530 Bad News Keeps Coming (Chapter 1)
The Chinese audience and Zhang Yifei's fans cheered and shouted very excitedly, celebrating Zhang Yifei's defense.
Compared with those ghosts with an inexplicable sense of superiority, the vast majority of Chinese in this era actually have a very B number in their hearts. They have a very clear understanding of the strength of Schumacher and Zhang Yifei.
No one would think that Zhang Yifei is a better driver than Schumacher, and for them, beating Schumacher is more of a wish than a low-hanging fruit.
So at the moment, even if it was just a small victory, they were still extremely excited and satisfied.
And having said that, Zhang Yifei's success against Schumacher this time is actually higher than the previous overtaking in the Brazilian Grand Prix. After all, there was no grappling that time, the overtaking was relatively smooth, and Montoya's overtaking jewel was in front, and it was obvious that Schumacher was not in good shape.
This time, Zhang Yifei really got the pole position, and blocked Schumacher for more than 20 laps, without any luck and luck, purely showing his strength!
At the same time, there was also a cheer in the Pit Stop of the Prost team. Today's race so far can be said to be the brightest moment of the Prost team in recent years, there is no one!
Not only Zhang Yifei is dazzling, but even the veteran Alessi is "dead wood in spring", and even shows a posture on the track that the Prost team can wrestle the wrists of the Big Three, which was unthinkable in the past, but today it has become a reality!
The Prost team is finally not the bottom brother of the middle!
Compared with the upswing of the current situation of Prost Racing, the Williams Racing Team has been clouded.
When Ralph Schumacher and Montoya teamed up to surpass Coulthard before, the situation was simply good, waiting for Schumacher Jr. to counter-press and let Montoya overtake.
The plan was perfect, but it was blocked by Coulthard's crazy shot, which directly caused Kimi Raikkonen to chase after him, and Montoya became the last one.
Originally, it was nothing, but it was still the early stage of the game, and it was normal to have fierce competition for something. Ralph Schumacher came to third position, as long as the block successfully suppressed the speed, it was to create a chance for Montoya, and he had a good chance of catching up after all.
But a scene that I never expected happened, Ferrari driver Barrichello, who actually failed to beat the French veteran Alessi single-handedly, was surpassed by him. So behind Montoya, there was a Prost rider.
In this way, the battle between Williams and McLaren suddenly had a "third party"!
Forget about other teams, Prost is obviously on the opposite side of Williams, after all, the grievances between Zhang Yifei and Montoya are well known to the world.
According to previous media reports, Alessi, a veteran, has the arrogance and stubbornness of the French, a typical Gallic rooster character, and does not deal with anyone. And there are also rumors of suppression of newcomers, and this is how Heidefeld was forced away.
Theoretically, both white Heidefeld and Alesy can't get along, and a Chinese kid is even less likely to get Alessy's approval, and the two are likely to repeat last season's incompatibility.
But in fact, the Chinese kid didn't know how to make the French veteran surrender. The performance of blocking the car in Malaysia is a symbol of Alessi's sacrifice to protect Zhang Yifei.
Now in the Austrian Grand Prix, Alessi doesn't know what medicine he has taken wrong, and his state can be described as double as before. After defeating Barrichello, he used the wake to catch up with Montoya in front of him and launched a crazy attack!
Montoya let Ralf Schumacher pass him in the previous block, which was not a gesture of love, but intended to cooperate with Schumacher Jr. to overtake two more Williams drivers and go straight to the front row.
As a result, he never expected that he would be dragged down by Alessi's offensive, and the anti-overtaking tactics were once shelved, which made Montoya feel angry!
Is this old French guy looking for death!
Montoya cursed in his heart, he had already been a little upset by Alessi's grappling.
You must know that he didn't take Alessi in his eyes at all before, this kind of "pension driver" is at ease and waiting for the day of retirement, which is a dispensable figure on the track.
This time, however, Alessi used his fighting spirit to tell Montoya that he could still fight in the F1 paddock and contribute to the team!
"Montoya, hurry up and get rid of Alessi, are you going to run with him?"
Sir Williams's voice sounded at the right time, and he naturally saw the scene of Montoya and Alessi fighting, and he was very dissatisfied with this!
Now Ralf Schumacher in front of him is struggling to block the two McLaren drivers, and he urgently needs Montoya to go up to help, but he is very happy with Alessi!
The French veteran has entered the end of his career and is at a stage where he can retire at any time, and you Montoya only entered the F1 paddock this year with the title of the strongest newcomer, but you and Alessi are pecking each other here, do you plan to retire together next year?
