587 Blunder's Bend (Chapter 1)

"Fei is going to attack at Turn 13, isn't he afraid of death?"

The Williams team strategy group, which has been keeping an eye on Montoya, naturally saw a hint from Zhang Yifei's quickly approaching line.

It's not that no one overtakes in this corner, on the contrary, there are quite a lot of people overtaking, after all, many Indy drivers have a wild personality and are really not afraid of death.

But the problem is that it's one thing to be afraid or not, it's another thing to assess the risk, and now the number of laps has reached the eve of the pit stop, and the grip has dropped sharply after the peak, and the 13th rushes out and hits the concrete wall directly.

crashed into the concrete protective wall at a speed of about 300km/h at a high-speed bend, so no one needs to say that Jesus really can't be saved......

"Chinese kids have always been more aggressive, and there is such a possibility. However, I think it's more like a feint to stimulate Montoya's speed, making him much more risky when cornering out of control. ”

Symonds looked at Zhang's acceleration from a different angle, perhaps just trying to create a sense of threat for Montoya and force his opponent to turn corners with dangerous speed.

is like Senna's death accident that year, because Schumacher was frantically chasing after him, coupled with his newcomer status, which gave Senna a lot of pressure. After all, as a well-known top driver, it would be unacceptable for Senna to be overtaken by a newcomer to the track.

So when he was cornering at high speed, he understeered and ended up crashing into the protective wall. It may be that Schumacher did not deliberately put pressure on him, but it was indeed one of the factors that contributed to Senna's death.

After the death, Schumacher was criticized by public opinion for a long time, and even ten or twenty years later, some die-hard fans of Senna still did not accept his apology and repentance.

Is Zhang Yifei holding this idea now?

Simmonds can't be sure, but in the face of victory, he must guess his opponent's intentions with the worst malice, even if it is a "murderous" heart.

"Montoya, be careful, stay steady at Turn 13."

When Sir Williams heard this, he reminded Montoya.

Because he knows that the Colombian driver's personality is more hot-tempered and tough, and he is easily provoked by his opponents.

Especially in the context of today's tournament, Montoya's mentality to win is unquestionable. He must not be able to accept Zhang Yifei's overtaking, and even stop it at all costs, even if it is death!

In order to avoid Montoya from going too far, Sir Williams chose to remind that Montoya can be regarded as the most potential and powerful newcomer this year except for Zhang Yifei, and even surpassed Zhang Yifei in a sense.

Until there is no better replacement, Sir Williams doesn't want any surprises at Montoya.

Hearing the boss's reminder from inside the headphones, Montoya didn't take it seriously at all, and didn't even respond. It doesn't matter what Zhang Yifei thinks, he won't give the other party any chance at 13 Death.

This is a match that Montoya has to win, there is no other choice!

On the long straight of Turn 13, both cars accelerated wildly, especially Zhang Yifei, who ate the wake, and the speed quickly exceeded the speed limit of 350km/h, and further shortened the distance between the two cars and Montoya, and the straight-line distance between the two cars will not exceed 5 meters!

You must know that even if it is the starting point of the car, the distance between the two cars is 8 meters, so this extreme distance is almost the same as the effect of "face to face" in F1.

If Montoya stepped on the brakes a little more quickly, it is estimated that Zhang Yifei would not be able to control the rear-end collision. It's not a matter of reaction time, it's too much inertia, and you can hit it with a single brake.

"Mentor, Yifeijun really chose to overtake at Turn 13!"

When Yamamoto Ukyo saw this speed, he couldn't help but exclaim, even if he surpassed the other party at this speed, he might not be able to control the car, the risk was too great!

"Hmm."

Korsell just nodded indifferently, without the slightest intention of stopping, when the risk is the greatest, it is the time when the opportunity is greatest.

The schedule is almost halfway through, and judging from the current situation, Montoya is strong on the Indianapolis circuit, and Zhang Yifei does not have any obvious advantage at the moment, relying entirely on the wake of the car to keep up with the other party.

According to the current situation, if there is any accident in the stop time, Zhang Yifei may not be able to eat the other party's wake again, so he will be thrown away by Montoya.

Maybe Zhang Yifei also thought of this himself, so he decided to take the risk at the extremely risky Turn 13 before making a pit stop.

Which is more important, safety or winning? If Cosell had to choose, he would choose the latter.

A driver who hasn't run any results in his career, even if he survives peacefully, is a failure.

Like Senna, even if he eventually died on the track, he was still revered as the "God of Cars". As long as motorsport remains, his name will be passed down from generation to generation and become a spiritual symbol for many drivers.

