757 Don't owe favors (4K+)
Looking at the Ferrari team, Zhang Yifei did not have Alonso's assistance by his side.
Even if there is Alonso by his side, it is still a question mark whether he will assist, and Zhang Yifei feels that there is a high probability that he will not fight side by side with him to resist the offensive of the Ferrari team.
So in the face of Barrichello's block, Zhang Yifei had no choice but to control and tire at the limit. Even in the way of "ending up together", he could not threaten Schumacher, and he could only watch the overtaking pass.
And Barrichello gave up the overtaking line when he showed the blue flag for the second time, but this line has no starting significance for Zhang Yifei, and after all, there is still no way to complete the "god operation" on the Monaco circuit in front of the Ferrari team's attack!
"Despicable! Barrichello definitely received instructions from the team to maliciously block the car, can Ferrari not afford to lose now? β
Team leader Henry looked at the scene on the track, his eyes were red with anger, he really didn't expect the Ferrari team to do such a despicable means in order to overtake Zhang Yifei.
According to the rules of Formula 1, a ring car will not be penalized until it does not yield the line after showing the blue flag three times. Obviously, this gives a lot of teams and drivers the opportunity to get out of the way by giving the line before showing the blue flag three times.
And having said that, with Barrichello's current ranking, he is probably not afraid of being punished from the track, and he is a little embarrassed to be punished publicly.
After all, this is the second time in recent years that the Ferrari team has teamed up to make this kind of pinching behavior against a young player who has just left his rookie status, and it is still playing the rules of the side.
The last driver to be taken so seriously was Villeneuve in the Williams team. But seriously speaking, Villeneuve at that time was not a young player who had just left his novice status, but a real king of the track.
"You don't even have the courage to overtake alone, Schumacher, do you still deserve the title of King of Monaco?"
Technical director Leo is also indignant, as long as Zhang Yifei insists for a little longer, he will be able to enter the pit stop to change the situation.
Who would have thought that in such a critical period, Barrichello was caught in the ring and deliberately blocked the car and did not give way to the line, forming an alternative pinching attack and overtaking Schumacher?
Not only the members of the strategy group, but even the maintenance technician team, after seeing Zhang Yifei being overtaken, they were all angry and exploded directly.
"The Ferrari team is really shameless, he was caught in the ring and didn't give way, he was really fucking unconvinced by Phineas!"
Ah Hu is still as hot and direct as ever.
"Fly has done it perfectly, Scuderia Ferrari is a coward's behavior!"
Charlie, the chief technician, also smashed his fist on the wall, and they waited for Zhang Yifei to enter the station to continue the god-level control to the end, but they didn't expect to be defeated by the opponent in such an unfair way.
"Yifei often says a word, if you are afraid, it is equivalent to losing! The Scuderia Ferrari is scared now, so they are not far from losing. β
Chen Zhi suppressed his anger and said, Zhang Yifei has done his best, and he can only say that there is a limit to human strength.
"Fly, get ready to pit stop."
On the other side, Kossel watched Schumacher overtake successfully and finally gave the order to make a pit stop.
His tone was still as usual, and the expression on his face was not shocked, maybe this kind of picture, Korsell had seen it too many times in his career.
The essence of F1 is actually one word, and that is "winning".
Countless teams and drivers can do whatever it takes to win, even if it is a blatant violation of the rules, let alone this way of rubbing the ball. In addition to being morally repellent, even if you appeal after the game, there is a high probability that you will not get any punishment.
Being overtaken, no matter how angry or unwilling you are, it won't help, what you can do is to try your best to overtake it again, even if the hope is slim.
At least not until the end of the race is reached, some are not over yet.
Coser's calm tone, as if it had a magical power, soothed the raging anger of the crew members.
Yes, now that the schedule is just over halfway through, Zhang Yifei hasn't lost yet, what are you excited about?
In such a disadvantageous situation before, Zhang Yifei fought with Schumacher for half the time with the broken car. Now it's nothing more than falling behind, who is sure that Zhang Yifei will have no chance to overtake, and there will be no more godly operations on the track?
Hearing the command of the team to make a pit stop, Chief Technician Charlie reacted and began to cheer towards the team of technicians.
