Chapter 222: The Battle of Silence (4)

Kaede started perfectly and was very calm in Bariche, who was just as strong as he started on, so he forced his rival to slow down at the first corner and cemented his first position. This has to be said to be a very good start for Ye Feng, and it also really fulfills the prediction of the car god yesterday, that is, Ye Feng will face a strong challenge from Barrichello, who is slightly better in the performance of the car behind him.

Monza, which is only 20 kilometres from Milan and looks like a boot, is an exceptionally fast track in every sense of the word. There are very few sharp curves and hairpin bends, and some are mostly long straights and large 180 bends. It's always a place where the teams with more powerful cars and faster speeds come to the fore. And in their quest for more speed, teams sacrificed downforce and stiffness to the maximum. Therefore, in order to dominate this track, a driver must not only have super high driving skills, but also have an extremely brave heart! Because with such low downforce and hard tuning, racing at such high speeds can be extremely dangerous! It can be said that the slightest negligence on the part of a driver can immediately lead to an accident at the high speed of Monza!

Therefore, Ye Feng, who seemed to have taken the initiative from the beginning, felt the double psychological pressure brought by Barrichello behind him and the high-speed Mercedes-Benz itself from the Monza circuit. It is already difficult to maintain the stability of the car on such a difficult track to brake, and the Barrichello F2004 behind Ye Feng now has enough capital to: + threat!

So. As Senna said, this huge double pressure is by no means comparable to the pressure of qualifying yesterday! And the first time he won the pole position, Ye Feng had already made very careful psychological preparations. But he was still a little overwhelmed by the weight of taking pole position for a while. Ye Feng, who had also won pole position in F3000 and had the opportunity to start in the front row in F1, never thought that it would be so difficult to get pole position in F1 and work hard to ensure his lead! So it's hard for him to imagine how top players like Senna and Schumacher managed to hold their lead until the end of the pole start! Lao Ye, who had never won an F1 pole position before, always dreamed of starting as the first one day, but when his dream came true, he realized that even the pole position start race was not as simple as he imagined

However, thinking about it in his heart, shocking to shocking, Ye Feng's hands were not idle. Although he was pressed very tightly by Barrichello behind him, Ye Feng still tried hard to keep his brain calm, and tried hard to complete every technical essentials smoothly and naturally. The steering wheel was constantly turning, and the paddle shifters were also clicked quickly and rhythmically by Ye Feng. Now the only thing that makes Ye Feng in the high-intensity confrontation feel at ease is that the opponent's car is strong. But his F-26, which he and the entire Williams team have worked hard to create, is in just as good shape!

After going through the initial stage of grabbing the position that made Ye Feng the most nervous, Ye Feng's heart, who slowly straightened out his driving rhythm and feeling, also began to settle down. Accordingly, the Williams Racing's Chinese driver's driving movements have begun to shift towards more and more fluid and precise directions. Therefore, when everyone witnessed Ye Feng's lead being rushed by Barrichello behind him, the blue Williams car finally showed the state and speed in yesterday's qualifying session. At Monza, there was another moment at the start of the race:

Barrichello's red chariot tried to overtake like a ball of fire, but Ye Feng's blue chariot was always trying to defuse the opponent's impact at an increasing speed! And the two cars, one blue and one red, raced unscrupulously on the Monza track, and all the people watching the race suddenly blew a whirlwind of red and blue battles in front of their eyes!

At this time, Michael's heart, which made everyone very excited on the monitor, was extremely complicated. On the one hand, Ye Feng's current performance is undoubtedly inspiring to all the Williams teams, including Michael! This season has undoubtedly been a very embarrassing season for them, first of all, the double keel frame car at the beginning of the season hit a wall at every turn, and the performance was not good. Then it was Schumacher Jr.'s frightening moment in the United States, and then the team finally changed a little well after Ye Feng replaced the game, but then there was a personnel transfer storm that has not been finalized until now

And Ferrari is so strong today. Of the 14 races that have been played, they have only lost two of them, one of which was due to Schumacher's own retirement. It can be said that this year's competition goes wherever it goes

The impression is that the sky is full of red and the outstanding Mr. Che Wang. Kerr was pleased. Finally, in Ferrari's hometown, a good show of red being suppressed by blue!

