285 Locked Championships
Woodcote was once one of the most slippery corners at Silverstone due to its "muddy" nature.
However, after several transformations in the 90s and the construction of a speed bend, the probability of slipping out has been greatly reduced.
However, it is precisely because of the continuous transformation that the cornering route is constantly updated, and many of the previous cornering routes and methods have been eliminated with the change of the characteristics of the corner.
If you still learn from the old materials and videos, you are destined to not be able to find the fastest cornering route.
This is the case with Dixon, who has seen a lot of information and race videos about Silverstone during the preparation period after the race in Manicul, and theoretically understands the characteristics of Silverstone.
But unfortunately, instead of the latest video of last year's game, Dixon saw some outdated material. In fact, as a member of the Williams Driver Development Program, he can use the power of the Williams team to obtain these latest information and cornering routes.
However, Sir Williams's good-looking attitude to Zhang Yifei and the invitation to develop drivers in the last stop deeply stung Dixon's self-esteem. So he wanted to rely on his own strength to prove that Sir Williams's vision was wrong.
It was precisely because of this youthful decision that he did not choose the Williams team to help, and completely relied on himself!
In fact, even if you watch outdated materials and race videos, there is still a chance to recover, and it may not necessarily cause a "fatal" loophole on this kind of track. Because Dixon also had a track test run, he could have noticed a change in the Woodcote corner during the test run and corrected his own brake mistake.
However, at this time, Dixon once again made the same mistake that young drivers would make, that is, respecting authority and learning too much to imitate the line and speed of F1 drivers. Even if it felt a little wrong, he did it.
Zhang Yifei also committed this kind of mistake when he came into contact with the information of Silverstone Track, but he was severely reprimanded by Koser, asking him to learn to integrate the performance of Renault's racing cars, and not blindly imitate and learn.
If you want to become a top professional driver, you must have your own understanding of the track and create your own style.
So Zhang Yifei made a change, and Dixon didn't. It is no accident that he was able to overtake at the Woodcote corner, but Zhang Yifei adapted to the track better than Dixon, and has advanced from simple imitation to finding the most suitable route for himself.
“GOOD! The Chinese rider overtook pole sitter Dixon to take the first place. With one final lap to go, if Dixon can't come back, then Flyer will make it three wins in a row and break the course record again! ”
"It was a really exciting race, I've never seen someone who was so far behind and still able to catch up and overtake. Although the current race data is not fully statistical, I can be sure that all the lap speeds after the halfway flight have broken the course record! ”
"If Dixon doesn't complete the comeback and let Fei win the Silverstone championship, then I can be sure of one thing, that is, today's event will go down in the history of the Renault series!"
Race commentator Red, because of the excitement got up from his seat, he never thought that a junior formula race would have such a fierce catch-up, and the final wonderful overtake.
To put it mildly, it's a spectacle that only exists on an Formula 1 track, but now it's being staged by two junior Formula drivers.
On the track, Dixon saw the rear wing of the car passing in front of his eyes, and his whole body was in a blank state.
He didn't expect that he would lose so quickly, so simply. Why can Zhang Yifei live so smoothly and easily in this corner, is he really stronger than himself in hard power?
Dixon used to think that he was the strongest Renault driver, but now Zhang Yifei has shattered his blind self-confidence with victory after victory.
I was thrown away by Zhang Yifei when I ran behind, and now I am running in front, and I am still easily surpassed by Zhang Yifei, which is simply changing sides and being taught by Zhang Yifei in a fancy way!
The loss was complete, Dixon no longer had any excuses and reasons, and it turned out that Sir Williams's vision was right, he saw Zhang Yifei's strength and potential.
After surpassing Dixon, Zhang Yifei no longer had any opponents on the track, and even in the last lap, Dixon didn't even have a move to overtake, and it became Zhang Yifei's personal show.
When the black and white checkered flag symbolizing the end of the track appeared, the audience seats under the field were boiling instantly, and many overseas Chinese who came to watch Zhang Yifei today stood up excitedly to witness the birth of a Chinese driver who won three consecutive championships.
Even if it's just a beginner formula, it's still a great achievement!
"It's amazing, who can fight with Fei now?"
"Renault has won three times in a row, and there are not many drivers in history who can do it, right?"
"This result has surpassed Kimi's winning percentage at Renault, and Fei will become the strongest newcomer in F1!"
"With the championship in this race, Fei has been able to lock the Renault European Cup Drivers' Championship in advance, right?"
