The main race starts differently from the qualifying competition. The order of the main race starts is arranged according to the results of the previous qualifying competition.

The first starter was called pole position, and the pole position of Monza station was won by future F1 driver Masa. As Masa was the first to drive out of the maintenance lane, the audience at the scene responded with warm applause and cheers.

He not only won the pole position by the top seed in this event, but also won the Italian Formula Renault championship before, so the audience on site is very familiar with him.

Next was Suarez of the Prema team, who ranked second in the race, but compared to Masa's cheering voice, he was much smaller. Because he was far behind Masa in terms of fame and performance in karting events.

The third place is Kubica of Kram Athletics, who is also a future F1 driver, but whether it is F1 or the current primary equation, his results are far less eye-catching than Masa, and his popularity is naturally not as good as Suarez.

When Zhang Yifei No. 13 race car drove out, the atmosphere on the scene could be described as a strange thing. The originally lively audience instantly became much quieter.

Most people look at the track with curiosity and doubt. Last night's interview news ratings were very popular, and with the newspapers in the morning, the audience basically knew that there was a Chinese driver named Zhang Yifei.

They were all curious about who the Chinese driver who boasted about winning the championship was? Most of the audience did not believe in the strength of Zhang Yifei, the Chinese driver, and were dissatisfied with his arrogant remarks, so he cheered and applauded a lot when he appeared.

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

Now Zhang Yifei did not put down his helmet, and the speed of the racing engine did not rise, so he saw all the reactions in the audience.

In the first main competition, I got such a cold situation. To be honest, Zhang Yifei never thought about it. Even if there are not many supporters and no cheers, it is okay to give face and applaud. Do you want to be indifferent to the audience?

However, Zhang Yifei didn't care about these things. If the interview continued again, he would still say those words. The most cowardly behavior of admitting defeat in competitive sports is.

After stopping according to the ground ranking, Chen Zhi and Ahu came over as soon as possible to detect the temperature of various competitions.

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

Ahu people are more upright and say it out loud when they feel the atmosphere is incorrect.

"Ahu!"

Chen Zhi shouted, "He is old and mature, so this should not be said to affect Zhang Yifei's condition at this time."

"Brother Zhi, isn't it just that he has a little cold reaction? It doesn't matter."

Zhang Yifei is still very relaxed. In his previous life, there were a wave of troubles in his Olympic torch relay abroad. It was not normal that he was a newcomer standing on the European track in 1999 and no one applauded and cheered.

"That's right, in Fei Ge's words, a small scene!"

Ahu also echoed that as the "number one", Zhang Yifei said everything is correct!

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

Unlike ordinary sports events, interviews during the pre-forma preparation phase are very tight, and the FIA ​​stipulates that the time is only a few minutes.

So in general, they interview popular drivers who win the championship, such as Masa or veteran team players. They have strong teams to provide technical support behind their backs. The advantages are much greater than those of ordinary paid drivers, and they are likely to win the championship or take the podium to become star drivers.

Even if you have Toyota sponsors, you can only be considered a "grassroots" player.

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

The live director also noticed the interview and was preparing to use live broadcast to make the interview content public directly on the stadium.

"hi, Fei, I am Renault Event reporter Ina. After your interview video was broadcast last night, it sparked heated discussions. The audience was curious whether you are really sure to win the Monza championship?"

"No."

Zhang Yifei denied it, and was extremely straightforward.

This answer is surprising. If you admit it at most, you will think that young people like to speak wildly. After all, it is not uncommon for racers to speak loudly these days to win the championship.

But after saying that, I dare not admit it, this is a cowardly act, so the audience was booing.

"Shit! I thought this Chinese boy was very special, but I didn't expect to be a coward!"

"I dare not admit what I said, such a person is not worthy of being called a driver."

"The Chinese rookie is afraid that she will pee her pants because she is scared. Please withdraw from the competition as soon as possible!"

