726 The Civil War (5K)(1/2)
Alonso promised to become a wingman?
Zhang Yifei was very surprised when he heard this answer. He thought that according to Alonso's personality, he would not dare to disobey at such a moment, at least he would bargain for a few words.
Unexpectedly, he would agree so simply. Is this the familiar Alonso in his memory?
But soon, Alonso's voice came from the headphones: "I will help him block this time, but next time I chase you, I will attack without any effort!"
"Are you threatening me?"
Prost's cold voice came, and he began to hear the Spanish boy agree readily. He was also very satisfied with Alonso's performance in understanding the current affairs.
But I knew that although this Spanish boy was not disobedient, he still had a rebellious and confrontational mentality. It was obvious that he was unwilling to take on the wingman's duties and wanted to compete fairly with the No. 1 driver!
To be honest, when other members of the strategy group heard this, their expressions became solemn. Prost is a boss who is easy to talk to, and he can even be said to be an unqualified boss. He almost collapsed due to allowing the team to conflict.
But it was precisely because of this lesson that Prost would never want the conflict between Hydefield and Alessi to be staged again. Alonso's current move undoubtedly challenges Prost's bottom line. It is very likely that after the game, the third driver will come up to replace him.
No matter how easy the boss is to talk to him, you must always remember that he is still the boss, especially when he has no capital to bargain.
Not to mention a rookie driver like Alonso, even Zhang Yifei, who is the "leader" of the team, always maintains respect for Prost and does not put himself on an equal position. He always calls him boss.
It's really going to break up. Not only is it just a game or two, Prost can even ban Alonso's current career!
"Boss, I don't need him to block the car and still win, so I will continue with the previous team strategy."
Zhang Yifei said at this time.
He himself is not the kind of person who likes to force the No. 2 driver to become a wingman, and Alonso's remarks made Zhang Yifei feel provocative and humiliated.
This feeling is like he is hugging his thighs, and it also means that Alonso believes that he can catch up with him later and will not let him go.
Alonso is very strong in the future. He has won two world championships. His driving skills are no exaggeration to say that he can reach the level of Senna, Schumacher and Hamilton. But now what are you? I really think that if I don’t have you as a wingman on the track, I, Zhang Yifei, cannot win?
Is this kidding me?
At the same time, Zhang Yifei's intervention also has the taste of temporarily suspending the conflict between Prost and Alonso. No matter how rebellious the boss is, his strength and potential are far from comparable to the third driver of the team at present.
As long as he is still in the f1 paddock, in the eyes of other drivers, he is labeled as Prost. Even if it will eventually pose a threat to himself, it will also pose a threat to other drivers, which is equivalent to achieving the role of sharing firepower.
This is also the worst result that Zhang Yifei considered at the beginning. At least one side of the double-edged sword can hurt people. The blunt weapon is useless, and other teams will not care at all.
"Fei, I know you admire Alonso very much, but don't forget to take into account the overall team now!"
Prost also felt a little dissatisfied with Zhang Yifei's remarks at this moment. He always felt that Zhang Yifei was protecting the Spanish boy.
What Prost couldn't understand is that Alonso had something to protect, and he was the driver who was in the middle of the game and the risk of a "time bomb" in the team, just like now, he didn't want to be a wingman willingly.
Now the team's funds have been alleviated. If Zhang Yifei is willing, Prost is even willing to spend a lot of money to transfer a backbone driver from other teams to serve as a wingman.
For example, Erwin of Jaguars won the world runner-up title, and Schumacher was his wingman back then. Now the Jaguars are full of conflicts, and the drivers have no intention of continuing to stay, and they are definitely willing to receive a large transfer fee.
After all, isn’t the fundamental purpose of creating an F1 fleet just to make money?
"Boss, I've been fighting for Prost! But whether I can take into account the convoy is the result, not the process, and believe me this time."
Prost heard the compromise and request from Zhang Yifei's tone. You should know that this is a very difficult scene for the arrogant Chinese boy.
Zhang Yifei has always maintained respect for his boss, and Prost is naturally not a naughty man, and he gives each other face. He has already said that unless he takes out his boss' identity and suppresses the two drivers, he has no other choice.
