466 Preparing to Fight Back (Chapter 2)
Sir Williams thought for a moment, with the young man's own ability, he could not do this, and it could only be the credit of the team.
But Prost has always been known for his "weakness", and the situation of the team fight last year was uncontrollable, and he can still control the Chinese kid who has always been arrogant?
If you can have this ability and courage, the former McLaren team strategist Korsell can also do it. However, with Sir Williams's knowledge of Cosell, this German strategy made him very hot-tempered and aggressive, and he did not instigate Zhang Yifei to provoke others, but also made newcomers tolerate it, which was not quite in line with his style.
Sir Williams couldn't find a plausible explanation, but it didn't matter, it was just a practice match. It is best for Zhang Yifei to respond to the provocation and let Montoya beat, it really doesn't matter if the other party should fight, the final winner in the F1 paddock still depends on strength, not this opportunistic method.
"Montoya, don't stop the car, you can continue to test the car."
Hearing Sir Williams's command, Montoya stepped on the accelerator to speed up, leaving Zhang Yifei far behind the car.
At the same time, a victor's smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, it seems that this Chinese driver is far from being as tough as it seems, once a stronger driver crushes his self-confidence, he will not have the courage to fight.
Montoya's move to overtake Zhang Yifei after the provocation made the Colombian fans on the scene also excited, there is no doubt that this is Montoya's victory, and the Chinese kid doesn't even have the courage to fight.
"Well done Montoya, the Chinese kid is afraid of you."
"This is the glory of our Americans, the winner of Interlagos, it must be in our hands!"
"Sure enough, it's no different from other Chinese, weak and cowardly!"
"The driver on the track who is afraid of his opponents, he doesn't deserve to fight you anymore."
The cheers were everywhere, as if Montoya had really defeated Zhang Yifei and marched towards the position of the champion of the sub-station.
In a sense, it can also be seen from the excitement of these Colombian fans that Zhang Yifei's absolute victories in the previous two stops have caused a big psychological shadow on Montoya and his fans, otherwise ordinary people are really embarrassed to celebrate such a "victory".
At the same time, in the commentary room of the track command center, Gonzalez saw this scene and said with a smug smile on his face.
"Blundel, it seems that I am right, flying is scared, and I don't even dare to fight."
"Really? But I don't think so, it's just a practice session, Fei has already run with Barrichello, so it's normal to take a breath a little and adapt to the track to retain your strength. ”
"And then again, isn't this kind of wheel war provocation a very tasteless act?"
may not be able to stand Gonzalez's yin and yang weirdness, and the old fox Blundell has a little gunpowder in his tone at this time. Otherwise, this American commentator really thinks that the F1 gold medal commentary is vegetarian!
"On the track, you have to face all the challenges of your opponents, is that a wheel battle?"
Gonzalez replied disapprovingly, he didn't think there was anything wrong.
"Since you have to face the challenges of all your opponents, why didn't Montoya challenge Barrichello and choose to fly?"
"When it's time for the main competition, I'll naturally take on the challenge."
"You also know that you have to wait until the main game, so is it the main game now?"
The argument between the two people surprised the director in the commentary room, so he hurriedly explained the voice, and at the same time held a sign to remind them to stop such an argument.
may realize that his tone is too aggressive, and with more than ten years of commentary experience in Blundel, he can be regarded as an old-timer.
In the end, Gonzalez chose to apologize and regress and did not continue on the topic.
At the same time, another racing car appeared on the track, closely following Zhang Yifei. He saw Montoya's overtaking scene, as well as Zhang Yifei's indifference.
"Martin, I don't think there's any need to provoke flying, even if it's a victory, this kind of victory is not what I want."
The car in the back is Kimi Raikkonen from McLaren, who is telling team CEO Martin Whitmarsh what he thinks at the moment.
Kimi Raikkonen saw Zhang Yifei's attitude that he didn't want to fight, and if he still "harassed" in this situation, it would be a very tasteless move.
Although Kimi does not have the status of a superstar in the future generations, he still disdains to do such things. If he wants to win Zhang Yifei, he hopes to defeat his opponent in the main match.
In McLaren's P room, Whitmarsh heard Kimi's call and began to look pensive on his face.
He joined McLaren Motorsport in '89 and was responsible for the technical aspects of racing engineering and manufacturing, but also worked part-time with the McLaren racing team and test team.
At that time, McLaren was at the peak of its own power, with two superstars in the world, Prost and Senna. It can be said that Whitmarsh actually knows a lot about the current Prost team, and Korsell can even be said to be his subordinate.
According to Koser's character, he shouldn't choose to be so tolerant, is it true that so many years have passed, and time has changed Koser's character?
