513 Boiling Blood (Chapter 4 Asking for a Monthly Pass)
“! Schumacher was the first to enter the 1 minute 09 second field, Schumacher is Schumacher, and when he really exerts his strength, the track will tremble! ”
“! Montoya overtook Schumacher's fastest lap with a stunning performance. Maybe Shumi didn't expect that he would be challenged by Colombian superstars again and again this season! ”
“! McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen uses speed to explain what it means to be a newcomer to F1 history! Maybe everyone didn't expect that the iceman from Finland would break out at the A1 circuit in Austria! ”
Brendel and Bazel kept informing them of the situation on the track with passionate voices.
It's not that they're pretending to be excited, it's that it's been a long time since there has been such fierce qualifying competition. Even as commentators, they are all enthusiastic to watch!
"Montoya, find a way to be faster, you can't get pole position at this speed."
"Kimi, run beautifully, I always believe that you are the strongest newcomer, use your results to prove yourself!"
"Shumi, this group of newcomers has gone crazy, it seems that you have to be serious!"
Team commands, constantly issued from the pit area, crazy soaring lap times, also disrupted the rhythm of many team planning, they did not expect the qualifying competition, will be so fierce and crazy!
Even the spectators felt that the drivers on the track had a kind of upbeat mentality. As the saying goes, losing doesn't lose anyone, Lao Tzu is fucking fighting, and he has to grab the top spot in the lap time list once!
"Kosell, how are the brakes and fluid temperatures now?"
"It's on the high side, but it's still within the normal range."
"Remaining oil."
"Fifteen percent."
"OK, it's my turn to perform."
After saying this, Zhang Yifei released the voice call button with Coser, the car is currently in the best state of acceleration, and the qualifying time has passed halfway, it is time to hit the fastest lap at present!
With one foot on the accelerator, Zhang Yifei was ready to increase his speed, but to be honest, the speed of Prost racing was not fast.
Because of the many long downhill straights on this track, the upper limit of speed has almost reached the limit of the power performance of Prost racing. It's like a lot of small-displacement civilian cars, before 80km/h, the acceleration feels very brisk, and the power is enough.
And once this number is exceeded, the power output will become more and more powerful, and the acceleration will become slower and slower, especially the acceleration after the small displacement of m/h, basically relying on the slow improvement of time, no matter how you step on the accelerator, you can't feel the push back feeling brought by the power.
The same is true of the feeling of the Prost car at the moment, the power of the Peugeot engine is here, and after reaching a peak, it is not that you want to step on the accelerator and the speed can increase rapidly.
Of course, it certainly won't be as exaggerated as the lack of acceleration in civilian cars, which is relative to other F1 cars. Just as you should never challenge your career with a hobby, don't judge Formula 1 cars by the standards of buying grocery cars.
The power problem can be regarded as a shortcoming that cannot be changed since Zhang Yifei entered the F1 paddock. However, on the A1 track in Austria, another shortcoming that bothered Zhang Yifei was solved.
Another shortcoming is the lack of familiarity with the track.
The sufficient preparation time, coupled with Prost's experience on this track, allowed Zhang Yifei to memorize the characteristics of the track to the extreme.
Every corner. Each line, even the number of uphill and downhill slopes of which section, and the number of meters of the braking point on the track, are deeply engraved in Zhang Yifei's mind.
It was with this massive amount of memory in his mind that Zhang Yifei was able to surpass Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen in the first practice match and run an amazing lap time.
However, the lap time of a practice is only a practice race after all, and the drivers have reservations in strength. The qualifying race is different, at this time, it is the pursuit of the ultimate lap time, and it is also Zhang Yifei's turn to completely break out!
At this moment, he is like a hidden master in martial arts, applying his "lifelong learning" to the A1 track, to challenge the limit of that lap time, and to challenge the first pole position title in qualifying!
“! The fastest lap was set by McLaren's Coulthard, and it was only a small fraction of a second away from the track lap record! ”
"As the current second-best driver in the overall number of points, Coulthard rarely sees amazing operations, but he always shows his strength when you don't expect it, so that opponents will never dare to underestimate his existence!"
Blundell was still lamenting that McLaren's Coulthard was close to the race record, but Bazel next to him suddenly yelled and interrupted his commentary.
