537 Overtaking Offensive (Chapter 2)
The Austrian Grand Prix continued. When the competition reached the 55th lap, the distance between Zhang Yifei and Schumacher was once again shortened to the naked eye.
On the 60th lap, Zhang Yifei was only one curve away from Schumacher's car. If he encountered a long straight road, he could even eat the wake of the Ferrari car in front!
It can be said that it is only a matter of time before Zhang Yifei catches up with Schumacher. The remaining suspense is whether he can surpass Schumacher and regain the title of first in his track!
This situation was something that no one had thought of before. When Zhang Yifei was surpassed by Schumacher, no one could have thought that he still had a chance to overtake and come back.
This is the strongest driver on the track at present. Schumacher is fighting for the world championship title, and it is absolutely impossible for him to let go of any money in this event!
At the Ferrari team repair station, a rare scene of cloud cover appeared. After all, as the strongest team in F1 at present, they can generally watch Schumacher and Barrichello perform calmly.
Once upon a time, Ferrari believed that his enemies were McLaren and Williams. Cats and dogs like Prost were completely unworthy of becoming their opponents.
As a result, the scene on the track is that Schumacher and Barrichello of their own team were chased by Zhang Yifei and Alessi of Prost team respectively.
Not to mention this situation in the past, even if it was just to talk to F1 fans yesterday, I guess everyone would think they were listening to jokes. The number one and two drivers of Prost team can still chase the number one and two drivers of Ferrari team. Is this a level of opponent?
It was very realistic today, and the opponent was coming in a fierce manner, completely crushing the Ferrari team in terms of momentum.
Jean Todd and Ross Brown, among the strongest trio of Ferrari, didn't say anything at the moment, and looked at the broadcast screen expressionlessly, Schumacher was pulled closer little by little.
Everything that should be said has been said before. No matter how much you urge Schumacher or Barrichello to drive faster, it is no longer meaningful.
Do you think they like to be chased? If they can drive faster, they will have done this long ago!
"The Chinese boy has amazing potential, and even Alessi gives people a different feeling today."
Brown said softly, not only Zhang Yifei shortened the distance with Schumacher, but Alessi, who was behind due to the tire blowout, also slowly caught up with Barrichello in front.
It would be fine if he was surpassed by this "older driver". If Barrichello was surpassed twice in one game, he would probably feel ashamed.
"I don't know what happened to Schumi and Barrichello, and when will the Prost driver not even win the victory!"
Jean Todd still feels unacceptable. It is normal to lose to McLaren and Williams. He has never taken teams like Prost seriously. Why did he suddenly become so powerful?
"Sometimes, the joining of a driver can change a team, especially a young driver with potential and vitality. Isn't this the case for our team?"
Ross Brown replied that it was Schumacher who replaced Alessi's position back then and transferred from Benetton to Ferrari, which allowed Ferrari to start his own dominance.
This also led to the decline of the Benetton team, which was eventually acquired by Renault and became one of the historical symbols.
It is true that Ferrari has a strong wealth relationship, but Schumacher's strong joining has greatly improved the team's performance.
So all this is not difficult to understand. Zhang Yifei's joining changed the situation of the Prost team. It can only be said that they are lucky and have found a treasure.
Jean Todd did not refute Ross Brown's answer. After all, his Ferrari team can be regarded as an example. However, the long-standing concept of European drivers supremacy still makes it a bit difficult to change many traditional teams. A Chinese driver can also save the reality of an F1 team.
The 61st lap of the race, Zhang Yifei finally got the wake of Schumacher in the car in front of the car in the straight road, and he could clearly feel that the speed of the car began to increase.
Generally speaking, the vacuum effect brought by the racing car when passing through can increase the speed of the rear car by about 10%. That is to say, the speed of 300km/h under normal conditions, and the speed of the same section after eating the wake can be increased to 330km/h.
Ten percent is a very amazing speed increase. You should know that the difference in racing performance can make Zhang Yifei chasing him to death.
However, in many cases, the wake is not so delicious. The vacuum area brought by the car in front can greatly increase the speed of the car in the rear. But at the same time, because the rear air wing of the car in the front will raise the air flow upward, the front air wing of the car in the rear cannot get enough air downforce.