"Mentor, it's too difficult to surpass this."

Seeing Korcel's reaction, Yamamoto Ukyo knew that he didn't mean to dissuade Zhang Yifei, so he could only react sideways.

"It's Fei's own decision."

Naturally, Korsell understood the student's concerns, but he still followed his inner beliefs and respected Zhang Yifei's decision.

On the track, after a long straight of about ten seconds of acceleration time, the two cars finally arrived in front of the No. 13 Grim Reaper.

The towering concrete protective wall in front of it gives people a great sense of oppression, like a real call of death.

But Zhang Yifei understands in his heart that this high-speed and long-arc corner, precisely because of the great difficulty of control, can create more overtaking opportunities. Montoya was really too strong at this stop, and he basically couldn't overtake his car in the regular corners, so he could only take advantage of the opportunity of tire wear to give it a try!

From the beginning of this stop, there was a plot of the starting point of Zhang Yifei's career, and he needed to memorize the track line like crazy. Unexpectedly, during the game, there was also a desperate attack in Formula Renault again.

This time, Zhang Yifei is going to use a more extreme and radical way to let Montoya feel the wildness of Chinese drivers!

Coming to the last braking point of the corner, Montoya finally clicked the brakes and began to slow down, reducing the speed of the car from a maximum of nearly 360 km/h to a cornering speed of about 240 km/h.

And Montoya has taken advantage of the relatively safe line on the inside of the track, so that as long as there is no understeer push, he always has room to deal with unexpected situations.

If Zhang Yifei wants to overtake Montoya, he can only choose the more dangerous outer road, that is, the side near the concrete protective wall. Moreover, the speed of overtaking on the outer road is required to be faster, and the possibility of losing control is much greater.

That's why a lot of IndyCar riders die in this corner, because they end up not being able to control the speed. And more importantly, the lack of grip caused by tire wear will also increase the difficulty of Zhang Yifei's overtaking.

Montoya was confident in his pace and was confident in his tracks and speed, delaying the braking point as much as possible to keep his cornering speed on the edge of the limit. If Zhang Yifei still plans to overtake in the Grim Reaper, then he must be ready to meet the Grim Reaper.

Montoya believes that even a Chinese kid who is known for his arrogance and radicalism would not dare to do such a fatal thing, because only a madman would gamble his life on the probability of success if he does not do it.

But Zhang Yifei's next move instantly shattered Montoya's confident judgment, and almost at the moment when he slowed down and cornered, Zhang Yifei changed lanes at a faster speed and came to the outside of Turn 13, ready to start overtaking from the outside road.

At this moment, Zhang Yifei's car was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was parallel to Montoya's car. Then Zhang Yifei began to click the brakes, and the speed slowed down significantly. But even so, he was still faster than Montoya on the inside, from the very beginning of the parallel phase to the front of the nose wing to overtake Montoya's front and still take the lead.

It's just that at this speed, Zhang Yifei's car's steering is obviously a little insufficient, he didn't turn and deflect like Montoya, but more like he was running a straight line, rushing straight towards the direction of the cement protective wall!

"Danger! Fei's tires didn't grip enough, and he cornered too fast, and the steering was obviously insufficient, and he was about to hit the cement protective wall! ”

Commentator Blundell, watching the real-time broadcast footage on the track, exclaimed.

The current situation is too dangerous, and Zhang Yifei is likely to pay a heavy price because of his aggressive overtaking.

This scene is like Senna turning a corner and crashing into the protective wall in order to lose control of his speed, but the problem is that Senna is more lucky, and it is the parts that were destroyed by the car that pierced the helmet, and there is a certain amount of chance.

And if Zhang Yifei crashes into the cement protective wall, the whole car will be like a cannonball, and there will be no suspense.

He used it this way, overtaking at Turn 13, probably not in such a wise way.

Not only did the commentary exclaim, but all the spectators on the track forgot to cheer or abuse at the moment, and all of them were attracted by Zhang Yifei's desperate overtaking. They wanted to see if the Chinese driver would be able to handle the limit or crash into the concrete wall as expected, becoming a failure.

Zhang Yifei at Turn 13, the car continued to be driven by inertia and approached the cement wall. But just a few centimeters away from the concrete wall, this uncontrolled push sign finally showed a turnaround.

This distance seemed to be frozen, the car was close to the concrete wall and began to corner, Zhang Yifei used this way of not knowing whether to say luck or control, through the most dangerous corner of Turn 13!