735 Victory belongs to Prost (4K)
Zhang Yifei used a "tricycle" to block it twice in a row. Even if he admired Zhang Yifei's tenacity and fighting spirit, Schumacher also had an uncontrollable fighting spirit in his heart.
After all, this is unbearable, and for Schumacher, it is a very shameful scene.
However, at this moment, the Prost car blocking Schumacher "disappeared". It was Zhang Yifei who changed lanes and entered the entrance of the maintenance passage and got off the main track.
This scene means that even though Zhang Yifei had a tire blowout on the track, Schumacher never really surpassed him and became the veritable first car.
Because this kind of lead is caused by Zhang Yifei entering the station and changing tires in advance, and Schumacher will soon enter the station and change tires, and the lead will no longer exist. Perhaps no one expected that one day, there would be drivers on the track, which would "make" Schumacher a tire blowout!
Entering the station early is also considered to be the accident of this tire blowout. Another thing that makes Zhang Yifei feel lucky. Because he should have almost reached the number of laps to enter the station to change tires. This time, the tire change will not increase the number of stops in the strategy, and it is still a stop tactic.
If the tires are just replaced and the tires are blown out when leaving the station, it will make people feel real despair. Not to mention how to run a lap and return to the maintenance station, just the duration of the competition will be delayed by about 20 seconds!
But then again, the half-rain tire is at its verge of service life, which may be one of the main reasons why Zhang Yifei exploded.
Because as the tire service life is consumed, the tire wall will become thinner and thinner, which will invisibly increase the risk of tire blowout. More importantly, Zhang Yifei completed the drifting movement at Turn 9 when he was overtaking Barrichello!
Locking tires has always been a taboo in F1. The moment of drifting can wean off a thick layer of rubber on the tire. Although Zhang Yifei drifted on the slippery track, reducing the wear of the tires as much as possible, this still far exceeds the normal driving standards, and the worn tire wall becomes a hidden danger in the competition.
Zhang Yifei thought about the potential dangers caused by drift, and the Prost technician team also thought about it at this moment.
At the same time, they have another prediction, that is, the collision of Helio at the beginning may also be one of the factors that cause tire blowouts. Because the tire that Zhang Yifei exploded on the track now happens to be the rear wheel that collided with Helio at the beginning.
However, at this time, it has become meaningless to investigate why the tires explode. What is more important is the subsequent remedial measures!
In the Prost repair parking space, more than 20 maintenance technicians were already on guard, just waiting for Zhang Yifei to enter the station to change his tires and refuel.
Zhang Yifei's amazing operation after the tire blowout and the act of blocking the car before entering the repair passage all inspired the fighting spirit of the entire crew members. At this time, they had swept away the haze of the tire blowout moment, and their morale was greatly awaiting Zhang Yifei to enter the station to defend his victory and glory!
"Guys, all cheer me up. Fly is not behind now. We still have the advantage. Victory belongs to Prost!"
Seeing Zhang Yifei racing from far to near the maintenance passage, the boss Prost shouted to the crew members, "At this time, we must maintain this high momentum and make the team unite together!"
"Victory belongs to Prost!"
All the members of the car crew replied with fighting spirit after hearing the boss's call.
Even if they don’t need Prost to inspire, they are already full of confidence at this moment. In Zhang Yifei’s condition on the track, what else can I worry about?
The roar from Prost maintenance station made the crew members of the other teams be heard by him, and the expressions on their faces looked at them with complex expressions.
There are envy, jealousy, worry, and even hostility. The current Prost team is really very different from a few years ago. Under the leadership of Chinese boys, everyone is full of confidence and fighting spirit. This is what makes their opponents feel terrible.
After all, if you are behind in hardware, you can still make money by spending money. If you are leading in "software", this state and emotion will be difficult to cultivate.
"Shumi, run lap speeds with the fastest speed, try to keep the distance from the flying car as far as possible."
Jean Todd pressed the call button at this time and issued a command to Schumacher on the track.
