789 Greatest Respect
After Alonso drove into the repair corridor, he glanced at the rearview mirror from the corner of his eye and found a Prost car behind him.
The convoy just issued an order to get himself into the station, and did not require Zhang Yifei to enter the station together. Moreover, the normal convoy would not allow two drivers of the convoy to enter the station at the same time.
In addition, Zhang Yifei is so close to his car that even if he misreads the team's instructions, he will not be able to misread the car in front. At this time, following him and entering the station will definitely not be an accident or a mistake, but it can only be a subjective decision.
Almost instantly, Alonso understood what Zhang Yifei was thinking. He chose to follow him and enter the station instead of overtaking the lead?
"What do you want to do?"
Before the Prost strategy team could inquire, Alonso's cold voice had already heard from the fleet's voice call system.
Under such a tense situation before, Alonso did not speak up to communicate with Zhang Yifei, and even ended up crashing into Schumacher, and did not discuss it. Now he asked this question.
"Come on the station and change the tire."
Zhang Yifei knew very well that Alonso was asking him questions, so he replied with a simplicity. From the tone and attitude of the conversation between the two, he could not tell at all that this was his teammate who had just fought on the track. One of them even took the initiative to crash and almost "sacrificed" him.
"You can obviously enter the station and change the tires next time. Are you planning to let me take more than ten seconds?"
"Tell you, I don't need such thanks!"
Alonso's tone was filled with anger, because Zhang Yifei's actions made him feel contempt and humiliated!
As an F1 driver, it is normal for both losing and losing on the track, just like winning and losing is common in military affairs. However, in the official event, another driver appeared "giving" outside the team strategy. This is pity for the weak, which is even more uncomfortable than losing!
Alonso knew very well that he was indeed inferior to Zhang Yifei in terms of strength, and he was almost crushed on this home track in the East China Sea.
The reason why he used a crash to help Zhang Yifei was not to surrender under the command of the team, or to give in to any reward. He simply believed that as a Prost driver, he played his due role. After all, f1 racing is a team game.
Even if Zhang Yifei accepted this kind of help with peace of mind, he didn't even say a word of thanks, and Alonso didn't care. On the contrary, his "good intention" reward touched Alonso's bottom line, and he couldn't accept it!
"You have successfully overtaken. The head car should have belonged to you, but now it's just a fair competition between the two of us."
Zhang Yifei replied lightly, if Alonso has been put aside the damage caused by the crash, he needs to enter the station in advance. Objectively, Alonso did seize the opportunity and surpass himself at this point in time, occupying the leading position of the car.
He did not intend to "get" Alonso, but he just didn't want to take advantage of the other party's advance entry. This time Zhang Yifei would convince Alonso of losing.
"Even if I overtake successfully, when I enter the station at the same time, I will still lead you to the stop time of more than ten seconds. Isn't that a favor?"
"No, because the safety car has been dispatched, I will still follow you."
That’s right, this is the real reason why Zhang Yifei chose to join the station at the same time with Alonso!
With the collision of five cars Montoya, Helio, Barrichello, Schumacher and Alonso, four of them were completely parked on the track and unable to move. Now the safety car has been dispatched on the track and entered a state of pressure.
However, Alonso entered the maintenance channel early, ignored the red flag on the track, and was too angry at the first time, and did not expect such a thing as a safety car to be dispatched.
So in theory, the more than ten seconds wasted on the stop were actually overwhelmed by the safety car. After Zhang Yifei left the station, he would still follow Alonso's car.
On the contrary, if Zhang Yifei does not enter the station at this time, he will be completely ahead of Alonso. At that time, he will make any moves to make Alonso surpass him and return to his position. That is a real humiliation!
Whether it is the famous leader in his previous life or the Spanish boy who has become a teammate in this life, Zhang Yifei can be said to know Alonso very well.
Although he did the final collision for the benefit of the team, he was still extremely unwilling to accept it. He could have the opportunity to overtake the lead, but he had to surrender.
There is a saying in any competitive industry: The greatest respect to your opponent is to defeat him with all your might.
Alonso has always regarded himself as an opponent, and Zhang Yifei is very clear about this, but to be honest, Zhang Yifei has never regarded Alonso as his opponent. He always has only one enemy in his eyes, that is Schumacher.
Now Schumacher and Ferrari have been eliminated. Kimi Raikkonen, the closest driver to Zhang Yifei, is in an embarrassing situation where he has been trapped for a while and he has no opponent anymore.
You can even be unfair to think that Zhang Yifei has already locked the world championship title in advance, and the remaining competitions have become garbage time. When will the black and white grid flags be raised on the track, it will be the time for Zhang Yifei to enjoy the glory of the world championship!
Without external enemies, it will be time to resolve the "internal troubles".
Zhang Yifei once promised Alonso that he would give him a chance to compete fairly. But in fact, due to the interests of the team, the pressure of the strategic group, etc., it is difficult to really fight on the track with the opponent's way.
In the F1 field, Zhang Yifei can give a driver the greatest respect, which is to treat the other party as an opponent. So his actions are not the humiliation that Alonso thinks, but the greatest respect!
Brother Tou has a low EQ, but his IQ on the track is not low. When he heard Zhang Yifei say that the safety car was pressing the car, he probably understood what the other party really wanted to do.
"Then is the battle between us next?"
Alonso asked a question.
"Yes, in the driver's way."
"Have you thought it through clearly? The champion of the East China Sea Track may not be in your hands."
"Is that so? I'm sorry, you can't win this game."
Zhang Yifei just gave Alonso a chance to compete fairly, which does not mean that he will let go of the next event, nor does it mean that he has given up his desire for a championship in the East China Sea Track.
