746 Number One Target (5K)
After Zhang Yifei answered this sentence, he did not continue to say to Alonso, and focused on watching the RV mattress on the broadcast screen.
Alonso next to him did not continue to ask, but fell into a deep thought. So why did he fight for?
Is it my past dream or an unyielding will? Or is it a rookie ridicule in Minardi's team?
Only by understanding why you work hard can you have the belief of winning on the track and burst out your full potential and strength.
The European Touring Car Championship is not as long as the F1 practice competition, and it ends in less than half an hour. Xie Tiancheng and Zhou Yunhui did not get any good rankings.
Relatively speaking, Zhou Yunhui has the foundation of German DTM and can maintain mid- and downstream competitiveness. Xie Tiancheng obviously cannot keep up with the pace of European drivers, and even failed to finish the race, and directly hit the guardrail of Monaco track.
However, due to speed, the crash was not serious and the person was not injured. It was just that the race ended early.
Zhang Yifei was not surprised by this result. Whether in this era or later generations, Chinese RV drivers are actually the weakest link in the world, and are even worse than equations.
The only Chinese RV world champion in later generations was obtained by Formula drivers who could not run and transform into RV races.
Therefore, the results of the two of them have long been as expected by Zhang Yifei. Compared with the historical achievements, it has been a great improvement to have two Chinese drivers come to Europe to participate in RV events in this era.
After the RV mattress race, Zhang Yifei returned to the lounge, closed his eyes and rested for a while, preparing to welcome the second practice match at 2 pm.
Alonso did not choose to rest. He sat in front of the TV, watching the video of the first practice game, and paid special attention to Zhang Yifei's route.
To be honest, this Monaco practice game is the biggest impact on Alonso so far. He was behind Zhang Yifei before, but he always thought he had the opportunity to catch up and overtake. Today, Zhang Yifei's performance in this game made Alonso feel a sense of despair in his heart.
You should know that although Alonso did not run in full seriously last year, he had at least been to the Monaco track, and Zhang Yifei was recovering from his injuries and didn't even know what the Monaco track looked like.
The gap is so big now that it can be said that it is not even on the same level. The belief in winning requires strength as a support. Being able to run the fastest lap on the Monaco track is the display of strength.
Is it true that in this era, there are really super genius drivers who look down on all living beings?
Alonso agrees with Zhang Yifei's talent, but does not agree that he is a mediocre driver, so if you want to find out where the gap is, watching the game video is one of the best ways.
Not only Alonso did this during the race interval, the drivers of other teams were basically watching Zhang Yifei's game videos seriously, even Schumacher at the peak and Helio, who was arrogant and arrogant.
Next to Helio was his racing engineer Darren. This Darren was not a traditional F1 racing engineer, but followed Helio and transformed from the Indy Racing team.
Cosell once said that in terms of driving skills, F1 drivers do not need others to teach them how to drive, because being able to enter the F1 paddock itself proves that they are the most powerful drivers in the world.
This concept is also believed in by Helio and Darren. The only difference is that Zhang Yifei believes so. However, on Helio, it was not proposed by Darren, but Helio proudly believed that he did not need anyone to teach.
"The flying route is perfect, and the curved car is very stable and there is no offset."
Darren carefully analyzed Zhang Yifei's routing and racing stability, hoping to find out the shortcomings and loopholes.
But unfortunately, what he saw was a textbook-like picture. If this was not a Prost car, then Darren would definitely think that this was a red Ferrari car that could only run out.
The expression on Helio's face was a little ugly. How could he not see such technical things?
But Helio is unwilling to believe that Zhang Yifei can drive such a perfect route, and is not inferior to his Renault racing in terms of racing acceleration performance. You should know that Renault racing lacks gear, which is equivalent to giving up the advantage of extreme speed and pursuing the sense of acceleration at low speeds.
If this is the case, I can't beat a seven-speed racing car like Prost AAP05, then there is no doubt that I am facing a real "Martian rover".
However, according to the previous track performance, Prost racing is very strong, but not as strong as it is now. Is the modified wing kit so effective?
The problem is that Renault Racing also used a brand new wing this time, why can't it reach Zhang Yifei's speed?
Seeing that Helio didn't speak and knew him, Darren understood that the young American driver was in a state of unyielding defeat again.
So he comforted and replied: "Helio, your lap difference this time is actually no different from flying. If it is placed in the main competition, it will not have much impact on the final result."
"In the next second practice game, I believe that as long as you maintain this state, you can definitely break the fastest lap speed of Chinese drivers. This event has just begun."
