579 Dreaming Scene (Chapter 3)
"It can only be said that the environment of the track has affected Villeneuve's judgment. The ridicule and contempt of hundreds of thousands of people, coupled with the anger in his heart, he miscalculated the driver's reaction, believing that the other party would give in."
Director Richards is actually not a professional racing car. He is the British American Tobacco Group and is stationed in the management of the team.
So Richards analyzed Villeneuve's mentality and thoughts from a psychological perspective, and he could only say that he underestimated Zhang Yifei too much.
"Fei's actions on the float today have already indicated that he was not defeated by pressure. Villeneuve was still arrogant after all and did not treat Fei as a powerful opponent."
"I can only say that the identity of a Grand Slam driver is the highest honor of Formula Racing, and it has also become a shackle for Villeneuve. He has never been able to break through himself again."
Without Villeneuve present, Palok could openly talk about his thoughts.
From Pallock's perspective, Villeneuve was still immersed in his past glory and did not realize his strength. In fact, he had declined significantly, not just a racing performance problem.
Moreover, this glory made him not pay attention to new drivers, nor did he regard them as his strong opponents. If he could know more about Zhang Yifei, he would know that this Chinese newcomer had never retreated.
This level of provocation and play is destined to be backfired.
"Don't be too pessimistic. Villeneuve's strength is still there. Not everyone can become a Grand Slam driver. Indianapolis Circuit is his home court, and this is where he stands at the peak. Maybe it will awaken his former passion and fighting spirit."
"As a newcomer, driver Fei performed very well, but it may not be better than Villeneuve."
Richards' words made Pallock nod and agree.
No matter how much shackles the glory of the Grand Slam brought to Villeneuve, it ultimately represents his strength to reach the peak, and this is the basis of Villeneuve's arrogance.
Paloch definitely doesn't believe that Zhang Yifei can surpass Villeneuve in hard power, especially in the home track of Indianapolis. Even if Villeneuve makes some stupid moves, as long as he plays steadily, he can still achieve the final victory with his hard power!
The indicator light on the track went out again, and this start operation was much more violent than the warm bead.
After the car rushed out of the starting line, Zhang Yifei quickly rose to the second gear, and then kicked the accelerator to the bottom, and the speedometer began to soar wildly, rushing towards the value of breaking 100. Even because of the too strong accelerator, the tires slipped slightly, which was not a good starting operation for the F1 event.
But Zhang Yifei knew that he had to do this, just like Yamamoto Ukyo's warning before the game, Villeneuve and Xiong Long behind him would definitely surpass him at all costs.
Once the stop-off tactics are destined to drive ahead and keep the car in a crazily way. At that time, you will become a sandwich biscuit in the middle, and the possibility of a crisis will be greatly increased.
So Zhang Yifei plans to be better than Schumacher at the start and then fight Montoya with the fastest speed. As long as he can win Montoya, he will become the first car and leave all possible threats far behind.
There is always an old saying in f1, that is, when you are far ahead, no one will pose a threat to you again!
Schumacher originally focused on Montoya in front. After all, this Indy champion performed too strongly on the Indianapolis track and was ranked as the number one opponent by Schumacher.
But at the beginning, he only saw a flash of blue in the corner of his eyes and quickly approached. Schumacher instantly realized that it was the Chinese boy who launched the offensive.
After all, both of them are old opponents who have fought for several games. Whether it is red or blue, they appear in the rearview mirrors of both sides countless times. So when they felt the blue approaching, Schumacher instinctively stepped on the accelerator, then changed lanes to block the car, and gave up the idea of attacking Montoya.
Being more than yourself at the beginning? Fly, you are so arrogant!
Schumacher silently said in his heart that in recent years, as Ferrari has determined its dominance, many people have no newcomers and have the idea of forcing themselves to eat at the beginning.
Unexpectedly, at the American Grand Prix, the Chinese newcomer was so arrogant that Schumacher had to turn his gun around and concentrate on dealing with Zhang Yifei behind him.
What a quick response!
Zhang Yifei was also shocked when he looked at the red Ferrari car in front of him. It was precisely because no newcomer dared to start and force Schumacher to start, and the weak Prost car did not seem to have the ability.
That's why he planned to bet Schumacher was careless and gave himself this opportunity.
As it turns out, if you want to get into Schumacher's loopholes, you really think too much. Even if he is not prepared, his starting speed, reaction, and control are impeccable. Facing Zhang Yifei, who is well prepared, he has no disadvantages.
