754 To Each His Own Skill (5K)
Faced with Zhang Yifei's stubborn answer, Henry was stunned for a moment, he couldn't tell whether Zhang Yifei was really confident, or the damage to the former wind wing did not affect his operation.
But the problem is, the F1 car can be said to be the most high-tech crystallization of the human automobile industry, all the air kits need to be tested in the wind tunnel, and now there is one piece missing, you tell me that it doesn't matter, isn't it a trouble?
After all, Henry is just a team leader, and professional things are still handled by professional people.
So at this time, he set his sights on Cosell, hoping that the chief race engineer would make a decision.
"Fei, are you sure you will hold out until the next pit stop?"
"Remember, if you make your own decisions, you will have to bear the consequences."
Cosell is as simple and rude as ever, he does not object to Zhang Yifei's insistence, but Zhang Yifei must bear the consequences of stubbornness.
"I've decided, no pit stops."
Still firmly answered, Zhang Yifei was unwilling to give up his position in the lead car, and he knew very well that once he pitted, he would fall to the end.
There has never been a driver at the Monaco circuit who can come back to the championship from the end, not a single one!
"Alright, let's go as planned."
Korcel accepted Zhang Yifei's decision, and since he was unwilling to pit and replace the front wind wing, he should continue to run according to the team strategy that had been formulated before!
Cutting off the voice of the call with the team, Zhang Yifei looked at the Mercedes-Benz AMG safety car in front of him expressionlessly, he knew very well what his decision just now, but Zhang Yifei was also confident that he could block Schumacher from overtaking in the next race!
It's not just a matter of skill, it's Schumacher's extreme tuning that will have a huge impact on his performance at the Monaco circuit. The acceleration after each corner, in theory, the Ferrari car is not as good as its own Prost car, as long as it can be stabilized, then Schumacher should not think about surpassing it!
In a sense, Zhang Yifei's move now is a copy of Ferrari's team strategy.
The reason why the Ferrari strategy team dares to adjust to the limit is that they have absolute confidence in Schumacher, thinking that even if he can't accelerate out of corners, as long as he can overtake Zhang Yifei successfully, he will definitely be able to block the Chinese kid behind!
Since Ferrari and Schumacher dare to be so confident, then I'm sorry, I also have this confidence!
Then try the battle of spear and shield in the same flawed situation, who can have the last laugh.
Schumacher, this will be a head-to-head showdown with you, and the two of us will have a one-on-one heads-up on the Monaco circuit!
The first lap passed quickly, and the collision of the four cars did not get the track back to flow so quickly. As he passed through the pit lane entrance, Ferrari's Barrichello made a pit stop to replace the pneumatic parts.
With his kind of front kit almost completely destroyed, it was a blessing in misfortune to be able to get a safety car to go into the pits to replace parts. Without this lap of safety car, even if Barrichello did not retire and gritted his teeth and drove back to the pits, he would have been trapped for at least two laps.
If you really want to reach this kind of backwardness, it is better to retire from the race, and at least stabilize the mentality of the drivers.
"Fly didn't make a pit stop! His move undoubtedly tells us that he intends to continue racing on the track with this car with a broken front wing! ”
Jacques' eyes have been locked on Zhang Yifei's body, and when he saw him whizzing past the entrance of the maintenance passage, he knew that Blundell's previous guess was right, this Chinese kid was more radical than everyone expected!
"I guessed right, that's the style of flying, and his goal is definitely not a good result, but a Monaco title. So it is destined not to pit and let himself fall behind. ”
When Blundell said this, there was a hint of pride in his tone, and he still saw through Fei's idea very accurately, and sure enough, the unstoppable Chinese newcomer last year.
Time may have made his current image much more low-key, but it will never wear out the unruly flame in his heart, and never look at Fei with the eyes of Shoucheng!
"But it's too risky, Fei Zhen is so confident that he can control a car with a defective aerodynamics?"
"This answer may only be known to Fei himself."
The dialogue between the two commentators on the track was also passed to the ears of the audience, and many fans of Prost and Zhang Yifei couldn't help but have a worried look on their faces after hearing these explanations.
"Damn, do you really plan to drive like this?"
"Yes, this is F1, not my classic car, and I feel like I want to win a little too much."
"What's wrong with wanting to win? Have you ever questioned Zhang Yifei like this on the track? I believe that since he dares to do this, he must have his own reasons and confidence! ”
"Come on, let the world once again witness your strength!"
