578 Keep Playing (Chapter 2)
F1 cars pulled out of the pit lane and stopped in the order of qualifying.
The first row is Montoya and Schumacher, the second row is Zhang Yifei and Villeneuve, and behind Zhang Yifei, is the fifth-ranked Minardi driver Yang Long!
At this moment, Xiong Long looked at the familiar blue Prost car in front of him, and the expression on his face had an indescribable weirdness.
Excitement, excitement, anger, hatred, etc. were entangled together, he finally waited for this opportunity for revenge, and he was also very unwilling to see why he had worked so hard, but he was still behind Zhang Yifei!
The accident at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia can be regarded as the biggest regret of Yoong's career. He could have shown his strength on the track of his homeland, in front of his compatriots, and let the world know that there are Malaysian drivers in the F1 field!
As a result, he was knocked into the hospital by Zhang Yifei, and his career almost ended, if it weren't for Malaysia's sponsorship, plus Marquis's unbearable food. Maybe that practice race will be the only time in Yang Long's life as an F1 driver to run on the Sepang circuit in his homeland.
After five months of lying on the sidelines, he has been preparing for this US Grand Prix day and night, waiting for this moment to come!
Zhang Yifei also glanced at the rearview mirror at this moment, looking at Minardi and Anglo-American racing cars behind him, with a playful smile on the corner of his mouth.
Before the game, Yamamoto Ukyo only reminded Villeneuve, but Zhang Yifei knew very well that Xiong Long was not a good stubble. Even in these races, he did not make any provocative moves, as if he had lost his memory, forgetting the original grievances at the Sepang circuit.
However, from the few times he made eye contact, Zhang Yifei could feel the hatred and anger hidden in the other party's heart.
In front of Montoya and Schumacher, these two people are not good to overtake, there are two "rivals" chasing behind, I don't know what kind of radical moves will be made, it seems that this US Grand Prix has not started, and he is in danger.
The five indicator lights on the track suddenly began to light up at this time, pulling Zhang Yifei's eyes back from the rearview mirror.
Four, three, two, one!
When all the indicators went out, Zhang Yifei stepped on the accelerator and followed closely behind Schumacher to start the first warm-up lap.
The weather in Indiana is still perfect today, with an average temperature of 16 degrees, and the temperature is around 20 degrees at the moment. The car can quickly raise the temperature of the tires and various fluids to the optimal working temperature, and the driver will not feel the heat.
But it also means that once the warm-up lap is over, the first lap can be a tight race.
Zhang Yifei of the warm-up circle follows the conventional way, the left and right snakeskin lines, and through continuous acceleration and deceleration, the fastest speed of the car reaches the best working condition.
But Zhang Yifei doesn't plan to do anything, it doesn't mean that others are willing to endure this breath, Villeneuve in the back, several sudden accelerations, approached Zhang Yifei's car at a centimeter-level distance, and played the dancing action on the tip of the knife, in order to show his strength and vent the anger in his heart.
"Villeneuve has finally come up with a little blood, he should have dealt with the Chinese like this a long time ago!"
"This is like a Grand Slam king, I was too weak on the float before!"
"Wait a minute, just knock the Chinese out and let him experience the wildness of IndyCar!"
"Well done, keep going Villeneuve!"
Villeneuve's provocative move is very much in line with the wild style of Indy fans, they want to be tough and bloody!
Through the rearview mirror, Zhang Yifei also saw Villeneuve's behavior of playing with fire, if it was before, since Villeneuve wanted to play, then he would accompany him to play to the end.
But this time, the opponent that Zhang Yifei wants to defeat is far from just Villeneuve, there are Schumacher and Montoya in front, there are three Indian champions and 200,000 American fans on the track, and even in the global live broadcast, the number of Chinese drivers who despise and underestimate is absolutely huge.
Zhang Yifei wants to use his absolute strength and achievements to let the world understand that no one can laugh at himself, and no one can despise Chinese drivers, because they are far stronger than you think!
Suppressing the fighting spirit in his heart, Zhang Yifei still maintained the rhythm of warming up the tires, and when he changed lanes once again, he suddenly found that the British and American cars appeared in the direction he was going to change lanes, so that Zhang Yifei had to correct his turn!
And Villeneuve, who was behind, also retreated from the rear wheel position after seeing Zhang Yifei return to the center of the track to avoid being punished for overtaking Zhang Yifei.
Isn't it fun?
In an instant, Zhang Yifei's face became extremely cold, he didn't want to deal with Villeneuve's little trick, after all, he had done it before, it was nothing more than to provoke the other party's mentality.
But not being angry does not mean that you are willing to be teased. It's true that I want to win the game, but I won't lose even the most basic blood in order to win the game!
