775 Don't be a coward
Suddenly hearing Cosel's words, Prost glanced at him with a little meaning. As a "colleague" many years ago, he had not heard Cosel's definition of such a high evaluation.
The last person who was said so was named Elton Senna!
All drivers in the third practice race were indeed fast, but except for Schumacher and Alonso, the fastest of the others was to shorten the lap speed to about 0.5 seconds, and there was no way to go further.
After all, imitators are just imitators. Without their own strong understanding of the track, they cannot run out of their own things. After greatly increasing the lap speed, they can easily reach the ceiling and then enter the bottleneck.
But then again, most F1 drivers don’t understand the principle that those who learn from me live, and those who are like me die.
Being able to enter the f1 yard itself means crushing countless opponents to stand at the top of the pyramid. However, when a shortcut is placed in front of you, not everyone can resist the temptation, especially in the case of time being very urgent, it is more like a helpless choice.
The afternoon is the qualifying match, and tomorrow is the last main game of the final battle. It is not easy to rely on your own day to reach Zhang Yifei's understanding?
The only two exceptions are Alonso who was reminded by the Monaco Grand Prix and gradually formed his own style, which is patience with the game, control of timing, and focus on defense. Instead of pursuing extreme speed like Zhang Yifei, he would pursue the ultimate speed, critical moments or even tightropes to force his opponents.
It can be said that Alonso is really learning, not "similar".
Not to mention the other Schumacher, he had already developed his own control habits, and at most he absorbed some essence from Zhang Yifei's game video. Moreover, with Schumacher's status, no matter how he "doesn't do anything" to win, he could not completely imitate the control method of a new driver.
Schumacher is undoubtedly a genius driver. After watching the video of Zhang Yifei's track and adding his own understanding, the third practice game shortened the gap between Zhang Yifei's fastest lap to 0.2 seconds.
Compared to the previous exaggerated 1 second, 0.2 seconds is naturally a great improvement, but everyone knows that in the face of top masters such as the F1 championship battle, one thousandth of a second will determine the outcome, and 0.2 seconds is not an exaggeration.
In the third practice game, Schumacher is still far behind!
"Fei performed as perfectly as ever. Although he did not lead in the lap as before, he was so exaggerated as before, he still beat Schumacher and firmly occupied the top spot, showing his dominance over the East China Sea track."
"Li, what do you want to say about this practice game?"
Brendel habitually asked questions to his partner's commentary.
"Why is Schumacher so slow?"
Li Bing replied casually, after several comments on the game, he no longer had the initial formality and seriousness, and gradually developed in the direction of letting himself go. This is also Li Bing's own personality.
However, when Li Bing said this, Brendel was stunned for a moment. This is probably the first person in the commentary seat in recent years to dare to say that Schumacher ran slowly?
Is this Chinese commentator not understanding Schumacher or is he swelling to think that Schumacher has no power to fight?
"Lee, do you think Schumacher is running very slowly?"
Brendel asked back with a smile. He was not afraid of his partner's commentator and he was worried that the other party would be boring at sternness.
Because only by letting himself go can Brendel play his own characteristics of a British shit-scratch stick, which is also the rhythm he likes.
"From the lap speed, Schumacher is really not running fast. Should I say that in another way, is Zhang Yifei running too fast? It seems that he is not too modest."
Li Bing said this, but he didn't show any embarrassment on his face. In fact, he wanted to brag about Zhang Yifei, saying that this is his home driver, so of course he should be biased.
But I just thought that I was a new partner and explained, and the Chinese people were more restrained and were a bit too high-profile, so I took the process and used a more tactful way to lead it out.
Now it was Brendel's turn to be confused. Why does this Chinese commentator feel like a different person?
But when you think about it, it seems that there is a little reason. Should I say that Schumacher ran slowly or that Zhang Yifei ran fast?
"Maybe as you said before, this is the reason why Fei is at home."
"Well, after all, the red of the whole audience is not the Ferrari red that Schumacher is familiar with."