"Come on~~!"
There was a roar of cheers on the track, after all, the reason for the emergence of Formula 1 cars is the extreme control of machinery by man.
Now on the track, there is such a driver, who intends to challenge this god's operation. Regardless of the outcome, at least the courage is here, and F1 fans and spectators have always had the highest respect for the Warriors, just like Niki Lauda back then.
Lap 2, lap 3......
It wasn't until lap 5 that the breakdown cars on the track were cleared. At the same time, green flags on both sides of the track began to wave, signaling that the race would soon return to normal.
That's when all the drivers started to move from their previous slack to a highly focused race. Moreover, it was pressed by the safety car for five laps, so that the various oil temperatures of the F1 car also reached the optimal working temperature.
This means that as soon as the safety car is removed from the track, the rest of the race will be a bloody affair in which every driver will burst out to the full extent of his or her strength to challenge for the title of "King of Monaco" on this circuit.
Schumacher, who was in second place, did not set his sights on the safety car, but locked on the Prost car in front of him. To be precise, it is locked on Zhang Yifei's body.
To be honest, the previous tricks of the team's strategy group were broken by Zhang Yifei, and they were still within Schumacher's acceptance range. After all, he has been an opponent for nearly two years, and he has a good understanding of Zhang Yifei's style, and this Chinese kid will not give in easily.
What really made Schumacher feel unhappy was that after Zhang Yifei's front fixed wing was damaged, he did not choose to enter the repair station to replace it.
What does this mean?
On behalf of you, Zhang Yifei, plan to rely on this racing car that even destroys the aerodynamic balance to press my Schumacher on the Monaco track?
This kind of action is undoubtedly the biggest contempt and humiliation for Schumacher, far more than the previous skill.
Schumacher, who has always maintained his usual mentality, is truly angry at this moment, he cannot be humiliated by a Chinese teenager in the F1 paddock and track that he dominates.
In the next game, he will let Zhang Yifei see what the real "King of Monaco" is!
As the safety car got closer to the retreat exit, the stronger the smell of gunpowder on the track, Zhang Yifei began to consciously slow down and press the car at this time, so as to earn the advantage of reaction time.
However, Schumacher is all too familiar with this rhythm, he bites the tail of Zhang Yifei's car, and waits to attack the opponent at the moment when the safety car leaves.
Mercedes-Benz AMG made a right turn and exited the official track, and in an instant, Zhang Yifei accelerated wildly with a foot of floor oil, intending to maintain his position as the head car. At the same time, Schumacher's speed is just as fast, and he is even a little faster than Zhang Yifei's acceleration operation.
However, as Zhang Yifei expected before, the adjustment scheme that was too extreme made Schumacher's track not as fast as Zhang Yifei's Prost car in the starting stage.
This point, in fact, has been verified when starting before, and Zhang Yifei began to gradually throw off Schumacher. It wasn't until the speed of the car began to exceed 250km/h that the Ferrari car's extreme speed ability in the back section began to show, and gradually caught up with Zhang Yifei in front.
This section of the road was not a long straight at the start, and Zhang Yifei, who had an acceleration advantage, did not give Schumacher any chance and directly entered the corner.
I didn't feel much when I accelerated before, but as soon as I was about to hit the steering wheel and turn to cut corners, Zhang Yifei immediately felt that there was a deviation in directivity, and the body trembled slightly, and the stability was significantly reduced.
Although it was only a small fragment of the front fixed wing, it brought about a break in the aerodynamic balance of the entire car. If Zhang Yifei was challenging the limit before, he needed to wander on the edge of losing control.
Now, he has to experience this feeling of being on the verge of losing control in almost every corner.
It's just that you don't have a choice, if you want to become a champion, you must go through thorns along the way!
Zhang Yifei's slight swaying performance in this corner was naturally discovered by the crew members who had been paying attention to him. Especially the Ferrari team in the back, they want to see what kind of divine control Zhang Yifei can control to control such an F1 car that breaks the aerodynamic balance.
Judging from the performance just now, it is very in line with their expected picture, that is, Zhang Yifei is difficult to control, and it is only a matter of time before he loses control.
"The Chinese kid is too big, and soon he will taste the bitter fruit."
With a grim smile on his face, Jean Todd commented on Zhang Yifei's performance just now.
