Chapter 321
Although Kaede's journey to the Spanish Grand Prix ended in retirement, his tenacious struggle was not in vain.
Under his strong suppression, Hamilton, who had easily overtaken Ye Feng in the previous few races, had nothing to do with the Chinese drivers. This made people come to a conclusion again, maybe it wasn't that Xiao Hei was too strong, but that Ye Feng had made the mistake of underestimating the enemy before. No, as soon as you add your heart, Xiao Hei will immediately fail? Moreover, more importantly, under the cover of Ye Feng, Raikkonen's position was already unbreakable just over halfway through the game.
In the end, although Ye Feng retired halfway, Hamilton, who was impetuous by him, not only couldn't get close to the iceman in front of him in the next game, but was also surpassed by the rebounding Massa because of a small mistake, and finally only fell to a third position, but the proud record of being on the podium in four consecutive races still allowed Hamilton to continue the madness of his debut season.
The podium finish for each of the three teams also reflects the fierce competition in the race after entering the European campaign. Alonso, who was unanimously favored by everyone, finally missed the podium one step later, once again saddening many Spanish fans.
As for Ye Feng, due to his retirement, his results were even surpassed by Rosberg and fell to sixth in the standings. With a quarter of the way to go, the defending champions are in worrying form. However, only those who really understand the internal situation of Ferrari will see that Ye Feng's state is actually developing in a good direction.
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Two weeks later, the F1 battle shifted to Monaco, the pearl of the Mediterranean. With two practice matches taking place. People were surprised to find that Ye Feng, who had been in a slump before, was in amazing form, in two practice matches. Ye Feng undoubtedly holds the top spot, and his fastest lap and average speed are higher than his old rival Alonso, who is in second place.
This can't help but make people look forward to the peak showdown that could happen to the two on the weekend.
However, the facts once again show that God may not be on Ye Feng's side in the recent period. Everyone can see that he is getting better and better, and the tacit understanding with the team is forming.
However, it was precisely in such a good situation that Ye Feng's car inexplicably had a front suspension fracture accident in the second qualifying session, which also made the Chinese driver in excellent form regretfully withdraw from the pole position battle early. The post-match test showed that the accident had nothing to do with Ye Feng at all. It was just an accident. You can see how bad the defending champion's luck is right now.
Ye Feng's exit undoubtedly made Alonso the biggest winner, he and teammate Hamilton grabbed the first and second grid positions respectively, and the lone Iceman was undoubtedly affected by Ye Feng's car failure, only finishing third. The battle between the two teams was completely dominated by McLaren this time.
The next day, the salty sea breeze in the Mediterranean Sea was held at the end of the '07 Monaco Grand Prix. With a strong tangential start, Alonso kept his team-mate and Iceman firmly behind.
And Ye Feng, who started in the first place, also rushed to the first place with a good start, indicating that although he was ranked low and had bad luck, China's Ye did not want to give up this race.
Although the focus of the subsequent competition was the fierce competition for the top three, Ye Fengdi's performance was also commendable. Although it was a heavy-duty oil start, Ye Feng gave full play to all technical aspects almost from the beginning of the competition.
A series of performances, such as excellent start, suppression of opponents without superior speed, and rapid opening of the gap between them and their opponents when they made light fuel pit stops, made Ye Feng's ranking quietly rise.
Only 48 laps later, when Ye Feng completed his only pit stop in the race, he quickly moved up his ranking from the original 16th to the sixth position.
However, in this position, Ye Feng finally encountered the stubborn resistance of Little Rosberg after leaving the station!
In fact, the most important reason why Williams has not performed well in Ferrari and McLaren this season is not the car, but the consistency of the two drivers in the team. Massa is the first time he has taken on the role of the team's number one driver. There is also a need to adjust the mentality, and Rosberg Jr. needs to keep learning in his debut season.
But at this moment, when he was not much inferior to Ye Feng in terms of racing performance, Little Rosberg returned the skills he had learned from Ye Feng to the other party. Maybe he especially wants to show himself in front of this half of his master, in Ye Feng's own words, this kid seems to be as awesome as eating viagra!
Ultimately. Due to the impact of the huge pressure on Ye Feng's racing in all aspects of a pit stop and the extraordinary performance of Rosberg Jr., Ye Feng's final ranking was fixed in the sixth position. However, no one complained about Ye Feng, after all, under extremely unfavorable circumstances, surpassing ten opponents in a row had proven Ye Feng's ability and tenacity. The top three positions were the same as at the start, with the Spaniard and team-mates taking the top two, and the lone Iceman was good enough to keep his position.
