722 Singapore Night Battle
Zhang Yifei was already standing next to the car in the garage at the moment, and he could vaguely hear the conversation between Alonso, the console, and the team's strategy team.
Zhang Yifei has no opinion on Alonso's idea, and he doesn't care at all. The reason is simple, he never thought about what he could do by interfering with the No. 2 driver's tuning plan and tyre strategy.
This was the case for Alessi before, and now it is the same for Alonso, Zhang Yifei can even compete fairly on the track, and whether he can run well depends on his own ability.
But when he inadvertently turned back, he saw Alonso's eyes full of warlike intent. Obviously, a large part of the reason why this Spaniard chose this radical tuning scheme, apart from wanting to hit the podium, was to challenge himself.
It seems that the conversation after qualifying deeply stimulated Alonso's self-esteem, and he could not accept this "humiliation" and had to prove himself on the track no matter what.
Facing Alonso's warlike eyes, Zhang Yifei just smiled indifferently and didn't take it seriously. In a sense, he is very close to Kosel's concept, that is, a teammate with fighting spirit, even if he is more inclined to be an "enemy" now, is better than a "healthy" driver.
The former is at least qualified to be cannon fodder, and if the latter doesn't gnaw on the old book, it is really useless on the track!
Retracting his gaze, Zhang Yifei put on his helmet and sat in the cockpit of the racing car. At this time, the technical team began to unplug the link to the driving computer, and Ah Hu came to the rear of the car to connect the ignition device, waiting for the start of the track control.
The clock ticked and ticked, and when it came to 7:55, the starting order from the track command center finally came out, and Kossel also gave the ignition order at this time!
"Boom~~~!"
The dull roar of the engine began to sound in the garage, and the Ferrari engine used this roar to show off its performance and power.
Zhang Yifei pushed the helmet down with a "snap", then loosened the clutch and rushed out of the garage and drove towards the starting space on the track. Alonso in the garage next to him was doing the same thing, and the two Prost cars roared away one after the other.
"Look, Zhang Yifei's car is out, that blue and red No. 13 Reaper car!"
"Come on Zhang Yifei, win the championship of the opening game in one go!"
"You will definitely win this race, you will always be the proud driver in my heart!"
"Of course we can win, our Chinese drivers are not weaker!"
As Zhang Yifei's No. 13 car drove out of the pit lane, the spectators in many areas of the stands were boiling. They stood up one after another, using all their strength, towards Zhang Yifei on the track, and made their own cheering sounds.
Even if Zhang Yifei has zero chance of hearing these sounds on the car, this does not hinder the enthusiasm and expectation of the audience.
After all, being able to shout these cheering sounds at a Chinese driver in the F1 paddock is already a historic breakthrough. Even a year ago, most Chinese fans would not have dared to imagine that one day, they would be able to proudly shout the slogan of the Chinese driver winning the championship before the race started!
This is a breakthrough for Chinese drivers, and it is also a breakthrough for Chinese racing!
However, these calls made many spectators in the stands look not good-looking, but Zhang Yifei's performance in getting the pole position was too strong, and they had no confidence to sneer at them.
"Oh~~! The call for the pitch was high, and as a pole sitter at the Singapore Grand Prix, it seemed that tonight would be an exciting night. ”
Blundell also used an exaggerated tone to shout the opening words of the Singapore main event. At the same time, he looked at Leo, the Singapore commentator next to him, out of the corner of his eye, and when he saw his gloomy face, he couldn't help but feel dark in his heart.
Seeing that you are so unhappy, then I am relieved.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Singapore Grand Prix, there was some noise on the track and now the car in the camera is Schumacher from Ferrari."
"He is the only active quadruple winner and the favourite to win the Singapore Grand Prix today. I am confident that Schumacher will show his quality in the Lion City and win his first Singapore Grand Prix! ”
Leo also said his opening remarks, but the content was hidden in the words, belittling the cheering voices of Zhang Yifei's supporters, while completely ignoring the pole position driver Zhang Yifei, and directly introduced the second Ferrari car.
Zhang Yifei's early departure from the pre-game press conference can be regarded as a complete contempt for Leo, which caused him to tear his face, and he didn't even want the most basic commentary professionalism.
However, his approach did have some effect, and the track stands resounded with more enthusiastic cheers, after all, there were many fans of Ferrari and Schumacher, and many people who were unhappy with Zhang Yifei also turned to support Schumacher.
Because on this track, if you want to say who is most likely to sanction the Chinese kid, it must be Schumacher!