"Cheer up, boys, we haven't lost yet! In addition to changing the tires and refueling, there are also steps to change the front fixed wing, I don't want to make any mistakes on this, waste any second, the Prost team will never give up! β
"Yes, we haven't lost yet!"
"Come on, we will never give up!"
All kinds of slogans sounded, inspiring the morale of the team's strategy group, they all came to the maintenance station and waited solemnly, and they will use their fastest speed to complete the stop, so that Zhang Yifei will fight for victory again!
The sound of the Prost pit stop slogan reached the ears of the Ferrari crew members next to them.
At this moment, a disdainful smile appeared on Jean Todd's face, and he looked at the Prost technicians who were waiting for the pit stop and said: "Do you really think that Shumi will give you a chance to overtake?" β
"That's right, they were so naΓ―ve, just now it was the driver's fly, the last moment of the first car."
Ross Brown agreed, Zhang Yifei can occupy the advantage of the track and block Schumacher for so many laps.
Then next, this Chinese kid can experience the feeling of being blocked, Schumacher's defensive ability is definitely not inferior to his offensive strength, there is only one person who really has no shortcomings on the track, and that is Schumacher!
Not only the members of the Ferrari crew were triumphant, but even the fans of the Scuderia Ferrari on the track, after seeing Schumacher overtake successfully and occupy the lead position, also launched a counterattack in the stands as if they had a bad breath.
"Before the King of Monaco, anyone must submit!"
"Chinese boy, do you think you have won? Sorry, it's time for the game to start! β
"Ferrari will win, we are the real kings of this track!"
"Schumacher, continue your reign for the ninth year!"
The carnival atmosphere swept through the hearts of every Ferrari and Schumacher fan, and they may have been worried when they were behind, but when Schumacher took the lead, they could already start to celebrate the victory.
Even if Senna is possessed, he may not be able to beat the current Schumacher on the Monaco circuit!
"It's a pity, as long as Fei holds on for a few more laps, he can pit and change his situation and complete an amazing god-level operation."
The two commentators in the media center also saw the carnival of Ferrari fans on the broadcast screen.
The iconic red Ferrari flag and the Prancing Horse have been waved, and many fans who know the Monaco circuit know how difficult it is to overtake, especially against a driver of Schumacher's level, and there is little hope that Zhang Yifei will be able to overtake him.
Even Blundell felt sorry for Zhang Yifei, if it wasn't for Barrichello's block in the end, allowing Zhang Yifei to maintain the lead and successfully complete the pit stop. Maybe he really wants to complete it, which is equivalent to Senna's god-level operation back then, and go down in history as this Monaco Grand Prix!
After all, the level of difficulty needs to be compared, Senna's background wall was Prost, and today's stepping stone for Zhang Yifei is also the legendary driver Schumacher.
It's just that Zhang Yifei stood in front of the door of success, but he only stepped in with one foot, and the other foot may never be able to step in.
"Maybe he can compromise a little bit and make a pit stop for just 40 laps, and it will have a different result."
Jacques also added that he thought it would be unrealistic to insist on a few more laps of pit stops at that time.
Even if there is no Barrichello's block, Schumacher will not let Zhang Yifei continue to block the car smoothly. You must know that Schumacher is following behind, in fact, he has always retained his strength and has no limit to overtaking.
Never underestimate Schumacher's determination, he is the man who can ruthlessly knock his rivals off the track on the finals stage, and he has done it more than once.
A better way is to take the initiative to compromise and pit stops, maybe the follow-up advantage is not so obvious, but at least it will not be like now, in the disadvantage of being overtaken.
It can only be said that Zhang Yifei's personality is still too strong and stubborn, and at the same time, the Prost strategy group is also too aggressive, so he really didn't take Schumacher in his eyes?
Whether it was carnival or regret on the track, it did not affect Zhang Yifei and Prost who made the pit stop.
This time, the technician team still maintained their professional standards, and with great speed, they helped Zhang Yifei replace the new front fixed air wing during the refueling period, without wasting a trace of time.
They also know very well in their hearts that whether Zhang Yifei can still surpass is quite critical in terms of the time it takes to make a pit stop. I can't say that I can be faster than a Ferrari group, at least definitely not slower than the other party.
