431 Ralph (Chapter 3)

Zhang Yifei's thrilling passage at the No. 9 sharp bend does have a lot of luck, and if the previous scene is staged again, Schumacher Jr. dares to conclude that Zhang Yifei will inevitably rush off the track this time.

No one will always be favored by God, and even if there is, it will not be a Chinese rider who does not believe in God!

"On the track, the drivers flew, and once again relied on the wake effect of the car to close the distance to Ralph. From this move, we can also see that the Chinese kid is ready to attack again, and the young people are really full of fighting spirit, and it is hard to imagine that there will be a driver who will be so aggressive to challenge Ralph on the heavy Sepang circuit. ”

After Blundell sighed, the Malay commentator next to him, Mohda, added: "Flying in the previous corner to challenge Ralph, there has been a situation where the tires have slipped and lost grip. This time, it is obvious that Ralph has done a good job of defensive line in advance, a newcomer to the track, can he really challenge successfully? ”

"I don't know, but I'm very optimistic about this Chinese newcomer."

Blundell replied in an appreciative tone.

To be honest, Blundell also had the arrogance of the British before, and did not pay attention to Chinese drivers, or even Asian drivers. It is believed that the strength of this group of people is just passers-by in the F1 paddock, relying on the support of sponsors to enter the F1 team.

In fact, those Japanese drivers can only rely on Toyota's backing, run in the F1 paddock for a year or two, and then finish at the bottom and be eliminated.

But the appearance of Zhang Yifei has changed many of Blundel's preconceived notions, and the strength of this Chinese newcomer, based on his 20 years of experience in circuit commentary, is definitely underestimated.

And Blundell admires Zhang Yifei's offensive style, which is a kind of momentum that can be called "breaking the boat", and there is no other driver on the entire track who can be as resolute as Zhang Yifei, not even Schumacher.

Of course, Schumacher didn't show it because there was no opponent on the F1 track in the past two years who could force him to break the boat.

Senna ten years ago, as well as his lifelong rival Prost, and now Schumacher, can't find the opponent who can be called an old enemy.

"I think he's gambling, and gamblers can't always succeed."

Mohda still sticks to his prejudices, after all, Zhang Yifei's move to the Malaysian Grand Prix has touched his bottom line as a Malaysian. This feeling is similar to the feeling of a foreigner knocking Yao Ming, who entered the NBA, into the hospital.

It's just that the 5,000-year-old historical heritage will make most Chinese people understand the accidents on the field after learning the truth. However, the Malay Witch itself has internal contradictions with the Chinese, and this prejudice blinds their impartiality, even the interpretation is biased.

Hearing Mohda's words, Blundell just smiled, after all, one of the hardest things in this world is to change other people's minds.

And twenty years of experience in commenting has allowed Blundell to see too many similar situations, and Mohda's attitude is actually nothing.

Of course, the more important point is that Zhang Yifei is not capable of silencing all doubting voices. If one day when he reaches the heights of Schumacher and says that he wants to surpass Ralph, I guess no one will doubt it.

At the same time as the track commentary, Zhang Yifei had already chased the rear of Schumacher Jr., and this time his attitude was tougher, and at the moment of entering the corner, he directly pushed the front of the car into it, and the two cars entered the No. 11 corner almost at the same time.

"The newcomer wants to press me too?"

In the face of Zhang Yifei's strong move, Ralph Schumacher's heart soared with anger.

At the moment of entering the corner, he directly grabbed the line roughly, this is simply the way to treat rookies, the Chinese kid thinks that he can eat himself, and he will be able to win the line in the corner?

Ralph Schumacher is not a newcomer to the track, he is the younger brother of the racing god and is in his prime. This kind of slighted insult made Schumacher Jr. angry, and at the same time, the attitude of grabbing the line became more and more tough.

Even if he knew that Zhang Yifei was squeezing in, he didn't make the slightest move to give way, and even pressed in the direction of Zhang Yifei, intending to squeeze the other party out of the track. You must know that in this state of road, the sand and gravel buffer zone is already muddy, and it is unlikely that the F1 car will enter even if it does not turn off.

That's why there are a lot of sideways retirements in the rain, and it's not like the riders can't react to hang in neutral to avoid stalling. Instead, they hung up the empty gear to make a rescue move, and there was no way to drive the car out, so they could only retire to end the race.

"Fly is too tough!"

Looking at this scene on the track, the members of the Prost pit stop can be said to be nervous.

Ralf Schumacher is not the previous Pennys, he is a man of personality and is not weak on the track.

It is almost impossible for Zhang Yifei to use this way of forcing Ralph to give up his racing line.

The result of this continues, either the two cars collide, or Ralph squeezes Zhang Yifei off the track, and there is no third option. The members of Prost's strategy team also have no doubt that Schumacher Jr. has the determination and courage to crash.

