378 Fatalities
Villeneuve, who surpassed Zhang Yifei and Kimi, still did not satisfy his sixth position. After standing on the championship podium and seeing the scenery above, he only had the championship left in his eyes.
Especially surpassing the two well-known newcomers in succession also greatly satisfy Villeneuve's self-confidence. It seems that he is still not old, and these new and rookies are still a little tender in front of him.
So on the third lap, he continued to attack Montoya in front. For Villeneuve, Montoya was also one of the newcomers who caused him to be questioned.
And more importantly, Montoya also won the world championship of Indy 500, which is more similar to Villeneuve's experience. He doesn't want to be beaten to death by the younger generation on the beach. Montoya is the opponent that Villeneuve must crush.
Although Montoya surpassed Zhang Yifei before, there was no obvious gap after the two laps. It was mainly because he overtook a certain chance. When he was crowded in the first lap, Zhang Yifei's lack of experience was exposed, which gave him the opportunity to surpass the front nose wing and grab the line with the rear wheel.
This does not mean that Montoya has the strength to crush Zhang Yifei. Even though he was fighting with Kimi in the back two laps, Zhang Yifei still tried his best to keep up with Montoya and was not thrown away by the other party.
So once Villeneuve surpassed Zhang Yifei, he would be very close to Montoya's car. Although Montoya is much more experienced than a pure and cute newbie like Zhang Yifei, Villeneuve has been playing in F1 for several seasons and is far more familiar with the Albert Park track than Montoya.
The experience of the Taoist, coupled with the previous continuous surpassing, brought Villeneuve a kind of momentum. He actually overtook Montoya on the third lap and came to the fifth place in the qualifying round!
Just after three laps of the competition, I completed the overtake of the three drivers, and they were all some of the top qualifying opponents. This efficiency can be considered very funny in F1. Villeneuve has not shown this strength for a long time.
"Good! It seems that some pre-match remarks have had an impact on Villeneuve, the former F1 world champion, and I haven't seen him drive so aggressively for a long time."
"But Villeneuve is also responding to his doubts with actions. The newcomers on the F1 track are not qualified to challenge him, the former F1 world champion!"
Brendel explained in an excited tone when he saw Villeneuve's transcendence.
When Villeneuve first entered F1, the first game was explained by Brendel. The titles of Cart and Indy 500 were dazzling among the newcomers at that time.
So Brendel was very impressed by Villeneuve and hoped to see him become a superstar in the F1 car world.
However, the subsequent development trend was a bit beyond Brendel's expectations. After winning the driver's championship, Villeneuve fell into decline and never showed any competitive strength again. He completely became a middle and lower-level driver.
This made Brendel feel a pity, and there were more and more doubts about Villeneuve, and some people even called him the parallel-traded champion.
The opening match of the new season finally saw Villeneuve's outbreak, which made Brendel feel very pleased, so he was so excited.
The Australian commentator Ches next to him was obviously not interested in Villeneuve, so he just replied lazily: "It's really good, surpassing the three top drivers in a row. And judging by Villeneuve's actions, he is still planning to attack Ralph?"
When Chez was commenting, the schedule had already entered the fourth lap, surpassing three drivers in a row and coming to the fifth position Villeneuve. It was obvious that his momentum and fighting spirit had already risen. He was not satisfied with his current position and frantically chased the car in front, that is, Ralph Schumacher of Williams.
Compared with his brother Michael Schumacher's reputation in F1, Schumacher's record is obviously much worse. In most cases, he can only be considered a mid-range driver and has no chance to win the world championship in F1.
But in the years when Schumacher created a miracle of five consecutive championships, Schumacher, who came to Williams team, also ushered in his professional peak. He can basically earn tens of points every season, from the level of the mid-range driver to the standard of the mid-range driver.
With Schumacher, a superstar brother, Ralph's career can be said to be covered up and there is no light. Since he has become an F1 driver, he naturally has a heart that wants to win the championship.
Moreover, compared with ordinary drivers, Ralph has the ambition to defeat and surpass Schumacher. Even if he is a brother, he is an opponent on the track, and no driver is willing to be a little brother all the time.
It is a lucky thing to have a close relative of the God-level. But the premise is, don’t engage in the same profession as him, otherwise there will be a high chance of living under the halo for the rest of your life!
