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593 Wake Tap (Chapter 1)

Although Zhang Yifei often calls himself a track killer who has no feelings, he is still a distance away from racing machines.

At least in the face of such a malicious situation of blocking the car, it is definitely impossible to say that you are not angry or willing to give up. After all, your opponent is not a cat or a dog, but the famous Schumacher!

After being surpassed by Schumacher, it was very difficult to overtake. Zhang Yifei also knew that Montoya, who had been chasing wildly, had already chased him for about two seconds after being more than three seconds behind the repair station.

Montoya is the biggest threat on the Indianapolis track. No matter how much he is behind, Zhang Yifei dares not take him lightly at all.

Strategically, you can despise Colombian superstars and despise Indy Kings, but you must pay attention to it tactically, otherwise you will become the loser who cares about underestimating the enemy!

But Zhang Yifei has no time to get angry and capital now, and he can neither argue with Xiong Long why he blocked his car. He can't discuss with Schumacher. The overtaking just now is not fair, you should retreat behind me.

So Zhang Yifei is very clear about the reality. In this case, the only thing he can do is to overtake and take back the position of the car again.

Moreover, time is very urgent. It must be completed before Montoya catches up with him, otherwise he will be hit by both sides. You should know that Montoya's offensive on this track is much more fierce than Schumacher before!

"Alex, beautifully done!"

Madu couldn't help but praise him in the convoy's voice. Xiong Long just got stuck before the three car blocking punishments and let Zhang Yifei go behind.

Although his intention to maliciously block the car was obvious, it was still within the scope of the rules, which means that some "subsidies" were beaten. Xiong Long's handling made Madu feel very satisfied at the time, and it still squeezed out the last trace of useful value.

Hearing Madu’s praise, Xiong Long did not have a hint of joy on his face.

In addition to the feeling of revenge that blocked Zhang Yifei just now, when he watched the two leading drivers go away again, a sense of frustration from the loser once again filled Xiong Long's heart.

Even if Zhang Yifei falls behind, what if he still leads himself far ahead, and even takes a round. In this situation, if he can still proudly think that he defeats his opponent Zhang Yifei, it will be a self-interesting spirit.

Maybe Xiong Long is just a last-rate driver and an inconspicuous little person in the F1 paddock. But he is still the pride of Malaysia and almost became the first Chinese F1 driver.

Xiong Long has not yet fallen to the point of cheering for this "victory", so he does not think this is something worth celebrating.

"Montoya, the opportunity is here, fly right in front of you!"

The first time Zhang Yifei was overtaken by Schumacher, Williams team passed the news to Montoya on the track.

Schumacher's strength and defense level are beyond doubt. He is a super driver without any shortcomings. So it is absolutely amazing to have a chance to surpass Zhang Yifei. Schumacher will never let it perform a second time after the accidental overtaking in Turn 1.

This is Montoya's opportunity. As long as Schumacher can block Zhang Yifei, with Montoya's strength and Williams' racing performance, he will definitely be able to surpass him!

In fact, without the team reminder, Montoya could already see the first car being replaced. After all, the fiery Ferrari is so conspicuous. Even if it is the blue Prost car behind, Montoya is firmly engraved in his mind.

Although he didn't know what role the Minardi driver played in this overtaking game just now, it would be enough to make Montoya excited!

"I know, the Chinese boy won't be ahead for long."

Montoya replied lightly. At this moment, he was full of confidence in whether he could catch up with and surpass Zhang Yifei!

"Very good, keep it going!"

Sir Williams is very satisfied with Montoya's current state. This is the change of a newcomer to the King of Indy World!

On the 43rd lap, the pursuit on the track was still extremely intense, even surpassing the initial stage.

The second half of the game is, the closer we are to the final victory, so people don’t want to taste the taste of failure in the final stage!

Zhang Yifei has always been holding Schumacher tightly, and the two people's lap speed was almost the same. From this point, it can be seen that Zhang Yifei did have the strength to completely compete with Schumacher on the Indianapolis track.

You should know that Schumacher won the sub-station championship on this track last year. Even if he has a level of control over this track this year, he may not be as strong as Montoya. This does not mean that Schumacher is a weak person on this track.

Zhang Yifei can now be equal to Schumacher, and his identity as a newcomer in the season is indeed terrifyingly strong.

Schumacher looked at the blue Prost car that had never disappeared in the rearview mirror, and his face was very serious. He had absolutely no carelessness in this lap. It can be said that he had all his strength, but he still couldn't get rid of Zhang Yifei.

