Pressing the upper limit of the speed limit of the pit lane and rushing into the track, the pit lane start plus the 10-second penalty stop has made Zhang Yifei in front of him except for the roar of the engine, and there is no shadow of the car.

At this moment, he is like a lone warrior, engaged in a war with little chance of victory, but he has never chosen to surrender without a fight!

Fueling, upshifting, and speeding up, the JS53 car began to speed wildly, shortening the distance to the penultimate Montoya.

Although Prost's racing performance is indeed not very good, it is like an accompanying "old horse" throughout the season, unswervingly implementing all Zhang Yifei's operating instructions.

It may be an exaggeration to say that the current Zhang Yifei suddenly changed to the McLaren car with the strongest theoretical performance, and he may not be able to drive more easily than the Prost car.

Montoya, who was second to last on the other side, came out of the pit lane with amazing speed to shorten the distance with the Sauber team Mika Salo in front of him.

Montoya's failure today is actually relative to Zhang Yifei, if you look at Montoya purely from the perspective of a newcomer, he can definitely be called one of the best newcomers in F1 history.

He won the championship in the rookie season, and except for the first few races, he didn't adapt to it, and he was almost at the top of the rest and could compete with the veterans in the F1 paddock. Even at the peak, Schumacher was strong in the corner, and Ferrari Monza won the championship at home, and the limelight can be described as unparalleled for a while.

It can only be said that both Shengyu and He Shengliang, without the appearance of Zhang Yifei, Montoya is the most dazzling star this year.

So Montoya's strength is not a problem, as long as he can maintain the form he should have, even if he starts from the pits and uses one-stop tactical medium tyres, he can still easily catch up with the rear drivers.

And today's Montoya, compared with the past, is more forbearant and low-key.

Failure is not completely without benefits, at least it can curb your arrogance and see some of the shortcomings of the past.

Montoya, who used to worship the wild style, finally began to develop in the direction of technical flow after the defeat of the United States Grand Prix. Courage and fearlessness can be regarded forever, but motorsport cannot only be about courage and fearlessness, but also the cornerstone of a driver's true rise to the top.

That's why at the pre-race press conference, Montoya will frankly admit Zhang Yifei's strength, because after the American Grand Prix, he seriously watched and studied Zhang Yifei's game video, and admitted the opponent's advantages and strength.

To use an old Chinese saying, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the only way to survive a hundred battles.

Perhaps the only thing that was not expected by Montoya was that Zhang Yifei was not only not bad at all kinds of delicate and extreme operations, but also in terms of wildness and courage, he was not inferior to an Indian driver like him, and this race completely crushed himself in terms of desire to win.

Montoya can admit that he is not as good as Zhang Yifei in some aspects, but he absolutely cannot admit that he is not as good as that Chinese kid in any aspect, otherwise he has no value in running in the F1 paddock!

I don't care how many Chinese drivers can run in the end, but under the premise of having a 10-second advantage, I must not let him overtake me!

In addition to Zhang Yifei being frantically chasing after the Prost team, on the other side of the track, Alessi also sprinted towards the front row with a cold face!

Zhang Yifei's pit stop and 10-second penalty stop are basically equivalent to a "death sentence" in the Japanese Grand Prix, and there has never been such a shocking driver in history, even if there is no 10-second penalty stop, there has never been a penultimate start from the pit stop!

The pride and honor of the Prost team cannot be just a season newcomer to bear all the pressure. Today, since Zhang Yifei has no way to fight in the front row, then I, Alessi, must stand up for the team, which is the duty of a track veteran!

Unlike other tracks, which start flat, Suzuka starts a downhill course, and if you start quickly enough and time well, you can overtake a few competitors at the start.

Alesi's ranking in practice was mediocre, maintaining his usual level, finishing 11th out of all drivers. You must know that this is because Zhang Yifei and Montoya started from the pit, so he can maintain the eleventh order, otherwise he will be ranked thirteenth if nothing else.

The disadvantage of veterans is that they are easy to stick to the rules and rarely break through themselves, and the advantage is the abundance of event surprises and track familiarity. Alesi started directly in second gear, using the advantage of downhill to make up for the lack of power in gear, and actually allowed him to successfully overtake two opponents in the starting stage.