Whitmarsh couldn't figure out why, but McLaren, as one of the Big Three, didn't bother to let his drivers do this kind of LOW B thing for a little fame gain.
So Whitmarsh agreed with Kimi Raikkonen's suggestion and replied, "Yes, run as you want." ”
Not only McLaren, but also other drivers with ideas, such as Alonso of Minardi and Heidenfeld of Sauber, all gave up the idea of provocative practice after seeing that Zhang Yifei did not want to fight.
After all, to be able to enter the F1 paddock and become the world's top professional driver is a kind of pride in my heart.
If Zhang Yifei is willing to accept the challenge, they don't mind picking up a cheap one and pushing everyone to push it down the wall. But if Zhang Yifei is not interested in the challenge, too much "harassment", and wants to take advantage of things, these drivers are actually not willing to do it.
Because there is no doubt that it will pull itself down the plate and put yourself in the position of a garbage driver. If you really want to defeat Zhang Yifei to prove yourself, see you in the race!
"Fly, are there any problems with the track test lap?"
Korsell asked again, he didn't know about the other teams' change of mind, but no matter what the other team thought, Korsell was going to go at his own pace.
For Zhang Yifei at present, being familiar with the track and controlling the car is the primary focus, as long as he has the strength, the provocation of today's practice match will be counterattacked in the main race!
"No problem, the car is well tuned, the bumps and the pressure in corners are completely acceptable."
Zhang Yifei replied confidently, after running down these laps, he felt very good. And more importantly, it really combines the track layout of the racing simulator with the real Interlagos circuit, without the strangeness of the first practice session.
"Very good, get ready for the speed test lap, let go of the run!"
When he said the last few words, Kossel subconsciously raised his voice.
Although he now focuses on the overall situation and chooses the "concession" tactic, the radicalism and fanaticism in his bones cannot be changed in any way. Now that Zhang Yifei has been able to adapt to the Interlagos circuit, it is time to play.
Hearing Cosell's command, Zhang Yifei stepped on the floor oil, as if the emotions he had suppressed before erupted in the force of stepping on the accelerator.
The roar of the engine represents Zhang Yifei's mood at this moment, this track is indeed a challenge for Zhang Yifei, but from this moment on, he must achieve the conquest of the Interlagos track!
The length of the entire Interlagos circuit is 4.309 kilometers, and in terms of track length alone, the Interlagos circuit is actually not the longest in F1.
However, the total number of laps was as high as 71 laps, and the rough and narrow road led to an increase in the number of pit stops. That's why the average number of stops at Interlagos is as high as four.
The current lap time record on the track was set by Schumacher last year at 1:11.632. However, the record will soon be broken by Montoya to 1:11.473.
It has to be said that Montoya does have the capital of self-confidence at the Interlagos circuit, and he is no less familiar with this American circuit than any F1 driver.
"We can see that the flight starts to pick up speed, much later than the other drivers, Gonzalez, what do you think the flight speed test lap is?"
Blundell began to play Gonzalez, and he believed that the American commentator definitely didn't think much of Zhang Yifei.
"The fastest lap speed can be 1 minute and 14 seconds, which is a good result for Chinese newcomers. But be careful in Brazil and don't rush out for lap times. ”
"It seems that you still don't like flying, I think he can run at least 1 minute and 12 seconds, maybe he can match Schumacher's lap time!"
Blundell gave a high rating, and the lap time of the practice session was faster than the main race record. The main reason is that you don't have to think about it so much in practice matches, you can be extremely light on fuel, plus you don't care about tire wear, and you don't have so many opponents blocking cars.
"Heh, let's see."
Gonzalez didn't argue, instead focusing on the track broadcast footage.
On the first lap of the speed test lap, Zhang Yifei's lap time was 1:13.798. When this number appeared, Gonzalez's face was not very good-looking, and he did not expect Zhang Yifei to break his prediction in the first lap.
But this lap time can only be regarded as a garbage result in the speed test circle, and I said that Zhang Yifei couldn't run for 14 seconds, which is indeed a bit of a gamble.
When the second lap of 1:12.531 appeared, Gonzalez's face was a little ugly, and the lap was more than 1 second faster, is this a joke?
The speed of the third lap came out, and Zhang Yifei broke through 1 minute and 12 seconds to a lap time of 1 minute 11 seconds 944.
This lap time is very close to the track record, and at this moment Gonzalez is staring at the lap time display on the track, and the expression on his face can be described as iron blue.
It's impossible, the Chinese kid's lap time can be improved so fast? At this rate, the next lap will break the course record!