Faced with Villeneuve's attack, Ralph Schumacher naturally cannot be spoiled! He is not a newcomer to the track, and he is the younger brother of the car god. In addition to being at the peak of his career, Ralph did not take any drivers seriously except Schumacher.
Villeneuve is just a champion. After decades of history in F1, I don’t know how many similar champions there are. The last one, Mika Hakkinen, and the last one, Damon Hill, chose to retire because of age and strength.
If you are not strong enough to be questioned, just retire honestly. Ralph doesn't want to be a stepping stone for others to prove himself.
Moreover, as Schumacher's younger brother, Ralph also has a hot personality, and he is more young and arrogant, so his image on the track is even more arrogant. However, he has indeed received Schumacher's fame suppression. Many news and reports, as he wrote, returned to the car god Schumacher.
One side "don't give up in an inch of land", while the other side brought the power of the three cars in Lianshuang, and directly used extremely tough actions to overtake.
The consequence of both sides being tough was that it brought about an extremely serious collision. Two racing cars drove side by side and squeezed into a high-speed corner. Villeneuve, the rear car, collided with Ralph Schumacher in front while grabbing the line.
At a speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour, the sides of the two racing cars were instantly torn apart. The Williams racing car driven by Ralph Schumacher failed due to the impact, and there was not enough downcoming air flowing down. The racing car directly raised its head and then hit the ground heavily.
The problem is not the worst. Two people collided, causing a wheel to fly out of the car and just hit a staff member next to the track.
Although the f1 racing tires do not have a steel wire layer, the wheel hub is also a magnesium-aluminum alloy that is as light as possible. However, with the addition of speed, this force is enough to smash the human bones. Just like a small mineral water is not heavy. If it is smashed from a high altitude, the addition of gravity acceleration can really kill people!
The flying tire directly led to the death of a track staff member. The moment after the accident, a double yellow flag appeared on the track, reminding all drivers to pay attention to slowing down. Overtaking is not allowed during the time period of the yellow flag, and the safety car will be dispatched to press the car.
"Fly, there are double yellow flags on the track, please pay attention to the rules and don't overtake."
Kossel of the maintenance station issued a reminder that many times the command flag appears next to the track, but drivers with high concentration may not be able to find it. So at this time, the team repair station is needed to assist in reminding, especially important flags such as the Double Yellow Flag. If they violate the rules, they will be severely punished.
"I saw it."
Zhang Yifei responded.
When Villeneuve and Ralph Schumacher had an accident just now, Zhang Yifei was not far from them, at least within sight.
So he saw Ralph Schumacher's car soaring into the air and then scattered heavily on the track, with fragments of various parts scattered all over the ground.
More importantly, Zhang Yifei saw the tire flying out, and twisted the body of the staff next to the track, and then collapsed on the grass like mud.
Zhang Yifei has experienced many track accidents, but most of them were damaged by racing cars, and the drivers were fine. The most serious one was Madu on the Renault track, who was hit and lying in the hospital for several months, but at least he was not missing his arms and legs, let alone his life worries.
Zhang Yifei didn't know the specific severity of the injury of the track staff. As far as the scene he saw, there might be little hope of survival.
This was the first time Zhang Yifei witnessed death on the track, and he didn't expect it to come so suddenly.
Zhang Yifei drove the car through the collision course of Villeneuve and Ralph Schumacher. Both cars were parked in place and could not move. The ground was covered with fragments of broken parts.
Villeneuve's British and American racing situation was better. It was no big deal to see him climbing out of the cockpit. Ralph's Williams racing car was seriously damaged and he didn't move when sitting in the cockpit.
Faced with these fragments that may cause tire blowout, Zhang Yifei could only try his best to avoid the large fragments, while controlling his car speed, and following closely behind Montoya.
The safety car had already been dispatched at this time and came to Schumacher's car to press the car. At the same time, ambulances, engineering rescue vehicles and other operating vehicles also drove to the track to start emergency treatment of the accident, and at the same time, the injured were brought into the ambulance.
In this way, when the competition reached the fourth lap, Zhang Yifei's ranking rose to fifth place. It can be said that this increase was something that Zhang Yifei did not expect, and what Zhang Yifei did not expect was that just four laps started, four cars had already withdrawn from the race, and the finishing rate dropped to 80%!
Chapter completed!