“! Audience friends, you heard it right, that is! Fei, a Chinese driver from the Prost team, has just broken the current race lap record on the A1 track and reached the top position! ”
"I can't believe it's true. A newcomer to the F1 paddock who only entered the paddock this year retired after three races after a serious track accident and missed the next nine races, only to return to the track until the other day. ”
"This kind of predicament, if you are replaced by other newcomers to face one of them, it is estimated that the whole season will be reimbursed, and it will be difficult to adjust your condition and continue to run brilliantly."
"But Fly did it! He surpassed the current track record, and I think all the doubts and ridicule should be gone away at this moment, and the driver Fei proved with his strength that the day he returns, he is still the strongest newcomer in F1! ”
Bazel felt that his commentary was a little crazy at this time, and he did not hesitate to smash all kinds of praise on Zhang Yifei.
Because Zhang Yifei's lap time broke very suddenly, it was like suddenly parachuting to the top of the list, and the shock was too great.
You must know that Zhang Yifei was on the list before, or in the first few laps of the qualifying race. Zhang Yifei's lap time was mediocre, and he was pressed down by other faster drivers, and his name even reached the middle and lower reaches of the leaderboard.
For a moment, Bazel felt like he had forgotten that there was such a Chinese driver competing for pole position.
But the two commentators did not sing Zhang Yifei, because he fell behind in the rankings, but it was more logical. After all, this is the first race back to the track, and after such a big twist and turn, it's normal to have ups and downs in form, and there's nothing to blame.
As a result, just when the qualifying race was about to end, Zhang Yifei came back, and he directly hit the top position, breaking the track record.
It is no wonder that at the beginning of the season, many media commented on Zhang Yifei's performance, calling him the most dazzling newcomer in the F1 paddock, and he could not hide his light at any time.
Zhang Yifei really didn't go down, the top position was blind!
"Zhang Yifei~~!"
"Fly~~!"
“NO.1!”
"Montoya, wait and tremble, this is the strongest newcomer!"
"China Pride, you didn't disappoint me!"
"There is no one of the best Asian drivers!"
"It's too fast, maybe the sky is his limit!"
Countless exclamations came from the stands, and more importantly, the vast majority of them were European spectators.
In other words, they have no Chinese feelings, purely because of their strength and performance, cheering and praising Zhang Yifei on the track.
The A1 circuit in Austria is actually a small track in terms of size. Because the construction site is in the plateau area, the terrain limits the size and scope of the track, and can only accommodate less than 50,000 spectators, which is only half the size compared to those tracks that can easily have 100,000 spectators.
But the A1 circuit also has its own characteristics, that is, the stands are very close to the track, which is almost like a street race, where you can stand on the buildings of the two sides of the track and watch the game directly.
So Zhang Yifei could clearly see the audience outside the fence, stretched out a hand from the gap and waved to him frantically. Even if Zhang Yifei doesn't communicate with the team, he can know that his lap time at the moment is definitely not slow.
Otherwise, these European ghosts who looked down on themselves before would definitely not take the initiative to cheer.
"Kossel, did I get the fastest lap?"
Although Zhang Yifei already had a little bottom in his heart, he still didn't hold back the expectations in his heart and asked Koser.
"Hmm."
There was just a simple "um" in the headphones, and I didn't feel excitement or praise, as if I ran an extremely ordinary lap time.
Originally, Zhang Yifei had a little bottom in his heart, but Cosell's inexplicable cold attitude made him nervous.
Did the old German man hear what he was asking clearly, and how did he feel very careless, and he hummed casually?
"Did I really run the fastest lap?"
"It's just the fastest lap, it's not pole position, why do you ask so many times?"
Cosell's response finally made Zhang Yifei sure that he had run the fastest lap on the track so far.
Before he could be ecstatic in his heart, Korcel's cold water was poured directly: "The qualifying race is not over yet, don't be too happy, the drivers behind are biting very tightly." ”
"I see."
Zhang Yifei knew that the old man in Germany did not have the habit of talking nonsense, and it was not surprising that he was only slightly ahead, and the pole position was not stable.
"Mentor, are you too strict, I think Yifeijun needs more encouragement at this time."
Yamamoto said to Korser, who had ended the call, that Zhang Yifei would return to the track for the first race after missing nine races.
More than ever, you need to give him confidence and encouragement, especially when he is running the fastest lap.
"You also saw how intense it was in qualifying today, and now there are still ten minutes left and the other drivers are not going to give up. The more times like this, the more vigilant it is to be and not to be satisfied with the current lap time. ”
"Before the countdown to the race is over, Feidu is only the fastest lap at the moment, not the pole position driver!"
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