Zhang Yifei in front was blocking the car with Barrichello, and he felt very uncomfortable. Originally, this Ferrari No. 2 driver was considered the top defensive master. Now, due to rainy nights, he dared not walk on many edge sections of the track, which even restricted the route range.

It can be said that Zhang Yifei has few routes to overtake, and he still has a chance to meet ordinary drivers. Facing Barrichello who is fully defending, it is difficult to give him this flaw.

And more serious, it is not just the duel arena between Zhang Yifei and Barrichello on the track. Just as they were fighting each other, Montoya, the back car, followed and formed a pincer attack on Zhang Yifei.

Faced with this kind of attack, Zhang Yifei was not very panicked at the beginning. After all, he was not easy to overtake, and the same was true for Montoya. And last season, I, Zhang Yifei, could even stop you, Montoya, and I don’t want to easily surpass me this season!

However, Zhang Yifei soon discovered that the situation was a little wrong. Seeing Montoya follow, Barrichello was no longer just blocking the car in front of him, but deliberately blocking Zhang Yifei's normal route, creating opportunities for Montoya's overtaking, and in a sense, it formed a real alliance between Ferrari and Williams!

"We can see that the front row drivers are now in a subtle state, as if Barrichello and Montoya have formed a tacit understanding and intend to cooperate to kill Prost's flight."

"Thinking of the Ferrari team's previous choice to let Barrichello block the car instead of attacking the leading car with Schumacher. Could it be that in the eyes of the Ferrari strategy team, Fei has become their biggest opponent?"

As a senior commentator of the track, Brendel soon discovered signs of "cooperation" between Barrichello and Montoya.

And he felt a little surprised in his heart. Everyone knows that Chinese driver Fei is in the limelight recently, and many people also predict that he will become the world champion driver.

However, as a newcomer who only entered the F1 paddock last year and his total points ranking is not high, he is now receiving so much attention from the Ferrari team.

You should know that in the past, the people who could make Ferrari defend this way were the No. 2 figures second only to Schumacher on the track, or the world championship-level opponent. Has the driver Fei really come to this point now?

"I don't think Barrichello is working with Montoya to deal with Chinese drivers, which is more like blocking the threat of the drivers behind him to Schumacher. This is also a scene that Ferrari often appears."

"Brendel, you're a little too overestimating Zhang Yifei."

Leo expressed his objection expressionlessly. The British commentator was really talking nonsense when he was old. Barrichello was obviously pushing the car, and insisted that it was because of Zhang Yifei.

Since the practice competition at the Singapore station, this British man has been very fond of Zhang Yifei, and now he is even more hyped that even the Ferrari team is afraid of him. Is this so exaggerated explanation after collecting money?

"Leo, I think you should look at Fei with an objective attitude. He is indeed a miracle driver."

"Brendel, I think you're not objective right now."

Faced with the Singapore commentator's verbal spear, Brendel could only shake his head and smile helplessly. Such a thing cannot be argued out, and Barrichello could not admit that he would "cooperate" with Montoya.

I have such a great deal of face that I can let the two of the Big Three join forces to deal with it!

After Zhang Yifei felt some abnormalities in Barrichello's operation, a sneer appeared on his face.

To be honest, he was a little shocked at this moment. He didn't expect Barrichello to do such a thing. As the nominal second person in the f1 paddock, the racing numbers are all No. 2. If you want to block the car, you will block them all, and follow me honestly to eat the exhaust.

His method was obviously a deep fear of himself. He would rather let Montoya go and become a member of the car-blocking camp than give him any chance to overtake.

However, when faced with this situation, Zhang Yifei did not admit defeat at all. He also frantically changed the line on the track and pressed Montoya tightly behind his car. Since I can't get over in a short period of time, Montoya should not think about picking up a bargain and going to the front row!

The fifth lap of the race came, and the three of them were in a stalemate on the track. At the same time, Alonso of Prost had already caught up and launched an offensive against Montoya without hesitation.

"Ralph, involve Alonso, don't let him interfere with Montoya!"

In the Williams fleet repair station, an emergency convoy command reached Ralph Schumacher's ears.

The strategy group has clearly seen that Barrichello has a tendency to let Montoya go, and if the two of them cooperate to kill Zhang Yifei first. Now that Alonso follows up, it will affect Montoya's offensive.

Even if Sir Williams was unhappy with Montoya's previous disobedience, he had to ensure that he could overtake successfully for the benefit of the team.

Ralph Schumacher felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the team's instructions. In the past, Montoya was the one who shared the pressure like this. Now the team really had the idea of ​​turning the Colombian into the No. 1 driver?

However, Ralph Schumacher's personality is not as irritable and direct as Montoya. Even if he feels uncomfortable, he still plans to execute the team's orders. After all, judging by the current situation, Montoya is indeed in the leading position. Whether for himself or for the team, he cannot watch Montoya be attacked by two Prost drivers.

Montoya is at a critical period of overtaking at this moment. He crossed Zhang Yifei's rear wheel several times, but he was snatched back by the Chinese boy and overtaken the key line.

