753 Bad start! (5K+)
The crew members didn't ask any more, and Zhang Yifei on the track also released the call button on the steering wheel.
In fact, the difficulty of operation is indeed not as easy as Zhang Yifei said, but when he said "can", it is not completely supportive, or a comfort to the team.
A small piece of damage to the front wing really ruined the overall aerodynamic balance of the car. However, due to the layout of the Monaco track, the overall speed is not very fast, and the average speed is about 160km/h.
As the slowest track in the F1 paddock, air downforce is not as important as the mechanical downforce of the chassis in Monaco.
In a sense, this can be regarded as alleviating the side effects caused by the damage of the front fixed wing, but it is impossible to completely avoid it, the pointing accuracy of the corner, the change of the braking distance of the straight, will test Zhang Yifei's handling strength.
To put it simply, with the change of aerodynamic layout, the corner alignment and braking points in many data cannot be used, and Zhang Yifei needs to adapt according to the situation of the car!
There is no doubt that the situation is put on the narrow streets of Monaco and is a complete dance on the tip of a knife. It means that Zhang Yifei can no longer make any mistakes in the next control, otherwise the next collision will not be as simple as damaging a small piece of the front fixed wind wing.
To be honest, for the next difficult challenge, Zhang Yifei is very calm in his heart. Because when he decided to "not give an inch" and press Schumacher frantically at Turn 1, he expected the risks he would face.
Now it is only the destruction of the aerodynamic layout, which is already within the acceptable range of Zhang Yifei, you must know that when he fought with Schumacher for speed, the worst plan in his heart was to crash with the "King of Monaco" and retire from the race, who really let who is the grandson!
Schumacher, with this kind of speed-oriented tuning, thought that as long as he was the first car, he could hold down all the drivers behind him.
Now I Zhang Yifei also have this kind of confidence and courage, as long as I am still in the position of the head car, even if the pneumatic kit is damaged, I can still complete the dance on the tip of the knife, not losing to you Schumacher!
This is just like what Korsell thought in his heart, if Zhang Yifei wants to climb the peak of Schumacher, then he must have the consciousness to defeat his opponent head-on.
Without the help of the team, without so much luck, I could have won one-on-one!
Zhang Yifei and Schumacher frantically fought for speed through Turn 1, and there was another driver who benefited, that is, Alonso in third.
You must know that in the past, the main reason for the continuous collision at Turn 1 on the Monaco circuit was that the drivers in front of them took one turn after another, just like merging lanes on the road, and the speed would inevitably slow down gradually.
The further back you go, the more you will be slowed down, and you may even be in a queue-like situation.
If you have a good view and you see that the vehicles in front of you are slowing down, then the vehicles behind you will also slow down in advance. But at Monaco, the start is followed by a right-hand curve, and the F1 cars sit so low that even the low guardrails next to them block the driver's view.
Therefore, when the rear driver finds that there is a "traffic jam" in front of him, he does not brake with one foot, and a rear-end collision will occur. Then the riders in the back crashed into each other, one after the other, like dominoes.
The highest record at Monaco was a 10-car collision, which means that half of the drivers retired from the race before they had even crossed a corner. And the combined value of these cars can be as high as hundreds of millions of dollars, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the most expensive car accidents in history.
On the contrary, the faster the driver in front of him cornered, the car at the back of the qualifying session did not need to brake hard to slow down, and the possibility of rear-end collision was avoided. So Alonso had a smooth corner and wasn't blocked by the two drivers in front of him at the corner.
But with the next two people, Kuthard and Barrichello, the situation is not so optimistic.
Scuderia Ferrari's strategy team, during the pre-race preparations, can be said to have given Barrichello a death order, he must overtake Garage Tehard in the fastest time, and then join forces with Schumacher to take out Alonso.
In this way, Zhang Yifei will face the strongest driver combination in the entire F1 paddock, and it is only a matter of time before he loses.
Now the No. 1 strategy of the Scuderia Ferrari has allowed Schumacher to use the fine-tuning of the cauldron to overtake Zhang Yifei at Turn 1 has failed. Then the timeliness of Barrichello's overtaking of Garage Tehard will be even more urgent.
After all, giving up the acceleration of medium and low speeds will greatly affect the speed of Schumacher in the corners next, coupled with Zhang Yifei's tire pressing, which gives Alonso, who is in third place, a chance.
As predicted in advance by the Ferrari strategy team, the two Prost drivers will not take the initiative to work together. But when the situation was in front of him, the head car Zhang Yifei blocked the car, and the rear car Alonso chased after him, which formed a de facto alliance.
In order to avoid this from happening, the breaking point is now all on Barrichello.
When will he be able to overtake Garage Tehard, and when will Schumacher be able to resolve the crisis. And just now, the Chinese kid's crazy pressing move damaged his front wind wing, and in the face of the attack of the two Ferrari drivers, he was even more powerless.
