Zhang Yifei's tangential overtaking is extremely tough, just like Villeneuve, who crashed before, in a sense, with a gambling element that wants to prove himself.

Montoya is similar to Ralph Schumacher's mentality, you can be cross, but you are on my head, if you want to force me, there is no way!

To be able to enter the F1 paddock, who has not defeated countless opponents and killed the "mountain of corpses and sea of blood". The title of Indy 500 world champion is not something that a rookie can get, Montoya has no idea of giving way, but instead pushes in the direction of Zhang Yifei, trying to squeeze him out of the track.

This kind of scenario, which often plays out on Formula 1 circuits, mostly ends with the two cars colliding. Afterwards, both drivers were not convinced, believing that they had the advantage and that the responsibility was on the other side.

In the event of a serious accident, it is not impossible to take action directly when encountering some temperamental ones.

The earlier the F1 era, the more likely it is that the driver will have a dry fight, and as soon as the seat belts are unfastened, the two sides will stand on the track and feast each other's old punches. Even some of the more temperamental, let alone being hit, even if you put a circle on me, I feel that I can't bear it and get out of the car and beat people.

However, as time went by, this kind of dry scaffolding became less and less, and basically disappeared after entering the 21st century.

F1 is moving in the direction of safety, and drivers are also moving in the direction of civility and politeness, which cannot be said to be a bad thing, it can only be said that there is a lot less to see and blood.

"Fly steady!"

In the pit pit, the team leader Henry said a little anxiously, Zhang Yifei is still a newcomer on the track, and in the face of this strong oppression, it is very likely that he will be squeezed out of the track by the other party.

Not to mention newcomers, even veteran drivers are often squeezed off the track.

If you are really squeezed out, even if you don't turn off the engine and drive back, you will be like Frenzen who crashed off the track before, falling from the first few positions to the end, and at that time there is very little hope of catching it back.

No matter how to say that Zhang Yifei has reached the points area now, this kind of tough overtaking, judging from the gains and losses, is not a wise choice.

The other members of the pit were also nervous, but they couldn't do anything at this time, and they couldn't even give track instructions.

can only watch the tough duel between Zhang Yifei and Montoya on the broadcast screen, if both sides do not retreat, there may be a lose-lose scene in this corner.

Indeed, as expected, Zhang Yifei had already ridden on the shoulder of the road to avoid it, so he could only go down with one foot on the accelerator and continue to overtake the tangential line. Unless Montoya concedes the line, he can only watch Zhang Yifei overtake from the inside lane, which is absolutely unacceptable for the Indy 500 world champion.

The two cars got closer and closer, and the collision inevitably happened, Zhang Yifei's right rear wheel and rear wing collided with the left front wheel and front fixed wing of the Montoya car. Carbon fibre products, such as the rear wing and the fixed air wing, cracked and partially shattered quickly after the collision, and the aerodynamic balance of the entire car was broken.

But that wasn't serious, as the tyre-to-wheel collision caused both cars to shake violently and then quickly bounce off. Zhang Yifei didn't know what happened to Montoya, but he felt that the stability and handling of his car had become extremely difficult, and it was obvious that this kind of collision affected the dynamic balance of the tires.

But fortunately, the instantaneous speed of the collision was reduced to less than 200k/h, and Montoya was not a rookie, so he didn't choose the stupid fast collision, but a slow pressing pressure, wanting to squeeze Zhang Yifei out.

So the impact only happened in an instant, and then the car was bounced off by the reaction force, without causing the serious accident that had happened with Villeneuve and Ralph Schumacher.

But even so, Zhang Yifei and Montoya are not comfortable at the moment, the aerodynamic kits and suspension stabilization systems of the two cars have problems to varying degrees, and it is a lose-lose scene.

"More than gone! Zhang Yifei surpassed the Indy 500 world champion! ”

"I'm not mistaken, Zhang Yifei surpassed Montoya, did he come to the fourth ranking?"

"The first race, and it was my debut, I came to the fourth place before 20 laps, and I really have a chance to hit the podium!"

“dnd！ It's awesome! ”

"It is worthy of being the strongest driver in China, and we are going to have a world-class top driver!"

The Chinese audience in the stands was almost boiling, many of them came to watch the race, and they just had the mentality of simply supporting the Chinese drivers. Especially those who are real fans, who know more about Formula 1 cars, don't have high expectations in their hearts.

But what happened on the track hit the upper limit of their expectations again and again. Everyone didn't dare to imagine before the game that Zhang Yifei could buck the trend in the main race and come to the fourth position in the rankings.

This kind of ranking undoubtedly stimulates the ambition of Zhang Yifei's supporters on the scene, and they have already come to the fourth position, why not hit the podium?

At the same time, Zhang Yifei's transcendence also stimulated the glass hearts of many audiences at the scene, especially those white Australians who looked down on Chinese drivers, they couldn't accept it at all, an Indy 500 world champion, and a slight performance advantage in the car, could be overtaken by Chinese drivers to a strong tangent line?

