The main race starts in the same way as the qualifying race, and the starting order of the main race is based on the results of the previous qualifying race.

The first grid is called pole position, and the pole position at Monza was won by future F1 driver Massa. As Massa was the first to drive out of the pit lane, the audience applauded and cheered him warmly.

Not only did he take pole position as the top seed in the event, but he was also a former winner of the Italian Formula Renault Championship, so he was familiar to the audience.

He was followed by Prima's Suarez, who qualified second, but was much quieter than Massa's cheers. Because he is far behind Massa in terms of fame and results in karting events.

The third place is Krum Athletic's Kubica, who is also a future F1 driver, but whether it is F1 or the current junior formula, his results are far less impressive than Massa, and his popularity is naturally not as good, but he is a little better than Suarez.

When Zhang Yifei's No. 1 car drove out, the atmosphere of the scene can be described as weird, and the audience, which was originally quite lively, instantly became much quieter.

Most people looked at the track with a curious and skeptical gaze, and last night's interview news was a hot rating, and with the morning newspaper fueling the flames, the audience basically knew that there was a Chinese driver named Zhang Yifei.

They are all curious, who is the Chinese driver who has vaunted the championship? Similarly, the vast majority of the audience did not believe in the strength of Zhang Yifei, a Chinese driver, and were dissatisfied with his arrogant remarks, so there were many fewer cheers and applause when he appeared.

Even if there were, it was all some Chinese who came to the scene, and a few politely applauded.

Now Zhang Yifei's helmet has not been put down, and the speed of the racing engine has not been raised, so he has all the reactions in the audience.

In the first match, he gained this kind of cold situation, to be honest, Zhang Yifei never thought about it. Even if there are not many supporters and there are no cheers, it's okay to give a face and applaud twice, do you want the audience to be indifferent?

But Zhang Yifei doesn't care about these, if the interview continues, he will still say those words, admitting cowardice is the most cowardly behavior in competitive sports.

Parked according to the ground ranking, Chen Zhi and Ah Hu came over as soon as possible to test the temperature of various events.

"Brother Fei, these ghosts seem to treat us a little differently."

Ah Hu people are more upright, and they feel that the atmosphere is not right and say it directly.

"Hu!"

Chen Zhi shouted, he is old and mature, and it should not be said that these affect Zhang Yifei's state at this time.

"Brother Zhi, isn't it just that the reaction is a little cold, it doesn't matter."

Zhang Yifei is still very relaxed, in his previous life, there was a wave of things in the Olympic torch relay abroad, and he was a newcomer standing on the European track in 99, and it was not normal for no one to applaud and cheer.

"That's right, in Phineas's words, small scenes!"

Ah Hu also echoed, as the "number one horse boy", what Zhang Yifei said was correct!

Just when he was preparing for the race, a reporter suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Yifei's car.

Unlike most sporting events, the pre-race preparation for Formula Formula is a tight one, with the FIA setting time of only a few minutes.

So in general, it's about interviewing the favourites who won the championship, such as Massa. Or an established team player, who has a strong team behind them to do the technical support, and has a much greater advantage than the average paying driver, with a high probability of winning the championship or finishing on the podium to become a star driver.

Like Zhang Yifei, even if he is sponsored by Toyota, he can only be regarded as a "grassroots" player.

Almost at the same time, on the big screen of the live broadcast of the stadium, a picture of Zhang Yifei appeared.

The on-site director also noticed the interview and prepared to use the live broadcast to make the interview directly public at the venue.

"Hi, fly, I'm Renault event reporter Ina, after your interview video was broadcast last night, it sparked a heated discussion, and the audience was very curious, are you really 100% sure that you will win the Monza championship?"

"Nope."

Zhang Yifei denied it, and he was extremely neat.

This answer is very unexpected, and if you admit it, at most you will think that young people like to talk wildly, after all, it is not uncommon for racers to talk big and win championships these days.

But I didn't dare to admit it, this was cowardly behavior, so the audience was simply booed.

“shit！ I thought this Chinese kid was very special, but I didn't expect to be a coward! ”

"I can't admit that this kind of person doesn't deserve to be called a driver."

"The Chinese rookie is afraid that he will be scared to pee his pants, so retire early and go back!"

Even the reporter Ina was shocked, she thought that Zhang Yifei would either admit it head-on, or just find some excuse to cover it up, but she didn't expect him to directly deny what he said?