With lightning-like on-site operation, with the blessing of racing performance, the lane change instantly completes the lane in front of Prost racing, without giving Zhang Yifei any chance.
After failing to overtake, Zhang Yifei could only accept reality, follow Schumacher, and then looked at the rearview mirror with his own light, ready to block the car. He did not overtake successfully, at least he could not let others surpass himself!
However, Zhang Yifei unexpectedly saw Kimi Lekenen behind him from the rearview mirror, and directly ran into Old Verstappen at the beginning.
I don’t know if it was Old Verstappen who failed to start, so he was rear-ended by Kimi, or if Kimi made an operational error and hit the car in front of him. But judging from the results, this collision at the beginning was equivalent to losing the possibility of Kimi Raikkonen joining the competition. He could have had a bleak first game in the US Grand Prix.
In the previous few stops, Zhang Yifei once thought that he had changed history, allowing the Finnish Iceman to awaken in advance, and started the song of ice and fire on the track, giving him a strong opponent.
But judging from the current results, Kimi, who is in the new stage, still maintains his level of nerve knife. When he is powerful, he can rush into the front row. When he collapses, he has various problems from the beginning. The upper limit and the lower limit are extremely exaggerated.
Sure enough, history is not so easy to change, and the newcomer Kimi is still in the rookie stage.
Kimi's collision directly triggered a chain reaction, and the rear-row racing cars had to bypass them, and the start was greatly affected. As soon as the race began, the drivers were divided into two echelons, and the gap was highlighted.
The front-row racing car formed a long snake formation and began to sprint forward frantically. Because the starting point is located in the center of the long straight road, the racing speed was quickly increased to 6 gears 320km/h.
However, the next turn 1 is a right-angle turn close to 90 degrees, which requires a very short time to lower the car to about 100km/h from the second gear.
This tests the driver's choice of brake points, because the distance between cars is very close at the beginning stage. As long as the cornering speed is a little slower, the driver behind will seize the opportunity and overtake on a corner.
As the first car, Montoya began to quickly downshift before entering Turn 1, then accurately found the brake point and cut the corner from left to right. Even if there was Schumacher behind him, he did not give the other party any chance to overtake. The whole cornering movement was extremely skillful and smooth.
This is why Montoya won two practice games and got pole position. Indeed, for this track, even if he ran the F1 layout, he had achieved the same proficiency as an arm-to-finger.
Schumacher's turn speed is also not slow, and he almost overlaps with Montoya's turn route. From this point, it can be seen that the two people are surprisingly consistent in judging the best turn route on this turn!
But when it was Zhang Yifei's turn, his way of turning was completely different from the two drivers in front.
When Schumacher tangled from left to right, Zhang Yifei did not follow him, or even braked at the standard brake point! Instead, he rode directly on the right shoulder and rushed to the center of the curve in the fastest way, and then stepped on the tire-level brake and blocked Schumacher directly.
Zhang Yifei's entire operation was completely different from the tangent turn that had the beauty of flowing clouds and water before. It was rough, reckless and extreme, but with this unexpected way that everyone could not imagine, Zhang Yifei completed the overtaking of Schumacher in Turn 1!
When this screen appeared on the big screen of the track through the broadcast lens, almost everyone was shocked.
At the beginning, the Chinese boy planned to force himself to take Schumacher, but he failed. As a result, he had another tough overtake at Turn 1 of the track, and he actually made him overtake him.
This scene is no longer a simple overtaking issue, but Zhang Yifei's actions and thinking, and he did not treat Schumacher as the strongest driver of the Formula, but was pinched as a soft persimmon!
Many drivers don’t even dare to think about this crazy idea. Not only did Zhang Yifei do it, but he also succeeded?
"Brown, I'm right, Shumi was overtaken by the driver on Turn 1?"
At the Ferrari Team Repair Station, Jean Todd stood in front of the circular screen in a daze, shaking Rose Brown beside him.
For a moment, he felt that he had hallucinations. How long has it been since Schumacher been surpassed in Turn 1, and was he overtaken by a Chinese newcomer on the track?
"It's super, what's going on? Where's the problem?"
Ross Brown was also extremely shocked. This was simply a supernatural event in the track. How did it happen?
"Shumi, what's the situation? Is the racing car malfunctioning?"
Chapter completed!