Even the interviewer Ina looked shocked. She thought that Zhang Yifei would either bite the bullet and admit it or find some excuses to cover it up. Unexpectedly, he directly denied what he said?

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

"No! I feel that I am very strong, and the championship is also one of my goals."

"It's just that Chinese culture emphasizes integrity. I haven't said that I'm 100% sure to win the championship. I just said that I can get on the podium of the branch station and last night's report was just taken out of context."

After hearing this, Ina asked directly: "If I understand it correctly, Fei, are you sure to stand on the podium?"

"Yes, that's what I said!"

When Zhang Yifei said this, the whole audience was in an uproar again. Although it was not as radical as winning the championship, in front of everyone, he said before the game that he could definitely get on the podium, which was enough confidence and arrogance.

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

"I dare to make it clear that I want to get on the podium, at least I am better than a coward!"

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

"You see, there are red flag logos on his racing car. It's true that he is a Chinese!"

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

Just as she was about to continue digging deeper into the hot spots, the reminder whistle from the track staff sounded, and the unrelated personnel evacuated behind the isolation wall.

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

Only by winning the top three can you be qualified to enter the podium celebration area, which is also considered Ina's blessing.

"no problem."

Zhang Yifei replied indifferently, still expressionless, the track killer who has no emotion should be like this!

Ah Hu and Toyota's technical team members also pushed the tire frame away, and only Yukyo Yamamoto was left on the track, making the final tactical arrangement with Zhang Yifei.

Soon a second reminder whistle sounded, and all personnel, including the event staff, evacuated the track.

Apart from the drivers, there is only the Mercedes-Benz Amgclk55 safety car left on the entire track.

Next, the car will complete a lap of formation warm beads under the pressure of the safety car.

The dispatch order was issued, the formation of beads warmed, and all the cars rushed out, and according to the order of the qualifying, they were arranged into a long snake formation for formation of warmed tires.

The warm beads have strict speed limits and are not allowed to overtake and must be driven in line with the formation. Therefore, Zhang Yifei only does snakeskin movements routinely, and raises the temperature to the optimal working condition by rapidly accelerating and heavy braking.

After the warm beads are over, all the cars come to the starting area again, waiting for the race to officially begin.

The race time of the main race is still half an hour, but the competition system is different from the previous qualifying race. It is no longer the fastest lap speed in half an hour, but the driver with the shortest time wins.

Monza Track stipulates that the number of laps in the main race is 17 laps, and half an hour is not enough, so the competition will continue after the half-hour countdown is over. Because the number of laps is higher priority, the real competition time should be more than half an hour.

Zhang Yifei was ranked fourth, his eyes locked on the indicator light in front, waiting for the departure order.

The audience on the sidelines also held their breath at this time and waited for the departure time to arrive, because the first highlight of the main race is the departure. At this time, the cars are crowded together and want to seize the best position in Turn 1, so overtaking and crashing are very common.

The five indicator lights above the track begin to light up one after another, representing the countdown to five seconds. When all indicator lights go out, the competition officially begins.

Just like a sprint race, starting reaction is one of the very important criteria, and for drivers, the same is true for departure time.

If the response to starting 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-filled clutch was connected perfectly, and he rushed out immediately.

The engine's sound waves began to roar, and the speed also climbed wildly. In the first gear, the speed quickly approached 100 kilometers per hour. Zhang Yifei's perfect start gave him an advantage in the acceleration stage, approaching Kubica, the number 22 driver who was ranked high. The cars on both sides were very tight.

Kubica saw Zhang Yifei's approaching from the rearview mirror, and he was shocked. He should know that the starting difficulty of Formula Racing is much higher than that of ordinary racing cars, so the starting speed has always been one of the highlights.

Kubica had never followed Zhang Yifei before, and it was not until the qualifying results came out that he noticed such a Chinese driver.

But even so, Kubica never took Zhang Yifei seriously, let alone regarded him as an opponent. In Kubica's opinion, those so-called podium interviews are similar to clowns' sensationalism.

