587 Death's Bend (Chapter 1)
"Fei plans to attack in Turn 13, isn't he afraid of death?"
The Williams team strategy group, which had been staring at Montoya, naturally saw a clue from Zhang Yifei's quick approach.
It’s not that no one overtakes this curve, on the contrary, there are quite a lot of people overtaking. After all, many Indy drivers have wild personalities and are not afraid of death.
But the problem is, whether to be afraid or not is one thing, and evaluating the risk is another thing. Now the number of laps in the schedule has reached the eve of the tire change. After the grip has exceeded the peak, it has dropped sharply. After rushing out on the 13th, it hit the cement wall directly.
He crashed into the cement protective wall at a high speed of about 300km/h. No one has to say that Jesus really can't save him...
"Chinese boys have always been radical, and there is this possibility. But I think it's more like a fake move to stimulate Montoya's speed and greatly increase his risk of losing control when turning."
Simmonds looked at Zhang Yifei's acceleration from another perspective. Maybe he just wanted to create a sense of threat to Montoya and force his opponent to turn with dangerous speed.
For example, Senna's death was because Schumacher was chasing him wildly behind, and his identity as a newcomer put a lot of pressure on Senna. After all, as a well-known top driver, if he was surpassed by a newcomer in the track, it would be unacceptable for Senna.
So when he was cornering at high speed, he was understeered and eventually hit the protective wall. Maybe Schumacher did not intend to put pressure on his mind, but this was indeed one of the factors that caused Senna's death.
After the death, Schumacher was criticized by public opinion for a long time. Even more than ten or twenty years later, some of Senna's die-hard car fans still refused to accept his apology and confession.
Is Zhang Yifei now holding on to this idea?
Simmonds cannot be sure, but in the face of victory, he must speculate on the opponent's intentions with the worst malicious intention, even if it is a "killer".
"Montoya, be careful and stay stable at Turn 13."
After hearing this, Sir Williams reminded Montoya.
Because he knew that the Colombian driver's personality was a hot and tough guy, and he was easily provoked by his opponent.
Especially in the context of today's event, Montoya's mentality of wanting to win is beyond doubt. He will definitely not be able to accept Zhang Yifei's overtaking, or even stop him at all costs, even if he is death!
In order to avoid Montoya being too overly attracted, Sir Williams chose to remind him that Montoya can be regarded as the most potential and capable newcomer this year, in addition to Zhang Yifei, and even surpassed Zhang Yifei in a sense.
Before there was no better replacement, Sir Williams didn't want any accidents in Montoya.
When he heard the boss' reminder from his headphones, Montoya did not take it seriously at all, and even responded. No matter what Zhang Yifei's thoughts were, it didn't matter. He would not give the other party any chance at 13 Death Bend.
In this game, I, Montoya, must win, and there is no other choice!
Turn 13 has a long straight road, and both cars accelerated wildly, especially Zhang Yifei, who had eaten the wake, quickly surpassed the upper limit of 350km/h, and further shortened the distance from Montoya. The straight-line distance between the two cars will not exceed 5 meters!
You should know that even if the race car starts, the distance between the two cars is 8 meters, so this extreme distance is almost the same as the effect of "face-to-face" in F1.
If Montoya stepped on the brake more quickly, Zhang Yifei would probably not be able to control the rear-end collision. This is no longer a matter of reaction time, but the inertia is too great, and he can hit him even if he stepped on the brake to death.
"Teacher, Yifeijun really chose to overtake at Turn 13!"
When Yamamoto Ukyo saw this speed, he couldn't help but exclaim. Even if this speed surpasses the other party, he might not be able to control the racing car. The risk is too great!
"Um."
Kossel just nodded coldly, without any intention of stopping. The most risky time is the most opportunity.
The schedule is nearly halfway. Judging from the current situation, Montoya is very strong on the Indianapolis track. Zhang Yifei currently has no obvious advantage and only relies on the racing wake to follow the opponent.
According to the current situation, if there is any accident during the stoppage time, Zhang Yifei may not be able to eat the other party's wake, and Montoya will be thrown away.
Maybe Zhang Yifei thought of this himself, so he decided to take a risk on Turn 13, which was extremely risky before entering the station.
Which is more important, safety or winning? If Cosel is asked to choose, he will choose the latter.
A driver who has not achieved any results in his career, even if he spends his time safely, he will fail.