Blundell did not respond positively to Leo's shady little methods, and the British style of action is that he does not end easily.
Moreover, Blundell had already beaten Leo hard in the qualifying match before, and he didn't plan to put himself in a "battle situation" for Zhang Yifei. So as if you didn't hear it, continue to follow the process to introduce the drivers.
Zhang Yifei stopped at the No. 1 parking lot in the exclusive pole position, and according to the order of qualifying, Schumacher stopped behind him on the right and Helio stopped directly behind him.
At this time, Zhang Yifei passed through the rearview mirror, glanced at the Renault car behind him, and found that Helio was using yellow painted soft tires, instead of green semi-rain tires like himself.
It's clear that Helio has the same ambition as Alonso, that he would rather take risks and pursue extreme speed on the track.
At the pre-match press conference, Schumacher and Zhang Yifei's repeated contempt can be said to have deeply stung Helio's arrogance. He didn't expect that he, an Indy World Champion and the most powerful Indy newcomer of all time, would be so unrelenting in the F1 paddock that he was not taken seriously by his opponents at all.
You must know that in the United States Grand Prix last year, although Helio finally lost, but in the whole process, he was extremely arrogant, humiliating Zhang Yifei as a cat and dog level driver, and forcing Schumacher, the first person in formula to come out to fight.
Time has passed, and now I am on someone else's turf, and it is my turn to be looked down upon, and in front of so many media. With Helio's character, how can you endure this? If it weren't for Renault's repeated dissuasion, Helio might not have used soft tires, but more dangerous ultra-soft tires.
He bets that all his routes are dry roads, and it is up to fate whether they will slip when driving through wetlands and waterlogged roads.
It can be said that in this aspect, Helio really showed the madness of the Indy riders to an extreme, even Zhang Yifei was ashamed of himself.
After all, Zhang Yifei's radicalism is within a reasonable range, and he has no choice but to rely on his life to recover his disadvantage. And Helio completely ignored, and even said that he had no reason at all, and was a pure madman driver.
When Zhang Yifei looked at Helio through the rearview mirror, he also locked his gaze on Zhang Yifei's Prost racing car.
On the priority of Helio's hatred in the F1 paddock, Zhang Yifei said second, then no one dares to call it first, and Schumacher has to lean back. Not to mention that Zhang Yifei is still a pole position driver today, if he wants to become the final champion of the sub-station, Zhang Yifei just can't get around.
Helio had already made up his mind that no matter what method he used, he would make a splash in the opener. Let the whole world see that IndyCar drivers are not weak, even when they come to the F1 paddock, they can still dominate the track.
At the beginning of the Indianapolis raceway, the lost honor and dignity, I Helio want to get back little by little!
Twenty-two drivers stopped on the grid, their eyes fixed on the signal lights above the track.
When the five green lights lit up one after another, and then went out at the same time, Zhang Yifei rushed out in the first place and started his own tire warming circle.
At this moment, Zhang Yifei is followed by Schumacher, as the first person in the equation, it is impossible for him to do anything in the warm-up circle. Therefore, Zhang Yifei can follow the process of the tire warming lap, change the line left and right on the track, and continue to accelerate and brake sharply, so as to raise the temperature of the racing car as much as possible.
At the same time, Zhang Yifei took advantage of the opportunity to change lanes, observed the slippery situation of the track very carefully, and felt the difference in tire grip. Once, when he was being instructed by Kossel's theoretical knowledge, he had the experience of shorthand.
And now Zhang Yifei is doing the same thing, in this extremely limited warm-up lap time, to remember the road conditions of the track, to ensure that there will be no fatal mistakes in the next race.
However, at this time, Zhang Yifei found a very serious problem, that is, after the track was wet, the reflectivity of the lights was seriously reduced, and the road surface was difficult to see clearly, and most of the places that came into view were pitch black.
This feeling is like driving on a rainy day, if the color temperature of the headlights is too high, you can't even see the various traffic lines on the ground. Although the situation is far less serious than driving in rainy days, the requirements of F1 are far higher than the requirements of driving in rainy days.
Unless it is obvious water reflection and generally wet road surface, Zhang Yifei cannot judge the degree of slippery road conditions and the limit of tire grip. At that time, it will completely depend on extremely delicate throttle control and your own on-the-spot reaction.
Moreover, the pole position is still a comparative advantage, and the drivers behind have to encounter the mist brought up by the drivers in front, which is even worse for the night battle vision. Therefore, Zhang Yifei must ensure that he has zero mistakes throughout the game, so that he can carry out the advantages to the end!