534 Fighting Together (Chapter 2)
Hearing Alessi say this, Zhang Yifei didn't have the slightest politeness, and immediately responded: "OK, Remus Bend, you drag Coulthard, I'll turn from the shoulder of the road." ”
"Remus Bend, are you sure you can get past it?"
Some sections of the F1 circuit are wide, others are narrow, and even as wide as a two-lane township road.
The Remus Bend is one of the narrowest corners on the A1 circuit in Austria, with corners that exceed the car's speed at the center of the bend, and must be reduced to almost 60 km/h to pass safely.
And at this time, the driver will bear 3.6 times his own body weight of the G-value, all kinds of difficulties, so few drivers will choose to overtake at Remus Bend.
Even if you take a step back, Prost's current tactic is to let Alessi grab the line and slow down Coulthard, so it is very likely that there will be two cars side by side.
The width of the Remus bend is just like three cars passing side by side, and you also have to consider the tangent and the safety distance, and the actual cornering space, that is, enough for two cars to pass side by side, leaving a dangerous overtaking space.
Now Zhang Yifei has to overtake from here, and there may be a moment when there will be a scene of three cars side by side. I'm afraid that it is to borrow the shoulder of the road, and the overtaking space is also a serious shortage, does the Chinese kid really want to take such a risk?
"I'm confident."
Zhang Yifei replied, no one can give a 100% definite answer to this kind of question of whether it can be surpassed. What Zhang Yifei can do is to show his confidence.
"I think it's too risky to change corners."
Alessi finally persuaded him, he had a good understanding of the track, and the first car fatality accident after the construction of the A1 circuit in Austria was actually the Remus Bend before it was renovated.
This curve is extremely risky, and it is safer to choose a wider section of the road.
"You think it's too risky to change locations, and Coulthard must think so."
"I've got to get past Coulthard as fast as I can, and then I'll have time to get out of the car and give you the other way around."
"So there's not much time left for us, I have to catch up with Schumacher!"
Zhang Yifei said his thoughts with a little difficulty, after all, driving an F1 car and discussing tactics in detail on the track is not a simple matter.
However, this is not a special case, and in later generations, there will be living treasures like Iide Yuji entering F1, and even the most basic communication with maintenance needs to be translated by teammates, which is really difficult for Sato to ponder.
A little further back, there was four-time champion Wilt, who sang a birthday song to the crew on the track. Many times there is strength, and you can indeed do whatever you want.
Hearing that Zhang Yifei had made up his mind, Alessi didn't say anything more.
This is the Chinese kid's own choice, so all the risks must be borne by himself.
Alessi is not a mother-like character, he likes all kinds of nagging and persuasion, if he wants to listen to you, he listens to it, and if he doesn't want to listen to it, he goes to the facts, anyway, he bears the consequences!
Prost's two cars, plus the Williams car at the front, put on a long snake formation, and the distance was very tight.
Coulthard is also ready for the challenge at the moment, because this is something that does not need to be thought about at all, and the Prost driver is certainly not willing to eat exhaust all the time. And the character of the Chinese kid, now there is a preliminary understanding on the track, he is not the kind of calm and conservative person, and he will inevitably attack!
It's just that after more than a lap, the situation on the track is calm, and the opponent's offensive that Coulthard is waiting for has not arrived.
This made Coulthard wonder, could it be that after the Chinese kid was overtaken by Schumacher, the previous momentum was broken, and there were no radical ideas?
With this question in mind, the three cars came to the front of the Remus corner. Coulthard is also familiar with this corner, after all, he has been running on the track for five years, and he already knows the layout of the structure on the track before and after the transformation.
It is very difficult for one person to exceed this corner, and it is even more impossible for two people to be super.
It's not that he looks down on Alessi, this French driver doesn't have the ability to surpass Coulthard. As for Zhang Yifei, a Chinese boy, it is impossible to overtake two cars in a row, unless Alessi is willing to give him a car as a wingman.
It's just that the French, who have always been more arrogant, are really willing to surrender to the feet of the Chinese newcomers and let the car be used as a wingman for him?
Coulthard didn't think it was very likely, so he was still looking for his own speed in this corner, rather than absolute defense.
After all, his goal is the world championship, and he should look forward to surpass Montoya and Schumacher, instead of looking backwards at the "old and young" of the Prost team, which is simply an insult to himself!
But what Coulthard didn't expect happened, when he braked sharply and slowed down into the Remus bend, ready to seize the tangent in the center of the bend. With a frenzied speed, Alessi swooped straight into the heart to take the lead, and then slammed the brakes to death!
