Zhang Yifei's pit stop for a tire change gave Montoya a chance to breathe a sigh of relief, he wanted to take advantage of these few seconds to get rid of the Chinese boy to the greatest extent, otherwise he would always have to devote a part of his attention to guard against the threat behind.

On the other hand, Alesi, a veteran of the Prost team, once again overtook another veteran, Verstappen from Toyota, and moved from eighth to seventh, just one step away from the points zone.

It may not be a big result for the top drivers on the track, but for the middle and lower riders, especially the "retirement" riders on the verge of retirement, it is not easy to improve every time.

Compared to other teams, Korsell doesn't like to talk much, and now that owner Prost is not in the pits to test the new car, the team's radio is on the verge of silence.

So Alessi didn't know that Zhang Yifei had been unstoppably surpassed in the back row, and he was still doing his best to contribute to the Prost team.

The sixth-placed driver was McLaren's Kimi Raikkkonen, who had a good run at the Japanese Grand Prix, qualifying eighth and progressing through the points.

Originally, Kimi Raikkonen was going to continue the sprint forward in one go, but at the moment, in front of him, Coulthard, also from McLaren. With just over a third of the race schedule and a strong triumvirate ahead of them, a premature cannibalism was not the wisest option, so Kimi Raikkonen put his offensive on hold.

Coulthard's form has been a bit decadent since losing the title shot at the US Grand Prix. In the past, he was able to break into the top three and compete with Schumacher, but this time the Suzuka Circuit practice and qualifying sessions were basically hovering above the fifth or sixth place.

This season in history, which was also the last peak of Coulthard, began to go downhill professionally, entering the period of complete domination of the Ferrari dynasty, and the combination of Schumacher and Barrichello was almost invincible.

It wasn't until Kimi Raikkonen bubbled in '03 that he posed a bit of a threat, and in '04 Ferrari once again achieved absolute domination. Further followed by the rise of the head brother Alonso, who ended the Ferrari dynasty with two F1 world championship titles.

The fourth-ranked driver is Villeneuve of the Anglo-American team, the Grand Slam king, and the race is also in a state of "lingering" at the moment.

The two years of the British and American team can be regarded as the last time when he can maintain his dignity as a king, and after a few years, he will be completely rotten and waiting to retire.

It is not so appropriate to say that it is a flash in the pan and a meteor fall, after all, he has won one championship and one runner-up in F1, and he has a place among the top drivers.

It can only be said that Villeneuve's debut was too amazing, the expectations placed on him were too high, and the fall was too sudden, which made many fans a little unacceptable.

Villeneuve was still fourth today, also relying on his breath, after all, he was the most humiliated driver in the last US Grand Prix. Originally, the soft persimmon was Zhang Yifei's, but in the end he became a stepping stone.

But once that breath is over, it will be the end of his career, and after this year, he will be like Coulthard as one of the F1 drivers, not the glittering king.

"Coulthard, cooperate with Kimi to launch an attack and take Villeneuve."

McLaren team chairman Dennis gave the order, and now Villeneuve has been torn off the fig leaf by Zhang Yifei, and he is no longer the powerful Grand Slam driver. The two McLaren riders attacked and were bound to pull him off.

"Understood."

Coulthard and Kimi Raikkonen both responded with a microphone, they had been following Villeneuve for two laps, and even Kimi Raikkonen's offensive had slowed down. If you don't start overtaking at this time, it will delay the rhythm of the entire McLaren team.

So even if Dennis doesn't give the overtaking order, Coulthard can't help it, otherwise he will face "cannibalism".

After Turn 14, there will be a long straight and a super-high-speed corner. Basically, this long straight and high-speed curve can maintain a speed of around 280km/h.

Now the two drivers of the McLaren team are attacking directly on the long straight, one left and one right. The method is simple, and that is to take advantage of the absolute performance advantage of McLaren cars, eat British and American cars on the straights, and let Villeneuve feel what it means to be desperate!

As the most theoretically powerful car of the season today, as long as there are no breakdowns, the straight-speed McLaren is unbeatable. Not to mention the middle and lower reaches of the earth group such as Anglo-American racing, even if Ferrari cars are allowed to come, the straight-line acceleration can't stand McLaren.

Facing the left and right of the two McLaren cars, Villeneuve's face was solemn, and he had already anticipated this scene when he knew that Coulthard and Kimi Raikkonen were behind his car.

The only thing he didn't expect was that the McLaren cars were accelerating on the straights so much that almost instantly, both cars came to the rear of his car at the same time and made an overtaking maneuver.