The more this critical moment of success, the more aroused Montoya's unparalleled overtaking, because success may be the next time!

But just when he was about to change the line and launch an attack again, he suddenly found that Alonso's speed was faster than he had predicted, and the offensive was extremely fierce, directly blocking his change line direction, leaving Montoya unable to launch a continuous attack on Zhang Yifei.

This sudden obstacle made Montoya furious, but he suppressed his anger. It was obvious that now was not the time to get entangled with Alonso, and overtaking Zhang Yifei was the key.

However, what happened next made Montoya angry and attacked her. That was the rookie Alonso, who ignored Ralph Schumacher's attack and even risked being overtaken, just thinking about attacking himself like a mad dog.

Almost all of Montoya's lane-changing routes were destroyed by Alonso, and there was no way to reach a tacit understanding with Barrichello as before.

Is this the strategy of Prost team?

This idea came to Montoya's mind. It seemed that there was no connection between Zhang Yifei and Alonso before. Now that the driver Fei is in a crisis situation, Alonso rushed over to "rescue" without even caring about himself. He didn't even care about being overtaken. This is too responsible for being a wingman?

The route was blocked several times in a row, and the "joint" of the Prost team made Montoya understand that if the Spanish boy behind him was not solved, it would be difficult for him to overtake Zhang Yifei smoothly.

So at this time, Montoya planned to join forces with Ralph Schumacher to fight side by side, first kill Alonso, and then consider solving Zhang Yifei's problem.

Do you like to be a wingman and "rescue the driver"? I can't beat the Chinese boy, but I can't cure you, a Spanish boy?

"Ralph, I'm blocking the car, Alonso, you're ready to overtake!"

After saying this, Montoya gave up the attack on Zhang Yifei and began to change the line and slow down to block Alonso's car, creating opportunities for Ralph Schumacher behind him.

As Montoya diverted his attention, Zhang Yifei's pinch pressure instantly also reduced a lot.

At this moment, Zhang Yifei didn't understand why Montoya gave up the opportunity to overtake and dealt with Alonso. But for Zhang Yifei, the process was not important, the important thing was the result. It was obvious that Alonso played the role of expectation, that is, to show enough threats to share his firepower.

But what Zhang Yifei didn't know was that Montoya regarded Alonso as his most loyal "wingman". If he knew that this was the reason, he would probably be amused and crying.

Barrichello, now I have no worries, it’s time to deal with you!

Zhang Yifei moved his eyes away from the rearview mirror and his eyes were completely placed on the red Ferrari 2 racing car in front. No matter how powerful Barrichello's defense is or how qualified "green leaf" driver he is, he could never be the protagonist of the track.

Supporting roles should be positioned!

Turn 7 on the sixth lap of the schedule, this is not a single turn, it is a combination turn to be precise. It is a combination turn together with turns 8 and 9, forming three consecutive 90° bends, which is very similar to turns 1, 2 and 3 after starting.

However, the difficulty of this combination bend is much more difficult. Turn 1 of the race track is much more difficult. First, when entering Turn 7, you need to reduce the speed to 110km/h in the third gear, and then take the accelerator to accelerate. When entering Turn 8, you must instantly accurately drop to about 94km/h in the second gear, and then accelerate again, then reduce it to 126km/h in the third gear, and pass the last turn 9.

Any acceleration and deceleration in this must be extremely accurate, because once you are slow, you will be at risk of being overtaken by the rear car. Once the speed is too fast, you will not be able to get over the right-angle bend of 90 degrees. It is not as simple as rushing out of the track, but will directly hit the track isolation wall.

Compared with the No. 1 combination turn, there is also a buffer zone to provide psychological protection for the drivers. This No. 7 combination turn makes many drivers have to treat it carefully, and it also becomes an overtaking point where risks and opportunities coexist!

"He is ready to surpass Barrichello in Turn 7."

In the team repair station, Cosel said lightly at this time. He had already expected that Zhang Yifei's actions would choose to surpass Barrichello on this corner.

"Turn 7, that's very risky, and there's no way to guarantee the grip of overtaking."

Prost frowned. Although he had retired for nearly ten years, the smell of the former top driver was here. Even if this was a brand new Singapore track, he could roughly estimate the risk of overtaking on this corner.

Zhang Yifei chose this curve to overtake, which is considered a dangerous move.

Hearing Prost's words, Cosell did not continue to speak, but stared at the broadcast screen silently. On the contrary, Henry said: "Flying must overtake, otherwise Alonso would not be able to hold on to the attack of the two Williams drivers."

Henry also saw clearly the situation on the track. No one expected that the Ferrari team would point the gun at Zhang Yifei. And even more unthinkable, Barrichello would reach a tacit understanding with Montoya on the track, and the two of them joined forces to attack Zhang Yifei.

It can be said that Zhang Yifei's track situation this year is several times more dangerous than last year. After all, he was just a Chinese boy who was despised last year. Most drivers did not take him seriously, but instead gave Zhang Yifei a lot of opportunities.