"You mean you don't have the strength to win the championship?"

"Nope! I feel like I'm very strong and winning is one of my goals. ”

"It's just that Chinese culture pays attention to integrity, I didn't say that I was 100% sure of winning the championship, I just said that I could be on the podium of the sub-station, and last night's report was taken out of context."

When Ina heard this, she asked directly: "If I understand correctly, Fei are you saying that I am absolutely sure to stand on the podium?" ”

"That's right, that's what I say!"

When Zhang Yifei said this, the audience was in an uproar again, although he was not as radical as saying that he won the championship, but in front of everyone, he said before the game that he could definitely get on the podium, which was also enough confidence and arrogance.

"This Chinese guy is very arrogant, he thinks he will definitely be in the top three?"

"Dare to say that you want to be on the podium, at least better than cowards!"

"Is this Chinese, how do I feel a little different from the impression, aren't they all respectful and humble?"

"You see that his car has a red flag logo on it, it's Chinese!"

Maybe even Ina didn't expect that a small pre-match interview could make the audience respond so enthusiastically.

Just as she was about to continue digging into the hot spots, the warning whistle of the track staff sounded, and the unrelated personnel evacuated behind the separation wall.

"I hope to be able to continue interviewing you in the celebration area."

Only by finishing in the top three will she be eligible to enter the podium celebration area, which can be regarded as Ina's blessing.

"No problem."

Zhang Yifei replied lightly, still expressionless, a track killer with feelings, this should be the case!

Ah Hu and the members of Toyota's technical team also pushed the tire rack and left, leaving only Yamamoto Ukyo on the track, making the final tactical arrangement with Zhang Yifei.

Soon the second warning whistle sounded, and everyone including the race staff evacuated the track.

In addition to the drivers, only the Mercedes-Benz AGLK55 safety car at the back of the entire track remains.

Next, the car will complete a round of formation warm-up laps under the pressure of the safety car.

The starting order was issued, the formation warm-up circle began, and all the cars rushed out, forming a long snake formation in the order of qualifying for the formation to warm up the tires.

Tire warmers have strict speed limits and are not allowed to overtake, so they must be driven in formation. Therefore, Zhang Yifei only did the snakeskin action routinely, raising the temperature to the best working condition through rapid acceleration and heavy braking.

After the warm-up lap, all the cars returned to the grid to wait for the race to begin.

The race time is still half an hour, but the format is different from the previous qualifying race, instead of taking the fastest lap in half an hour, the fastest lap in this half an hour is completed, and the driver with the shortest time wins.

The Monza circuit stipulates that the number of laps is 17 laps, and the first half hour is not enough, so after the half-hour countdown, the race will still continue, because the lap priority is higher, so the real race time should be more than half an hour.

Zhang Yifei was fourth, his eyes locked on the indicator light in front of him, waiting for the starting instructions.

The spectators on the sidelines are also holding their breath at this time, waiting for the arrival of the starting moment, because the first attraction of the race is the start, at this time the cars are densely packed together, all want to seize the best position at Turn 1, so overtaking and crashing are very common.

The five lights above the track start to light up one after the other, representing the countdown of five seconds, and the moment all the lights go out, the race officially begins.

Just like in sprint races, starting reflex is one of the most important criteria, and the same is true for drivers.

If the starting reaction is too slow, even if you are at the top of the qualifying race, you may be directly overtaken at the beginning and waste your advantage.

Of course, Zhang Yifei did not allow such a situation to happen, the moment the indicator light went out, the oil was loosened, and the power connection was perfect, and he rushed out as soon as possible.

The sound of the engine began to roar, and the revs also climbed wildly, and the speed in first gear quickly approached 100 kilometers per hour. Zhang Yifei's perfect start gave him an advantage in the acceleration phase, closing in on the No. 22 driver Kubika at the top of the grid, and the two cars were very close to each other.

Kubica saw Zhang Yifei's approaching car from the rearview mirror, and he was full of shock in his heart, you must know that the starting difficulty of formula cars is far more difficult than ordinary cars, so the starting speed has always been one of the highlights.

Kubica hadn't paid attention to Zhang Yifei before, and it wasn't until after the qualifying results came out that he noticed such a Chinese driver.

But even so, Kubica never took Zhang Yifei in his eyes, let alone as an opponent. Those so-called podium interviews are akin to Kubica's clown sensationalism.

