524 Full Fire (Chapter 3)
Barrichello really couldn't figure it out that the fierce attacking driver behind would be Alessi from Prost team.
As the saying goes, the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. What happened to make such a big change for a French veteran like Alessi, because of a Chinese boy?
There is no doubt that young people are always full of passion and vitality, but the question is that Heidfield was not a young man before? Why didn’t he find any changes in Alessi’s combination with him?
Before Barrichello could figure out this problem, Alessi, who was behind, took advantage of the slingshot effect of the racing tail, grabbed the Ferrari in front with a throttle and prepared to overtake on the corner.
Alessi did not have the extreme late braking, and the speed was not as scary as possible, but his route was always inserted into Barrichello's empty space. Every time the two cars grab a seat, the distance between the cars was very close and was on the verge of collision at any time.
Most of the time, Barrichello relies on Ferrari racing performance to overtake Alessi in the acceleration of corners, otherwise there is a possibility that Alessi will be overtaken by Alessi.
Of course, this does not mean that Barrichello's driving skills are not as good as Alessi, but that this French veteran can be regarded as a brave fight and fighting today, so he forced Barrichello to give in on the curve.
After all, Barrichello is currently the third driver in total points on the track, and he still has the ambition to surpass Cooterhard and become the final runner-up in the world.
Maybe for others, the title of runner-up in this world is not very satisfactory, and it is also the most regrettable position.
After all, in competitive sports, only the champion will be remembered in the end!
But Barrichello himself is a green leaf driver, and no one knows better than him how powerful Schumacher is. Many times Barrichello himself is glad that he is Schumacher's teammate, not his opponent.
Although Barrichello helped Schumacher share a lot of firepower, the act of sharing firepower itself shows that Schumacher is the target of focal fire.
Becoming Schumacher's opponent will really feel hopeless!
Even if you don’t talk about honor, becoming the world’s runner-up driver and allowing Ferrari to win the top two, Barrichello’s treatment will be greatly improved.
For a rich team like Ferrari, each point is rewarded according to the upper limit, which is 50,000 US dollars per point. The difference between the second and third place rewards is at least hundreds of thousands of US dollars.
And more importantly, the better the results, the greater the chance of Barrichello renewing the Ferrari team in the future. Not every driver has the confidence to change to a last-rate team and still be able to achieve his results at Ferrari.
Barrichello is a few drivers on the F1 track who have a clear judgment on his strength and upper limit. So he relies on his talent as a first-class driver to stand among the top drivers.
Many times, people are really important to know themselves!
So in order to earn points and scores, Barrichello does not intend to fight Alessi head-on. After all, this kind of elderly driver is not outstanding in strength and not famous, and it is really no benefit to die with him.
The lowest collision grade must be at least as high as Zhang Yifei. Although there are no achievements, at least it is still famous.
Barrichello originally planned to attack Kimi Raikkonen and rush into the top six divisions, but was inexplicably dragged by Alessi, which really made him feel very depressed.
In the next few laps, except for the "Earth Group" drivers in the back row, the ranking of the front row drivers seemed to have been fixed, with almost no changes.
The more intense the confrontation is, the more serious the front-row drivers will be with the police, and basically will not give their opponents any chance.
If a master fights, a slight difference may lead to a thousand miles of loss!
The situation on the track seemed calm, but for Zhang Yifei, it was undercurrents and pressure.
Schumacher is really too strong. Even if he is not driving a Mars rover now, the pressure like a mountain pressing down on the top made Zhang Yifei a little breathless.
Simply put, Zhang Yifei is now in line, and his mental power must be highly energetic, and even the most basic hand shaking cannot be done. A little bit of a mistake is to give Schumacher a chance, and the other party will definitely be able to seize this mistake.
Especially on the 800-meter straight road in front of Bosch Bend, it was the moment when Zhang Yifei was most stressed. Even the adjustment was more rapid, it could not stop Schumacher's overtaking speed.
Although the grip and downforce of the f1 racing car are amazing, at an ultra-high speed of more than 350km/h, Zhang Yifei really dared not walk around to block the car. Maybe a sudden change of lanes will cause the car to lose control.
So what Zhang Yifei can do is to keep his own route and block the car Schumacher on the detour route. The consequence is that the previous sudden brake turned into two sudden brakes.