Although Zhang Yifei has the advantage of racing wake in the rear car, he also has the performance advantages of Ferrari racing, so in a sense it is tied.

How did Chinese boys make such progress in just three days?

Schumacher asked in his heart, after all, he could clearly feel Zhang Yifei's unfamiliarity in the first practice competition, and his lap speed was also out of ten. As a result, the main race three days later was like a veteran of the Indianapolis track, and his route was no less than himself, and his progress was a bit amazing.

"Shumi, improve your speed and try to get rid of the driver behind you. Montoya's lap is very fast after leaving the station. Don't give him a chance to catch up!"

The Ferrari team's strategy team sent a track order, hoping that Schumacher would not lead Zhang Yifei by blocking the car, but would directly throw his opponent away.

Just as Zhang Yifei thought, the Ferrari team strategy group actually regarded Montoya as the biggest opponent of the US station. In fact, this is true. His lap after leaving the station was at least 0.2 seconds faster than Zhang Yifei and Schumacher now.

It is true that there are reasons for fighting each other, but Montoya relied on ten laps and almost tied the stop gap of nearly 4 seconds, so he had to pay attention to this for the Indy home drivers.

If Montoya catches up, Schumacher will not only face a newcomer flying, but also face a stronger Montoya.

So the best way is to use speed to get rid of Zhang Yifei, which can also delay Montoya's chasing time. It is best to let the Chinese boy fight with the Colombian superstar, Schumacher ran in front alone and reap the benefits of the fisherman!

"I see."

When Schumacher heard that Montoya was about to catch up, he was also shocked. He could not continue to tangle with Zhang Yifei like this. He had to get rid of his opponent and gain a lead.

Starting from the 44th lap, Schumacher's speed began to rise. He no longer focused on blocking Zhang Yifei, but instead tried his best to go through the corners with his fastest speed. As long as he could be faster than Zhang Yifei, the other party would not be able to catch up with him!

But the fact is not as Schumacher, or the Ferrari strategy team thought, and five laps passed. There was always the blue Prost car behind Schumacher, following closely like a ghost.

Many times, Schumacher felt that he had run out of the limit of lap speed. He could not find any flaws throughout the process, but he was still chased by Zhang Yifei, which really made him feel incomprehensible.

Is Chinese boys so fast?

Schumacher asked in his heart that he did not believe in the authenticity of this result.

Soon reality told Schumacher an answer, not only was he so fast, but he could be faster!

On the 50th lap of the race, the 11th turn of the track, the angle of this curve is not large. Under normal circumstances, you need to use a speed of 130km/h to pass through the 3rd gear.

At the same time, this curve cannot be considered a regular overtaking point, because the track route is not complicated enough and the speed is not too fast, so it is easy to be accelerated by the car in front to block the car first.

However, Schumacher did not take it lightly at this time because he knew the character of a Chinese boy. He would overtake every corner with a chance.

Therefore, when Schumacher was passing the curve, whether it was entering or leaving the curve, he tried to get close to the inner wall of the track as much as possible, and Zhang Yifei was not allowed to walk away from the inside line. Even if there was no way, the parking space he left was not clean and formal, and it was extremely risky to overtake.

As usual, taking advantage of the opportunity to slow down in the corner, Zhang Yifei narrowed the distance with Schumacher and acted like he wanted to attack.

Schumacher did not take Zhang Yifei's oppressive behavior seriously, because this Chinese boy had this virtue on almost every curve, and he had long been accustomed to it.

But at this moment, Zhang Yifei directly tapped to grab the inside line. Even if there was only one parking space, Zhang Yifei gritted his teeth and rode up the slope-shaped shoulder, and the two racing cars entered Turn No. 11 side by side.

The principles of "tap" and "ejection effect" are the same. They are both low pressure zones formed behind the car when driving at high speed.

The area of ​​this low-voltage area is very small, only about one meter of space. Once you enter this space, a suction force will be generated, which will instantly increase the speed of the rear vehicle. Computer terminal::/

The food, accommodation and wakes above the straight road to overtake are mostly called "ejection", while the food, accommodation and low pressure areas inside the curve are called "taps". Because during the bend, it is difficult to maintain a precise distance of about 1 meter, which is much greater than the slingshot effect on the straight road.

After all, the car ahead is slowing down and changing lines. Any control change may lead to changes in the low pressure zone or even rear-end collision.
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