Faced with Darren's comfort, Helio was unmoved at all, and a kind of disdain appeared in his eyes. He needed the comfort of such a loser?
"Tell the team technician team that the next practice game will adjust the racing suspension to medium level, the chassis will drop by 3 mm, and it will also be equipped with super soft tires."
Hailio spoke out a series of changes, which were almost the opposite of Zhang Yifei's feedback adjustments on the track.
Hearing Helio's words, Darren frowned. As a competition engineer, he naturally knew what the consequences of this adjustment were.
Not to mention the increased difficulty of operation, the strong suspension is at risk of damage when riding on the shoulder. The chassis height is lowered by 3 mm, and there is a great risk of bottoming out when facing the ups and downs of Monaco.
You should know that in the F1 race, the bottoming is not just about damage to the racing car. Once the wooden strips under the chassis are found to be serious, the main results will be cancelled. How can Helio ensure that he will not be able to bottoming out on the track?
In order to win Zhang Yifei in lap, did he ignore the basic common sense?
"Everything else is acceptable, but the chassis cannot be lowered anymore, this height will definitely wear down to the wooden strips below."
Faced with the reminder of the competition engineer, Helio said indifferently: "I have already adjusted the suspension so that the body swing will be reduced, which can just offset the risk of lowering the chassis. As long as I can control the car at the extreme, I can control the final wear of the wooden strips to the standard for passing the post-race inspection."
"but……"
Darren wanted to say something else, but was rudely interrupted by Helio and said, "No, just follow my plan to train. Do you have no confidence in my manipulation?"
When this sentence was asked back, Darren had no idea what to say. This was Helio's character, strong and stubborn. Before he had experienced a complete failure, he would only believe in his own judgment. Moreover, on the Indy Track, this stubbornness allowed him to break many track records and win the title of the strongest newcomer in Indy Racing.
But Darren knew very well that he was not in the Indy Racing paddock now, this is the F1 paddock!
Even if Indy Racing is in its own glorious period, as long as a driver who has won the Indy Racing World Championship, he can become one of the top drivers when he enters F1.
But top level does not mean the strongest!
At least in the current f1 paddock, there are four or five drivers who can be called the world's top name.
Fortunately, the next step is just a practice competition, and even if it fails, it can be accepted. So Darren did not continue to persuade him. Many times, a young driver's growth requires setbacks.
When he thought of this, Darren looked at Zhang Yifei in the TV screen again. Compared to Helio, a "proud son" who was praised by the United States, this Chinese boy may have come out with the "global ridicule" except China.
Sometimes the weeds that have experienced wind and rain are indeed stronger than the flowers in the greenhouse.
Of course, Darren would not say this to Helio. He understood that the other party would not listen to the truth before his sharpness was completely lost.
In the Ferrari Team Lounge, the strategy group and the two drivers also used their rest time to review the video of the previous practice game.
To be honest, Ferrari hasn't been like today for a long time, and has reviewed videos of other drivers during the practice race. Because the fastest lap times in most track practice races are captured by Schumacher, and their drivers are veterans, so there is no need to waste the break time between races and do review and study.
Because for many veterans, they all know the various track data, and what kind of results they can achieve depends more on their performance on the track.
"Brown has studied it before. This time, Prost car's wing aerodynamics is very good and can greatly improve corner stability. Moreover, judging from the practice competition results, Fei is not in a familiar and exploratory stage like a newcomer who has not been exposed to the Monaco track. He is very experienced."
"As for how to do it, this is not the point we need to consider. Now we are going to discuss how to defeat this Chinese driver and ensure Ferrari's domination on the Monaco track."
Jean Todd used the word to defeat, and for the Ferrari team, there were few people who deserved it.
It can only be said that the fastest lap speed Zhang Yifei had in the practice competition really shocked everyone, including the Eidyard team. Perhaps this result was even more surprising than that he won the sub-station championship at one stop.
After all, Zhang Yifei is not a newcomer this year. Just like Villeneuve, who won the world championship in 1997, he reached the top in the second year of his career, so it is not surprising that Zhang Yifei can win several sub-station championships.
But this is the most important race in F1. Theoretically, it is impossible for newcomers to easily control the Monaco track. Now Zhang Yifei has done it, and has surpassed Schumacher's track record, turning the impossible into a possibility!
Even the powerful Ferrari team faced Zhang Yifei's challenge with the most serious attitude.
Ferrari event director De Monne Carli also expressed his views after listening to Jean Todd's words.