To be honest, Todd rarely issued such instructions in previous competitions with Schumacher leading. However, the scene at the Prost team repair station just now made the Ferrari manager feel a deep fear because he knew this atmosphere very well and had even experienced it many times.
This is the atmosphere that the champion team can have!
He had a premonition in his heart that Zhang Yifei might be even more terrifying after leaving the station this time. If Schumacher cannot maintain his advantage, he will be quickly overtaken by the Chinese boy.
And then again, Schumacher has no advantage now. The speed of the Prost technician team has always been slow. When Schumacher enters the station to change tires, he may be behind Zhang Yifei again.
Hearing Jean Todd's instructions, Schumacher's expression was very serious at this moment. Zhang Yifei's "tricycle" blocking the car before allowed him to see the tenacious fighting spirit and driving skills of this young Chinese driver. Even in Schumacher's heart, a sense of threat vaguely aroused.
The biggest enemy on the track is his arrogance. Schumacher can be said to be very well suppressed at this point. Even if he is a small newcomer, Schumacher often does not relax his vigilance and treats his opponent carelessly.
And when it really threatens his position, Schumacher can put down all his face and dignity and use despicable means of being ridiculed to pursue the title of the world's strongest driver.
This pursuit and desire for championships is the basis for Schumacher to win seven world championship titles.
So without Jean Todd reminding me, Schumacher will not relax at this time. He will use the fastest speed to widen the distance from Zhang Yifei to ensure that he can still have a leading advantage after changing tires today.
The members of the Prost crew were very fast, and the chief technician Charlie focused on checking the tire with the tire that had a blown to ensure that the suspension and chassis did not deform. If there was a problem, even if a new tire was replaced, it would not be possible to ensure stability on the track.
But Charlie was soon shocked to find that except for the wooden strips at the bottom being rubbed, there was no trace of friction on the ground on the side of the tire.
As a chief technician, Charlie naturally knew what this meant, which meant that Zhang Yifei's extreme control of Prost racing car had a perfect four-wheel effect!
If it weren't for the tough chassis Schumacher, who would keep his head in position, wouldn't even have any wear or tear on the chassis!
Charlie has been a professional F1 manager for ten years and has also seen many drivers, but because both the previous Ligier team and the later Prost team are in a sense the last-stage team in the F1 paddock.
So this was the first time he had seen how top drivers could surpass humans! Even the drivers of his own team, Charlie felt an unparalleled amazement.
Of course, these psychological activities will not affect the tire change movements in Charlie's hands. The members of the crew are very clear in their hearts that their movements will determine Zhang Yifei's name on the track.
If it can be faster than the Ferrari team, then Zhang Yifei will still be the actual first car after leaving the station. On the contrary, if it is slower than the Ferrari team, then Zhang Yifei's extreme barrier car will become meaningless and will be surpassed by his opponent during the stop.
The sign flipped, and Zhang Yifei rushed out of the repair parking space with a throttle. At this moment, almost all the focus on the track was focused on Zhang Yifei, looking forward to whether he could really win the crazy victory in this opening game!
On the 30th lap of the race, Zhang Yifei happened to be stuck in front of Helio, and behind his car was Montoya of Williams' team.
Helio, who was originally in the same class as Schumacher, is now completely trapped in this "Indian Civil War" with Montoya, which is nearly twenty seconds slower than Zhang Yifei. If nothing unexpected happens, he will lose the competitiveness of the championship.
Perhaps this scene was a result that Helio himself did not expect. The original front-end advantage was brought to this point by an ideal operation.
What he didn't expect was that Montoya, who was also an Indy driver, was extremely fierce in his offensive, just like an irreconcilable enemy. He dragged himself down throughout the whole process, allowing Schumacher to get rid of the restraint and lead far ahead.
In a sense, Zhang Yifei should be grateful for Montoya's crazy attack, otherwise it would be a very troublesome thing to fall behind Helio after leaving the station. It would be fine if the two people and cars were far apart. If they were like now, Zhang Yifei had no doubt that according to the American boy's personality, he would block the car by himself and make a wedding dress for Schumacher to eventually become the champion.