But this year is completely different, the fastest racing car in the winter test, the pole position of the opening match, the pre-race interview claiming to win the opening match championship, etc. These things accumulate little by little, and the limelight is too strong, making many drivers treat him as the biggest threat in their hearts.

Alonso's previous fierce offensive gave Zhang Yifei time to breathe, but judging from the current situation, Alonso could not meet the strength of Zhang Yifei's ability to withstand Barrichello and Montoya's joint attack, which was dangerous and it would be a matter of time before.

Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed for Alonso's lack of strength. After all, no matter how Barrichello and Montoya join forces, it is not like a team that always has to hide it. Otherwise, if you talk about the number two person in the track, you have to join forces with the Indy champion to block the Chinese boy and be ridiculed.

Now that Montoya and Ralph are cooperating with Williams drivers, they can naturally be without any scruples, and Alonso faces greater pressure.

Once Alonso can't hold on, what Zhang Yifei faces will not be the two drivers joining forces to attack, but the three drivers' attack.

So now Zhang Yifei has no choice. If he can't get over Turn 7, the situation behind him will be in danger!

At the turn 7 of the track, Zhang Yifei delayed his brake point, and then used the wake effect to directly bite the rear of Barrichello's car. The two of them entered Turn 7 at an extremely close distance, one in front and one behind.

Do you want to be superego? It’s not that simple!

Facing Zhang Yifei's offensive, Barrichello's face was very calm. He knew the character of the Chinese boy too much and knew even more that he would definitely choose to overtake here, so he had already made defensive preparations.

The two of them were perfectly tangent and then accelerated out of the corner, but at this time Zhang Yifei's tail speed was faster than Barrichello. He changed the steering wheel and directly seized the position on the left, catching up from behind and side by side with Barrichello.

Looking at the Prost car appearing on the left, Barrichello was not nervous. He still held his center line and did not give Zhang Yifei any room to move.

Because with the arrival of the right angle bend of No. 8, Zhang Yifei couldn't turn around at all, because even if you just turn the steering wheel on the spot, you will walk in an arc. How could you turn a right angle bend in an instant?

So at that time, if Zhang Yifei wants to turn, he will definitely slow down and follow his driver. There is not enough radius on the left for Zhang Yifei to turn around.

At this time, Zhang Yifei was indeed in a very stiff position. He relied on a faster tail speed to catch up with Barrichello and reached a position side by side.

But the problem is that Zhang Yifei is Barrichello's car on the right, and the track guard wall on the left, and the middle just accommodates the width of his car. If the steering wheel shakes a little, it may collide with both sides.

Moreover, the distance between the 7th turn and the 8th turn is not a long straight road. Zhang Yifei can't help speeding up and overtake the opponent. Because it's the next turn right away, Barrichello has already blocked the speed of the corner to a very extreme. If he wants to overtake, he will inevitably lose control in the corner!

There was no choice. At this time, Zhang Yifei could only slow down when turning 8 and follow Barrichello to the corner.

When Turn 8 came out, the same plot was staged again. Zhang Yifei relied on the tail speed advantage to arrive at the position side by side with Barrichello. It was obvious that he still didn't want to give up. After all, this is one of the best overtaking locations on the entire track!

Want to do it once again?

Barrichello looked at the Prost car next to him, and there was a sneer on the corner of his mouth. He had already calculated Zhang Yifei's operations and reactions tightly. It can be said that the current situation is under his control.

He understood the eagerness and unwillingness of the Chinese boy, and wanted to bet that he made a mistake or was careless in the No. 7 combination, giving him a chance to overtake.

But I'm sorry, Barrichello will not make a mistake twice when he underestimates the enemy. The driver flies. As a newcomer, you are indeed very strong, but it is far from reaching the level of a championship that will hit the opening game.

At least in front of Ferrari, no one will give him a chance to win the championship!

The same plot was indeed staged, but when side by side, an unexpected fork occurred.

This time, Zhang Yifei did not maintain the same speed and wanted to squeeze out a line from Barrichello's hands. Because he already understood that Barrichello was ready and would not give him this opportunity to make the line.

Since the other party doesn’t give it, I can only rob it!

Zhang Yifei did not control the speed, but instead stepped on the floor oil and accelerated wildly. He soon reached the 4th gear and reached 180km/h, and the speed was still rising.

With this crazy speed, Zhang Yifei completed the overtaking of Barrichello, but at this time he had already passed the brake point and entered the bend, and Zhang Yifei had no time to change lanes and seize the center line. He was like a shell and "crashed" into the bend.

What is the Chinese boy doing? Did he commit suicide?

Seeing Zhang Yifei surpassing him, Barrichello was not frustrated, but his incomparable experience. The cornering speed of Turn 9 was the limit of the racing simulator 3 gears 126km/h.

Now, based on Barrichello's experience, Zhang Yifei's speed is definitely close to 200km/h. This speed of cornering has nothing to do with technology, it exceeds the limit of physical cornering, and it is impossible to successfully turn.
Chapter completed!