Montoya doesn't believe that Zhang Yifei can surpass Schumacher, at least he doesn't believe that he can surpass Schumacher so quickly.

After Turn 2 passed, he took a serious look at the rearview mirror, and what appeared inside was the "blue ghost" rather than Ferrari's "fiery god of war".

Schumacher was overtaken in Turn 1?

After confirming this unbelievable fact, Montoya felt his heart beating "bang". His previous practice competitions, qualifying competitions, and cheering more than 100,000 spectators on the track have accumulated extremely strong confidence.

But when the No. 13 Prost car appeared behind him again, Montoya couldn't help but have many other thoughts in his heart.

Am I afraid of Chinese boys?

Montoya asked in his heart, even if Schumacher followed him before, he had absolute confidence that Schumacher could not surpass him.

As a result, when Zhang Yifei appeared, this firm confidence was shaken, and there was only one factor that could cause such a situation, that is, he was timid and afraid.

No! I won the Indy Championship in my rookie season, and I also ranked among the top in F1. I am not inferior to the driver at all. This is my home court, and the Indianapolis track is under my control!

Montoya was crazy about cheering himself up in his heart. He could fall behind or lose, but he could never be afraid!

I finally regained my confidence. Will I be easily defeated when I see the Chinese boy behind me?

This is absolutely impossible. Even if it is not for yourself, for the 100,000 supporters on the track, for the glory of the Indy King, and for the Colombian flag flying throughout the venue, I will win this game!

Montoya moved his gaze away from the rearview mirror and his gaze became extremely firm again.

Support and encouragement are indeed the best way to improve confidence besides victory. American IndyCar fans on the Indianapolis track and tens of thousands of compatriots who came from Colombia have recast the strongest line of defense in Montoya's confidence.

If it were any other track, Montoya might have been afraid before the battle, which is the consequence of losing all her confidence.

On the complicated half-curve, Montoya, who has stabilized his mentality again, is indeed terrible in the line, and has fully demonstrated his advantages on the Indianapolis track.

Even though Zhang Yifei thought that he had already kept the complex curve layout in mind in the racing simulator, he even found several ways to turn faster than usual.

As a result, there is still no way to narrow the distance between Montoya, let alone get an opportunity to overtake.

A bit strong.

This scene made Zhang Yifei, who had surpassed Schumacher in Turn 1, calm down instantly.

Although Schumacher was named god, it does not mean that he is invincible, just like Senna.

Being able to surpass Schumacher does not mean that one can easily surpass any driver. As it turns out, Montoya has the strength not inferior to Schumacher on this track, and is even stronger than him.

It can be seen from the line that Zhang Yifei was running at a speed similar to Montoya in the theoretical environment of the racing simulator. If it weren't for the occasional acceleration of the racing wake, Zhang Yifei might have been thrown away by Montoya in half of the curve.

At the same time, Schumacher behind Zhang Yifei was also biting Zhang Yifei tightly. As long as there were some mistakes on any corner, he could seize the opportunity to overtake.

Never underestimate Schumacher's ability and opportunity to seize opportunities, especially in the five years he was at his peak. The only person who is theoretically strong enough to defeat him is himself!

So even if Zhang Yifei surpassed Schumacher, he did not dare to relax his suppression of the rear car at all. Just like before on the Austrian A1 track, he would have to block Schumacher no matter what. If he was surpassed by him, it would be much more difficult to get back. I don’t know how much more difficult it would be to turn 1 before.

But the problem is that Zhang Yifei's pressure this time is greater than before on the Austrian A1 track.

Because he got the pole position at that stop and was in the front car position, he just needed to focus all his attention on Schumacher behind him. Now, there was Montoya in front of him, and Zhang Yifei didn't plan to be the second-place just to be the second.

The runner-up may be a compliment to Zhang Yifei on other tracks, but on the Indianapolis track, only the champion can give Zhang Yifei enough confidence to fight back!

Especially Montoya is ahead, you can imagine how arrogant the 200,000 American car fans at the scene would be.

Zhang Yifei promised himself in his heart that for the sake of dignity and the honor of Chinese drivers, he would not let any Indy driver stand on his head. This is a man’s promise!

Zhang Yifei is facing a two-line "battle" and Schumacher behind him is actually not much better.