It's impossible to get them off with speed, the only thing you can do is block one of them.

After a split second of judgment, Villeneuve changed lanes to the left, directly blocking Kimi Raikkonen from his driver, letting go of Cothard on the right and allowing him to pass him.

Looking at the McLaren car roaring by, Villeneuve felt a full of remorse in his heart at this moment! Williamson, who used to be in the Big Three team, even if he didn't drive a Mars rover, at least he had the ability to fight with strong cars.

And the current Anglo-American racing car is an old tractor, and there is no way to suppress the speed of McLaren's racing car. If God gives himself another chance to choose at this moment, Villeneuve will no longer be attracted by British American Tobacco's transfer fee and go to this rotten money!

After all, a driver's contract is about two years, but as long as you keep in good shape, you can have a ten-year peak period. Giving up eight years of your future for two years of high pay is definitely not a good business.

Think of Schumacher coming step by step, eventually rising in Ferrari, while sinking himself in the Anglo-American team!

Kimi Raikkonen was not much of a surprise when Villeneuve chose to block himself, after all, the F1 paddock is a place with a lot of self-esteem and belief. In order to prevent the newcomer Schumacher from overtaking, Senna was running with his life, and today Villeneuve will naturally choose the older and more famous Coulthard instead of the newcomer Kimi, even if he wants to lose one.

However, McLaren's offensive did not stop because of this, and the result they wanted was not that Coulthard would overtake him, but that both drivers would overtake him!

The Anglo-American driver has never been on the McLaren team's rival list!

So after Coulthard took the lead, his backhand was a lane change block and began to press Villeneuve, creating opportunities for Kimi Raikkonen in the back. This year, Coulthard's ranking has been fixed, and the overall runner-up of the year has also been stabilized, and a few points more or less points in the total does not mean much to him.

On the contrary, letting Kimi Raikkonen take the lead and not be dumped by this year's rookie master is the future plan for the team.

Unlike the No. 1 and No. 2 drivers of other teams, the relationship between the enemy is greater than that of his teammates, and Coulthard's previous relationship with Mika Hakkinen is actually very good. Even in order to help his teammates win the championship, he also crashed past Schumacher's front wheel.

Later, with the retirement of Mika Hakkinen, newcomer Kimi Raikkonen was introduced to McLaren with Finnish hopes, and Coulthard was promoted from the previous No. 2 driver to No. 1 driver.

There is such a relationship, in fact, Coulthard and Kimi Raikkonen get along much better than the average team newcomer. If you think about the way Heidfield and Alessy got along, you can understand how difficult it is for two people to fight together.

And in addition to these, without touching his own deep interests, Coulthard is even willing to make some sacrifices to help Kimi. There has been a situation of blocking cars before, and now it is nothing more than doing it again.

With Coulthard's block, Kimi Raikkonen can attack unscrupulously, and at this time, Villeneuve also gave up the chase of Cothard completely, focusing on suppressing Kimi Raikkonen and letting Alessi, who was further behind, also catch up.

Villeneuve still has the strength, but it is only the performance factors of the car and his own poor condition that eventually led to a decline in performance. But in the midst of the three-man struggle, he still played to the normal level of a Grand Slam driver, and after a lap, Kimi Raikkonen was still blocked from the driver.

And more importantly, Alessi, who caught up, was not willing to be lonely and launched an attack on Kimi. The French veteran is ready to sprint forward one more place, at least to ensure the presence of a Prost rider in the points zone.

This situation of dragging each other made McLaren's strategy team anxious, thinking of overtaking Villeneuve by cooperating, and then throwing him off and sprinting towards the front row.

As a result, I didn't expect to freeze here, and I was even chased by the riders further behind, and gradually lost my lead.

McLaren Chairman Dennis, who has always been more tolerant of Kimi, couldn't help but urge at this time: "Kimi! Hurry up and overtake Villeneuve and don't miss your chance! ”

Hearing Dennis's urging, Kimi Raikkonen, who has always been as calm as ice, had a look of anxiety on his face. And Coulthard, who was in the front row, also began to be impatient in his heart, after all, he watched the top three and first echelons go away, but he was doing the task of wingman here.

Just because there's no pressure doesn't mean there's no desire for results, and there are podiums or even championships to fight for, and no driver is too many.

Watching Kimi Raikkonen face the old fritter Villeneuve's block, it was indeed a little impossible to find a good opportunity, at this time, Coulthard was ruthless, and directly stepped on the brakes with a heavy foot, forcing Villeneuve behind him to slow down and give way!