Li Bing seemed to agree with something, but there was something in his words, because everyone on earth knew that this was a brand new track.
So the true meaning of this sentence is that Schumacher has no familiar advantages and is not as good as Zhang Yifei at the same starting line!
You should know that in history, Li Bing was a fan of Schumacher, but now Zhang Yifei's appearance makes him start to be sarcastic. However, this is in line with the essence of "fence-skinned grass". After all, Li Bing's commentary feature is serious nonsense.
Just like Li Bing's relaxed state at this moment, the audience on the track was also immersed in a sea of joy.
Originally, this championship battle would be extremely anxious and difficult, and Zhang Yifei would even be unlikely to fight Schumacher.
As a result, after three practice games, Zhang Yifei always maintained an absolute lead. It seemed that Schumacher's lap speed was also steadily increasing, and the gap was getting smaller and smaller. However, as long as anyone who knows F1 knew, the difficulty of increasing lap speed was more and more exaggerated.
Not to mention the gap of 0.2 seconds, the subsequent lap speed did not increase by one thousandth of a second, which is considered a difficulty level. Zhang Yifei's advantage is too great.
"Why is he so strong? Why!"
In the Renault team lounge, after Helio entered, he kicked the coffee table in the lounge, which scared Jason Patton who was following him.
But seeing Helio's angry look, a disdainful smile soon appeared on Patton's face.
Haven’t you always been arrogant and thought you were invincible? Now you are left far behind by the driver, even if you imitate the other person’s route, it’s such a shame!
Indeed, in Helio's heart, frustration does not occupy the main factor, but more of it is the humiliation after compromise and imitation.
According to Helio's arrogant personality, it is a person who can be considered a person who suffers face at all. On the American track, he refused to help his "teammates" who are also the champions of Indy. He stubbornly wanted to fight against Zhang Yifei and Schumacher, which led to the final failure.
As a result, in the current final battle, the revengeful ** asked him to imitate the counterfeit Zhang Yifei's control and route.
The problem is that it is just a shameful imitation, but it still cannot escape the other party's genuine version, and the gap is still 0.5 seconds away. This is the most embarrassing thing. As the saying goes, if you lose your wife and your army, it may be to describe Helio's situation at this moment.
The angry Helio saw the sarcastic smile on Patton's face, and at this time he was even more angry.
I was left far away by Zhang Yifei, but it wasn't your turn, a rookie wingman, to laugh at me.
"why are you laughing?"
Helio glared at Patton angrily and questioned him.
Patton is indeed not very prominent in the f1 paddock. Even if he won the world championship title in later generations, he is also called the world championship with the least sense of existence.
However, this does not mean that he is willing to be bullied by Helio, let alone that the current American boy has long fallen into the sun, and is far from the beginning of the season, and he entered the f1 paddock with the power of the Indy King.
"It's nothing to lose on the track. The most embarrassing thing is to be unable to afford to lose. I can't afford to play?"
Helio never expected that the No. 2 driver, who has always been more tolerant and silent, would mock himself so bluntly today.
Helio was instantly angry and rushed over and grabbed Patton's collar, shouting at him: "You deserve to say I can't afford to lose?"
Facing the roar of being caught in the collar, Patton didn't intend to endure it. His performances at Williams and Renault two years ago can be described as a mess.
It is a level that has been cut and cannot even find the next one. It can only go back to the F3000 level event or say goodbye to the Formula career.
But this year his performance is not bad, and he ranks tenth in total points. This cannot be said to be very top-notch, and his mid-level level is still stable. More importantly, Patton is still young and is in his own rising period.
If Renault team really can't make it, he still has a way to transfer to other teams' capital, so there is no need to act according to Helio's expression.
So at this time, Patton pushed hard with both hands, and directly pushed Helio and fell on the sofa in the lounge.
You should know that the average height of F1 drivers in this era is less than 175 cm, and Patton's net height reaches 182 cm. A strong man is not considered a good man, but he is much more solid than Helio, a "yellow-haired boy" who is only in his 20s.