It's understandable that you can't win Schumacher, Zhang Yifei can't just accept it, and you can't even get rid of Alessi, so what does the Williams team want you to do?
I knew that it was better to leave Jenson Button behind, although that British kid has nothing outstanding, he has a solid foundation, and the typical bucket type has no short board riders, and he won't be angry when he looks at it!
"I see!"
Montoya also replied in a bad tone, he was a violent temper in himself, and he had to be restrained only when he was "unfamiliar with life" in the rookie stage. Now that the situation on the track is a bit upset, and the boss is still on the sidelines, Montoya has a sense of exploding.
“BOSS!”
Simmonds called out to Sir Williams at this time, and then shook his head at him, signaling him not to continue urging.
He understands how difficult it is for Sir Williams to run an F1 team and how important results are to the team's future, but there are some things that cannot be done by forcing the drivers at this time.
Sir Williams has been running an F1 team for 20 years, and it is impossible for him not to know these truths, and being too anxious will lead to negative effects!
Simonds' blocking action calmed down Sir Williams a lot, and indeed he saw that the current situation on the track had taken a turn for the worse and his mentality had changed. After all, among the big three, Ferrari has the strongest twin stars, and McLaren has the second strongest Coulthard to support the situation, so they can't find the backbone of their McLaren team!
Ralph Schumacher is good on paper, basically stable in the front row, and has a chance to challenge for the championship from time to time. And he is also the younger brother of Michael Schumacher, and from the perspective of family talent, there is no need to worry about his potential.
The problem is that Ralph Schumacher is always a little bit worse than that kind of champion, this is not a matter of strength, but momentum and fighting spirit!
He doesn't have the absolute momentum of his brother Michael who sweeps the world, which locks the ceiling of his results, he can win the championship or be among the best, but he can't become the real king.
In this regard alone, Montoya is stronger than Schumacher Jr., the Colombian driver really has the fighting spirit and desire to win, and the strength is completely excellent for newcomers.
It's just the Indy World Championship title, which is too high for him, which is an excellent result for other newcomers, but not enough for Montoya, and the team and fans have the goal of becoming the next Villeneuve and creating a legendary record in F1!
As a result, the greater the hope and the greater the disappointment, Montoya met the Chinese newcomer Zhang Yifei, and was pressed by the other party from beginning to end, so Sir Williams was in a hurry. Ralph Schumacher can't hold the situation, Montoya is now pressed, who will take the helm of Williams?
Just when Sir Williams was feeling a little angry, Ralph Schumacher's voice came from the convoy's voice.
"Team, I seem to have a brake problem!"
"What do you mean, more specifically?"
Simmonds, the technical director, immediately pressed the call button and asked rhetorically.
"The braking force is seriously insufficient, and I can't brake the car a little!"
Brake failure? The word came to Simmonds' mind.
Under normal circumstances, there are only two reasons for the decline in the braking power of the F1 car, one is the failure of the brake system itself, and the other is that there is a problem with the brake air cooling system, and the temperature of the brake disc cannot be lowered.
In fact, there are some other possibilities, such as excessive wear of the brake discs, resulting in a decrease in braking force.
However, the brake disc is a consumable in F1, and it will be replaced with a new one every race, and the hardness is also sufficient, it is difficult to reduce the braking force due to the wear and tear of the brake disc when there is still half of the race left.
Now Ralph Schumacher is just a lack of braking power, not a failure of the braking system, so the second failure is more likely, that is, there is a problem with the air cooling system of the brakes, and the temperature of the brakes cannot be lowered!
You must know that overheating the brakes has always been a serious problem in F1, and it is not the kind of simple ventilation that can bring the temperature down.
Because carbon brakes are worn out, there is a chemical process called carbon oxidation, as long as the temperature exceeds 600 degrees Celsius, the carbon brake disc will decompose, and the oxide will be emitted as dust.
That's why a puff of black smoke appears in F1 during heavy braking, not only because of the tires that wear down the ground, but also partly because of the brake discs.
And brake wear is not linear, once the "activation temperature" is exceeded, the wear will increase exponentially.
It is also impossible to polish the brake disc with this kind of wear, and those carbon oxides will adhere to the surface of the brake disc, resulting in worse heat dissipation, and the brake force will become weaker and weaker under the vicious circle.
So at this time, the ventilation and brake ducts became particularly important, and Simmonds immediately found the brake disc temperature data on the sensor display.
It shows that Schumacher's car still has a brake disc temperature of up to 800 degrees Celsius without braking, instead of the normal temperature of 400 degrees Celsius!
Seeing this situation, even Simmonds, who had enlightened Sir Williams before, turned grim. There is no doubt that this kind of failure is a kind of mischief for the Williams team!
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