Just a few seconds later, through the rearview mirror, he saw Villeneuve getting close again, and wanted to play the trick of "zero distance" control. Zhang Yifei directly clicked the brake, and the distance between the two cars was instantly shortened!
Come on! Let me see how strong your control is, if you have the ability, you will rear-end and crash, even if you start from the pit, you are not used to your grandson!
Once Zhang Yifei goes crazy and doesn't lose to anyone on the track, Villeneuve thinks he has any psychological advantage, it's just a joke.
He forgot a very important thing, that is, Zhang Yifei has not put on his shoes yet, compared to the identity of the king of the greater slam, Zhang Yifei is much more bachelor than him!
Even if it is to gamble on his career and play together, at least at this stage, Zhang Yifei has suffered a loss of interests, which is much smaller than Villeneuve. And with Zhang Yifei's age, he still has the day to make a comeback after all, if Villeneuve is ruined, he may not have a second spring in his career.
Zhang Yifei's foot braked suddenly, and there was a kind of resoluteness that broke the net, which shocked Villeneuve. He just wanted to provoke, and he didn't really plan to warm up the tires, so he ended up with Zhang Yifei.
So Willneuve hurriedly put the brakes on to avoid a rear-end collision, but the distance between the two cars was so close that even if he stepped on the brakes, the distance was still rapidly closing in the direction of the collision, and it seemed that a rear-end collision was inevitable.
However, just when the two cars were about to collide together, the Prost car in front of them suddenly accelerated, widened the distance between the car and the British and American cars, and used the operation of dancing on the tip of the knife to make the rear-end collision crisis invisible.
"It's worthy of flying, this kind of action of playing with fire is his style, Villeneuve kicked the iron plate!"
Blundell praised loudly, and his current support for Zhang Yifei has moved from his previous appreciation to the direction of real "love".
The more I watched Zhang Yifei's races, the more Blundell could feel that Zhang Yifei showed the racing spirit to the fullest!
Passion, passion, speed, fearlessness! The character of these drivers can be seen in Zhang Yifei.
Even though this race is extremely important to him, even a matter of dignity, Zhang Yifei did not flinch in the slightest, and responded and warned Villeneuve with the control of playing with fire, so that the other party understood that he was not a driver who could be played.
"Oh, if Villeneuve hadn't had a bigger goal and crashed off the track just now, he should be grateful to Villeneuve's men for their mercy."
Lewis directly retorted that Zhang Yifei's contempt for Villeneuve on the float and his declaration of war on several Indy champions had lowered Lewis's impression of him to the level of disgust.
Brendel's praise for Zhang Yifei naturally aroused his disgust, and he felt uncomfortable without being sarcastic.
In the face of Lewis's remarks, Blundell just smiled contemptuously, if Zhang Yifei just simply braked in response, it could only be regarded as a routine operation.
But Zhang Yifei's last accelerator foot accelerates means that he has left a back road, if Villeneuve really doesn't slow down and collide with him, Zhang Yifei can also dodge by accelerating, or minimize the damage to the car.
As for the picture of crashing off the track, it is impossible to exist, and this is where the technical content of the "playing with fire" operation lies.
Lewis has been completely blinded by prejudice and has lost the basic work ethic of a tournament commentator. For this kind of person, Blundell disdains to argue, there are too many people who have despised Zhang Yifei and been slapped in the face before, not as bad as Lewis!
Zhang Yifei's radical response made this kind of trick operation never appear again in the second half of the warm-up circle. Because Villeneuve has already understood that this Chinese kid really dares to open up, and if he makes such a provocation again, the other party will definitely be tougher.
Many times this is the case, as long as you take a step back, you will be forced to step back in the future. But as long as he pushes back, the other party doesn't dare to kick his nose in the face again, and Villeneuve, who is now an F1 driver, knows very well that Zhang Yifei will not be a soft persimmon.
The warm-up lap was over and all the cars were back to the starting point, this time without the drivers being distracted and focusing on the lights.
"Villeneuve shouldn't have been so rash and provocative just now."
Chaz, the commander of the Anglo-American team, said to Palok with a not very optimistic expression on his face.
"Well, he's guilty of a big game bogey."
Pallock acknowledged Richards' statement that provocations are meant to be effective, and if they don't, it's useless.
Especially in this kind of key race, if you plan to provoke the other party, you must be crushed to death!
Villeneuve not only did not crush Zhang Yifei, but was forced to retreat by the tough counterattack of the Chinese newcomers.
The momentum of the game is like sailing against the current, if you just coax it, you will be weaker than the opponent in terms of momentum. Villeneuve, as a Grand Slam driver, actually made such a low-level mistake, which disappointed the team management!