There was a wobble in the first corner, and there were nineteen corners on the Monaco circuit, with at least forty laps to make subsequent pits.
Jean Todd didn't believe that Zhang Yifei could pass through the next hundreds of cornering maneuvers like he did just now, and then block Schumacher from the driver.
If God had taken care of the Scuderia Ferrari, Schumacher might not have been required to take the initiative to overtake, and the Chinese kid would have fallen off the tightrope himself.
"In my professional opinion, the breaking of aerodynamic balance may be more difficult to control than a single failure. After all, there is a pattern to a single source of fault, and the airflow is different at every curve and at every point in time, with countless and unpredictable variations. ”
"I remember that there is an old Chinese saying, which is called taking a step back and opening the sky, maybe flying at the starting turn 1, so that Shumi can surpass the difficulty and then overtake, it is easier than gritting his teeth and insisting on it now."
Ross Brown also defined Zhang Yifei's current situation, this kind of control difficulty is beyond human control, and the Chinese kid is still too young and vigorous.
"Next, let's watch Fei's performance!"
Ferrari's technical director, De Monnecali, added that the entire team pit stop was full of joy. Even diluted the regret that Barrichello had crashed into the car before Coulthard, giving it to the end.
But just a few corners later, Schumacher's situation was not as easy as imagined, just wait for Zhang Yifei to "send people's heads" by himself. Because it's not just the two of them fighting on the track, but there are other drivers present.
What's more, behind Schumacher is Alonso, also from Prost!
This Spanish kid is on the track towards Schumacher, launching a fierce attack, both in attack and speed, very ferocious.
What's more important is that the Ferrari strategy team's car tuning is completely like a broken boat to deal with Zhang Yifei. Now that the "boat" has sunk, Zhang Yifei is still strong in leading the track, but Schumacher has no way to change his weak adjustment of acceleration out of corners, so he is struggling to resist Alonso's attack, and there is no time to put pressure on Zhang Yifei and make him crash faster.
"What's the situation, doesn't it mean that the two drivers of the Prost team have irreconcilable contradictions and will not join forces on the track?"
Ross Brown's brow furrowed instantly, Alonso's completely crazy style of play, not giving Schumacher any respite.
Judging from this move, it is more like receiving instructions from the team's strategy team, asking him to drag Schumacher and relieve the pressure on Zhang Yifei's control.
"Not necessarily, because Alonso's overtaking interests are currently consistent with Zhang Yifei's interests, so this situation will occur. It's easy to determine if the team is giving orders, just to see if the team will block Shumi and create an overtaking opportunity for Alonso. ”
Jean Todd is a professional manager after all, and he quickly discovered the crux of the problem, whether they join forces or not, Alonso will inevitably attack Schumacher if he wants to get results.
really wants to see if the two of them join forces, and it depends on whether Zhang Yifei will sacrifice his own interests to block the car Alonso and let him overtake.
After all, from the perspective of the team, Zhang Yifei's first-car advantage will not last long, so he should decisively lose the car to protect the commander, and let the more competitive Alonso complete the task of helping the team win the championship.
And Zhang Yifei asked him to block Schumacher, dragging the most formidable opponent on the track one by one, allowing Alonso to keep the lead.
Under normal circumstances, the No. 1 driver would not have been asked to make such a sacrifice, but as things stand, it was the perfect team strategy that the Prost crew could not have imagined and would have done.
However, the next situation made the entire Ferrari crew confused, Zhang Yifei did not block Schumacher at all, and the meaning of helping Alonso was still in the lead position and maintaining his rhythm.
And I don't know if he gradually got used to the aerodynamic balance being broken, and the subsequent corners became more and more stable, and Schumacher, who was dragged by Alonso, not only did not shorten the distance, but was also slowly pulled away.
What tricks are the two Prost drivers playing? Was it because the team didn't give orders, or was Zhang Yifei too selfish and unwilling to sacrifice his own interests to let Alonso overtake?
From the perspective of a strong strategy group like Ferrari, they will never understand, but in fact, things are far less complicated.
The Prost Strategy Team didn't do anything, and there was no communication between the two drivers.
Prost's bewildering behavior on the track can be described in one word, that is, "each according to his ability".
Lao Tzu relies on his own ability, how many can he run, join forces with a yarn, I will admit that you are more than a dish?
No way!
Prost riders will never be the middle of brothers!
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