In fact, it is not just Kubika. Most drivers who have had karting results here treat Zhang Yifei as a jumping clown. The bold words are just jokes in their eyes!

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yifei started faster than himself, and he quickly caught up with the leading starting distance. Zhang Yifei's front nose was about to reach the rear wheel of his racing car and was making an overtaking action!

He was overtaken by a Chinese rookie at the beginning? Kubica couldn't imagine that such a thing would happen, and he could not tolerate such things, so Kubica changed lanes directly and blocked Zhang Yifei in a defensive manner, making him unable to overtake.

Zhang Yifei had already prepared for Kubica's defensive actions. He changed lanes in the opposite direction and took advantage of the speed increase to directly squeeze the front of the car into Kubica's rear wheel position to prevent him from changing lanes again.

When this scene appeared, various exclamations came from the audience. Because of the pre-race interview, many viewers had actually shifted their attention from powerful drivers like Masa to Zhang Yifei.

They want to see how this Chinese driver performs, or how ugly he can show.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yifei started so fast that he was directly side by side with Kubika, and there was a vague trend of overtaking. As long as he could seize the good route to Turn 1, Kubika was likely to be squeezed behind.

At this moment, the event commentator of the Monza stadium and the famous European Formula commentator Red also said in an amazement: "ohmygod, the Chinese driver started very fast and could not see any novice at all. He is now driving side by side with Kubica of Car No. 22 and has made an overtaking move. Can he overtake successfully?"

No one in this world knows that Kubica has the strength of a future F1 driver, but this does not hinder Kubica's strength. As the European Kart Grand Prix champion, Italian Kart League champion defender, and Renault's official test driver.

All the titles tell that Kubica has a brilliant karting record and is a Formula driver who cannot be despised.

You should know that this time Renault 2000 European Cup, Kubica is the second only to Masa's champion candidate, and is far from comparable to a rookie like Zhang Yifei. As a result, he is going to be overtaken by starting and overtaking, which is really unexpected to everyone.

Kubika felt the pressure coming from Zhang Yifei beside him. Turn 1 was already close to him. He put his foot on the brake, but he didn't step on it.

If you want to avoid being overtaken on a corner, in addition to controlling the best route to turn, the rest of the other way you can do is to delay the brakes and maintain the curve speed as much as possible.

But the risks are also obvious. Racing cars can easily lose control when the corners are too fast, especially when the tire temperature in the first lap has not yet fully increased and the grip cannot reach the peak, the risk of doing so is even more doubled.

Zhang Yifei, who was side by side, didn't click the brakes, but his reasons were different from Kubika. He actually didn't want to play the limits very much.

But it has reached this point, Zhang Yifei has not turned around because the cars behind him have already caught up. He can't surpass Kubika, and he doesn't even have the chance to slow down and seize the inside.

Moreover, if you brake suddenly, you are likely to be rear-ended. The Renault driver's level is not as strong as the F1 driver, and the track accident is higher. Not to mention the completion rate of the entire series, it would be great if the completion rate of the sub-stop race can exceed 80%.

Zhang Yifei said no exaggeration that after Turn 1, at least one racing accident would occur in 20 racing cars.

There was no choice, Zhang Yifei could only grit his teeth and cross Kubica. The two race cars were getting closer and closer. When they were close, they could already feel the suction force brought by high-speed airflow.

The best brake point has passed, and the two racing cars entered the corner at the same time. At this time, Kubica finally stepped on the brakes. If it was later, it would lose control and rushed out of turn 1.

At the same time, Zhang Yifei also stepped on the brakes and surpassed Kubika in one fell swoop. However, at this time his car speed was faster than Kubika, and he could no longer completely slow down with the grip of the sudden brake.

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

This high-speed downshift has a great impact on the gearbox, and the loss of the synchronizer is even more serious. Fortunately, it is a race-level serial transmission, so it will be scrapped if it is replaced by a civilian operation.
Chapter completed!