"That's right, he'll be the champion!"
"Champion, fly!"
When it came to the back, the voice of the audience became a neat championship cry, which was not only to celebrate Zhang Yifei for winning the Silverstone sub-championship, but also to cheer that he was almost crowned the Renault European Cup Drivers' Championship title in advance!
Unless it is the next few stops, Kubica, Dixon, Massa and others copy Zhang Yifei's miracle and win three consecutive championships, otherwise they will not be able to surpass Zhang Yifei's current points.
But the problem is that it is not easy to have a talented driver like Zhang Yifei in a season, and it is too difficult to replicate the miracle of three consecutive championships.
And Massa can be regarded as recovering from a shoulder injury, Dixon and Kubica have been lost by Zhang Yifei's self-confidence, and they no longer have the kind of certainty about the decision of the championship.
After all, to achieve three consecutive championships, many times it is no longer a matter of strength, but also needs to sweep the momentum of thousands of troops. Theoretically, the odds of occurrence are too low and too low.
So these viewers and fans have already begun to mention the drivers' championship cheering Zhang Yifei!
"There are still three races, I don't know who will die, Zhang Yifei can win three consecutive championships, but other drivers can't?"
As soon as this sour sentence came out, someone immediately retorted: "Even if there are three consecutive championships, then can you ensure that you can't run in the top six next time?" There is no suspense in the competition so far, and flying is the champion! ”
The audience didn't know Zhang Yifei's plan, and they could cheer in advance because of this, after all, even if Zhang Yifei was given three consecutive championships in the remaining three stops, he still had points as long as he ran into the top six.
"Fei does have the strength, I kind of believe in his control in qualifying."
"Yes, I agree with his quality and he will be the best driver at this year's Renault European Championships."
The folk masters who questioned before on the track, as well as some professional players of the small team, also expressed their feelings.
As the saying goes, outsiders look at the excitement, insiders look at the doorway, they don't need to witness how Zhang Yifei controls the gear shift, they only need to see his speed and line on the track, you can understand that this is an operation that only top drivers can have.
Doubts are jokes in front of the facts, and brainless doubts at this time are no longer tenable.
"Yifeijun did it and won the championship of Renault Silverstone!"
Yamamoto Youjing's introverted personality was the first to shout out at the pit stop at this time, because he knew the difficulty of Zhang Yifei reversing the situation, which was obtained with hard power.
"Yifei-kun didn't make me regret it, I really witnessed it."
Junko Takeda's voice trembled a little, in fact, her original goal was never on the F1 driver, after all, an Asian driver, if you want to become an F1 driver, it is too difficult.
She put down her identity as the manager of the youth team to "assist" Zhang Yifei, just to see if he could win a championship in Europe.
It may be that the Renault European Championship championship is not a top title, but only the entry level for formula drivers. But even if it is this kind of entry-level breakthrough, it will not be until 05 years, when the Japanese driver Kobayashi Kemengwei wins the championship of the Formula Renault 2.0 European Cup!
It is now 1999, and Zhang Yifei has a high probability of becoming the first Asian driver to win the championship in European Formula Renault 6 years ahead of schedule under the circumstances that everyone did not expect!
"Fei Ge is the champion, who will dare to look down on Chinese drivers in the future!"
Ah Hu roared, venting his previous nervousness and past grievances.
This time, it's not that Ah Hu blindly believes in Zhang Yifei, but it's really difficult for someone to challenge this championship title!
"Well, Yifei is the most powerful!"
Infected by emotions, even He Ziling, who has always been relatively quiet, opened his mouth to agree.
In her heart, Zhang Yifei completely got rid of the image of the little boy in the school, and became more and more like a driver and a man.
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On the track, seeing the appearance of the black and white checkered flag, Zhang Yifei also waved his arms excitedly, and then drove the car to the celebration lane, accepting the cheers of the audience, as well as media interviews and shooting.
To be honest, the victory at Silverstone was more enjoyable than any previous stop, because it wasn't until the penultimate lap that Zhang Yifei finally overtook Dixon and won the game.
It can be said that the suspense of the championship was left to the end, and even Zhang Yifei himself was not fully sure in his heart whether he could catch up with Dixon at the last moment and complete the overtake.
At the same time, the winning of this sub-station can be regarded as a relief for Zhang Yifei, otherwise he would really fall into a dilemma.
Is it because of the desire in his heart to continue to fight for Renault and win the first championship title in his life?
Or do you choose to give up and go to F1 for a bigger picture?