The best place to overtake on any F1 circuit is at the start of the car and during Turn 1.
So now there is a lot of pressure on Barrichello and he has to hurry up and take out the McLaren driver at this corner to move up to fourth place in qualifying!
Barrichello is anxious and ferocious, and Coulthard is proving that his mentality is probably stronger than that of a Ferrari driver.
Halfway through the new season, Barrichello has been left out of 10 in total, and even last year's newcomer Kimi Raikkonen can't beat it.
This kind of result, compared to last year's performance that can compete with Schumacher for the championship, is not too much to describe as a plummet. Whether it's the fans, the team management, or even himself, there is a lot of pressure to prove himself with a hearty victory to help McLaren Racing win!
At this F1 crown circuit, Coulthard is the second man among the active drivers besides Schumacher to be called the "King of Monaco".
God also favored Coulthard and allowed him to sweep away his previous slump in qualifying and move to fourth place. This is the highest-ranked event in his last few races.
Whether it's a rebound in form or a comeback, at least this ranking allows McLaren and Coulthard to see a chance to compete for the championship and stand on the podium.
The current Coulthard, like a gambler who loses red eyes and has no capital, how can he let Barrichello take his hole cards again?
If Zhang Yifei was the grandson of who was before, then the current Coulthard, even if the grandfather came in person, it is impossible for you to overtake me at Turn 1!
Just like the previous competition between Zhang Yifei and Schumacher, Coulthard and Barrichello also stepped on the accelerator frantically to accelerate. On the one hand, it is under pressure from the team, as well as its own future gains.
On the other hand, they will never let go of this only opportunity to prove themselves!
Needle tip to wheat mang!
After entering the corner at high speed at Turn 1, Coulthard immediately began to cut the corner, because his brake point was very late, and this speed was actually a little unstable. You must rely on the perfect tangent to relieve the pressure on your speed, otherwise you risk hitting the guardrail.
However, behind him, there is Barrichello, who is also "speeding", and his way of cornering is to go straight into the center of the corner, and then brake hard to the limit and flick the tail to turn the corner, which is the momentum of the brave who wins when he meets on a narrow road.
If he hadn't met the red-eyed Cothard, maybe Barrichello would have really scared the other side. But this time, Coulthard showed no intention of backing down, and still rushed to cut the line in the direction of the bend.
The two cars are like two lines about to meet, and the center of the bend is where they meet.
Barrichello, who was in the rear car, hit the right rear wing of the Cothard in an unavoidable situation, and then pushed the McLaren car along the way, causing the front part of the Coulthard to hit the guardrail again!
“MYGOD! Barrichello actually bumped into Cothard! ”
“SHIT! Coulthard you can't fall, McLaren can't fall! ”
"Don't quit, don't quit, that's McLaren's hope!"
The hearts of McLaren fans on the track were broken when they saw this, and it was the McLaren team that had the best chance of hitting the podium or even the championship in recent races.
And as Coulthard, who also controlled the pearl of Monaco, he has the strength and possibility to create a miracle that belongs to McLaren.
All hopes and expectations were disillusioned by Barrichello's blow, why did this kind of accident happen to Coulthard, and why? Was God destined to watch McLaren fall?
The wails of the fans on the track are the same as the psychology of the still struggling Coulthard, who does not want to retire from the race and does not want to give up the hope of winning the championship again.
It's just that the McLaren car he drove can already be described as miserable, and the rear wing that collided with the Ferrari was actually fine, but the pneumatic kit was shattered, and the main frame of the car was not seriously damaged.
The real desperation was to hit the guardrail at the speed of the corner, not only smashing the entire front nose wing, but also deforming the front suspension and twisting the left front wheel at a strange angle.
There is no doubt that even if Coulthard does not want to retire at the moment, he can only accept this result.
In comparison, Barrichello's Ferrari car, although the front nose wing was also knocked out, at least the important parts of the front of the car were fine. What's more, after Barrichello "pushed" Cothard, he didn't stop on the track and still sprinted forward.
Kuthard, who was parked on the track, made Montoya, Kimi Raikkonen and others behind him quickly brake and slow down to dodge. However, some of the drivers behind can't compare with the drivers in the front row in terms of skill and reaction speed.
More importantly, their line of sight is blocked by the guardrail on the right turn, leaving them with a serious lack of reaction time.
As a result, Jordan's Frenzen, Sauber's Heidenfeld, and Toyota's old Verstappen collided one after another, and just after Turn 1, the No. 6 car was damaged, and four of them retired.
This series of accidents naturally led to the dispatch of the track safety car, which in a sense, gave Barrichello a sigh of relief. He was able to pit for the front wing on the next lap, and although he had to settle in the back row after the pit stop, he was at least better than retiring.
And at this accident rate, after 78 laps, there may be a few cars left on the track. Five years ago, Pannis was able to pick up a Monaco champion with great luck, and who can guarantee that such a miracle will not be repeated?
