383 Behind the Strategy Group
The strong wind whistled, and the audience was very happy because it relieved the summer heat.
However, most people don’t understand what the strong winds on the Albert Park track around the lake mean for the F1 event being held.
Seeing the violent shaking of the trees beside the track, and even falling leaves sometimes flew directly over the track. At this moment, Zhang Yifei understood why Cosell chose to adjust the high and low pressure, because the strong air flow will have a great impact on the aerodynamic stability of the car.
For f1 racing cars, how fast they can drive does not entirely depend on the horsepower. Grip and stability represent the ultimate speed of the racing car. Therefore, the little resistance brought by increasing downforce is not worth mentioning in the face of stability!
But even so, Zhang Yifei still felt that the JS53 racing car had a slight deviation in the crosswind.
This deviation is not very large, and can even be described as subtle, with only one or two centimeters. Except for the driver himself, almost no difference between outsiders is that there is any change in the course of the car.
But for a centimeter or two, it may be decided whether the corner can be passed smoothly, or whether this error hits the guardrail. Zhang Yifei, who has strengthened the downforce of the car, has experienced such a slight route deviation, let alone other racing cars.
Especially those who have just changed their tires and left the station, they are directly involved in an extremely tangled choice. Should they enter the station and adjust the track again, or just resist the strong wind in the track until the next entry or the end of the competition?
Hard top represents a risk. Once a high-speed cornering encounters turbulence, if there is not enough downforce, it will slip and lose control. However, if you choose to adjust the pneumatic kit in the station, plus the time to repair the passage, it will take at least 5 to 10 seconds.
This time loss is unbearable for many drivers, so most of them choose to resist. After all, the aerodynamic design of the F1 racing car is excellent enough, and side slip loss is a low probability event after all.
And more importantly, F1 drivers actually have absolute confidence in their driving skills in subconsciously, and they think they can control everything!
At this moment, the driver in front of Zhang Yifei was not Kimi or Montoya, but a driver he had never expected before, but ran to the front. This driver was Frenzen.
In the second lap, Frenzen became the rear driver of the crane because of his collision with Ferrari driver Barrichello and disappeared into the competitive team in the front row.
Zhang Yifei even forgot the driver. Thinking about this race, unless he fell behind, he shouldn't be able to see Frenzen.
It was true that Zhang Yifei fell to the back, but the problem was that he did not meet Frenzen again among the drivers at the end. Instead, he caught up with a large number of opponents and entered the top ten again, he saw Frenzen ranked seventh.
The second lap was at the rear of the crane, and he chased the seventh lap in the 20 lap, which was much more shocking than Zhang Yifei's return from the 13th.
As expected, many times, veterans seem to have no competitiveness and are on the verge of being eliminated. However, rich experience and familiarity with the track are here. As long as they find opportunities, they have the possibility of turning around.
But sorry, Zhang Yifei doesn't want to give Frencen a chance to turn the tables. The Yangtze River's younger wave pushes the previous waves. The veteran with poor strength will eventually be eliminated by stronger newcomers. This is the jungle law of competitive sports!
Therefore, with the advantage of high and downward pressure, Zhang Yifei can maintain a very good speed in the face of strong winds, and the difficulty of handling the car is less than that of many drivers.
Frenzen was not so comfortable. The strong wind on the track made it difficult for him to control the car. He even made some lines when turning, and he had already adjusted the steering wheel twice to avoid insufficient steering caused by side slippage.
Faced with this situation, Frenzen is quite experienced and has not slowed down much. Some new drivers are more likely to slow down or adjust to the station.
But Frenzen still saw Zhang Yifei gradually approaching from the rearview mirror, and his speed was faster than he had imagined, and there was no impact from any weather factors.
"So fast!"
This idea came to Frenzen's mind. The speed of the Chinese newcomer was really a bit beyond his expectations.
You should know that as veteran drivers, even if the newcomers perform very strongly, in most cases, they will not regard the newcomers as their main opponents.
On the one hand, it is psychological factors. No veteran driver is willing to reduce his value and put himself in the same level as newcomers. This is equivalent to admitting that he is a rookie!
On the other hand, most newcomers do not perform well when entering F1. Don’t see Kimi being able to gain a foothold quickly, and think that all newcomers can do this.
In fact, the replacement rate of F1 drivers is quite low. Most newcomers cannot reach the strength of substituting, or even eliminating veteran drivers. They can only run unknown for one or several seasons like Marquis, Bernordi, and Xiong Long, and then be eliminated by F1.
Therefore, it is also quite stupid to directly focus on newcomers who have not shown their strength. It is better to spend more energy on improving yourself and studying their main opponents.
