready to pit soon, and it seems that the next few laps will not have a good chance of overtaking Montoya."
Henry opened his mouth to say that after Schumacher was down, the crew was excited. I feel that this is an opportunity, Zhang Yifei can go all out to face Montoya and finally surpass him!
After all, Zhang Yifei has won several duels, and Montoya is considered his defeated subordinate and has a great psychological advantage.
The result is still too optimistic, after all, this is his home field, and the line is extremely perfect, and Zhang Yifei is not given the slightest chance. And the defense is very tenacious, and several crises have been well resolved.
The entire course of the USP is 306.016 kilometers with a total of 73 laps. Once you've passed 30 laps, it's almost time to pit and change your tires at any time.
So in these laps, the tires of both sides are basically smoothed, the grip is much lower than the initial moment, and the risk of overtaking is doubled, which is basically a peaceful "garbage time".
At least until the stop, Zhang Yifei's chances of overtaking Montoya are slim, and the duel between the two will continue into the second half of the schedule.
When Cosell heard Henry's words, he didn't respond, because he had a vague premonition in his heart that the most dangerous moment was the time when there was the most opportunity.
Whoever has better grip on the tires and who has better handling will be magnified at this last point in time, and the chances of overtaking success will also be greatly improved.
It's just that in Cosell's heart, he doesn't want Zhang Yifei to attack at this point in time. Unlike F1, which is often a temporary tire wall, IndyCar's permanent cement wall is too risky, and if you go off the track too fast, the sand and gravel buffer may not completely trap the car.
But he will not stop or warn Zhang Yifei that as a driver, he should have the consciousness of facing danger and even dying on the track.
Like the Knights of the Isle of Man TT, many people see it as if it were their last leg of their careers because they were ready to die.
Formula 1 doesn't have such a career last, which means that every stop can be the last.
Just as Korsell was thinking, Zhang Yifei launched an overtaking offensive just as he had a hunch. It's just that this location was something he never expected, Zhang Yifei actually chose the No. 13 Death Bend, which is the highest in the dangerous department, is this really regarded here as the last stop of his career?