716 Changes in the Storm (Chapter 2)
“It was a good run.”
Facing Alonso's gaze, Zhang Yifei spoke and congratulated him.
However, when Alonso heard this sentence, there was a scent of showing off, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Did you retain your strength when the simulator trains lap?"
Alonso asked directly what he was thinking, even if the time and place were inappropriate.
However, this is Alonso's character. During the competition, the engine suppliers of the team complained that they had done it in public voice channels. This behavior is simply a slight connotation for a paddle-by-yard machine like him.
It's not so annoying. Otherwise, based on Alonso's strength and performance, how could he get to the point where there is no team dare to ask for it?
"No, but I'm a race driver, and I can perform better if I have an opponent."
Zhang Yifei replied indifferently, Alonso's question and tone made him feel a little offended.
After being beaten by himself last time, this kid was honest for a while, and now he has started to resurface again, right?
It is obvious that Zhang Yifei's answer could not satisfy Alonso. He believed that Zhang Yifei retained his strength in the training of the simulator, deliberately numbing himself to avoid challenging his No. 1 driver's status as a driver too early.
At the same time, he also smelled the potential meaning, that is, Zhang Yifei did not regard himself as an opponent, so he could not force him out of all his strength!
Prost also felt something was wrong with the atmosphere, and he said with a stern face: "Alonso, what are you talking about, go back to the lounge!"
Faced with Prost's reprimand, Alonso did not have the achievements and status of his later generations, so naturally he did not have the temper of being timid in the future. He suppressed his dissatisfaction, followed the orders of the team boss, and turned around and walked towards the repair station.
However, at this time, Zhang Yifei suddenly took a step and stood in front of Alonso.
Seeing Zhang Yifei's behavior, the crew members were a little surprised and nervous. Fei Yi has always had a good temper in the team. Could it be that he would have planned to teach the newcomers a lesson because of Alonso's words?
You should know that the scene of the conflict between Alessi and Hydefield that led to the team's collapse was still vivid in the old team members. They didn't want this kind of intra-team conflict to happen again.
Faced with Zhang Yifei's obstruction, Alonso suddenly felt a little nervous. You should know that even in the face of the instructions from the management team last year, Alonso had never been afraid. He didn't know why he was nervous about this Chinese driver who was younger than him.
Zhang Yifei looked directly at Alonso, and there was no scene of getting angry. He just said lightly: "Don't you believe I'm a competition player? Then I will perform stronger in the main competition. Do you believe this?"
A simple rhetorical question brings more momentum and strength pressure than Zhang Yifei's direct action, which brings Alonso a greater shock.
Because this sentence means that the results of the qualifying competition are not Zhang Yifei's limit. He will perform even more amazingly in the main competition. Is it really terrifying that the strength of Chinese drivers?
Alonso wanted to say something, but the gap in strength made him feel no confidence in anything he said at this moment. Although Alonso is a resentful person, he will never mess around with him when his skills are not as good as others.
Seeing that Alonso didn't say anything, Zhang Yifei did not choose to end it, but continued, "I remember telling you before, either to use your strength to beat me, or to shut up. So today, I don't want to hear this kind of words on the track for the second time, do you understand?"
When Zhang Yifei said this in front of the crew members, Alonso's face turned red. This was definitely the biggest humiliation he suffered in his career.
Not to mention Alonso, even the Prost players looked at Zhang Yifei with shock in their hearts. They had never thought that Zhang Yifei had such a mighty side.
This feels even more than the average No. 1 driver, and it can even be described as dominance or conquest.
Some members of the crew were even prepared to persecute the fight. After all, Alonso's cancer is also famous. The team management dared to disobey the orders. What kind of team driver does it care about?
Alonso looked at Zhang Yifei with a red face. The two looked at each other for more than ten seconds. No one expected that such a scene would occur in the qualifying celebration scene after the game.
The next scene was also something that many members of the crew did not expect. Alonso not only did not take action, but also did not even have verbal arguments. He finally moved his eyes away and walked towards the convoy lounge.
But when he walked into the repair station, Alonso said: "I will definitely beat you!"
"I'll wait."
Zhang Yifei didn't even look back. Since he chose to suppress Alonso to the end, this attitude is necessary.
Although the "conflict" did not happen, except for Kossel, the crew members looked at each other a little at this moment. They were worried that this was not the end, but the beginning. If there was a conflict between the drivers, this would not be good news for the Prost team, which was in the rising period.
