608 I owe no favors (Chapter 2)
It's a little unstoppable!
Zhang Yifei said silently in his heart that being able to block Helio's attack in this state is indeed his limit.
Now Blake, who has replenished energy and has better tire condition, will be able to attack in joint attacks, which is completely beyond his ability, and it is really unstoppable!
In the remaining laps, either they were surpassed by themselves or broke out of control and rushed out of the track. Zhang Yifei could no longer think of a third ending.
However, at this moment, Zhang Yifei had a last solution, which was to ask Schumacher in front and let him slow down and cooperate with him to block the car.
In fact, this kind of joint offensive scene on the track has long been expected before the race, and it will inevitably go to the last moment, which is a battle between the two major equations for victory, rather than a single driver.
This is why Zhang Yifei and Schumacher became "teammates" and established team voice to deal with this situation.
However, this kind of temporary "teammate" is not a real teammate after all. Moreover, according to the rules and atmosphere of the equation, even if it is a teammate of the same team, standing in front of victory, there is no sympathy. The champion is eternal.
The same was true for Helio's actions before. He believed that he had hope of victory, and did not allow Blake and Lecchi to intervene, because he wanted to win this game and become the king of Formula.
In fact, the American Automobile Association has also instructed the other two Indy kings to ensure Helio's victory at all times. After all, he is the youngest and strongest driver in Indy Racing, representing the future of the Indian Local Protocol!
In comparison, Zhang Yifei did not have such treatment, and even the situation he faced was the opposite.
In Formula 1, Schumacher is the strongest driver, and he represents the strength and honor of F1. In any case, in the face of the challenges of the American Automobile Association, the FIA must ensure that Schumacher's flag cannot fall.
So even if the two of them are "teammates", it is unrealistic to ask Schumacher to give up his lead and come to help at such a critical moment. The so-called last method does not have the basis and possibility to achieve it.
If you don’t have teammates, you can only rely on yourself!
"It's hard to stick to these last few laps."
At the Prost team repair station, Henry looked at the scene on the track and said in a heavy tone.
He knew that Zhang Yifei had reached his limit at this moment, but he had to face a more dangerous offensive than before. As for Schumacher's help to block the car, they had never expected it.
And from the perspective of the overall situation, Zhang Yifei can lose, but Schumacher cannot. He is the first person in F1, the only four-time champion in active service, and is known as the strongest driver in Formula.
If Schumacher loses and is not a F1 driver in the end, the impact on Formula One reputation will be immeasurable.
For the development of the entire race league and for the future of all drivers of F1, Henry agreed with the FIA's decision. If one driver must be sacrificed to ensure the victory of the Battle of Formula 1, then this person can only be Zhang Yifei.
Many things in this world are so cruel, and there is no fairness or reason to say.
"Yifeijun, I can only rely on myself."
The entire team strategy team knew very well about the judgment of the situation, and Yukyo Yamamoto could only pray silently for Zhang Yifei in his heart.
He no longer wants Zhang Yifei to win. As long as Zhang Yifei does not have an accident in the last few laps, he will do his best.
It is no exaggeration to say that no one who replaces the F1 season rookie can do better than Zhang Yifei and run better!
Kossel listened to the silent remarks of the members of the car team behind him. As the chief competition engineer, he was powerless at this moment. After all, Schumacher was a member of the Ferrari team, so he could only communicate and had no right to issue orders.
Moreover, even if the order is issued, it makes no sense. Ferrari will refute it, and Schumacher will not listen.
It can only be said that Zhang Yifei provoked the entire Formula War with one man, but he still couldn't rely on himself to defeat the entire Indy Racing. Manpower is limited after all, so Zhang Yifei just needs to have a clear conscience.
The tense situation made the American audience in the stands cry out in a moment, and an alternative cheering sound rang out.
"Zhang Yifei, come on, don't give up!"
A Chinese audience also saw that Zhang Yifei's two fists could not match four-handed scene on the track. He could not change anything, so he could only make his own cry to cheer for Zhang Yifei.
"Yifei, stick to the end, come on!"
"Death God Fly, Victory belongs to F1, and glory belongs to you!"
"Zhang Yifei, for the dignity of Chinese drivers, defeat them!"
"Victory belongs to Chinese drivers!"
All kinds of crazy cheering sounds sounded, and even the most amateur audience could see how much pressure Zhang Yifei was under.
It can even be said that throughout the game, Zhang Yifei was purely the "wingman" and endured all the Indy champion attacks, blocking the rear car tightly, allowing Schumacher to keep the lead.