Like Senna, even if he eventually dies on the track, he is still respected as the "God of Cars". As long as motorsports are still there, his name will be passed down from generation to generation and become a spiritual symbol of many drivers.
"Teacher, it's too difficult to go like this."
Seeing Cosel's reaction, Yamamoto Ukyo knew that he had no intention of dissuading Zhang Yifei, so he could only react indirectly.
"This is Fei's own decision."
Cosell naturally understood the students' concerns, but he still followed his inner beliefs and respected Zhang Yifei's decision.
On the track, the long straight acceleration time of about ten seconds passed, and the two cars finally arrived in front of the No. 13 Death Curtain.
The towering cement protective wall in front brings a great sense of oppression, just like the real call of death.
But Zhang Yifei knew in his heart that this high-speed long arc bend was precisely because of the difficulty of handling, which could create more opportunities for overtaking. Montoya was indeed too strong at this stop. The conventional bend could not surpass his car, and he could only take advantage of the opportunity of tire wear to try his best!
From this stop, the plot of Zhang Yifei's career starting point appeared, and he needed to remember the track routes in a crazy way. Unexpectedly, during the competition, there was another life-long attack in the Renault Formula.
This time, Zhang Yifei wanted to use a more extreme and radical way to let Montoya feel the wildness of Chinese drivers!
When he arrived at the latest brake point when entering the corner, Montoya finally clicked the brake and started to slow down. The speed of the vehicle dropped from the fastest approaching 360km/h to a cornering speed of about 240km/h.
In addition, Montoya seized the relatively safe route on the inside of the track, so that as long as there is no understeering, he always has room to deal with unexpected situations.
If Zhang Yifei wants to surpass Montoya, he can only choose the more dangerous heretics, that is, the side close to the cement protective wall. Moreover, the heretics need to overtake faster, and the possibility of losing control is much greater.
This is why many Indy drivers die on this corner because they ultimately cannot control the speed of the car too fast. And more importantly, the lack of grip caused by tire wear will also increase the difficulty of Zhang Yifei overtaking.
After entering the corner, Montoya was very confident in his routing and speed. He had tried his best to delay the brake point and keep the cornering speed at the edge of the limit. If Zhang Yifei plans to overtake at the Death Bend, he must be prepared to meet Death.
Montoya believes that even the Chinese boy who is famous for his arrogance and radicalism will not dare to do such a life-threatening thing, because only a madman will use his life to bet on the probability of success that he will not do.
However, Zhang Yifei's next action instantly shattered Montoya's confident judgment. Almost as soon as he slowed down and turned around, Zhang Yifei changed lanes faster and came to the outside of Turn 13, preparing to start overtaking from the outsider.
At this moment, Zhang Yifei's racing speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye it was parallel to Montoya's racing car. Then Zhang Yifei began to click the brakes, and the speed slowed down significantly. But even so, his speed was still faster than Montoya in the inner lane. From the initial parallel stage to the front nose, the front nose surpassed Montoya's front and was still leading.
However, at this speed, Zhang Yifei's racing car's steering was obviously a bit insufficient. He did not deflect like Montoya, but was more like running a straight line, rushing straight towards the direction of the cement protective wall!
"Dangerous! Fei's tires do not have enough grip, and they turn too fast, and they are obviously insufficient in steering. He is about to hit the cement protective wall!"
Commentary Brendel looked at the live broadcast screen on the track, and then exclaimed.
The current situation is really too dangerous. Zhang Yifei is likely to pay a heavy price because of his radical overtaking.
This scene is like Senna was turning and crashing into the protective wall for the sake of speed loss. But the problem is that Senna is more lucky, and the parts that were hit by a racing car broke through the helmet, which is somewhat accidental.
If Zhang Yifei hit the cement protective wall, the whole car would be like a shell, and there would be no suspense in the end.
He overtakes on Turn 13 in this way, and may not be so wise.
Not only was the commentator exclaiming, but all the audience on the track forgot to cheer or insult at this moment, and were all attracted by Zhang Yifei's desperate overtaking. They wanted to see if this Chinese driver could complete the extreme control or hit the cement protective wall as expected, becoming a failure case.
Zhang Yifei at Turn 13 was constantly pushing towards the cement wall under inertia. But just a few centimeters away from the cement wall, this uncontrolled pushing sign finally turned around.
Chapter completed!