481 Can't Believe It (Chapter 1)
Overtaken?
Schumacher looked at the blue Prost car in front of him, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Although in the F1 paddock, winning and losing are normal things, and no one can win all the time. But being overtaken by two newcomers in a row in one race is something that has not happened to Schumacher in recent years.
If it was said that Schumacher still had a careless factor in the previous overtaking of Montoya, then now that he was overtaken by Chinese newcomer Zhang Yifei, Schumacher at least took out eighty or ninety percent of his skills to defend, but he still didn't prevent it.
So at this moment, Schumacher was really surprised by Zhang Yifei's strength, and at the same time there was some anger in his heart. Because Zhang Yifei's overtaking method is very dangerous, even Schumacher can feel the slightest hint of a gambler's taste.
Schumacher is a confident and proud driver, and Zhang Yifei's behavior is undoubtedly using his desire for the championship as a "bargaining chip".
But then again, the F1 paddock is like a battlefield, and every driver has their own desire to win. Back then, Schumacher also did a lot of "unscrupulous" things for the championship, not to mention opponents, even teammates, as long as they stood in the way of winning the championship, Schumacher would not hesitate to crash away.
It is precisely because of these operations that Schumacher has been burdened with many black spots, even after more than ten years, and he is constantly being turned over old accounts.
So from Zhang Yifei's point of view, this is what he has to do, at least he hasn't knocked Schumacher off the track yet.
In addition, there is an objective fact, that is, Zhang Yifei entered the corner at high speed, and if he hadn't braked sharply, he would really have rushed off the track. Therefore, this sudden braking is to block the car, and it is also a kind of self-help.
The Prost pit on the other side, unlike usual, saw Zhang Yifei surpass his opponent, and began to cheer.
Instead, after seeing Zhang Yifei's overtaking scene, everyone stood in place in a daze, with an unbelievable expression on their faces.
Did it happen, did Zhang Yifei really do it?
This question has come up in many people's minds, because Schumacher's performance in the last two years has been so strong that it has even become so strong that it feels like there is no opponent.
Zhang Yifei can catch up with Schumacher, which is already the limit in the eyes of many people, and at the same time, he has also exceeded the performance that a newcomer should have. As for the final overtaking of Schumacher, most members of the Prost team regard it as a dream.
But at this moment, the dream suddenly came true, Zhang Yifei really surpassed Schumacher!
"Genius boy! This absolutely talented teenager was able to overtake Schumacher in this way, and Fei will become the brightest new star at Interlagos! ”
Henry shouted out first, this scene was really shocking, and Fei did something that many people didn't want to imagine before the game.
From the moment he surpassed Schumacher, Fei will completely get rid of the rookie impression of Chinese drivers in the past and become a rising rookie driver in the F1 paddock. If he can surpass Montoya to win the championship, Fei will once again set an F1 world record and become an undisputed superstar and talented driver!
"It's thrilling, but Yifei-kun succeeded."
Yamamoto Ukyo clenched his fists, his hands trembling with excitement.
At Turn 3, Yamamoto didn't even think he had a chance, and this kind of high-speed corner was more advantageous for a better Ferrari.
As a result, I didn't expect Zhang Yifei to come up with such a tough and risky way, surpassing the current F1 track king Schumacher.
Yi Feijun is really still the boy who chased the wind at the beginning, and he will never disappoint!
Compared to the excitement of the others who began to wake up, the expression on Cosell's face was much more flat. Without even carefully observing the slightly rising arc at the corner of his mouth, I couldn't see how excited he was for Zhang Yifei's overtaking.
But if you look at Korcel's knuckles, which are white from overexertion, you will understand how much pressure Korsell is under in this overtaking scene just now.
Because only Kossell understands how risky it is to overtake on the shoulder at full throttle in high-speed corners, especially with a strong opponent as Schumacher. It's good to fail to get off the track, but if something crashes, or it hits the protective wall, you can't even guarantee the driver's life.
The overtaking order was given by Kossel, so he will have to bear the consequences of failure.
Cosell never cared about the consequences and didn't run away from them. But if any damage is done to Zhang Yifei, this is not a simple apology that can be remedied.
Fortunately, Zhang Yifei succeeded.
In contrast to the excitement and excitement of the Prost team, the Ferrari team can be described as cloudy.
"I want to complain to the FIA about flying, this kind of dangerous driving behavior must be punished!"
Jean Tod's tone was full of anger, and Zhang Yifei's overtaking move just now was undoubtedly extremely dangerous.