"Prost received several large sponsors at the end of last year, and it is said that a large number of Chinese engineers were stationed in the fleet R&D center, which greatly enhanced their R&D capabilities. Perhaps the current wing kit is the latest R&D results."
"But I think that in the racing aerodynamic kit, there is no qualitative change. The fundamental reason is that Fei's abnormal performance is the abnormal performance. Prost was the ruler of Monaco before Sena. I believe they are not lacking in experience. In addition, I saw Prost's former driver Alessi in the VIP viewing room. He suddenly appeared in Monaco, probably to help Fei and Alonso."
De Monnet Cali was very accurate in grasping the problem and found the key to the problem. However, as Jean Todd said before, the key now is not how Zhang Yifei did it, but how to deal with the challenges of Chinese boys.
So his speech did not receive a response from the strategy group and the drivers, and everyone was very cold.
After a brief silence for a few seconds, Schumacher, who was the backbone, finally spoke.
"Fei did perform very well on the Monaco track, but it was far from a terrifying point for us. Now it was nothing more than just being surprised and surprised by the lap he ran as a newcomer."
"I can run faster than him in the next practice game."
Schumacher spoke, no one could doubt the authenticity of this sentence. At least on the Monaco track, the only one who can be called the "King of Monaco" in the current service is Schumacher, and Kurthard is not qualified.
However, the Ferrari strategy group had already made the mistake of underestimating the enemy in strategy, which was that Zhang Yifei unexpectedly won the championship in the branch in the opening game on the Singapore track.
This time, no matter what, they will not let this underestimation of the enemy happen again, and must be prepared to be foolproof.
After hesitating for a moment, Jean Todd looked at Barrichello. Many victories on the track were never a one-person victory for the team, but a two drivers had to cooperate with each other.
Regardless of whether these two drivers are willing or disagreeing with each other, these are not a problem for the strong Ferrari strategy group.
So this time, the way to guarantee the championship was to let a driver sacrifice, and there was no multiple-choice question for Ferrari, and the driver who sacrificed must be Barrichello.
"Baricello, wait for the qualifying results to come out, if you land behind the flight, start with a neutral tire, try to bite him and protect the tire. In theory, Monaco track is a stoppage tactic. When you fly out of the station, your task is to try every means to stop him!"
Jean Todd's strategy is to use Barrichello purely as a tool person, even if it is backward, it is related to using the wear advantage of the tires to block Zhang Yifei from leaving the station and hold him to his death.
You should know that overtaking the Monaco track is also extremely difficult. As long as Barrichello can block three or five laps, Schumacher can get away from his opponent far away.
As for Schumacher's situation behind Zhang Yifei, it is completely out of Jean Todd's consideration, because the "King of Monaco" cannot be left far behind!
Barrichello had a hint of anger and resentment in his heart about the team's experience. Doing so would make him completely lose his ability to compete. Because the pursuit of grip on the Monaco track is always made of super soft tires or soft tires. Once a neutral tire is used, the speed will inevitably be unable to surpass his opponent.
So Barrichello could only use his opponent's tire protection and wake to just bite it, and then "died together" the car blocking car Zhang Yifei, allowing Schumacher to win the championship.
However, Barrichello showed no emotion on his face. He knew very well that he was in the Ferrari team and had no bargaining qualification at all.
Many times people are like this. When you choose something, you must give up something, such as the desire for victory and championship.
Many teams have set their own tactical policies, and the second practice race in the afternoon also came as scheduled. However, this time, Zhang Yifei was not as strong as the morning, and he was confidently testing the wear level of tires on the Monaco track.
If the wear level is within the controllable range, then Zhang Yifei also plans to play the limit, which is to use super soft tires twice in one stop tactic, and to protect the tires and delay the number of laps for the first time to about fifty laps.
In this way, the remaining twenty-eight laps schedule can always maintain the limit of tire grip and rush in lap speed.
But this is very risky. After all, if you want to run fifty laps with super soft tires, and to ensure that the fuel has been running for so long, the car must be full of fuel.
In this way, the weight of the car will accelerate the wear of the tires, and the grip will exceed the peak at the end. Whether the curve can be controlled when the decline is severely reduced is a problem.
However, the Monaco track itself is a track where luck and risk coexist. All you can do is to try to control the risks within a controllable range. And Zhang Yifei also knew very well that his performance in the first practice race would inevitably make other drivers ready.
If you don’t play the limit then, you won’t be able to win the Monaco Grand Prix by simply relying on control.
This prediction was soon verified in the second practice match. Schumacher no longer retained his strength and surpassed Zhang Yifei in a very strong manner, winning the fastest lap in the second practice match.
Chapter completed!