You should know that the F1 racing car can maintain stability at ultra-high speeds, not because of the tire grip, but because of the downforce brought by the air kit. Once the front fixed wing does not have this downforce, the straight line is not a big problem, and when encountering a corner, it will rush out of the track due to insufficient downforce.
Sometimes there will even be some chaotic airflow, which will expand the instability of the rear vehicle.
Therefore, the racing wake is not the kind of scene where you can lie down and chase after you follow me. The process is still full of excitement and thrilling.
Schumacher looked at the rearview mirror from the corner of his eyes and found the shadow of the blue Prost racing car from it. Schumacher's face was longer, but now it was longer.
During this period, he also talked to the Ferrari strategy team several times to confirm the distance between Zhang Yifei and himself.
As a result, every call was secretly shocked by Schumacher. He really couldn't understand that at his own speed, the Chinese newcomer actually caught up. Could it be that Prost team violated the regulations and replaced the JS43 racing with a new engine?
Of course, this is just thinking about it. There is only one real reason, that is, this Chinese newcomer is stronger than he thought.
Otherwise, a rookie will not be able to catch up with him.
In recent years, except for Villeneuve and Montoya this year, Schumacher has not felt the pressure from the newcomers for a long time.
Even if it is Montoya, he is more reckless and fanatical than if he is like Zhang Yifei, which can bring Schumacher a sense of technical oppression.
Schumacher was pressed for more than 20 laps before, and he could clearly see Zhang Yifei walking through the corner from behind. The Chinese boy is no longer the early stage of the season, and he is more likely to rely on riding shoulders and taking risks to improve lap speed, but rely on more perfect routing and operation to achieve a leading track.
You should know that there is no reason why you don’t wet your shoes when you walk by the river often. If you take more risks, you will eventually fail. Only the speed within the controllable range is the true manifestation of your strength.
There is no doubt that Zhang Yifei has walked from a reckless newcomer toward the real top driver of the track.
Apart from the more than three months offseason, the Chinese newcomer actually did not play many games. He was able to make such a change, so it can only be said that his talent and adaptability speed are too amazing.
Thinking of this, Schumacher was secretly shocked. Could it be that he would witness the rise of a new generation of talented drivers?
But soon, Schumacher wiped these mixed thoughts out of his mind.
So what if a Chinese newcomer is a genius driver? Is there still a lack of such a genius driver in F1 for fifty years?
No one can challenge me, Schumacher, I am the strongest king!
Schumacher's domineering confidence emerged. He was already three championships and the fourth champion was about to be won. This kind of kingly aura is currently unrivaled on the F1 track.
Zhang Yifei's current performance and performance can only surprise Schumacher, and it is far from enough to defeat Schumacher's confidence.
So at this time, Schumacher began to consciously change lanes, especially when he was on curves, deviating from some normal lanes. He just hoped to create turbulence at the rear of his racing car, and did not give Zhang Yifei any chance to easily use the wake to catch up!
I have to say that Schumacher, who is serious, is a very strong opponent. After several times Zhang Yifei used the wake speed to lift it up, he quickly felt signs of shaking and insufficient grip of the car. It was because Schumacher's deliberate lane change caused chaos in the wake in front of his car.
However, these counterattack methods were all expected by Zhang Yifei. Schumacher was definitely not an easy driver to deal with, especially in this situation, he would use all means to stop his overtaking.
Therefore, Zhang Yifei has always been highly vigilant and never dared to lie down and eat the wake. Zhang Yifei immediately responded and adjusted the counterattack of Schumacher, using the wake effect, and he caught up with Schumacher bit by bit and officially launched an overtaking offensive.
"Nice! I finally caught up and waited for you to overtake!"
"Zhang Yifei, you have accomplished the impossible, so let's go further!"
"I'm waiting for your final transcendence and the birth of a miracle!"
"good! Fly, surpass Shumi, you will become the newcomer king this year!"
The track audience began to cheer Zhang Yifei wildly, and the atmosphere had already ignited all their passion, as if surpassing Schumacher was the next second.
Compared with the impatient audience and supporters who could not wait, members of the Prost strategy team such as Kossel did not show too excited.
Because they all knew that catching up and overtaking was different. Even Zhang Yifei himself had forcibly blocked Schumacher for more than 20 laps.
Is Schumacher's ability to block cars is not as good as Zhang Yifei?
Chapter completed!