Chapter 286: A Trip to North America (I)
After the fierce battle of the British Grand Prix, Ye Feng rushed to Germany non-stop
With two weeks to go before the two stops of this season's North American trip, Ye Feng had only one purpose for this trip, which was to watch the fierce battle of the World Cup.
As a die-hard fan, with such an opportunity to watch the game at close range, Ye Feng naturally would not give up. Thinking about the South Korea-Japan World Cup four years ago, when he was still in the video hall next to the school and everyone huddled together to cheer for the Chinese team's World Cup debut, Ye Feng had a feeling of being suddenly separated from the world.
Too many things have really happened in the past four years, and these four years are also the four years when Ye Feng has completely changed the direction of his life. The college student who was saddened by Sun Yu's departure four years ago has now become a world-renowned F1 driver, and who can understand the mood of Ye Feng, who has undergone all these incredible changes at this time.
Maybe there really is a fate in this world! If it weren't for the beer bottle that he threw down casually, if it weren't for Senna's appearance, Ye Feng would still be busy running around for three meals a day. It's great that I was admitted to graduate school and got a good job, but I can't be more energetic than fighting and scolding Fang Yu on the F1 stage now.
Every time he thought of this, Ye Feng couldn't help but feel sincerely grateful to Boss Sai who had changed his life. At the same time, such memories are actually reminding him of what kind of person he is, a driver who originally came out of the grassroots class, and don't forget where his roots are because of the dazzle at this time.
Therefore, in fact, Ye Feng values his career very much, because he is in awe of fate!
But. After arriving at the World Cup venue in Germany, Ye Feng's thoughts were quickly attracted by the fierce and exciting football match. And he's still keen to gamble with other die-hard fans. Of course, the bet against Ye Feng is naturally not a professional gambler, but Senna and Schumacher.
Schumacher's support, of course, was the German team. Senna, on the other hand, is Brazil. So when they learned that Ye Feng was supporting the Italian team, they all invariably despised and ridiculed Ye Feng's taste.
"Leaf! It's not that I'm talking about you, you're so far away watching the game! What is there to see about Italian football so ugly? Defensive, defensive, defensive? What else would they do besides defending? Italy's victories were all stolen! Look at it! This year, the German team led by that Klinsmann guy will fix the southern Europeans with beautiful football! Of course, as long as they don't fall behind before the semi-finals! ”
Schumacher in the box said to Ye Feng teasingly while watching Argentina ravage Serbia and Montenegro one goal at a time. As soon as the car king finished speaking, the voice of the car god also sounded in Lao Yedi's mind.
"I basically agree with Schumacher, but there is one thing that needs to be corrected! How is it possible for the German team to play beautiful football? Boy, if you want to see beautiful football, you have to watch the Brazilian team! Let's change the door! It's still too late! Italian football has never looked good! ”
"Holy! Bullying our Chinese men's football team is too mentally retarded, right? I just love Italy! What's wrong? Let's see! Who will win the championship is anyone's guess! What do you think. 1000 euros! Don't dare to gamble? I'm betting that Italy will embroider a fourth star on the jersey! ”
Lao Ye was unconvinced when he heard it, and called loudly, and at the same time it was heard by the two of them. And Schumacher smiled and said:
"It's no fun to gamble! So be it! If Italy doesn't win, you're going to wipe me in swim trunks in public! ”
"Holy! So tough? What if you lose? Lao Shudi's bet scared Lao Ye, he didn't know how to develop in the future, he was not angry just now, but it was a bit too big to sacrifice the "hue".
"Equal!" King Che replied with a smile.
"Deal!" Lao Ye thought to himself, who sacrificed the hue.
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622, under the gaze full of tears, after bidding farewell to the generation of iron man Nedved who stepped on the World Cup stage for the first and last time. Ye Feng, who watched all the group matches of the Italian team, finally reluctantly flew directly to Canada by special plane.
At this time, Ye Feng didn't know what kind of dramatic changes had taken place in the subsequent Italian-Australian war, nor did he know what kind of "great commentary" that would lead to one of his compatriots' commentary! Now the only thing Lao Ye knows is that the game is about to start again!
It wasn't until there was only one day left before the practice session that he hurriedly joined the team, which was the first time in Ye Feng's career. Although on the surface, Ye Feng went to be a subway pole fan for a week. But in fact, in his heart, Ye Feng is a bit of a bit of a borrower of the World Cup to avoid Serena Williams and other team management.