With his fifth consecutive podium finish, the Hamilton myth is still playing out. And in this game. The most amazing thing is the amazing consistency that this black guy showed in the game, far beyond his years.
Alonso regained the top spot on his victory, but was second with a tie in the number of wins. Maybe at first people thought that Xiao Hei's performance was just accidental, but five games have passed, and this statement has become less and less marketable.
After the game, Ye Feng, who jumped out of the cabin, rushed directly to Williams's garage and locked the throat of little Rosberg, who had also just climbed out of the cabin.
It's just that when the veterans from all walks of life excitedly thought that this was the defending champion who wanted to teach the newcomer a good lesson under the annoyance, the two who were still twisted together just now hugged their shoulders and chatted together, which couldn't help but surprise people.
"! Are you kid doing that hard with me? Can you take Viagra? This is Ye Feng's smiling and scolding when he locked his throat.
“**! If it is so easy to be surpassed by someone after you have taught me such awesome techniques, wouldn't it prove that what you taught me is rubbish? Of course, Little Rosberg refused to give in, and Lao Ye, who said it directly, was speechless, and it could be seen that this guy began to wonder if he was lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot......
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After the Monaco Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari finally couldn't stand being suppressed by their rivals in five races in a row and began to reflect on the team's poor performance this season.
In fact, it is inevitable that this old powerhouse, which is known for its stability, will feel depressed. Although Raikkonen still snatched two titles in these five races, it is indeed an indisputable fact that Ferrari was completely suppressed by McLaren. And what is even more unacceptable is that Ferrari loses more often than not to its opponents, but to itself.
First, Ye Feng and Raikkonen made a series of mistakes, and then the car suffered mechanical failures one after another, resulting in retirement or a good loss. In this Monaco Grand Prix, Ye Feng's car had an inexplicable malfunction. Such a defeat is definitely more frustrating than losing to an opponent. The stability that was once the pride-housed seems to be on its way away.
On the other hand, McLaren, it is surprising that the team, which has been plagued by poor car consistency for several years, and even slipped to its lowest point in a decade last season, showed remarkable consistency in the first five races of the season! In these five races, two of their cars have even finished! And it is not inferior to Ferrari and Williams at all in terms of speed and dynamics research! This can't help but be surprising! It's hard to imagine how they managed to overcome a decade of unsolvable problems in just one winter preparation period.
But then again, how McLaren is still someone else's business after all, and if you want to turn around the results, you still have to start with yourself. Let. Todd and Ferrari's management undoubtedly know this deeply. So the trip to North America in June ++ thought about it.
It's just that Ye Feng's bad luck this season doesn't seem to have come to an end, on the contrary, it seems to continue to spread to the entire Ferrari team. Just when the red team was trying to make a good comeback in North America, the wind tunnel, which was the most important part of the team's dynamic improvement, failed at this juncture! And, unlike Williams, Scuderia Ferrari has only one wind tunnel.
This meant that during at least the two North American races, Ferrari was unable to make any improvements to its dynamics suite. Don't underestimate this stagnation, as stagnation in the ever-changing world of F1 means being quickly thrown behind by opponents, not to mention the fact that Ferrari is now inferior to its rivals......
And such an accident undoubtedly caused a lot of blow to the whole team that had just cheered up.
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Sure enough, the results of the race proved that victory in F1 was no accident. The stagnant Scuderia Ferrari suffered a waterloo at its first North American race, Canada. McLaren continued to soar as their two drivers continued to dominate the top two spots in qualifying and the race, with Hamilton comfortably claiming his second race win with a terrifying consistency and returning to the drivers' lead.
This time, the Scuderia Ferrari couldn't even compete for a place on the podium, and this time they continued to play well with Massa, once again standing on the podium for Williams.
In contrast, the iceman who had played well before was penalized for violating the rules in the game and failed to get points, and Ye Feng only finished fourth after working hard.
A week later, at the American Grand Prix, the result was almost identical to that in Canada! McLaren's top two continue to dominate the top two! Xiao Hei is even more amazing to win the championship in a row! made Alonso, a fellow disciple who was already a world champion, disgraced.
The only one who saved face for Ferrari was the Iceman, who barely managed to get on the podium with a last-ditch overtake. And Ye Feng was once again suppressed by Massa and Rosberg, and only finished fifth.
There is no doubt that this summer of '07 was a bit unusually cold for both Ferrari and Ye Feng......