As a three-time F1 world champion driver, the current leader in Formula racing was overtaken by a newcomer at Turn 1, which is naturally unacceptable for Schumacher.

Not to mention such an exaggerated statement of mentality explosion, at least he didn't plan to run in front of Zhang Yifei for how long.

But just as Schumacher was about to attack and was about to look for an opportunity to overtake, he suddenly found that Villeneuve behind him was getting closer like crazy, and even risked the car crash and launched a tentative offensive.

To be honest, since Villeneuve won the world championship in 1997, Schumacher has not had much interaction with him in recent years. Because Villeneuve, who transferred to the British and American teams, not to mention looking at Schumacher's taillights, it would be nice to not be slapped by Schumacher on the track, and he is no longer an opponent of the same level at all.

It can be said that in the past two or three years, Schumacher and Villeneuve have never had any fierce confrontation. The opponent is a middle and lower-level driver. Apart from the honor of Grand Slam drivers on the head, there is no threat to the match against Schumacher on the track.

This time Schumacher still did not pay much attention to Villeneuve. He is also the Indy 500 world champion and runs at the Indianapolis home track. His performance is too far from Montoya.

If Montoya's sharpness is described as rising sun, Villeneuve's death is a "return to the sky". This can also be seen from the attitude of the audience on the track. From the first practice game, the whole audience was shouting Villeneuve's name, and later Montoya's name resounded throughout the audience!

But this time Villeneuve showed a determination and fighting spirit beyond Schumacher's expectations. As long as he did not block the car and changed his line to attack Zhang Yifei, Villeneuve might seize the opportunity to overtake.

After all, he is a Grand Slam driver. The lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if he hasn't had a confrontation for several years and is not on his opponent's list, Schumacher really ignores Villeneuve's attack.

The king fell from the altar, and in addition to the strength of his opponent, he lost more to his own arrogance.

Schumacher still maintains respect for his opponents and has a strong desire for the championship. He will not give anyone an opportunity to take advantage of. This is the professional quality of the strongest driver on the track.

So on the curve, he focused more on suppressing Villeneuve, rather than overtaking Zhang Yifei ahead.

It is actually easy to understand Villeneuve's crazy offensive. His original goal was Zhang Yifei. But no one expected that a driver of Schumacher's level would be surpassed by Zhang Yifei in Turn 1.

Before Villeneuve could attack, he lost his original goal. In order to defeat Zhang Yifei and respond to the humiliation of the Chinese on the float, Villeneuve was ready to do everything he could to do.

Since Zhang Yifei had already run to the front and was blocked by Schumacher, even Schumacher is super good together.

"Those who block me will die"!

In fact, not only Villeneuve had this mentality, but also Xiong Long behind him also had this mentality. When he saw Zhang Yifei overtaking Schumacher, his mentality was actually collapsed.

Xiong Long is a Chinese, but his thinking is actually a Chinese who is more European and American than European. In other words, he always believes that Chinese drivers are worse than European and American drivers.

This is not to say that he discriminates against Chinese drivers, but that under the long-term impact of European and American culture, he has formed a subconscious cognition. This is why Zhang Yifei was subjected to a lot of cold eyes and ridicule. Many European and American car fans may not realize that the essence of their superiority is also based on this theory.

Xiong Long thought that he would soon win the chance to show up with Zhang Yifei again. However, Zhang Yifei did not give him this opportunity at all. Turn 1 surpassed Schumacher, a driver who was almost invincible in his heart.

This scene instantly collapsed the driver's level concept in Xiong Long's mind. If he overtook after a fierce battle, he could convince himself to accept it. But if he was so easy and quickly surpassed, can Chinese drivers really be so powerful?

Xiong Long’s greatest ambition is just to compete for the strongest title of Chinese. He never expected that Zhang Yifei had already set out toward the world’s strongest goal.

No! I can't give up, I must avenge my previous shame!

Thinking of this, no matter how shocked he was, the expression on his face quickly became cold. Beating Zhang Yifei can be said to be one of his greatest beliefs to return to the track, and he will never give up no matter what!

Xiong Long also began to chase Villeneuve in front of him, but he did not have the strength of the opponent. Even if he had been preparing for the US Grand Prix for five months, he was still in a complicated half-corner and could only barely keep up and could not launch a threatening offensive at all.
Chapter completed!