At the beginning of the second lap, it was obvious that the speed of all the drivers began to increase, Zhang Yifei was no exception, the engine speed had been pulled to 10,000 revolutions, the braking point in the corner was constantly delayed, he no longer paid attention to the drivers in front of him, just ran his own rhythm.

This is why the F1 qualifying competition will choose to reform, even if Renault added the final elimination system and shortened the time to less than half an hour, but the intensity of the qualifying session is still not as fierce as the three-stage format of F1 later.

Because there is no danger of immediate elimination, many drivers are unhurried in the first few laps, thinking that they will be faster in the next lap, resulting in fewer scenes of frantic competition for overtaking, and the spectacle is naturally reduced.

The third lap, the fourth lap, and the track lap time were constantly refreshed, and by the tenth lap, Zhang Yifei's fastest lap had reached 1:58.221, exceeding the fastest lap of the previous test run, and the gap was narrowed to less than three seconds from the track record of 1:55.861.

At the same time, the title of the fastest lap rider has also been shifted, with Poland's Massa overtaking Prima's Suarez to the top of the standings with a lap time of 1:56.821.

It's now halfway through the race and there are still about ten minutes left until the end of the half-hour qualifying session.

The fuel tank weighs about 20 kg less than it started with, and will continue to decrease as the race continues.

Tens of kilograms is not obvious for the average vehicle, but for a formula car that is only a few hundred kilograms, it is very critical.

Especially in F1, how much oil weighs, what kind of fuel to add, and how many times to add fuel in a race are all tactics. Schumacher's four-stop tactics in the French race in '04 are a classic even after 20 years.

Qualifying was also in full swing and all the drivers knew their time had come and that there were 10 minutes left to set their fastest lap. Even the drivers at the bottom of the rankings knew it was their last chance to go for it and started to go crazy to speed up their cars.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the stadium became intense, and the cheers from the crowd began to increase dramatically, because Monza has a decades-long history and the crowd here knows that the real battle for qualifying is in the final ten minutes.

Zhang Yifei is also accelerating at heavy throttle, even if there is no way to compete for pole position or the top three starting order, at least he must be relatively forward. Because there are still 20 cars on the track in the race, and the competition will be more fierce, it will be a disadvantage to be at the bottom of the qualifying.

This era is not like the development of electronic technology after 20 years, even if it is an F1 car, it is not equipped with in-car information flow, real-time display of lap time and ranking, and still relies on voice to confirm the track information, not to mention this kind of Renault junior car, the configuration is naturally much more streamlined.

Thirty seconds ago, Zhang Yifei had a phone call with Yamamoto Youjing, and he already knew that his fastest lap was 1:58.221, and his ranking also rose one place to eighth.

It's just that the gap with the next few drivers is very small, the gap is about 300 milliseconds, and the slightest mistake will fall out of the top ten.

The top four seeded riders have all run under 1 minute and 47 seconds, opening up a qualitative gap with most of the drivers. If nothing else, pole position will be born among them.

Historically, Massa took pole position at Monza and he is still in first place, and the potential of future F1 drivers has been revealed, so it's no surprise that history doesn't change.

Zhang Yifei began to accelerate, and the European drivers behind him would not give in, and they would not allow themselves to lose to a Chinese newcomer.

In this era, Asian drivers have not been taken seriously by the European racing circle, and many Japanese drivers have been excluded from Europe.

Take Takuma Sato, for example, because of his good results in European F3, he was signed as a test driver by the F1 team .R team, which was less powerful at the time.

The reason why he signed Takuma Sato, in addition to his own strength factor, is actually the same as Honda. The sponsors of the R team have a lot to do with the partners. As a result, Takuma Sato sat on the cold bench for a year, and he didn't have a chance to play as a water cooler keeper.

In the end, you can only continue to compete in British F3 races as an F1 test driver, and you can see how strange this status is.

Later, he was signed by the Jordan team, and now he can finally officially play, Sato is honest, it is not too bad, at least he can get points, there are still decent ones, and there are a lot of drivers who can't get points than him.

But the reason behind this is also related to Honda, because it is the engine supplier of the Jordan team, and when Honda no longer supports the Jordan team, Takuma Sato was once again said by the team.

Therefore, without the support of Japanese automakers, Takuma Sato may not be able to cross the threshold of an official F1 driver. Of course, there are reasons for his aggressive technique and driving style, but if he were a European driver, his career would have been much easier.

The next few cars began to bite the car in front, especially the No. 19 car that was close to Zhang Yifei, and accelerated sharply before entering Turn 3, directly in the stage of being side by side with Zhang Yifei, ready to seize the inside line of the corner.

At this time, Zhang Yifei stubbornly held his own route, did not give the opponent's vehicle a chance, as the curve was about to approach, it was inevitable to brake and slow down, otherwise the speed of entering the corner would be out of control.

But the 19 next to him was still racing, without the slightest sign of slowing down, and even in order to seize the inside route, he also moved the car towards Zhang Yifei. At this high speed, it feels like you're about to hit it.

If you want to explain it with a more simple example, it is like an ordinary vehicle on the road, and the side by side vehicles have no room to overtake, and they want to change lanes and add congestion.

The distance between the tires of the two cars is already in a very unsafe state of tightness, although this is Zhang Yifei's first time running a formula race, but the basic rules are still understood.

This is a qualifying race, not a race, so there is no need for such a high-risk overtaking. Even this is beyond the high-risk category, as if Zhang Yifei is afraid to slow down and give way to the cornering route.

Shovel! Zhang Yifei greeted in Cantonese in his heart, after he became a professional driver, he has been self-cultivation for a long time, and even in the face of some street provocations, he can laugh at it.

But this kind of dangerous driving behavior is clearly bullying one's novice. Schumacher was provoked at this level, and he staged an all-martial arts scene on the track, and he didn't have such a good temper.

Here I have to say that the strongest Asian driver of the current era, Takuma Sato, although this guy is often criticized by the European media, coupled with various cylinder dropouts, many people see him as a joke.

But there is one thing that Zhang Yifei admires, that is, he drives the blood of an Asian driver, no matter who the opponent is, he has the courage to overtake the sword, and he is not afraid of the competition on the track, even Schumacher has been hit by him several times.

So in the face of this kind of scene, Zhang Yifei did not slow down, but went down with one foot on the accelerator, isn't it just to be cowardly than anyone?

Come on, whoever hits the brakes first today will be the grandson!

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