378 fatal accidents
Villeneuve, who surpassed Zhang Yifei and Kimi, still did not satisfy his sixth position. After standing on the winner's podium and seeing the scenery from above, there will only be the champion left in his eyes.
In particular, surpassing two well-known newcomers in a row also made Villeneuve's self-confidence a lot of satisfaction. It seems that he is still not old, and these newcomers and rookies are still a little tender in front of him.
So he continued to attack Montoya in front of him on lap three, and for Villeneuve, Montoya was also one of the newcomers who led to his questioning.
And more importantly, Montoya also won the World Championship in the Indy 500, which is more similar to Villeneuve's experience, and he doesn't want to be beaten to death on the beach by the back waves, Montoya is the opponent that Willeneuve must crush.
Although Montoya surpassed Zhang Yifei before, there was no obvious gap after two laps. Mainly because of his overtaking with a certain amount of chance, when the first lap of various crowds to seize the corner, Zhang Yifei's lack of experience was exposed, so that he had the opportunity to overtake the front nose wing over the rear wheel to grab the line.
This does not mean that Montoya has the strength to crush Zhang Yifei, even if he was fighting with Kimi in the last two circles, Zhang Yifei still tried his best to keep up with Montoya and was not thrown away by the other party.
So once Villeneuve overtook Zhang Yifei, he was very close to Montoya's car. Although Montoya is much more experienced than Zhang Yifei, Villeneuve has been playing in F1 for several seasons and is far more familiar with the Albert Park circuit than Montoya.
The experience of the old way, coupled with the previous successive surpasses, brought that kind of momentum to Villeneuve. He actually overtook Montoya's corner on the third lap and came to the fifth place in qualifying!
After just three laps of the race, they had overtaken all three drivers, all of whom were at the top of the grid. This kind of efficiency can be considered very funny in F1, and Villeneuve has not shown this kind of strength for a long time.
“GOOD! It seems that some pre-race remarks have had an impact on Villeneuve, the former F1 World Champion, who has not seen him drive so aggressively for a long time. ”
"But Villeneuve is also responding to those who doubt him with his actions, and the newcomers to the F1 track are not qualified enough to challenge him, the former F1 world champion!"
Blundell saw Villeneuve's transcendence and explained in an excited tone.
When Villeneuve first entered F1, the first race was narrated by Brendell, and the championship titles of CART and Indy 500 were dazzling among the newcomers at the time.
So Blundell is very impressed with Villeneuve and looks forward to seeing him become a superstar in F1.
It's just that the development trend was a bit beyond Blundel's expectations, and after winning the drivers' championship, Villeneuve sank, never showed any competitive strength again, and was completely reduced to a middle and lower level driver.
This was a pity for Blundell, and there were more and more doubts about Villeneuve, with some even calling him a parallel goods champion.
In the opening game of the new season, we finally saw Villeneuve's outburst, which made Brendell feel very happy, which is why he is so excited.
The Australian commentator next to him, Chase was obviously indifferent to Villeneuve, so he just lazily replied: "It's really good, surpassing the three top-ranked drivers in a row." And judging by Villeneuve's moves, he also intends to attack Ralph? ”
By the time Chase explained, the race had already entered the fourth lap, and he had passed three riders in a row to move to Villeneuve in fifth place. It was clear that the momentum and fighting spirit were already up, and he was not satisfied with his current position, and frantically chased after the car in front, that is, Ralph Schumacher of the Williams team.
Compared with his brother Michael Schumacher's fame in F1, Schumacher Jr.'s record is obviously much worse. In most cases, it can only be regarded as a mid-range driver, and there is no chance of winning the F1 World Championship.
But in the years when Schumacher created a miracle of five consecutive championships, Schumacher Jr., who came to the Williams team, also ushered in the peak of his career. Basically, every season, you can earn a few tens of points, and you can move up from the middle rider level to the upstream driver standard.
With the existence of Schumacher, a superstar-level brother, Ralph's career can be said to be obscured and no light can be seen. Now that he has become an F1 driver, he naturally has a desire to win the championship.
And compared to the average driver, Ralph has more ambition to beat and surpass Schumacher. Even if they are brothers, they are opponents on the track, and no driver wants to be a little brother all the time.
It is a lucky thing to have a god-level relative. But the premise is that you must not engage in the same profession as him, otherwise there is a high probability that you will live under the halo for the rest of your life!