"The Monaco circuit has the lowest finish rate, with six crashes at the first corner alone. Before, we were still lamenting Fei's radical move, but now it seems that he is actually the luckiest one. ”
Blundell couldn't help but sigh in the face of such a fast safety car on the track.
Although the Monaco circuit is a year in which the completion rate is less than 30% abounds, it is still relatively rare for six collisions and four drivers to retire without completing the first lap.
It can also be seen from this point that the fierceness and gunpowder of this year's Monaco Grand Prix, after all, the two emerging teams of Prost and Renault broke out, challenging the status of the traditional triumvirate, making many crew members on the track anxious.
The team's strategy is aggressive, and the driver's driving style is also very tough, just like Barrichello's wild overtaking just now, according to the style of his previous "green leaf" drivers, he would not have fought so hard if he was not under pressure from the team.
"This is Monaco, a circuit full of suspense and charm, even if it was as strong as Senna back then, there were moments when the horse stumbled in the '88 race, and this is the charm of the Monaco Grand Prix!"
When Jacques said this, he didn't make a fuss about the accident on the track, but rather a little pride in his tone.
After all, such track accidents are a normal thing at the Monaco circuit, and there are several crashes every year, which is nothing more than the number of them.
On the contrary, it is this dangerous and passionate collision that has made the Monaco Grand Prix the status of the first race in Formula 1.
You can feel the crazy screams of the spectators and fans on both sides of the track, the broken cars and broken parts are stimulating the wildness and presumptuousness in their hearts, which is the scene that the audience is looking forward to seeing!
"Yes, the suspense is the most fascinating part of a race, so now there is a suspense in front of us, do you think that Fei, who had the accident at the beginning, will return to the pit to replace the damaged front wing in the press ring of the safety car?"
Once the safety car is deployed, the race enters a cooling-off period, and all the cars must line up in the current order, and no overtaking maneuvers are allowed.
However, during this period, it is allowed to pit for refueling and tyre changes, so if any driver happens to encounter a safety car during his pit stop to change tires, it is definitely an extremely lucky thing.
In a sense, it is equivalent to saving yourself time at the stop, which is a great advantage.
Later, at the Singapore Grand Prix, Alonso won the championship by maliciously causing his teammates to crash, and then triggering a safety car to be dispatched. He took advantage of this point in time to pit and change tires, recovering his previous disadvantage, but also because of this unfair competition, the Renault team suffered a serious punishment!
It's just the first lap now, and it's impossible to make a pit stop to change tires and refuel, so there are only two drivers who have the possibility of making a pit stop, namely Zhang Yifei of Prost and Barrichello of Ferrari.
Both of them had the front air kit damaged, and Barrichello was about to crash to the point where he must have had to use a safety car to make a pit stop to replace it. So the only suspense is Zhang Yifei, his front wind wing is damaged, but it is not to the point where it can't be opened.
Is it to ensure the follow-up car operation pit stop replacement, or to maintain their position in the lead car, gritting their teeth and insisting on the pit stop until the tire change time, is the suspense in front of everyone.
"I don't know much about flying, so it's hard to jump to conclusions, but with what I know about the Monaco circuit, it's better to fly with a pit stop. Even if you lose the position in the front car to the back row, you still retain the opportunity to hit the good results, and if you choose to run like this, the loss may be even greater. ”
Jacques gave his advice, he knew the difficulty of the Monaco circuit, such a low completion rate in history, is it because of the car's own fault?
The answer is of course not, most of the reasons are that the car lost control and crashed on the guardrail, and even Senna, who won five consecutive championships, made mistakes.
A normal driver who can run the entire Monaco Grand Prix in perfect car condition is already in the first ranks. Now that Zhang Yifei's front wind wing is damaged, it is a myth that he can finish running and maintain his position as the head car!
Jacques' commentary experience tells him that this is impossible!
"Then I guess Fei won't pit to change the kit."
Blundell replied.
"Why?"
"Because this Chinese kid really wants to be radical, it will be beyond everyone's expectations. And behind the arrogance and arrogance he has shown in the past, there is actually almost blind self-confidence, he will definitely think that he can control this Prost car! ”
While Blundell and Jacques were discussing, Zhang Yifei and the team pit stop were also engaged in this conversation about whether to pit or not.
"Fly, the safety car is pressing, you can pit and replace the front wind wing."
The leader of the team asked, and Kosell nodded in agreement.
"No need, just open it like this."
Zhang Yifei rejected the team's instructions as soon as possible, and he didn't want to give up his position as the first car in the pit stop.
Indeed, as Jacques said, after the pit stop and change the kit, there is still a chance to hit the good results.
But a good result does not equal a championship!
Zhang Yifei's goal on this track is one after that, which is to control this F1 crown jewel.
Only the championship is the achievement that Zhang Yifei is pursuing, and he wants to become the "King of Monaco" of the new generation!
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