479 Heartbroken Brazil (Chapter 2)
Cosel proved Zhang Yifei's current ability on the track with a positive tone, and even cited Senna's deeds back then.
You should know that Senna's accidental death was an eternal pain in Cosel's heart, and one of the main factors that led to his accidental death was the pressure brought by Schumacher, which made Senna's extreme late brakes and eventually the car broke out of control and rushed out of the track.
Anyone who can catch up with the opponent's rear will be under pressure. More importantly, Schumacher is not in good condition today. He asked Montoya to surpass him before, but in fact, the mistake was not big, and it was more of a carelessness for the new driver.
But the biggest influence was actually Schumacher's unstoppable momentum, which was broken by Montoya with the wildness of American drivers. Because before, Schumacher took the initiative to give in during the line grabbing.
Momentum is a very metaphysical thing, but it really affects the performance of the event. Perhaps under the circumstances at that time, Schumacher believed that a newcomer like Montoya was not worthy of the risk of a crash, but it was precisely his concession that made Montoya feel confident and courage, and he began to perform well so that he could lead until now.
Why are many spectators on the track not confident that Barrichello surpasses Zhang Yifei? It is also because Barrichello's crushing momentum in the practice stage has now disappeared without a trace.
If you cannot achieve absolute strength, you will inevitably be at a disadvantage in the competition process!
Zhang Yifei on the track, after finishing the call with Cosel, began to chase Schumacher in front of him frantically.
Now Zhang Yifei also has the momentum of returning with victory, but he himself did not notice it. Since the Australian Grand Prix, he has been on the road ahead, gradually changing the outside world's evaluation of himself and confidence in defeating his opponents.
You should know that the initial goal of Zhang Yifei entering F1 was to rush into the division, and the podium was a long-term dream.
Of course, this momentum is not comparable to Schumacher's six sub-station championships, but for a newcomer, it gives him enough courage to sweat-drying world top drivers, it just depends on whether Zhang Yifei can perform.
And Cosel's words were equivalent to giving a key. Now Zhang Yifei has officially put the victory over Schumacher on his "arrangement"!
In the process of surpassing Montoya, Zhang Yifei did not experience any conflicts and blocking the car, which means that the speed is not slow. Unlike previous competitions, due to the melee with the back-row drivers, the distance from the first tier became increasingly wide, and there was no hope of catching up at all when he arrived.
This time, it can even be described as the opposite situation. Zhang Yifei did not fight too much with Barrichello, and in the end he surpassed the other party in one fell swoop. Schumacher and Montoya struggled very fiercely.
Being surpassed by a newcomer like Montoya and almost squeezed out of the track, Schumacher was naturally dissatisfied with this "humiliation". He also followed up with crazy pursuit and wanted to overtake.
But Montoya performed very well in this game, perfectly suppressing Schumacher's overtaking action and always maintaining his leading position. It was precisely because of Montoya's car blocking that Schumacher and Barrichello's car were not widened.
If Zhang Yifei hadn't pursued him so fiercely that Barrichello focused on the Chinese driver behind him, he would have probably launched an overtaking attack on Schumacher long ago.
After all, his teammates are also the biggest opponent, and Barrichello also wants to consolidate his position in Ferrari by defeating Schumacher.
Although the gap between Zhang Yifei and Schumacher is not far, it is not easy to catch up with him without getting the wake. Fortunately, Montoya's move to block the car allowed Zhang Yifei to officially enter the overtaking range on lap 48.
"Fei finally caught up with Schumacher. I believe that with Fei's radical character, we will soon see him launching an attack on Schumacher. At the beginning of the game, a new f1 player had already completed a shocking over Schumacher. So will this scene be staged again?"
Brendel began to get excited when he saw Zhang Yifei catching up with Schumacher.
After all, the strongest driver on the track is a rare scene for two newcomers to attack in a Grand Prix.
What is even more unsightly is that one of the newcomers has successfully challenged!
Of course, Montoya has the title of Indy World Championship after all, and many people don’t think he is a pure newcomer. But Zhang Yifei is different. He has never even run the F3000 event and has entered the real newcomer who has "triple jumps" into F1.
If even he can surpass Schumacher, then f1 will really change!
Just as everyone was staring at Zhang Yifei to see if he could overtake Schumacher, at this moment on the track, a serious crash occurred.