But the problem is that if Prost really does this, it will not be "disposal of bombs", but he detonated the "time bomb" of the convoy himself. Prost is a complete boss at least and will not do such stupid things.
"Okay, Fei, I believe in you."
In the end, Prost chose to retreat and expressed his support for Zhang Yifei.
In any case, Zhang Yifei, as the No. 1 driver of the team, represents the hope and future of the team. He does not want to cause any unhappiness because of this incident.
"Boss, thank you."
Zhang Yifei replied, but instead of letting go of the call button on the steering wheel, he continued: "Alonso, don't say I won't give you a chance, now you can come here and try it."
The choice to compromise with the boss Prost does not mean that Zhang Yifei is willing to spoil Alonso.
He can be allowed to do something on the track because Zhang Yifei knew very well that this could not be avoided unless history changes, which one he met was not the boss.
But there is only one chance in this game. Since Alonso is full of confidence and thinks he can challenge the No. 1 driver, then he will be run to the submission this time!
Just like the way I played against Alessi at the beginning.
Hearing Zhang Yifei's words, Alonso rarely chose to refute it because he knew very well that Zhang Yifei's intervention had saved him. Otherwise, he would either get out of Prost or he would slap himself in the face and whisper to admit his mistake.
And objectively speaking, in a team, driver No. 1 is willing to give driver No. 2 publicly challenge himself in this situation. This is simply unimaginable in many teams.
No matter what the result is, Alonso was really a little convinced at this moment.
No wonder this Chinese driver was able to create the history of F1. In addition to his strength, many drivers may not be able to catch up with this confidence and mentality in their entire lives.
"good!"
In the end, Alonso responded to this word. He and Zhang Yifei must have a conflict before, so let's leave it to today's Singapore Grand Prix.
The safety car is evacuated from the passage at this time, and the Singapore Grand Prix will usher in a fierce confrontation again, and this time it will be more intense than before. Because it was blocked by the safety car for four laps, all the tires and oil temperatures of the racing car have reached relatively good working conditions.
And more importantly, drivers are probably a little aware of the road sections where the track is severely flooded and will not be as timid as before.
When the car Helio was the first to sprint on the floor, the racing cars behind began to speed up. The reaction has always been one of Zhang Yifei's technical advantages. After seeing Schumacher in front move, he immediately bit his car in front Barrichello.
If possible, Zhang Yifei wants to overtake Barrichello as quickly as possible, so that he will avoid facing the snipers of the Ferrari two heroes after being killed.
However, an unexpected scene happened to Zhang Yifei. Barrichello did not speed up and helped Schumacher hit the head of the car, Helio, but instead blocked himself and thought about pressing the car!
Damn, the Ferrari team doesn’t even want the first position, so choose to deal with yourself first?
Seeing Barrichello's move, Zhang Yifei was simply shocked. The advantage of the head car position is that it does not require much explanation. He can fully play his fastest speed without being disturbed by other drivers.
If you have strong enough, you can treat the Grand Prix as your show time stage and leave all other opponents behind far away.
Especially for the Singapore Grand Prix at night, the importance of the first car is more obvious. Although the competition did not continue in the afternoon, the front car could easily stir up a mist.
Night battle lights can never be compared with natural light. These water mists will attach to the driver's helmet, slowly condense into small water droplets, and then refract the track lights, causing the driver's vision to astigmatize and further amplify the disadvantages of the rear car.
In addition to these rational disadvantages, there is also that Schumacher was overtaken by Helio! As the first person in the F1 track, the four-champion champion, do you Schumacher want to be faced? You don’t want to deal with Helio, but you, Zhang Yifei?
To be honest, Zhang Yifei also planned to see if he could take advantage of the troubled waters when the two Ferrari players attacked Helio. As a result, he never expected that his defensive priority was so high in Ferrari's strategy that he could even temporarily give up the joint attack on the headcar.
With Barrichello's defensive blocking car, Zhang Yifei's offense was instantly suppressed. Because if Barrichello gave up his pursuit of the championship and tried his best to defend, he would definitely be the top defensive master in the f1 paddock.