This kind of thing cannot be said to be selfish. After all, the Formula War determines that there will inevitably be "victims". It can only be said that Zhang Yifei's qualifications and identity are destined to be unable to replace Schumacher and enjoy the fruits of victory.
On the fifth lap to the end, at Turn 3 of the track, Blake finally grabbed Zhang Yifei's loophole, crossed Zhang Yifei's defensive route in one fell swoop, and reached a position side by side with him.
At the same time, Helio on the other side also frantically seized Zhang Yifei's fastest turn tangent line, not giving him a chance to resist. Lei Qi at the end directly used the wake to resist behind Zhang Yifei, reducing the space he wanted to change lanes.
The three Indy champions are in a triangular attack state and plan to win Zhang Yifei in one fell swoop this time. This Chinese boy has been blocking the car for too long, which has consumed their patience to the extreme!
Faced with such an offensive, looking at Blake who was gradually overtaking him, Zhang Yifei was already unable to find a way to stop him. He could only say that he could not resist the attack of three people and tried his best.
Just when Zhang Yifei felt hopeless, Schumacher, who had been far ahead, suddenly appeared in front of him, just blocking Blake who was about to overtake.
Schumacher is here to help me?
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yifei's first reaction was actually not very convinced.
Because he knows Schumacher's professional deeds well, he knows his racing style better. Schumacher is a driver who can do anything to win the championship. The outside world's arguments, criticisms, accusations, etc. cannot affect his decision at all.
The champion is everything about Schumacher, and the champion is his life!
The Battle of the Century between the local formula and Formula One, this winner's title may not be a formal world champion. But there is no doubt that it will become one of the highest honors of a driver, even out of print.
With Schumacher's personality, he definitely didn't want to let go of this victory. Zhang Yifei's crazy fight and car blocking with the Indy champion also created a chance for him to win. Can he actually give up the honor that is almost close and choose to slow down to fight side by side?
"Boy, you're quite tenacious. In this situation, you won't ask for help."
Schumacher's voice came from the headphones. This was the first time that the two sides communicated through the team's voice in more than two hours in the race.
"I just don't think you have the obligation to help me."
Zhang Yifei replied in a tactful way, but in fact what he really thought was that Schumacher would not come to help him block the car.
"You don't have the obligation to help me block the car, and I don't like to owe others."
Schumacher replied lightly.
In fact, he always saw Zhang Yifei's difficult scene. If this Chinese boy asked for help, he might have slowed down to help.
It is true that the two are not "teammates", but precisely because they are not teammates, there is no saying that no one has to become a wingman. He has gained the advantage of starting parking space, which makes Zhang Yifei inevitably face the attack of several Indy champions. For Schumacher himself, he is unwilling to take advantage of this kind of advantage.
Because Schumacher is a "lone wolf" in his heart.
The famous "Car-Get" incident in later generations was the pinnacle of the "cancer" notoriety of Schumacher's team.
The criticism of being a big shot, suppressing teammates, being selfish, not having sportsmanship, etc. was almost filled with the media at that time.
But in fact, Schumacher himself did not think about getting a car to win the championship. Even if he was notorious and hit the car to win the championship, he was unwilling to accept such "allowing" in his heart, so he later made various actions of returning favors.
He and Zhang Yifei were not even teammates, and he was even more unwilling to owe such favors. However, due to his identity and status as the strongest driver, Schumacher planned to wait for Zhang Yifei to ask for help on his own initiative.
Unexpectedly, this Chinese boy was tough enough, even when he couldn't stand it, he didn't say a word to ask for help.
Seeing that the Indy driver was about to surpass Zhang Yifei, Schumacher finally decided to take the initiative to slow down to block the car and resist the Indy champion's attack together. In any case, he and Zhang Yifei were both F1 drivers, fighting for the honor of F1!
With Schumacher's help, Zhang Yifei's pressure can be said to have dropped sharply, and Schumacher's actions are far from being as simple as helping him resolve the crisis. He even changed lane and slowed down to block Helio on the other side, making Zhang Yifei unexpectedly the first car.
"Schumacher, you..."
Zhang Yifei didn't know what to say at this time. Is Schumacher planning to become his own wingman?
"Nothing, I just want the Indy drivers to experience what absolute defense means in the last few laps, otherwise they really think they are the strongest in the world."
Schumacher really wanted to win this victory, but Zhang Yifei helped him block 196 laps, and Schumacher didn't want to take advantage of this in the end.
Another more important point is that after talking to Zhang Yifei in the Championship Lounge, combined with the situation on the track, he gradually understood why Zhang Yifei insisted on fighting to the end.
Chapter completed!