Feeling that Schumacher Jr. was getting closer and closer, Zhang Yifei didn't seem to be aware of the risk at all, but instead stepped on the accelerator and went down to the corner to speed up, making a posture that he was clearly eating the opponent at Turn 11.

Zhang Yifei is tough, Schumacher is naturally impossible to show weakness, if he admits at this time, the Malaysian Grand Prix will definitely become his own shame. And this scene of overtaking will also greatly enhance the fame of the Chinese boy.

Just like Montoya's fame in the future, it was based on the premise that he ate Schumacher hard in the corner. The quickest and easiest way for any newcomer to become a star is to beat a driver who has become famous on the track and use him as a stepping stone to the top!

So little Schumacher also kicked the accelerator down, and even went directly to Zhang Yifei. This action is because the tangent must be done, and the other point is that Schumacher Jr. intends to use this action to stand up, and he is definitely not a stepping stone for a rookie driver!

If nothing else, this side collision can directly knock Zhang Yifei off the track. As for whether Schumacher Jr. can stabilize and continue to play, it depends on his control of the impact force.

If the strength is accurate, while hitting Zhang Yifei, his car can still be slightly damaged, and it will not affect the next race too much. If the force is not well controlled, both people may crash out.

In the face of Schumacher Jr.'s tough counterattack, the track director shot also shifted from the leading big Schumacher to the duel between Zhang Yifei and Ralph.

Just when everyone thought that this collision was inevitable, even Zhang Yifei's supporters pinched a cold sweat. An unexpected scene happened, Zhang Yifei suddenly slowed down and changed lanes, and went around the left side of Schumacher Jr. to the right side, and did not choose to go head-to-head with Schumacher Jr.!

You must know that the biggest difference between the No. 11 sharp bend and the No. 9 sharp bend is that the No. 11 corner of the Sepang circuit has been widened again on the basis of the original width in order to ensure the safety of the driver.

The widening of the corners gives the rider more room to manoeuvre, which is why Turn 11 at the Sepang circuit will be the main overtaking point.

At the same time, the wider track, in addition to overtaking, can also provide a greater buffer zone for drivers to lose control. Changing to other corners, Zhang Yifei wants to change lanes quickly in the process of cutting corners, so it is difficult to change lanes quickly. Because the width is not enough, slowing down is equivalent to giving way to yourself, and you will inevitably be pressed to the back of the car by the opponent.

However, Turn 11 at the Sepang circuit gives the two cars room to corner side by side, and it may be that the tangent line that Zhang Yifei is taking now is theoretically inferior to the best cornering tangent line of Schumacher Jr.

But after changing lanes, he was in the centre of the corner, with a much larger buffer zone on the left and right than Schumacher Jr. This means that Zhang Yifei can use too fast speed to cut corners, and the limit point of loss of control is higher than that of Schumacher Jr.!

After Zhang Yifei changed lanes, he accelerated directly at full throttle in the corner, trying to beat Ralph Schumacher in the corner.

This move was naturally seen by Schumacher Jr., who really never imagined that the Chinese boy, who has always been extremely tough on the track, would actually use a clever and flexible way to pass corners at this time.

Since Zhang Yifei has been forced to back down and change lanes, it is naturally impossible to let the Chinese newcomers lead him with speed at the exit of the corner. Therefore, Schumacher Jr. did not hesitate, and accelerated out of the corner in advance before the APEX point, wanting to overwhelm Zhang Yifei in speed.

But just as he turned the steering wheel to cut the line, he suddenly found that the direction of the front of the car did not change with the rotation of the steering wheel, and still rushed straight forward.

Ahead is not the track area, but the sand and gravel buffer of the corner, and a little further away is the protective wall of the track. This certainly could not have been the route taken by Ralph Schumacher, and there is only one reason for this scene now, and that is that the slippage is out of control!

I have to say that the little Schumacher at his peak reacted quickly, he directly released the accelerator and constantly braked to change lanes twice, wanting to regain tire grip and save the car. It's just that his throttle speed is too fast, and the inertia has far exceeded the tire grip, and there is no way to change the trajectory of the car when he brakes.

In this way, everyone's unexpected scene happened, Ralph Schumacher, who was in the lead, actually slid sideways off the track at Turn 11 and lost in this duel with Zhang Yifei in the rain!

Two laps! The top five drivers in the F1 rankings were shown off at the corners by newcomers from China, not only losing the duel, but also ending in an early retirement. If this is put before the game, it is estimated that as a joke, few people will believe it.

But the reality just happened, and the tens of thousands of spectators on the track who saw this scene looked at the blue-and-white painted Williams car parked in the buffer zone with their mouths in amazement, and couldn't believe that this scene was real.

As for Zhang Yifei on the other side, he had already left, and he could only see the flashing red taillights in the rain, hiding his merit and fame......