Moreover, this is not the kind of suppression like Alonso who used to block Ye Feng in desperation, Ye Feng and Barrichello staged a speed war at this time! As a former technical engineer and current team technical leader, this situation is undoubtedly very symbolic and inspiring for Michael! This proves from a certain angle that although this year's world is Ferrari's. But Williams' car is also starting to get closer to Ferrari in hard indicators such as speed and dynamics! If this momentum continues, Michael believes that as long as he gives his technical team and Ye Feng enough time, they will be able to build a good car that is no less than any competitor next year or the year after! Therefore, as a die-hard Williams fan, Michael sees hope for the team's revitalization from today's pinnacle matchup! How could this not excite him?

However, in addition to being a fan of the Blues, Michael is the absolute leader in determining the course of the race between the team and Ye Feng. Therefore, in addition to the excitement and reverie in his heart, Michael also had to think about the current reality of the game. The reality is that Williams' cars are competitive again. However, there is still a certain gap with F2004. Now with Ye Feng's excellent performance, the F-26 has indeed not been much on the F2004, but it has also failed to open the gap with the opponent.

You know, in the lead, such a situation is undoubtedly very embarrassing and tricky! Michael knew that if the positions of Ye Feng and Barrichello were reversed at this time, then the Brazilian would definitely widen the gap between Ye Feng and Ye Feng with his strong racing performance, but on the other hand, Ye Feng and his car did not have such ability!

So how should Ye Feng's pit stop be arranged for a while? You must know that for this pole position, Ye Feng also paid the price of light oil. The best-case scenario now is for Barrichello to choose to pit first, but it's definitely something that even Michael's age-old son wouldn't believe what happened. So let Ye Feng choose to pit after a few laps now? That will definitely lose the lead after the pit stop! And Michael knew that by that time, with the performance of the F-26, it would be difficult to chase the F2004 that let go!

What a dilemma

As with countless previous races, Barrichello, who had already been in battle, still handled his car as skillfully as usual. At the beginning, he couldn't surpass Ye Feng with all his strength, which did make him a little depressed, but this was not enough to make the Brazilians look at Ye Feng with admiration. Because overtaking luck at the start was a big part of it, and Barrichello felt that he had more of a bad luck component. That's okay, come on!

However, then Ye Feng did not use blocking tactics, but raced up with himself, and he didn't fall into the downwind yet, which made Barrichello a little surprised. When did Williams' car become so tough? Although Barrichello had a preliminary experience in qualifying yesterday, the Brazilian still did not expect that the biggest obstacle preventing him from winning the championship on Ferrari's home turf would be so tricky.

But experience and reason have taught the Brazilian that he must not be in a hurry at this time, he needs to wait and wait for the opponent to make the pit stop first. In this way, he can take advantage of the opportunity of the opponent's pit stop to widen the gap with his opponent in order to create a good opportunity for his own pit stop. And more importantly, Barrichello knows that he now has very little fuel in the tank, overtaking? Barrichello feels that he should have a chance now, but overtaking is also a very waste of oil work, and after overtaking with such a small amount of fuel, there is not enough fuel to ensure that he can further increase the distance with his opponent, and he has to pit early to sit and watch himself be overtaken by his opponent.

Therefore, Barrichello, who decided to wait for the opponent to stand first and then wait for the opportunity to enter the pit, controlled the speed of the car at a point where he was not doing it with all his might, but also had to force Ye Feng to use all his strength and consume fuel more quickly. At this time, the experience of the Brazilian and the superiority of Ferrari racing cars were reflected in the subtleties. That's the advantage! Although the opponent also knows what Ferrari is planning, there is nothing they can do about it, and in the face of absolute strength, any strategy is nonsense

"Mr. Michael! I've got to make a pit stop! Get everyone ready! So, two laps later, Ye Feng reluctantly chose to pit stop when he saw that the fuel had run out and he still couldn't widen the gap with his opponent