In fact, it's not just Kubica, most of the drivers who have go-kart results here treat Zhang Yifei as a clown who jumps off the beam, and his rhetoric is just a joke in their eyes!

As a result, he didn't expect that Zhang Yifei started faster than himself, and he quickly caught up with the starting distance of the leading qualifying. The front nose wing of Zhang Yifei's racing car is about to come to the rear wheel of his racing car and is making overtaking maneuvers!

Overtaken by a Chinese rookie at the start? Kubica didn't dare to imagine this kind of thing happening, and he couldn't tolerate this kind of thing, so Kubica directly changed lanes and took a defensive stance to block in front of Zhang Yifei, so that he couldn't overtake.

Zhang Yifei had already prepared for Kubica's defensive moves, he changed lanes in reverse, and used the advantage of speeding up to directly squeeze the front of the car into the rear wheel position of Kubica to prevent him from changing lanes again.

When this scene appeared, there were all kinds of exclamations in the audience, because of the pre-race interview, many viewers had actually shifted their attention from Massa to Zhang Yifei.

They want to see how the Chinese driver plays, or what kind of ugliness he can show.

As a result, I didn't expect Zhang Yifei to start so fast, directly side by side with Kubica, and there was a vague tendency to overtake. As long as he can grab a good route at Turn 1, then Kubica will most likely be squeezed behind.

At this moment, the event commentary at the Monza field, the famous European formula commentator Red, also said in an exclamatory tone: "Ohgod, the Chinese driver Fei started very fast, and he couldn't see any novice appearance at all, he is now driving side by side with the No. 22 car Kubica, making an overtaking move, can he overtake successfully?" ”

No one in the world knew that Kubica had the strength of a future F1 driver, but that didn't stop Kubica from being a strong competitor in the European Karting Grand Prix, the reigning champion of the Italian Karting League, and the official test driver of Renault.

All the titles speak for themselves, and Kubica has a brilliant karting record, and he is a formula driver that cannot be taken lightly.

You must know that this Renault 2000 European Cup, Kubica is the second best candidate for the championship after Massa, far from being comparable to a rookie like Zhang Yifei, and now he is going to be overtaken by the start, which is really unexpected by everyone.

Kubica felt the pressure from Zhang Yifei next to him, and Turn 1 was already in sight, and he put his foot on the brake, but he didn't step on it.

If you want not to be overtaken in a corner, in addition to controlling the best cornering route, the other thing you can do is to delay braking and maintain the speed of the corner as much as possible.

However, the risks are obvious, and it is easy for the car to get out of control if the speed is too fast in the corners, especially if the tire temperature has not fully risen on the first lap and the grip is not at its peak.

Zhang Yifei, who was side by side, didn't click the brakes, but he had different reasons from Kubica, he didn't really want to play the limit.

It's just that it has come to this point, Zhang Yifei has no way back, because the cars behind him have already caught up, and he can't surpass Kubica, and he doesn't even have the opportunity to slow down and seize the inside line.

And in the case of sudden braking, there is a high probability of being rear-ended, and the level of Renault drivers is not as strong as that of F1 drivers, and the track accident is high. Not to mention the completion rate of the entire series, it is very good to have a completion rate of more than 80% in the sub-series.

Zhang Yifei said without exaggeration that after the No. 1 turn, there will be at least one racing accident in 20 cars.

There was no choice, Zhang Yifei could only grit his teeth and overtake Kubica, the distance between the two cars kept getting closer, and he could already feel the suction brought by the high-speed airflow when he was close.

The sweet spot had passed, and when both cars entered the corner at the same time, Kubica finally stepped on the brakes, and if it had been too late, he would have lost control and rushed out of Turn 1.

At the same time, Zhang Yifei also stepped on the brakes and overtook Kubika in one fell swoop. It's just that at this time, his speed is faster than Kubica, and he can't completely slow down by relying on the grip of the sudden braking alone.

So Zhang Yifei began to downshift frantically, from the sixth gear when entering the corner, to the first gear in just one second, using the braking effect of the engine to reduce the speed of the car together.

This kind of high-speed downshift has a very big impact on the gearbox, and the loss of the synchronizer is even more serious.

But even so, Zhang Yifei's body began to flutter, and the tires showed obvious signs of insufficient grip.