But now everything is different. Zhang Yifei "killed" behind him at an extremely fast speed. Whether for ranking or for the honor of veteran drivers, Frenzen was not allowed to be easily surpassed by Zhang Yifei.
"On the track, the Chinese newcomer flew closer to Frenzen of Jordan's team. I can't remember how many times he overtakes today. But there is one thing I can be sure of. Today's Chinese driver really shocked me."
"I never imagined that there would be a Chinese driver who was so radical on the F1 track. I heard that his racing engineer was a member of the Senna strategy group back then. I wonder if it had anything to do with this. Did the Chinese boy inherit Senna's radical style?"
Listening to Brendel's "flattering", Chez, who was sitting next to him, replied with a little dissatisfaction: "Is it too early to compare the Chinese newcomer with Senna now?"
"And Fei's ranking has actually declined. His overtaking offensive against Montoya was also unsuccessful in a sense. I admit that Fei's performance today was very impressive, but he still did not leave the category of newcomers."
Chez expressed his opinion, and he did not agree with Brendel's statement. Just this Chinese boy deserves to inherit Senna's radical style?
"Indeed, there is still a huge gap between Fei and Senna. It is too early to say this now. But Fei is launching an offensive against Frenzen. Chess, do you think this flight will be successful?"
"I think..."
Australian commentator Chez subconsciously wanted to say it, I didn't think it would work! But when the words came to his mouth, he remembered that Brendel had asked similar questions before.
Although Zhang Yifei's overtaking against Montoya cannot be said to be very successful, and it can even be considered a loss-making loss. But there is no doubt that Zhang Yifei surpassed Montoya. As for the overtaking alone, Zhang Yifei succeeded.
Frenzen has not been in good shape in the past two years, and his strength has also declined. In Chez's heart, Frenzen's absolute hard strength may not be as good as today's newcomer Montoya.
Before, Zhang Yifei relied on the tough tangent line and tried to take Montoya, but now he challenged Frenzen, and Chess really can't guarantee that he will fail. As a commentator, he can understand if he made a mistake in the prediction. If he made a prediction every time, he might be ridiculed in the face.
If you talk too much, you will lose this truth, and Chez gradually understood.
When Brendel saw that Ches didn't speak, an old fox smile appeared on his face. He originally wanted the other party to be a supporting actor to set off himself.
Since Chez was unwilling to speak, Brendel simply said: "I think Chinese drivers can surpass Frenzen when they fly."
"Oh, what's the reason?"
Chez was a little surprised when he heard this. The "gold medal commentator" had made himself make predictions before, and then he echoed that he would not give a definite answer, so there was no possibility of being slapped in the face.
But this time he is so sure, it is a bit unreasonable. The Chinese boy should not be strong enough to crush Frenzen?
"The reason is that the track is windy. After the last time he flew into the station, the suspension and the wind wing were adjusted significantly lower than Frenzen, which will determine whether he can succeed."
"It's wind blowing?"
"Yes, the wind is blowing."
After Brendel finished speaking, he looked at the track and did not explain to the newcomer Chez, because this kind of thing can be explained clearly in just a few words.
But Brendel understood that the team strategy group behind Zhang Yifei was very powerful and could prepare and adjust in advance. This is why he mentioned Senna.
Because Zhang Yifei's competition engineer is a member of Senna's brilliant team strategy team!
Without the powerful competition engineer behind it, the Chinese boy's performance on the track today would not be so impressive!
Sure enough, just as Brendel finished speaking, Zhang Yifei launched his ultimate attack on Frenzen at Turn 6 of Albert Park Speedway.
Turn 6 is an ultra-high speed bend that can pass at 5 gears of 270km/h. The faster the corner, the higher the grip of the car.
At this time, Zhang Yifei stepped on the accelerator and the racing speed was as high as an astonishing 287km/h. In a sense, it had exceeded the normal cornering speed.
Even after experiencing special adjustments, huge centrifugal force and wind speed, Zhang Yifei felt that his racing car had insufficient steering and had to turn a little more steering than normal.
Fortunately, the high-down pressure adjustment and the strong grip of super soft tires allowed Zhang Yifei to swim at the edge of the track. In an extremely thrilling way, Turn 6 successfully grabbed the line and entered the corner faster than Frenzen.
Faced with this situation, Frenzen certainly would not be willing to fail. He finally caught up step by step from the end. After experiencing difficulties, he was more eager to succeed than ordinary people!
At this moment, his car had obviously trembled at high speed, which clearly reached the limit of racing stability. However, at this speed, it was obviously impossible to defend Zhang Yifei's curve and overtaking. There were not many choices in front of Frenzen!
Chapter completed!