The green smoke from the tires rubbing against the ground and the black rock from the carbon oxidation of the brake disc overlapped, enveloping the blue Prost car.
Is this giving up his own ranking and going all out to protect the Chinese boy?
Coulthard was shocked at the moment, he had prepared for a joint attack by Alessi and Zhang Yifei, but he never thought it would be this way.
Because of Alessi's foot brake, the four wheels that he stepped on directly were locked, and now he is in his early thirties, and he has come to the edge of the pit stop to change the tire, and the tire is very worn, and the thickness is actually not enough to support the crazy friction on the ground after the lockup.
Seriously, it was really his luck that Alessi stepped on the brakes and didn't get a puncture on the car.
But even so, this kind of worn tires are not suitable for continuing to compete on the track, and need to make pit stops to change tires.
The question is that with the Remus corner, and with more than half a lap to go from the entrance of the pit lane, does Alessi dare to risk a flat tire and continue to sprint at full speed on the track?
So even if he dragged himself and let Zhang Yifei overtake, how could Alessi drive for most of the remaining laps? He'll slow down and be overtaken by the riders behind him.
Don't forget, the driver behind him is Ferrari's Barrichello!
Moreover, Alesi will also lose the advantage of the last few laps of the light fuel car because of the early pit stop, and the requirements for the follow-up tire protection are higher, after all, it is still close to the 40-lap schedule!
All kinds of shortcomings make Coulthard unable to understand Alessi's suicidal behavior, what is the magic of the Chinese kid who is willing to let the arrogant French veteran sacrifice like this?
To be honest, don't say that Coulthard didn't understand it, even Zhang Yifei himself didn't understand it.
He chose the thrilling Remus corner to overtake, he was already prepared for the danger, riding the shoulder is a must-have route, and even more exaggerated, driving on the grass is not impossible.
But Alessi used this one-for-one approach to press the Coulthard onto the other side of the road. This leaves enough space on the track for Zhang Yifei to easily overtake.
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Yifei accelerated frantically after passing the corner, taking advantage of better tangents and faster cornering speeds to overtake third-placed Cothard and take his place!
However, Alesi was too slow because of the locked tyres, and the speed of the exit was not at all comparable to Montoya. And in terms of acceleration, Prost Racing is no match for Williams Racing, so he is left far behind.
Seeing this scene, the audience on the track went crazy, because of this overtaking, it was announced that Zhang Yifei would completely eliminate Coulthard from the A1 track.
Don't forget, Zhang Yifei also has the advantage of making an early pit stop. Even if he will suffer from Alessi's early pit stops, but the advantages brought by overtaking, it will be difficult for Coulthard to catch up!
"It is worthy of Zhang Yifei, beautiful cooperation!"
"Thank you Alessi, the French veteran is really righteous!"
"Fei completely defeated Coulthard, Montoya has not much advantage, he has only one real opponent, and that is Schumacher!"
"I see hope again, Fei really has a chance to turn the tables in a desperate situation!"
This overtaking gave a lot of encouragement to the supporters on the spot. After all, after being overtaken by Schumacher before, most people already felt desperate and thought that Zhang Yifei couldn't catch up.
And now, the gap is still huge, but at least there is no despair!
Compared with the cheers of the spectators and supporters in the stands, this time the Prost team pit stop did not have the joy of victory that surpassed its opponents in the past.
Because they can all understand that this overtaking is based on Alessi's sacrifice.
The French veteran was the second time, and in fact assumed the duty of a wingman, allowing Zhang Yifei to overtake him. And this time in the front row points area, Alessi's sacrifice is even greater, and this is a driver point!
For a veteran like Alessi, there may not be many opportunities to run to the front row in his career. A scene like today, where you can overtake Barrichello and fight against Coulthard, may never happen again in this life.
But in the last highlight moment of his career, he still chose to help Zhang Yifei sprint over, so that the crew members didn't know what to say.
Korcel's mood was even more complicated at the moment, and he asked Alessi to cooperate with the attack, saying that it was impossible to have no selfishness. After all, with the offensive overtaking, the biggest beneficiary is Zhang Yifei.
However, Cowel never thought that Alessi would use such an extreme way to create opportunities for Zhang Yifei, and even sacrifice his competitiveness in the future.
Maybe Korcel is used to squeezing Zhang Yifei, and he begins to ignore some things, not everyone has Zhang Yifei's potential and strength. For a driver like Alessi, who is barely able to reach the blue-collar at his peak.
He can catch up with Coulthard, there are not many ways to cooperate with the attack, maybe this is his only option!
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