After Zhang Yifei answered this sentence, he didn't continue to talk to Alonso, and watched the RV mat race on the broadcast screen intently.

Alonso, who was beside him, did not continue to ask, but fell into a kind of contemplation, so what are he fighting for?

Is it a dream of the past, or an unyielding will? Or the rookie taunts he received at the Minardi team?

Only by understanding what you are working for can you have the belief of winning on the track and burst out of your full potential and strength.

The European Touring Car Championship is not as long as the F1 practice session, and it will end in less than half an hour, and Xie Tiancheng and Zhou Yunhui did not get any good rankings.

Relatively speaking, Zhou Yunhui has the foundation of German DTM, and can still maintain the competitiveness of the middle and lower reaches. Xie Tiancheng obviously couldn't keep up with the pace of the European drivers, and he didn't even finish the race, and crashed directly into the guardrail of the Monaco circuit.

However, because of the speed, the crash was not serious, and no one was injured, but the race ended early.

For this result, Zhang Yifei is not very surprised in his heart, whether it is in this era or in later generations, Chinese touring riders are actually the weakest link in the world, and they are even inferior to the formula.

The only Chinese touring car world champion in later generations was won by a formula driver who couldn't run and transformed into a touring car race.

Therefore, the results of the two of them have long been expected by Zhang Yifei, and compared with the historical results, it is a great improvement to have two Chinese drivers come to Europe to participate in touring car events in this era.

After the RV mat race, Zhang Yifei returned to the lounge, closed his eyes for a while, and prepared for the second practice match at 2 p.m.

Alonso didn't choose to rest, he sat in front of the TV, watched the footage of the first practice match, and paid special attention to Zhang Yifei's line.

To be honest, this Monaco practice match was the biggest impact on Alonso so far. He was behind Zhang Yifei before, but he always thought that he had a chance to catch up and overtake, and Zhang Yifei's performance in this game today made Alonso have a vague despair in his heart.

You must know that although Alonso did not run seriously and completely last year, he at least came to the Monaco circuit, but Zhang Yifei didn't even know what the Monaco circuit looked like because of his injury.

Now the gap is so big, it can even be said that it is not in a grade, the belief in winning also needs to be based on strength, and being able to run the fastest lap on the Monaco circuit is a demonstration of strength.

Could it be that in this era, there really are super talented drivers who look down on all beings?

Alonso agrees with Zhang's talent but not as a mediocre driver, so one of the best ways to find out where the gap is, watching the race footage is one of the best ways to find out.

It wasn't just Alonso who did this between races, but the drivers of other teams were basically watching Zhang Yifei's footage of the race, even Schumacher at his peak, and Helio who was arrogant and arrogant.

Beside Helio sat his race engineer Darren, who was not a traditional F1 race engineer, but who had followed Helio as he transitioned from Indy.

Kosell once said that F1 drivers don't need to be taught how to drive, because being able to get into the F1 paddock proves that they are the best drivers in the world.

This concept is also what Helio and Darren believe in, the only difference is that Zhang Yifei's side is what Korsell thinks. On Helio's side, it was not Darren who brought it up, but Helio who pridefully believed that he didn't need anyone to teach him.

"The line of the flight was perfect, and the car was very stable in the corners, without any offset."

Darren carefully analyzed Zhang Yifei's alignment and the stability of the car, trying to find out the shortcomings and loopholes.

But unfortunately, what he saw was a textbook picture, and if it wasn't a Prost car, then Darren would have thought that it was a red Ferrari to run out.

The expression on Helio's face was a little ugly, how could he not see this kind of technical thing.

It's just that Helio doesn't want to believe that Zhang Yifei can drive such a perfect line, and in terms of car acceleration performance, he is not inferior to his Renault car. You must know that the Renault car is missing a gear, which is equivalent to giving up the advantage of extreme speed to pursue the feeling of acceleration at low speed.

If you can't beat a seven-gear car like the Prost AP05, then there is no doubt that you are facing a real "Mars rover".

However, according to the previous track performance, the Prost car is strong, but it is not as strong as it is now, is the modified foil kit so good?

The question is that Renault also used new wing wings this time, why can't it reach Zhang Yifei's speed?

Seeing that Helio didn't speak, Darren, who knew him, understood that the young American driver had fallen into a state of refusal to admit defeat.

So he replied with a few words of relief: "Helio, the lap time difference between you this time is actually no different from flying, and it doesn't have much impact on the final result when placed in the main race." ”

"In the second practice session, I'm sure that as long as you keep up this form, you can definitely break the fastest lap time of a Chinese driver, and this race is just getting started."