In the crucial pit stop of the Singapore Grand Prix, Prost actually lost in terms of speed, and this time, they didn't want to lose again!
After Zhang Yifei came out of the station on lap 42, he began his own way of catching up, Schumacher was far ahead at the moment, and there was no blocking car in front of him, so he could race his lap time wildly.
And Zhang Yifei made an early pit stop because of the fact that Alonso and Montoya, who were not far away, stood in front of him. Not to mention Alonso, a teammate with "unknown composition", as far as Montoya alone is concerned, he will never let himself overtake easily.
So even after the pit stop, it was difficult for him to catch up with the crazy lap speed, which is why Corer insisted on not pitting early.
Three laps later, the race came to lap 45, at which point Schumacher opted for a pit stop to refuel his tyres. In addition, Montoya, who was in front of Zhang Yifei, also drove into the maintenance channel in this lap, temporarily leaving Zhang Yifei without obstacles.
Almost at the same time, the command of the Prost team also sounded in the headphones, and Cod told Alonso to pit for tyre changes.
However, to everyone's surprise, Alonso actually refused the team's order to pit and change tyres, and replied that he would pit again after a few laps.
Hearing this news, even Zhang Yifei felt the difference, this time Alonso's pit stop strategy was not as aggressive as himself, choosing two sets of ultra-soft tire configurations. Instead, it started on the usual soft tyres and then pitted for the super-soft tyres and prepared for the final moments of acceleration.
Theoretically, the soft tyres are a little more wear-resistant than the super-soft tyres, but now that we're in lap 45, it's time for a regular pit stop for a tyre change. And the opponents in the front row have basically already made a pit stop, and there will be no temporary ranking change even after leaving the pit stop, which is the best time to pit stop.
"Alonso, this is the team's order, what do you want to do?"
There was a hint of toughness and dissatisfaction in Henry's tone, this Spanish kid usually has a more unruly personality, and the team can tolerate it. But now even the pit stop command, Alonso is starting to be in the wind?
"Delay a few laps of pit stops, and I'll give you an explanation."
Alonso replied firmly, still not planning to pit as instructed by the team.
Originally, Zhang Yifei was overtaken, and the team strategy team was not in a good mood, but now Alonso has repeatedly disobeyed, which has made many people angry on their faces.
Just as Henry was about to give a strong order, Ced pressed his hand and said, "Henry, just believe that Alonso will give us an explanation this time." β
"Believe him? This Spanish boy, do you really think you are Schumacher? β
To be honest, apart from Alonso's race engineer Cod, and Cosell, who remained neutral, basically the other members of the crew did not have a good relationship with the head brother.
Usually from the perspective of the overall situation, everyone endures it, but now this guy is becoming more and more presumptuous, and even the team's pit stop orders are forcefully disobeyed, and Henry feels unbearable!
"Just believe me!"
Codd replied forcefully at this time, staring at Henry with his eyes, he is the driver's race engineer, even if everyone doesn't believe Alonso, Cod must stand in his shoes.
He always believes that Alonso has a lot of potential, and he is not the driver who jumps in the eyes of outsiders!
Seeing this move of Cord, Henry silently put down his right hand, he could not believe Alonso, but he could not believe Cord.
This is an old guy who came out of the Ligier team with himself, and a friendship of more than ten years is here!
Zhang Yifei did not know what was happening inside the team's pit pit, and he was still speculating about Alonso's motives for doing so. Now that this kid is in front of him, does he really plan to go crazy and stop the car at this time to make a break for himself?
There's no need to be so ruthless, you really have to fight a "civil war", so you can pick a time.
Just as Zhang Yifei was guessing, Schumacher completed his pit stop and rushed over from the pit lane.
At this moment, in front of him, there is a familiar blue and red painted Prost car, which of course cannot be Zhang Yifei's No. 13 car, because the Chinese kid is still behind him.
So this car can only be the No. 14 car of Prost No. 2 driver, Fernando Alonso.
Looking at this Prost car that inexplicably did not pit and stood in front of him, from the very beginning of the accident, Schumacher gradually had a hint of foreboding, especially in his rearview mirror, when he could see another Prost car from a distance.
At the same time, this scene gave Schumacher a sense of dΓ©jΓ vu!