Previously, Zhang Yifei was helping according to his own experience due to ground wear. That is, at the conventional brake point, click the brake first to slow down the speed, and then empty the accelerator for a short distance, and then gently press the brake when you really enter the corner.
This method actually cannot slow down much, but it can greatly reduce the wear and tear of the ground board.
It’s not much slower, but it’s still a little slower. Generally speaking, this speed gap is not obvious.
But the situation is different now. The pursuit on the track is very fierce, and the drivers behind are eyeing the opportunity.
If ordinary drivers are eyeing each other, the pressure will be lower, but now it is Schumacher who follows Zhang Yifei!
This man created countless F1 records, and his dominance at his peak was even far superior to Senna. After all, Senna still has opponents, and he is the kind that is truly unparalleled.
No matter how confident, arrogant, and arrogant Zhang Yifei is, he can only maintain a modest attitude when facing Schumacher and show his 120% ability to compete with this German driver.
Therefore, one step to brake and then empty the accelerator cannot solve the problem. After one step, you can only choose whether to replenish fuel according to Schumacher's pursuit. Then, if the speed is too fast before entering the corner, you will be forced to step on the brake and slow down.
Although doing this can reduce wear on the ground, the effect is not as obvious as the previous brake. Moreover, frequent acceleration and brake braking pressure on the mechanical properties of the racing car is also increasing.
From the start of the track today, we can see that the stability of the car has dropped significantly in the practice and qualifying competitions in the past few days. The Prost team was previously known for its failure rate, but Zhang Yifei was lucky enough to encounter it. This state is really a bit uneasy.
“The competition pressure on the track is too great, a little bit beyond our previous expectations.”
At the Prost fleet repair station, Henry spoke to Cosell.
In fact, when Zhang Yifei got the pole position, the team strategy group had already discussed the track situation and believed that this would be a fierce battle. Many drivers must not accept Zhang Yifei's pole position.
Moreover, as the season is about to end, it has now entered a white-hot competition stage. As long as Schumacher wins this sub-station championship, he can lock in the driver's championship in advance.
So this stop is almost the same as the final battle for Schumacher.
However, the Prost team strategy group still underestimated Schumacher's desire for victory. From the beginning, he has put a crazily pressure on Zhang Yifei, hoping to overtake to the first place.
Judging from the current situation, even if Zhang Yifei can withstand it, the car may not be able to withstand it.
"This is not something we can choose, we can only bear it by Fei himself."
Kossel replied lightly, no one can control Schumacher's offensive. And Zhang Yifei on the track can be said to have played out his full strength. He can not just give any team orders to get him rid of Schumacher.
But this is also a must-pass path for a newcomer to move towards the podium. If you can't withstand the pressure, you are not qualified to become a winner.
In Hong Kong Island's words, if you want to get ahead and don't pull the old guy down, where will you get the position to get it?
Of course, Schumacher is far from being an old guy, but Zhang Yifei did not endure for a few years and waited for Schumacher to take office after he declined from his peak.
"Yifeijun, you must stay steady!"
Standing next to him, Ukyo Yamamoto heard the conversation between Cosel and Henry, and knew how much pressure Zhang Yifei was now.
You should know that in the Japanese Formula world, Schumacher is regarded as a "god". There has never been a Japanese driver before, and he dared to say that he could challenge Schumacher on the track.
It was only this year that a guy named Sato Takuma appeared, and he recklessly said that he hoped to run with Schumacher. But he stopped there. No one in Asia dared to say that he could defeat Schumacher.
Zhang Yifei is not talking about the problem now. He is really doing this. This is something that Yamamoto Ukyo dared not imagine before. Schumacher was obviously a little out of the state of surpassing Brazil's station, and he did not have the feeling of full firepower today!
What Zhang Yifei has to face now is Schumacher who is completely healthy!
When he thought of Schumacher's terrifying strength, Yamamoto Ukyo subconsciously tightened his heart. It was really hard for Yifeijun.
Two more laps on the track have passed, and the tenth lap position has arrived. At this time, the unchanging front row pattern was finally broken by Montoya and Ralph Schumacher!
Montoya cut into Kuthard's turn at No. 5 and No. 6 on the track, and then the two of them confronted each other to compete for the line. In this process, Montoya kept lowering Kuthard's speed.
Chapter completed!