If Schumacher doesn't react to stop the car, there is a big threat to the safety of both drivers. This kind of overtaking behavior is definitely a violation of the rules of F1 and must be punished!
It's not just Jean Todd who is angry, but Rose Brown, an engineer who has always been calmer, is frowning at the moment.
He knew from the media that Zhang Yifei, a Chinese driver, has always been more aggressive and arrogant, and the driving style on the track is actually as wild as that of American drivers, and there is no shadow of traditional Chinese athletes at all.
But Zhang Yifei's move just now has indeed gone beyond the radical concept and falls within the scope of submitting a complaint to the FIA.
The driver Fei is playing with fire, if it weren't for Schumacher, he would have been knocked off the track.
"The top priority now is to adjust Shumi's condition, and after the third pit stop, use super soft tyres and light fuel to overtake him."
Schumacher can be surpassed, with the factor of Zhang Yifei's good performance, but his own problems are not small.
It is obvious that Schumacher is not in good shape today, otherwise according to his strength in the past, he would have been able to throw off all his opponents directly from the pole position, and would not have given these people a chance to surpass at all.
However, even if Schumacher is not in good shape, no one dares to underestimate him on the track, and he still has the strength to win the championship. As long as he makes the last pit stop, can control the rhythm of the race, and adjust Schumacher's current game form, there is still a great chance to overtake.
As long as Schumacher is on the track, there is hope!
"It's incredible, Ferrari driver Schumacher was once again overtaken by the Chinese newcomer after being overtaken by Montoya! If this scene hadn't been seen before your eyes, who could have imagined that two newcomers could surpass defending champion Schumacher? ”
"But all this has really happened, especially the driver Fei, his way of overtaking can be described as walking a tightrope, I really can't imagine, how did Zhang Yifei come up with this way of overtaking, let alone imagine, is this newcomer really not afraid of death, using this way to overtake on the track?"
Blundell is crazy at this moment, he has been commenting on F1 for nearly two decades, and there are few scenes that make him so excited and shocked.
If you have to find a comparison, it may be that in the past two years, only Mika Hakkinen has surpassed Schumacher at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.
At that time, in order to be able to pass the corner to the limit, Hakkinen's right wheel even crossed the white line of the track and pressed into the road surface of the grass buffer zone, and there was a risk of slipping out of control at any time.
However, Hakkinen relied on his amazing maneuvering and anticipation of Schumacher's line to successfully surpass Schumacher at the turn, and even surpass Ralph Schumacher in front of him, thus establishing the ownership of the world championship that year.
Maybe Zhang Yifei's transcendence is definitely not as good as the championship in terms of race results, but considering Zhang Yifei's newcomer status and the difficulty coefficient of transcendence, Blundell still gave a high evaluation, which is definitely a classic scene in the F1 paddock!
In the face of Blundel's passionate commentary, Gonzalez was completely silent, and with Barrichello eliminated, although there were still two Brazilian drivers on the track, they were not competitive.
Not to mention defending the home championship, there is not even a Brazilian driver at Interlagos today who can score points.
Extremely disappointed, Gonzalez has no motivation to understand, but his professional identity is here, and he still has to say something in the end.
"It's true that the difficulty factor of overtaking just now is very high, but it also has great safety risks, which will put yourself and your opponent in a dangerous situation, I don't agree with Fei's aggressive overtaking method."
Now there is no way to ridicule Zhang Yifei in terms of strength, so Gonzalez can only start from the security aspect, and indeed Zhang Yifei's actions just now will leave a lot of words.
Hearing Gonzalez's words, Blundell also nodded and said: "In addition to the results on the track, the safety of the drivers is also a matter of consideration, so I partially agree with Gonzalez's concept." ”
"Oh? Then I'm a little curious, what is the part of Blundell that you don't agree with? ”
Gonzalez asked directly, he wanted to hear how this Englishman washed the Chinese boy.
"There's never an absolute safe way to overtake in Formula 1, especially when you're in a weak position, so you have to use a more aggressive way to win over your opponents. So I agree that your driver should pay attention to the concept of safety, but I also agree with the way of overtaking flying, and he can only win in this way! ”
"Is it okay to ignore safety in order to win?"
"Of course not, but you can't deny that in the face of victory, many times you can only put safety behind."
The debate between Blundell and Gonzalez has actually fallen into an eternal topic in F1, whether it is more important to ensure safety, or to catch up with the speed of the wind?