However, Zhang Yifei doesn't care about this because he knows Alonso's personality and ability to withstand pressure.
This guy can be described as two people on the track and under the track. No matter what kind of conflict he has with him now, it will not affect his performance in the competition.
More importantly, Zhang Yifei took advantage of the situation and performed not only to suppress Alonso, but also to stimulate him.
The seventh-ranked result of the qualifying competition, by Alonso's standards last season, is naturally very good and a breakthrough. However, Zhang Yifei's eyes never look forward, but backward.
In the future, Alonso was able to compete with Senna. As Schumacher's strength, a score of seventh in the qualifying competition is simply garbage! Such a low-ranking ranking cannot help him share the pressure of the Ferrari team in the competition, and even jointly launch an attack.
Zhang Yifei has no time for Alonso to grow slowly. He needs stronger teammates and will challenge the peak Ferrari this season.
Alonso definitely has this potential, but how to realize this potential.
Zhang Yifei has no time to induce slowly. For him, the simplest and rough way of stimulating is this kind of provocation and "humiliation". It keeps Alonso in a state of struggle at any time, constantly squeezing potential in order to fight with himself in the end!
In a sense, Zhang Yifei used this method to build himself into the biggest enemy in Alonso's career, so that the final battle would become the "civil war" of the Prost team!
After the qualifying race, it was almost eleven o'clock in the evening. Except for the necessary technicians to maintain the track, the other members of the team returned to the hotel to regain their strength to welcome tomorrow's opening race.
Only the victory in the main competition is the real victory, so nothing can be lost!
Zhang Yifei, sitting on the minibus, looked at the night view of Singapore outside the window. Indeed, in this era, as one of the four Asian dragons, Singapore is one of the best in Asia in terms of prosperity, and this is also the main source of their sense of superiority.
But soon Zhang Yifei felt something was wrong. The night wind tonight was particularly cool, and it was obviously much bigger than before the practice competition.
"Ukyo, do you have weather data for tomorrow's main match?"
Zhang Yifei asked Yamamoto Ukyo, and he felt that this kind of evening breeze was not normal.
Hearing Zhang Yifei's question, Yamamoto Ukyo immediately found the meteorological record and said, "According to data provided by the Singapore Meteorological Bureau and the track command center, the whole day of the main race will be cloudy tomorrow."
Is it cloudy?
When Zhang Yifei heard this word, he thought that Singapore seemed to be cloudy these days of competition. However, this is also a common weather during winter, and it is not surprising.
"Are you worried about rain?"
Cosell next to him heard Zhang Yifei's question and spoke.
"Well, I feel like it's going to rain."
"I have a rain battle registration. Besides, are you afraid of rain?"
Zhang Yifei was a little speechless about Cosell's calm and gentle appearance. When other convoys heard that it was raining, they were ready to fight, because the variables in the rain battle were too great.
I put it on my own competition engineers, but I didn’t take it seriously. Did my performance in the Malaysian rain battle was too amazing? The old German really thought he was the second Senna in the rain?
Although he thought so in his heart, Zhang Yifei could not admit defeat in the face of Cosell's attitude, so he replied strongly: "Of course I'm not afraid, I'm just asking casually."
However, at this time, Yamamoto Ukyo said with a serious expression: "Teacher, if it rains in Singapore tomorrow, the difficulty of the track will increase exponentially. It is not only the impact of performance, but also the impact on drivers' safety must be paid attention to!"
This time, Ukyo Yamamoto did not agree with Kossel's opinion, but expressed his attitude.
Because Singapore was transformed from a street and it was the first time that the Grand Prix was held, no one knew how drainage capacity was on this track.
For general F1 professional tracks, drainage issues must be considered at the beginning of design. There are detailed data on the maximum displacement of each section. If some low-concave sections are really poorly drained, they will also be highlighted on the track data.
However, the data on Singapore tracks are zero, and it depends entirely on the drivers to adapt to the competition. In theory, the drainage ability of the street is not as good as that of a professional track, which means that the accumulation of water will be more serious.
These factors are more likely to increase the suspense of the race, but when it comes to street racing, it will also significantly expand safety risks.
Don’t forget that there are not many buffer zones in street races, and some sections of the road are directly cement protective walls. Once the wheels are not drained smoothly and they hit the cement wall at high speed, there is no room for operation to avoid.
Chapter completed!