If you really want to stage a "boxing" in the lounge, Patton's winning odds will be significantly greater than the other party.
Of course, according to Helio's personality, it is absolutely impossible for him to admit defeat in such matters. At worst, he would have to fight. I just happened to be unhappy and wanted to find someone to vent my anger.
After standing up from the sofa, Helio directly put on a boxing posture and was about to perform a full martial arts campaign with Jason Patton. However, at this moment, the Renault Strategy Team, who heard the sound of tables and chairs colliding in the lounge, just rushed over. At first glance, he saw two of its drivers raising their fists and preparing to "start the war".
"What are you doing?"
Renault manager Briatoli, who has always been easy-going, finally yelled after seeing this scene.
Now is an important moment in the final battle. The drivers have no chance to win the team championship, but Renault still ranks third in total points, which is a result that can be on the podium.
Of course, the most important point for the team is that Renault has entered the position of the Big Three, which will be a joint team with Prost to change the pattern of the times.
So other teams that have no hope of champions can give up and end their journey ahead of schedule, but it is not possible for a new team like Renault. Even if it is third, it will make them join the ranks of protagonists from supporting roles.
Briatoli could not tolerate the team's internal strife at this time, and the behavior of Helio and Patton also challenged his bottom line as a team manager!
Maybe he had never seen Briatoli's angry expression before. When his roar came out, he really shocked the two people who were about to take action.
In any case, Briattoli is the team manager and the nominal team leader. He is really going to turn against each other. Unless he has the world championship title to protect his body, Renault's management will eventually be biased towards Briattoli.
Seeing Helio and Patton stop and stand in place, Briatoli took a deep breath and calmed down his anger.
"As long as you are still in Renault team for one day, don't forget that you are still a Renault driver and need to fight for the team's glory and interests. The qualifying race has not yet begun, and the main championship trophy is not controlled by Zhang Yifei or Schumacher. You don't even have the courage to fight. Have you admitted defeat in advance?"
Briatoli questioned deeply, and he knew very well that such a scene would occur, causing the outbreak of resentment. The real reason was external pressure.
To put it more directly, it was Zhang Yifei's lap speed after three practice games. Other drivers were already desperate and thought there was no chance to win, so they simply started to explode early until the end of the battle.
It would be fine if they were old drivers, after all, their condition had already declined. They did not have the fighting spirit and spirit of their youth. They drove a "health car" on the track and were waiting to retire as wingmen.
But Helio and Patton are both rookies in the past two years, representing the hope and future of Renault.
There is not a scene where people have ruled before in the f1 paddock, but at least there will always be another group of drivers appearing to challenge the authority of the ruler.
Zhang Yifei is far from being a real rule now, but Helio and Patton cannot withstand the pressure and start an internal fight. This is what makes Briatoli feel sad and disappointed.
"I won't give in!"
Helio replied stubbornly, this is his biggest shortcoming and may also be one of his strengths.
At least he did not surrender from the bottom of his heart on the track, no matter how bad the situation was, and chose to kneel down and beg for mercy!
"Then what are you doing, thinking that you can balance your frustration with flying if you beat Patton?"
Briatoli's words stabbed Helio like a blade. The reason why he was so excited was that he wanted to relieve the humiliation in his heart through Patton's surrender. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a fight in the nest!
Seeing that Helio stopped talking, Briatoli turned to look at Patton and said, "I know you are not convinced that Helio thinks the team is unfair, but I want to tell you that there is no absolute fairness in this world, and you can get whatever you have strength."
"It's okay to treat the team fairly. As long as you can be better than Helio, I guarantee my professional reputation and the team's resources can be tilted towards you. So don't be as dissatisfied as a complaining woman, and show your own strength!"
The little nines in the driver's heart were actually very clear about Briattoli, otherwise he would not have led Renault to defeat the peak Ferrari in history.
But Briatoli is often wise and foolish, and has a kind style, not as strong as Sir Williams.
Today he finally spoke everything and showed his control as a team manager.
Chapter completed!