The reason is also obvious. Losing to Schumacher is a reality that any driver on the track is willing to accept calmly, but losing to himself will at least half of the drivers are unwilling to accept, especially these "mortal enemies" who have had grudges.
After leaving the station, Zhang Yifei, who had replaced the soft tires, could show his speed frantically at this moment. Moreover, as the race was halfway through, many sections of the track had slowly penetrated, without the initial slipperyness.
The rain battle that many convoys were preparing to deal with did not appear in the end. The opening battle in Singapore was just a simple night battle.
In the 32nd lap of the race, Zhang Yifei, who was given a soft tire bonus, ran a lap of 1 minute, 45 seconds, 228, breaking the main race record of 1 minute, 45 seconds, 311 that Schumacher had just set in the 31st lap.
For Zhang Yifei, this lap not only means winning the lap record of the Singapore Grand Prix, but also shows that after Zhang Yifei entered the station, Schumacher did not widen the gap with him.
At that time, as Schumacher enters the station, who will truly become the first car on the track depends on the time when the Ferrari team changes tires and refuels!
Schumacher, who used a semi-rain tire, finally drove into the entrance of the repair passage and started changing tires and refueling.
At this moment, the broadcast footage on the track was even aimed at the Ferrari team's repair station, because everyone knew that the final result of this race might be to see when the members of the two teams entered the station.
If Schumacher could stand in front of Zhang Yifei, Schumacher would not give Zhang Yifei any chance to overtake in the remaining schedule. And the hope of Zhang Yifei's ability to surpass him will become extremely slim. This is something that has been verified in the past thirty laps.
Vice versa, Zhang Yifei is in the front position and will not give Schumacher any chance. Think about it, when Chinese kids take extremely risky to block Schumacher in a "tricycle" state and defend their pole position, how could they easily surpass Schumacher under normal circumstances?
Zhang Yifei's supporters on the track, watching the movements of the Ferrari team members on the broadcast screen, subconsciously clenched their fists, and wet and hot sweat appeared in the palms of their hands.
"The Ferrari team is moving so fast, I feel it's faster than the previous Prost team!"
"Don't be so nervous. The speed of the Prost crew has reached the level of the top team."
"It's worthy of being the F1 Supreme Ferrari, it's indeed faster than Prost."
"But Flying ahead of Schumacher in lap speed, his half-rain tire was almost smoothed in the last few laps, so he didn't dare to rush the lap speed at the limit."
On the other hand, the fans of Ferrari and Schumacher couldn't help but show joy on their faces as they looked at the rapid movements of the Ferrari team's hands.
"Schumacher has the advantage when stopping, and he is still the first car on the track!"
"No one is more ineligible than Ferraris."
"Come on Ferrari, come on Schumacher."
"We are the strongest team and drivers on the track to win the opening championship!"
The fans of both sides seemed to compete, and later they began to shout the names of the team and drivers frantically because the competition reached the most critical moment of victory or defeat.
Just as the fuel pipe was pulled out, the fiery red No. 1 Ferrari racing car rushed out of the track like a flash. Schumacher knew that at this moment, Zhang Yifei was near the exit. Whoever could seize the front would most likely become the final champion!
It was indeed as Schumacher thought, Zhang Yifei happened to pass the entrance of the maintenance passage. He heard the notice from the convoy and knew that Schumacher had left the station, so he had already stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and the full accelerator accelerated to compete for the advantage of the first car.
The two racing cars, like two meteors about to meet, cut through the night sky of Singapore.
Schumacher finally arrived at the exit of the maintenance passage. When he stepped on the accelerator and broke through the speed limit and was ready to accelerate with all his might, a blue and red car rushed past him and disappeared at the end of the curve.
The results of the final repair station competition in the Singapore Grand Prix came out. The Ferrari team did not lose, but the Ferrari team lost.
Victory belongs to Prost!
Chapter completed!