The battle with all his might is the greatest respect for Alonso, and it is also Zhang Yifei's respect for his professional spirit!
The conversation between Alonso and Zhang Yifei was heard by all the members of the Prost strategy group. Prost, who was originally planning to ask, put down his fingers pressed on the call button at this time.
As the boss of the team, he actually knew very well the arrogance and dissatisfaction of his two drivers.
Generally speaking, the solution to drivers’ dissatisfaction with each other is very simple. One of them leaves, joins another team, and uses enemy methods to prove their strength on the track.
Whether it was Senna and Prost in the past, or Hamilton and Alonso in later generations, the way of handling it is not.
However, the situation in the Prost team is very special. Both the No. 1 driver and the team strategy team are willing to let go, and they do not force the No. 2 driver to be a wingman. The confrontation atmosphere has never reached the point of withdrawing from the team.
So Zhang Yifei and Alonso remained as "surface teammates" and had no chance to have a real showdown.
Many things have to be faced after all. Now that the overall situation is determined, Alonso and Zhang Yifei compete on the track in the way of a driver. They win openly and lose with confidence!
Prost has chosen the default, and the other members of the policy group will not say much.
The maintenance technician team faced Alonso who was driving into the parking space and replaced him with rain tires, front nose wings, gas, etc. as quickly as possible. Zhang Yifei stopped behind Alonso's car in an empty space, waiting calmly.
"Did Prost make the wrong order? Zhang Yifei will waste a long period of time on the station."
Li Bing looked at the scene of Zhang Yifei parked in the maintenance passage, frowned and said, although there is little change now, as a Chinese, he can't wait to see the scene of Zhang Yifei standing on the highest podium.
As for the Prost drivers, there is still a civil war, Li Bing didn't even expect it.
What a joke? Who dares to be so arrogant at this time and have a civil war?
Similarly, even the experienced Brendel could not imagine that Zhang Yifei's last opponent would be his teammate Alonso.
"It should be that the command was wrong, but the impact was not big. The safety car was in a state of leading the circle, and the flight stop time would not be left behind by Alonso."
"And they are all from the same team. I believe the result is destined to be the first East China Sea Grand Prix champion and the first F1 world champion!"
When Brendel said this, he also reminded the audience on the track that the only opponent Schumacher was eliminated. It seemed that Zhang Yifei had put his hands on the championship trophy and was waiting to lift it up!
"Does Zhang Yifei want to become the world champion ahead of schedule?"
"It seems yes, as long as he finishes the second place in the previous season, he can surpass Schumacher, who is three points ahead, and become the world champion of this season!"
"That means we will see the birth of the Chinese F1 champion?"
Maybe this result was too surprising, and many car fans felt it was unbelievable.
"That's right! Don't doubt it anymore. Zhang Yifei is the world champion this year, we won!"
"We won!"
"We won!"
Fanatical cheers began to sound, penetrating Zhang Yifei's helmet who was refueling to change tires at the repair station. This time he could clearly hear the four words "We won".
That's right, I beat Schumacher!
Even Ah Hu and Zhi Ge who changed their tires had uncontrollable smiles on their faces, but they were both madly controlling their emotions to avoid any mistakes in the entry step.
Only by watching Zhang Yifei stand on the highest podium can we really win!
When Zhang Yifei changed his tires and left the station, Alonso had indeed used the past ten seconds to run far away, but several damaged cars on the track were not completely dragged away. He was blocked by the safety car and shortened the convoy with Zhang Yifei.
At the same time, drivers from other teams also chose to enter the station at the time when the safety car was dispatched, which saved the entry time.
The race schedule of a lap passed. When Zhang Yifei arrived at the accident site again, he had already followed Alonso's driver. He saw Schumacher wearing a red racing suit on the lawn in the buffer zone, but did not return to the repair station, but stood in the heavy rain and stared blankly at the racing car driving in front of him.
Maybe he himself didn't expect that this championship battle would end in this way.
However, Schumacher had no unwilling thoughts except for the unexpected ending method. Because of this game, he felt Zhang Yifei's terrifying dominance from beginning to end. This Chinese boy won himself by his strength.
Even if there was no final collision, and relying on Barrichello's assist to lead Zhang Yifei, Schumacher had a premonition in his heart that he could not stop Zhang Yifei. This was the championship battle he had experienced before, and there was no feeling that it appeared.
If you are not as good as others, you are willing to give up the disadvantage. These eight words may be a portrayal of Schumacher's inner heart.
The East China Sea Raceway has a wide road surface, and as a newly built track, it has a wide buffer area to ensure the safety of drivers.
In the final battle, the fairness of the event is more important. Therefore, when the accident car moves off the track, the safety car leaves the field and lets the race continue to proceed normally.
At this time, Alonso and Zhang Yifei stepped on the floor oil almost at the same time. Since they treated each other as opponents, it would be a duel that would go all out!
Many spectators on the track, even team members, thought that after the safety car was evacuated and could overtake, Alonso would give the line to Zhang Yifei and give his teammates a perfect ending.
After all, I was willing to do a car crash before, so what is it to give a car now?
The scene that appeared was shocking. Just from the acceleration, Alonso had no idea of giving the car, and Zhang Yifei, the rear car, bit the wake, launched a fierce attack.
There is even a feeling that the battle between the two of them is even more serious than before when they dealt with the Ferrari heroes, and it is almost impossible to knock the teammates out of the track!
Damn, what accident happened? Alonso and Zhang Yifei turned against each other on the track. Did the two choose to have an infighting team at this point in time?
If you are just wondering when you see the sudden acceleration, and then Alonso blocks the car in the corner, you can almost confirm their thoughts.
Chapter completed!