“fuk！ Isn't Montoya the Indy 500 champion, why can't even the Chinese outrun? ”

"Montoya is just like Villeneuve before him, the so-called Indy 500 world champions, they are a bunch of sht!"

"The Chinese kid looks like he's going to hit the podium, which is unacceptable!"

"It's not even half way through the race, if Zhang Yifei can stand on the podium and eat my wheel!"

All kinds of angry scolding voices sounded, in addition to Zhang Yifei, there were many people who were too good for Montoya, and they could actually be overtaken by Zhang Yifei.

This kind of shouting and scolding against Montoya naturally caused dissatisfaction among many Colombian fans at the scene. It's normal to have wins and losses on the track, didn't Montoya also overtake the driver before?

But the insults and ridicule against Montoya are something that Colombian fans can't accept, after all, Montoya is now a Colombian national driver, and many people regard him as an idol and hero.

Even if it really doesn't play well, it's Colombia's own business, and it's not your turn to ridicule the Australian audience. So the sound of the counterattack began to sound, accompanied by the furious noise of the engines on the track, and the whole Albert Park was simply in a hustle and bustle.

This happened in a way that many people could not have imagined before the race, and there has not been such a gunpowder opening race on the F1 track for many years. It can only be said that these newcomers this year are all from a lot of backgrounds and have sufficient influence, which will detonate the atmosphere of the audience.

The scolding in the stands had only just begun, and the scene that happened on the track completely attracted the attention of the audience.

The collision between Zhang Yifei and Montoya caused different degrees of damage to the two cars, and the subsequent acceleration and cornering control were greatly affected, and the speed naturally slowed down.

At this moment, a McLaren car numbered 7 used extreme speed to overtake Zhang Yifei and Montoya, who had collided, and came to the leading position.

There is no doubt that the only person who can overtake at this moment at the first time is the super newcomer from McLaren Racing - Kimi Raikkonen, who was closely behind Zhang Yifei before!

From the beginning of the race, the "Finnish Iceman" witnessed several overtaking and overtaking, but from beginning to end, he was pressed by Zhang Yifei to the driver. It can be said that Zhang Yifei even relaxed his defense against other drivers and completely focused on Kimi.

has been pressed for more than a dozen laps in a row, but he still has to compete with himself for the title of super newcomer, which is not comfortable for anyone. It's just that Kimi Raikkonen doesn't have the impulsiveness and recklessness of many newcomers, he has always bitten Zhang Yifei tightly, looking for a better time to overtake.

You must know that in the F1 paddock in the future, Kimi's overtaking talent is a consensus, and in many events, you can see his wonderful overtaking pictures.

"Youth Lai" suppressed the uncalm thoughts in his heart and looked for the best opportunity. And at this point, the radical Zhang Yifei and the now complacent Montoya are obviously not as calm as Kimi.

So the-for-tat between the two people in the corners gave Kimi an excellent opportunity to overtake, and this kind of overtaking opportunity, for the talented Kimi, how could it be missed?

So there was such a scene on the track, before the audience could argue about the previous wonderful duel to come up with a result, and then found Kimi Raikkonen, overtaking the two drivers in front of him, and the audience in the stands were stunned to watch all this, it can only be said that this track is changing rapidly, and no one can predict what will happen in the next second!

"Fly, prepare to pit stop!"

Cosell's voice came from the headphones, and even without the fault data transmitted by the car's sensors, he could see that Zhang Yifei had a problem with the control of the car. Originally, Kossel had planned to run until lap 18 for his first pit stop, but now it was a little earlier.

Fortunately, this had little impact on the strategy developed before the race, because the first pit stop time of the three-stop tactic itself was placed in the range of 15-18 laps. One lap earlier and one lap later is within the acceptable range.

If the collision between Zhang Yifei and Montoya occurred after the pit stop, it would be a very troublesome thing, which would completely disrupt the pit strategy and greatly affect the race time.

"Understood."

Zhang Yifei replied briefly, and after he was ready to arrive at the entry site, he drove the car into the pit lane.

But after driving for a few hundred meters, the after-effects of the collision became more and more serious, and even the whole car could be felt shaking constantly. In order to avoid being left on the track before he made a pit stop, Zhang Yifei could only be forced to reduce his speed, otherwise he would have to shake off the wheels.

Compared with Zhang Yifei, Montoya was even worse, and the front wheel he hit not only had suspension, but also the steering mechanism, which brought more serious handling effects.

If Montoya didn't want to be forced to retire, he had to drive slower, and this "snail" speed was naturally quickly overtaken by Heidfeld behind.

Heidenfeld not only caught up with Montoya, but also overtook Zhang before he entered the pit lane. Even Alessi, who was chasing closely, also took advantage of the situation to a more advanced position.