Schumacher from Williams team, after surpassing Hydefield, planned to take advantage of the victory and surpass Barrichello in front.
But at this moment, Barrichello was in a very frustrated stage, and the blockade was very strong and did not give Ralph Schumacher any chance to overtake.
With the same mentality as Barrichello, Schumacher made up his mind to surpass Barrichello no matter what, so that he had the chance to catch up with Zhang Yifei. After all, as the schedule shortens, the possibility of his surpassing will become smaller and smaller, and he will definitely not waste too much time on Barrichello.
So the two of them faced the stern face, and a violent collision occurred during the Seine bend. Barrichello's left front wheel was directly knocked away, and Schumacher's entire front suspension was scrapped. Both of them withdrew from the race, ending their journey at the Interrages track.
This result is something that no one can imagine, especially many Brazilian fans at the scene. When they saw Barrichello coming out of the car with dejected expression, their eyes were filled with tears of disappointment and unwillingness.
Last season, Barrichello withdrew from the race due to a hydraulic system failure, which disappointed Brazil's home car fans. This season, the home audience thought that he would return the king, but he unexpectedly withdrew from the race again. This frustrating emotion is conceivable.
"Why! Why can't there be no drivers after Senna who can defend Brazil's glory?"
"Baricello, you are known as the successor of Senna and the new generation of Brazilian car kings. Do you use this performance to give back to your Brazilian compatriots who support you?"
"My heart is broken. Is Senna the last glory of Formula Brazil?"
"Who will be the next Brazilian driver who will win the Interlagers track championship? Do we have the next one?"
The passionate Samba faded away, and all that was left was the sad cry on the track. The scene of Masa in tragic eight years later seemed to have been staged in advance.
But at this time, Massa can still bring last hope to Brazilian fans. When Massa retired more than a decade later, Brazil will no longer have world-class Formula drivers, representing the end of a racing era.
The sad shouts from the home audience had no effect on Zhang Yifei, because competitive sports did not believe in tears.
Another thing is fortunate for Zhang Yifei that Barrichello and Schumacher both collided out of the track and did not need to dispatch safety vehicles to press the car, which means that Zhang Yifei's overtaking process has not been interrupted.
Zhang Yifei has now bitten the rear of Schumacher's car. The distance between the two cars is only a few meters! This is a very dangerous distance, especially at the current speed of more than 200km/h.
The reason why Zhang Yifei chose to stick so close is that the No. 1 Senna bend in front is the track, which is the most commonly used overtaking point on the entire track. It is also on this curve that Zhang Yifei has textbook-like cornering control.
He wanted to try his control limits and whether he could truly reach the same level as Schumacher.
At the first point of the Senna s-turn, Zhang Yifei finally launched his own offensive. At this moment, Schumacher adopted the standard external, internal and external route, so Zhang Yifei went straight into the inner lane and planned to overtake the curve.
Looking at the blue racing car that was gradually catching up with him on his left, Schumacher's face was very cold, and he was still accurately controlling himself, keeping the route and not giving Zhang Yifei the opportunity to seize.
Although the Chinese newcomer performed perfectly in Senna Bend, Schumacher was also able to make textbook-level turns, which was not inferior to any opponent. He knew all the overtaking routes of Senna Bend. What small moves Zhang Yifei wanted to play in front of Schumacher was simply showing off his skills.
Relying on the inside advantage, Zhang Yifei finally arrived at a time parallel to Schumacher. This was the first time that Zhang Yifei could stand on the same level as Schumacher.
The two racing cars were like twin towers and entered the corner. Zhang Yifei leaned against the inner lane for a shorter distance and gradually surpassed Schumacher's front.
However, after walking through the cornering center, the buffering advantage of the outside line emerges, and Schumacher can turn around faster. Zhang Yifei is equivalent to a sharp turn inside. Without grabbing Schumacher's line, he can only be forced to slow down and turn around.
So Schumacher, who was just a little behind, caught up again during the turn, from side to leading again.
However, the first exit of the s curve is almost equivalent to the entry of the second curve, and the turning of the curve is reversed, from the beginning left corner to the right corner.
The change in direction means that Zhang Yifei, who is in the inner path, is currently at the best route for the outsider. The scene that appeared on Schumacher before was once again staged on Zhang Yifei!
On the narrow curve, both racing cars were at amazing speeds, leading each other and turning side by side, completing the extreme control like dancing on the tip of a knife.
Chapter completed!