The intention of the team to renew the contract is already on the surface, and the conditions are very attractive. But Lao Ye knew that he couldn't accept it no matter what.
But in the face of the faces of people who had extremely high expectations for him, Ye Feng couldn't say anything about the decision in his heart. The convoy was only getting a little better now, and Ye Feng couldn't imagine that the news that he was going to leave would be given to him again
How much damage they caused.
Like many Chinese. Ye Feng is a very nostalgic person, so he may never be able to be as free and easy as other European and American drivers on this issue. And in many cases, he is a bit of a perfectionist, afraid that as soon as his whereabouts are announced, his image in the eyes of his teammates will be completely changed.
If you haven't seen the kind of expectation and reverence in the eyes of your teammates, you may never be able to understand Ye Feng's thoughts. In fact, Lao Ye didn't owe anyone in this team, but Ye Feng still felt at a loss. Because for a long time, Ye Feng has taken this expectation of his companions as a responsibility on his shoulders, and regarded that kind of reverence as a spur. And now, he wants to crush it all with his own hands.
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The race in Canada is still coming as scheduled. However, the sudden news of another piece of news has taken people's eyes off the already intense competition itself.
Just before the qualifying session of this race began. Spaniard Alonso officially held a press conference to announce that he will not renew his contract with his old club Renault and switch to another veteran team that has been completely mired in the quagmire this season.
The news of the transfer of the defending champions caused a stir for a while, and people were looking for the reason for Alonso's decision. So various versions of the story of Alonso's break with Renault are all over the place. In such a competitive situation, the news also raised doubts about whether Renault could withstand the onslaught of Ferrari and the sudden Williams.
Seeing such news, Ye Feng couldn't help but be surprised. Looking at Alonso, who was surrounded by the media, Ye Feng knew that maybe it wouldn't be long before such a scene would happen to him. Thinking of this, Ye Feng's emotions couldn't help but become more complicated. And Senna knew that this was what Ye Feng had to face as a professional driver, although he wanted to solve this kid, but he didn't know where to start.
However, the results of the qualifying session, which ended in the midst of all the distractions, suddenly drew attention back to the race.
The high-profile and questionable Renault team did not look affected by the Alonso transfer turmoil, with the two sky-blue cars breaking the slump in European competition while occupying the front row of the next day's official race. Raikkonen, who was on the cusp of the storm at the time, was third, and behind him was the king of cars. This was followed by Ye Feng and Massa of the Williams team.
24 hours later, the official match began, as if to prove something, Aaron~ showed a strong desire to win from the start**, and his teammate Fisichella also tried his best to block the opponent behind him. So it didn't take long for this Grand Prix, held on the shores of beautiful Lake St. Lawrence, to become a solo dance for Alonso. On this exceptionally high-speed track, a huge advantage means a close victory.
At this time, Ye Feng did not seem to continue the state of the last few races, he was even surpassed by Massa behind him because of the starting problem, and then fell into the entanglement with the "old rival" Montoya. It wasn't until five laps after the first pit stop that Ye Feng got rid of the Colombian's entanglement, and it looked like the victory in this battle was almost gone from Ye Feng.
However, when people thought that the game would eventually be dull, the scene changed dramatically. First, Alonso and Fisichella made mistakes on the Montreal circuit, which is known as the brake killer, and then Schumacher launched a powerful attack on the iceman in front of him after getting rid of Massa's entanglement.
The first thrilling scene took place on lap 35. Raikkonen, who was closely pursued by the car king, not only did not panic, but completed the overtaking of Fisichella in a flash of lightning! And the king of cars behind him saw the opportunity to wipe past the poor Renault car.
Alonso, who was in front, was able to close the gap between himself and the Finn by his mistake and the slow car in front of him, and the race became fierce again.
However, Alonso has not made the same mistakes as he has made in previous competitions since then, and he is firmly in top spot. Instead, Raikkonen, who was behind him, suddenly slowed down with two laps left to finish the race, allowing the king behind him to overtake. It was only after the race that it was discovered that the Finn had chased too hard, which caused a muscle strain in his arm that affected the race.
So Raikkonen became the protagonist of the tragic event again.
As for Ye Feng, in addition to his sluggish state in this game, he did not show anything that made everyone shine. He finished the race with teammate Massa, finishing fourth and fifth. The only thing to the team's delight was that the improved Cosworth engine had once again completed the race 100 times, the fourth in a row
It seems that the Williams Racing has initially gotten rid of the stability problems of the engine.