In the face of Darren's relief, Helio was unmoved, and there was a disdain in his eyes, he needed the comfort of this loser?

"Tell the team's mechanics team that the next practice session will have the car suspended to medium, the chassis down by 3mm, and the super soft tyres."

Helio opened his mouth and said a series of changes, which were almost completely opposite to Zhang Yifei's feedback adjustments on the track.

Hearing Helio's words, Darren's brow furrowed, as a race engineer, he naturally knew what the consequences of such a tuning would be.

Not to mention the increase in the difficulty of operation, there is a risk of damage to the stiff suspension when riding on the shoulder. Just lowering the chassis height by 3 mm will be a big risk in the face of the undulating Monaco circuit.

You must know that in the F1 race, the bottom is not only as simple as damaging the car, once it is found that the wooden bar under the chassis is serious, it will cancel the race results. How can Helio be sure that he won't be on the track?

In order to win Zhang Yifei in lap time, did he even ignore basic common sense?

"Everything else is acceptable, but the chassis can't be turned down any longer, and this height will definitely wear down to the wooden strips underneath."

Faced with the reminder of the race engineer, Helio said nonchalantly: "I have already stiffened the suspension so that the body swings less, just enough to offset the risk of the chassis being lowered." As long as I can control the car to the limit, I can control the final wear and tear of the wooden bars to the standard of passing the post-race inspection. ”

"But ......"

Darren wanted to say something more, but was rudely interrupted by Helio: "No, but, just follow my plan, are you not confident in my control?" ”

When this sentence came out, Darren didn't know what to say, this is Helio's character, strong and stubborn. He only trusts his own judgment until he has experienced a complete defeat, and on the IndyCar circuit, this stubbornness has led him to break many track records and win the title of the best newcomer in IndyCar history.

But Darren knew very well that it wasn't in the IndyCar paddock, it was the F1 paddock!

Even if IndyCar is in its glory period now, as long as it is a driver who has won the IndyCar World Championship, he can enter the ranks of top drivers in F1.

But the top doesn't mean the strongest!

At least in the current F1 paddock, there are four or five drivers who can claim the title of the world's best.

But fortunately, the next step is just a practice match, even if it is a failure, you can accept it. So Darren didn't continue to persuade that many times the growth of a young driver needs to go through setbacks.

When he thought of this, Darren looked at Zhang Yifei in the TV picture again, compared to Helio, the "pride of the sky" who was touted by the whole United States, this Chinese kid may have come out of the "global ridicule" except for China.

Sometimes the weeds that have experienced the 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 reason until the sharpness was completely lost.

In the Scuderia Ferrari lounge, the strategy team and the two drivers also used the break to review the footage of the previous practice session.

Truth be told, it's been a long time since Scuderia Ferrari has gone to review other drivers' footage during practice as it did today. Because most of the fastest laps in practice sessions were taken by Schumacher, and their drivers were veterans, there was no need to waste time between races to do something to review and learn.

Because for many veterans, they all know all kinds of track data, and what kind of results they run depends more on the state of performance on the track.

"Brown has studied it before, and the prost flanks are very aerodynamic and can greatly improve the stability of corners. And judging from the results of the practice session, Fei is not in a familiar and exploratory stage like the average newcomer who has not been exposed to the Monaco circuit, and he is very experienced. ”

"As for how to do it, it's not what we're going to think about, now we're going to talk about how to beat the Chinese driver and guarantee Scuderia Ferrari's dominance at the Monaco circuit."

Jean Todd used the word beat, and there are very few people in Ferrari who can live up to it.

It can only be said that Zhang Yifei's fastest lap in the practice session really shocked everyone, including the paddock team, and this result may be more surprising than he won the championship at one stop.

After all, this year's Zhang Yifei is not a newcomer, just like Villeneuve, who won the world championship in 97, he reached the top in the second year of his career, so it is not surprising that Zhang Yifei can win a few sub-championships.

But this is the most important race in Formula 1, and it is theoretically impossible for newcomers to take control of the Monaco circuit easily. Now Zhang Yifei has done it, and he has surpassed Schumacher's track record, turning the impossible into a possibility!

Even the powerful Ferrari team used the most solemn attitude to face Zhang Yifei's challenge.

Ferrari's race director, De Monnecali, also gave his opinion after listening to Jean Todd's words.

"Prost got several big sponsors at the end of last year, and it is said that a large number of Chinese engineers have settled in the fleet R&D center, so that their R&D strength has been greatly enhanced, and maybe the current fin kit is the latest R&D results."