In the face of Villeneuve's attack, Ravel Schumacher naturally can't get used to it! He's not a newcomer to the track, he's a younger brother of a racing god, and he's at the peak of his career, so Ralph doesn't have any drivers in his eyes other than Schumacher.
Villeneuve is just an over-the-top champion, and after decades of F1 history, I don't know how many similar champions there are. The last Mika Hakkinen, and the last Damon Hill, chose to retire because of age and strength.
If you don't have the strength to be questioned, just retire honestly, Ralph doesn't want to be a stepping stone for others to prove themselves.
And as Schumacher's younger brother, Ralph also has a fiery personality, plus he is more youthful and promiscuous, so his image on the track is more arrogant. It's just that he did receive Schumacher's fame suppression, and he wrote a lot of news and reports, and then returned to the car god Schumacher.
One side "does not give up an inch of land", and the other side carries the power of Lianchao three cars, and directly uses extremely tough actions to overtake.
The consequence of both sides being tough was a serious collision in which the two cars drove side-by-side and squeezed into a high-speed corner, with Villeneuve colliding sideways with Ralf Schumacher in front as he scrambled to the line.
At speeds of up to hundreds of kilometers per hour, the sides of the two cars were torn apart instantly, and Ralph Schumacher's Williams car, because of the impact caused the air package to fail, there was not enough downward pressure to flow down, the car directly soared into the air, and then hit the ground hard.
And that's not the worst of the problem, two people collided in a car, causing one wheel to fly off the car and hit a crew member on the side of the track.
Although the F1 tires do not have a steel wire layer, the wheels are also made of magnesium-aluminum alloy that is as lightweight as possible. But with the speed bonus, this force is enough to smash all the bones of a human being. It's like a small mineral water is not heavy, if it is smashed from a high altitude, with the addition of gravitational acceleration, it can really kill people!
The tire that flew out directly led to the death of a track worker. Immediately after the accident, a double yellow flag appeared on the track to remind all drivers to slow down, overtaking is not allowed during the yellow flag period, and the safety car will be dispatched to press the car.
"Fly, there are double yellow flags on the track, pay attention to the rules and don't overtake."
Kossel in the pits issued a reminder that many times there were command flags next to the track, but the highly attentive drivers did not necessarily notice them. Therefore, at this time, it is necessary for the fleet maintenance station to assist in reminding, especially the important flag such as the double yellow flag, if it violates the rules, it will be severely punished.
"I see it."
Zhang Yifei responded.
When Villeneuve and Ralph Schumacher had an accident just now, Zhang Yifei was not far away from them, at least he was still in sight.
So he saw Ralph Schumacher's car take to the air and crash on the track, scattering fragments of parts all over the place.
What's more, Zhang Yifei saw the tire that flew out, twisted the body of the staff next to the track, and then collapsed on the grass like mud.
Zhang Yifei has experienced a lot of track accidents, but most of them are car damage, and the driver is fine. The most serious is Madu on the Renault track before, who was hit and went to the hospital for several months, but he didn't miss an arm or leg, let alone worry about his life.
Zhang Yifei did not know the exact severity of the track worker's injuries, and based on what he saw, there was little hope of survival.
This is the first time Zhang Yifei has witnessed death on the track, and he didn't expect it to come so suddenly.
Zhang Yifei drove the car through the collision site between Villeneuve and Ralf Schumacher, both cars were now parked in place and could not start, and the ground was full of some smashed parts and fragments.
Villeneuve's Anglo-American car was in better shape, and he could be seen crawling out of the cockpit, no big deal. Ralph's Williams car was badly damaged, and he didn't move much while sitting in the cockpit.
In the face of these debris that may lead to a puncture, Zhang Yifei could only try to avoid the big debris as much as possible, while controlling his speed and following Montoya closely.
At this time, the safety car has been dispatched and came to Schumacher's car to press the car, and at the same time, ambulances, engineering rescue vehicles and other operating vehicles have also driven to the track to begin emergency treatment of the accident, and at the same time move the injured people into the ambulance.
In this way, when the race came to the fourth lap, Zhang Yifei's ranking position rose to fifth. It can be said that this rise was not expected by Zhang Yifei, and what Zhang Yifei did not expect was that after only four laps of the race, four cars had already withdrawn, and the completion rate dropped to 80%!
He knew that the completion rate in this era was relatively low, but he didn't expect it to be so low. There haven't been any cars that have retired due to malfunctions, but if you add that, will half of the drivers finish the whole race?
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