However, before reaching the ninth, he had a formidable opponent in front of him, Eddie Alvin from the Jaguar team.

Alwin was once a top driver, had a chance to compete for a world championship, and even made Schumacher his wingman at one point. However, with the decline of age and form, he could not meet the requirements of the Ferrari team, and the newly formed Jaguar team could afford a lot of money, so he jumped ship to become the No. 1 driver of the Jaguar team.

Before the race, the team pit station issued a reminder to avoid being overtaken by the Chinese drivers, after all, this kid has created too many miracles, and the pit stop starts and stops for 10 seconds, at most he can only miss the championship or the podium, and it is unlikely that he will be suppressed in the back row.

In particular, this kid also changed to super soft tires, and it was clear that he refused to accept his fate, so there was a great danger that the middle and lower riders would be overtaken.

As the team's No. 1 driver, a veteran who has competed for the world championship, and can also be surpassed by a newcomer who starts from the pit stop and is stopped, Alvin really has no place to put his face.

That's why Lauda specially told Alvin before the race that he could lose on the track, but he must not lose so humiliatingly!

What Alvin didn't expect was that the blue car that appeared behind him first was not No. 13 Reaper Fly, but No. 14 Prost.

Alwin was only a little surprised by Alesi's appearance, after all, there were two drivers between him and Alesi in the starting order, and theoretically according to the strength of the French drivers, it was not easy to overtake the two drivers, and even after a race.

But Alessi's next move made Alvin feel a kind of provocation, and this guy actually launched an attack on him. Just on the first lap, he wanted to overtake himself, the French "pension" driver, thinking that he was a Chinese kid who could do whatever he wanted on the track?

Now the other drivers in the F1 paddock have a similar mentality, that is, they still don't regard Zhang Yifei as a strong enemy, but in their hearts and the team strategy group, they have already regarded Zhang Yifei as the main opponent.

So subconsciously, it is normal to think that Zhang Yifei can catch up and attack him. But when this kind of attack is replaced by another opponent, there is a sense of anger that has been provoked.

Alessi's strength in the F1 paddock for so many years has been obvious to all other drivers, and basically he is not regarded as a big threat. Alvin didn't take Alessi in his eyes, not every Prost driver can be as perverted as a Chinese kid!

Without that crazy driver, Prost would be a bottom-tier team!

Erwin didn't choose to block the car like crazy, but focused on his own line, he thought that as long as he grabbed the fastest line, according to Alessi's strength, it was basically impossible to surpass him.

After all, his opponent is not the pension driver Alessi, but the opponent who is better ranked and stronger in front of him!

In fact, just as Alvin expected, although Alesi launched an offensive, it was not ferocious, and it felt completely different from Zhang Yifei's stormy and crazy attack, and the pressure brought was not great enough.

It's just that after a lap has passed, at Turn 11 on the track, Alessi, who has always been steady and steady, suddenly accelerates rapidly, penetrates straight into the center of the corner from the inside line, grabs the faster exit line, and presses Alvin behind.

This change may not have been expected by anyone, and over the course of the season, Alessi's outstanding performances on the track can be described as one of the few.

The highlight was at the Austrian Grand Prix, where he beat Barrichello to the podium, his only podium of the season.

But it was precisely this kind of driver who didn't seem to be threatening to come to eighth position on the second lap after the start and start sprinting towards the front row, which was really surprising.

"Elwin, what the hell is going on!"

Team manager Steiner yelled in the team's voice, his tone full of anger and disbelief.

Their original assumption was that Alvin would at least maintain his position as a midfielder, and then reinvigorate his name in the closing game by defending Zhang Yifei. After all, after the end of the season, it's time to talk to sponsors about renewals.

A team can be without results, but it must not be without fame!

This is the same as the Internet hype in later generations, whether it is praise or scolding, it doesn't matter if even black fans are flying all over the sky, it must not be quiet.

Fame means traffic, traffic means attention, and attention is the key that ultimately translates into fleet revenue. Although the Jaguar team is backed by the Ford family, it looks like it is strong.

But the bitterness in the heart may only be known to the team itself, and a cheating manufacturer like Ford is sometimes really not so reliable.

Of course, the biggest disappointment for the team management was Alwin's performance. Even a "pensioner" driver like Alessi can easily overtake in two laps, how can his form decline so quickly?