"However, I think that in the pneumatic kit of the racing car, there is no qualitative change, and the fundamental reason is the abnormal performance of the flight. Prost was the ruler of Monaco before Senna, and I believe they were not lacking in experience, and I saw Prost's former driver Alessi in the VIP viewing room, and he suddenly appeared in Monaco to help fly with Alonso. ”

De Monnecali grasped the problem very accurately and found the crux of the problem, but as Jean Todd said before, the key now is not how Zhang Yifei did it, but how to deal with the challenge of the Chinese kid.

Therefore, his speech did not get a response from the strategy team and the drivers, and everyone behaved very coldly.

After a few seconds of silence, Schumacher, who was the backbone of the heart, finally spoke.

"Fei was really strong at the Monaco circuit, but it wasn't enough to scare us, and now it's just a matter of surprise and surprise at the lap times he ran as a rookie."

"In the next practice match, I can run faster than him."

Schumacher spoke, no one can doubt the authenticity of this sentence, at least on the Monaco circuit, the only active player who can be called the "king of Monaco" is Schumacher, and Cothard is not qualified.

However, before that, the Ferrari strategy team had already made the mistake of underestimating the enemy in strategy, that is, the opening race was on the Singapore circuit, so that Zhang Yifei unexpectedly won the sub-race.

This time, no matter what, they will not let this scenario of underestimating the enemy reappear, and they must be prepared for nothing.

After a moment's hesitation, Jean Todd looked at Barrichello, there are many wins on the track, and for the team, it is never a one-man victory, but a two-rider cooperation with each other.

Whether the two drivers are willing or not, or whether they are at odds with each other, none of this is a problem for the strong Ferrari strategy team.

So this time, the way to protect the championship is to choose to let a driver sacrifice, and for Ferrari there is no such choice, the driver who sacrifices must be Barrichello.

"Barrichello, wait for the results of qualifying, and if you fall behind the fly, start on the neutral tyres, try to bite him and keep the tyre. Theoretically, Monaco is a one-stop tactic, and when you get out of the pit, it's your job to stop him in any way you can! ”

Jean Todd's strategy is to use Barrichello purely as a tool man, even if he is backward, and use the wear and tear advantage of the tires to block Zhang Yifei who is out of the station and drag him with his life.

It is also extremely difficult to overtake at the Monaco circuit, as long as Barrichello can block three or five laps, he can let Schumacher get far away from his rivals.

As for the situation that Schumacher fell behind Zhang Yifei, it was not in the scope of Jean Todd's consideration at all, because the "King of Monaco" could not be left far behind!

Barrichello has a hint of anger and resentment in his heart about the team's experience, which is equivalent to making him completely incapable of competing. Because the Monaco circuit is all about grip, it is all about super soft or soft tyres, and once you use medium tyres, you will not be able to surpass your opponents in terms of speed.

Therefore, Barrichello can only use the opponent's tire to protect the tire and the wake just bite, and then "end up" Zhang Yifei to let Schumacher win the championship.

However, Barrichello did not show the slightest emotion on his face, he was well aware of his position in the Scuderia Ferrari, and he was not qualified to bargain at all.

A lot of times people are like that, when you choose something, you have to give up something, like the desire to win and win.

Many of the teams had their own tactical course, and the second practice session in the afternoon came as scheduled. Only this time Zhang Yifei was not as strong and bright as in the morning, and he tested the wear of the tires on the Monaco track with peace of mind.

If the degree of wear is within the controllable range, then Zhang Yifei also intends to play a little limit, that is, the one-stop tactic uses super soft tires twice, and the number of laps of the first pit stop is delayed to about 50 laps.

In this way, the remaining 28 laps of the race can always maintain the limit of tire grip and crazy lap times.

However, this is very risky, after all, if you want to run 50 laps on supersoft tyres, plus you have to keep the fuel for so long, you have to run the car with full fuel.

In this way, the weight of the car will accelerate the wear of the tires, and at the end of the day, the grip will pass the peak, and whether it will be able to maintain the handling of the corners when the drop is severe, which is a question.

But the Monaco circuit itself is a track of luck and risk, and what can be done is to try to control the risk within a controllable range. And Zhang Yifei also knew in his heart that his sharp performance in the first practice session would inevitably make other drivers wait.

When the time comes, if you don't play to the limit, you may not be able to win the Monaco Grand Prix by just relying on control.

This prediction was soon verified in the second practice session, when Schumacher did not retain his strength and overtook Zhang Yifei very strongly, winning the fastest lap of the second practice session.

Even Helio, who was ranked third before, also broke through the lap time, and led Zhang Yifei to second with an extremely narrow margin. It's obvious that the two of them are responding to Zhang Yifei, at least on this track, Chinese boy, you are far from the point of being alone and seeking defeat!