It is precisely because of Barrichello's many times that Schumacher can sprint to the championship without worries, otherwise he would not have won the most perfect title of "Green Leaf".
Zhang Yifei was unexpectedly caught in a fight with Barrichello. Montoya, the mentality behind him, was similar to Zhang Yifei's, and he was also extremely shocked.
During the period when the safety car was pressing, Montoya thought of countless possibilities for coping, but he absolutely did not expect that Zhang Yifei and Alonso had no intention of joining forces at all.
Zhang Yifei in front did not block the car at all, and directly attacked Barrichello by himself, while Alonso behind did not block the car at all, and wanted to attack himself by himself to surpass him. This posture was not like a newcomer No. 2 wingman, but more like a No. 1 driver on the way to compete for the championship.
What is Prost's strategy? Are the two drivers fighting alone?
Montoya was in a state of confusion. He didn't know whether he should block the car or attack Zhang Yifei, so that Ralph Schumacher, who was behind him, would fight with him.
This abnormal situation of fighting alone always gave Montoya a trap. He could not imagine that Prost would play a "civil war" option in the opening game.
This fucking new season has just begun and is in a state of "civil war" and runs their own way. So how can I play the whole season?
"What is the strategy of the Prost team? Why does it feel like something is wrong."
Sir Williams was a little confused when he saw this scene. The main reason was that Alonso's offensive was too fierce and he had no concerns about Ralph Schumacher behind him. He was not afraid of Monto Adam's wingman in front of him blocking the car. Will the two drivers of Williams team join forces to kill him first?
"He acted like he was waiting for the flying car in front to create opportunities, so he launched an offensive, but the driver seemed to have no idea."
Technical director Pat Simmonds thought of a possibility, but judging from the track situation, Zhang Yifei did not intend to join forces to block the car.
"If Montoya slower, would you say Fei take action to suppress it?"
Sir Williams asked again, worried that once Montoya slowed down, Zhang Yifei would slow down to block the car, creating a chance for Alonso to overtake.
"I don't know, the situation on the track today is very strange. Even Ferrari team did not choose to attack the front car, so they asked Barrichello to press the car."
"But no matter what, we must let Ralph Schumacher surpass it so that we can have the capital to practice attacking Ferrari and Prost."
Upon hearing this opinion, Sir Williams nodded. No matter what trap Prost team prepared, the situation could not be stalemate. Ralph Schumacher must surpass Alonso to come to the front row.
Speaking of Ralph Schumacher, Sir Williams felt a little disappointed at this moment. Today, he performed too poorly on the track and was able to be overtaken by a rookie like Alonso.
If Michael Schumacher's reputation was not there, the team wanted to bet whether Ralph, who also came from the Schumacher family, could copy his brother's miracle, otherwise this year's performance would be worse than Indy champion Montoya.
"Montoya, block Alonso and let Ralph overtake the front row."
When he heard the command of the convoy, he looked at Zhang Yifei who was right in front of him and was blocked by Barrichello, Montoya felt a deep reluctance in his heart at this moment.
If Ralph could sacrifice himself to fight Alonso who wanted to overtake, he might take the opportunity to surpass the driver!
"Boss, I think it's a good opportunity to surpass flying."
Montoya finally expressed his thoughts. He was unwilling to be a wingman to block the car, allowing Ralph to surpass him, thus losing the opportunity to fight Zhang Yifei.
"This is the team order, let Ralph come to the front row first."
Sir Williams' tone is very cold. With so many teams to manage, no one can challenge his authority, even if this is the Indy champion.
When Montoya heard Sir Williams' words, he gritted his teeth and could even see the veins on his neck. This feeling of aggrievance and anger made him unable to accept such a team command. Why could Ralph easily come to the front row? Just because he had a top driver brother?
Without responding to Sir Williams' words, Montoya gave up his previous indecision and directly stepped on the throttle to speed up. He planned to surpass Zhang Yifei to prove his strength. At least I, Montoya, is better than you Ralph!
"Montoya, what are you trying to do, disobey the convoy's orders?"
To be continued...