167 Overtaking in a corner
In formula racing, the most intense time period is always the start and the finish, the former because to seize the corner route of Turn 1, the car is easy to squeeze together and cause track accidents.
After all, this year is about speed and passion, and the accident is also one of the wonderful scenes......
In the end, the excitement is that as the fuel tank gradually emptilates, the speed will become faster, and the race time is almost over, and if you don't try to catch up, the end will be doomed, so the final stage is also the time for the drivers to catch up.
All the drivers began to speed up, Zhang Yifei even hung up the sixth gear, and then stepped on the accelerator to the end, and the speed directly hit the speed limit of 260k/h.
This extreme speed allowed Zhang Yifei to catch up with Suarez's racing wake, and without air resistance, Zhang Yifei's speed could be further accelerated.
Formula racing is different from many people's perception, that is, the car behind is always faster than the car in front!
The reason is that the car in front will have a lot of air resistance at high speed, even if the aerodynamics of the F1 car reach the top level, but in order to take care of the safety of the driver, there is no way to close the cockpit, plus high-speed driving, the air resistance to compete is still exaggerated.
However, as the car in front breaks the airflow, a wake will form at the rear of the car, even a small vacuum.
As long as the rear car enters the wake, the drag will become greatly reduced, and then with the help of the low-pressure suction effect, take the opportunity to change lanes and throw the car out, and the speed of the car will increase suddenly, which is also called the "slingshot effect" in F1.
Renault 2000 racing car, although not as exaggerated as F1, can form an exaggerated relative vacuum area at the rear of the car, but there is still a low-pressure area, as long as you can eat the wake of the car in front, there is a chance to overtake.
That's why, many times when watching racing races, the car in front will suddenly change lanes with snakeskin, just because you don't want the rear car to eat its wake comfortably.
At the same time, this kind of lane change will also make the wake very messy, so that the rear car not only has no way to get the acceleration effect, but even the handling is affected because of the chaotic air flow.
Suarez saw Zhang Yifei following behind him from the rearview mirror, and he immediately understood Zhang Yifei's intention to overtake, and he also accelerated wildly with a heavy throttle.
After running so many laps, Zhang Yifei followed his car for so many laps, Suarez didn't treat Zhang Yifei as a rookie. He knows that he can bite his own driver, and his strength should not be underestimated.
As Zhang Yifei attacked, the two drivers began to compete fiercely in the corners, and Suarez was far more familiar with the track than Zhang Yifei, and every time the corner route was extremely accurate, it was very difficult to overtake.
That's true professional racing, you're one of the best drivers in the world, it's impossible to abuse food, overtaking is a very timing-critical process.
"On the track, Fei has already shaken off the pursuit of Kubica, and has eaten the wake of Suarez in front, and judging from Fei's movements, he wants to overtake Suarez, the car in front."
"This move reminds me of the interview with the driver Fei before the race, he said that he is 100% sure of the podium, it seems that Fei is not arrogant, surpassing Kubica, he intends to continue to challenge Suarez, I don't know what the final result will be for this Chinese driver?"
When Red saw Zhang Yifei's operation, his tone became excited, and the racing car always pursues speed and passion, rather than conservative results.
Even if he can stand on the podium, he still chooses to surpass his opponents, which is what Red values, and today's Chinese newcomer really gave himself too many surprises!
The audience was not as excited as Red, because letting Zhang Yifei on the podium was undoubtedly a slap in the face.
Before the game, I looked down on Zhang Yifei, a newcomer, and felt that the Chinese were too arrogant, and a rookie dared to say that he was on the podium?
As a result, now that Zhang Yifei is on the podium, it is basically a certainty, Kubica can no longer keep up with Zhang Yifei's speed, and the gap between the two is constantly widening.
"Fuk, is this Chinese guy so strong, so many laps are stable rankings, and now there are plans to go further, how did I not know that China has a formula racing foundation?"
"There's a fart foundation, this kid is trained in Japan, and he must have concealed the event record and pretended to be a newcomer!"
"What's in it for him, and the FIA has a driver's record, how can he hide it?"
"How do I know, the Chinese can't have this level anyway!"
Even if the facts are in front of them, these people still don't think that Zhang Yifei has the strength, and always want to prove from all aspects that Chinese drivers can lead by opportunistic means.
Unfortunately, there may be luck bonuses on the track, but luck alone will soon be surpassed.
Zhang Yifei followed Suarez for more than a circle, but never found a good opportunity, and it was at this time that the voice of Yamamoto Youkyo came from the headset.
"Suarez was at the Variante Asari on lap 12 and there was an inaccurate alignment, so if you want to overtake him, consider putting the overtaking spot in the Ascari bend and catch his mistake."
The Ascari Bend is another very famous continuous corner on the Monza circuit in addition to Turn 1.
Before entering the corner, you need to brake hard to slow down, and then follow the left-right-left tangent to turn the corner, and when passing through the center of the corner, the speed will drop very low, about 70k/h like the first corner.
Many drivers choose this corner to take advantage of a better corner, or to overtake when their opponents are slowing down.
The reason why Zhang Yifei was able to eat Suarez's wake was because he made a mistake in the tangent line of the corner from right to left on lap 12, and the brake was heavy, causing the car to be too low.
But in the next two laps, Suarez did not make such a mistake, and he always performed very perfectly, only to press Zhang Yifei behind the car.
However, this slight mistake was noticed by Ukyo Yamamoto, who is now on lap 14 and has only a few minutes left before the end of the race, and there are no major problems with Suarez in the other corners, or rather, it has not been noticed by Ukyo Yamamoto.
Therefore, if Zhang Yifei wants to overtake, he can only seize the opportunity of the Ascari bend, otherwise in the last two laps, the tires will be seriously worn, and the risk of overtaking will be greater.
"I understand."
Zhang Yifei replied, then put all his attention on Suarez, waiting for the moment to enter the Ascari bend in this lap.
He is no longer satisfied with the third place, Suarez, is the next driver to be overtaken by himself!
With less than four minutes to go until the countdown on the track, the lap time had already reached the fifteenth lap.
Zhang Yifei bit Suarez very tightly, but the tangent of Suarez in the first few corners was fine, not giving Zhang Yifei the slightest chance to overtake, and pressing him behind the car.
Soon the two of them came to the front of the Ascari bend one after the other, and the distance between the two people at this moment can almost be calculated in centimeters!
Suarez felt the roar of the engine from far and near behind him, and he could only see half of Zhang Yifei's body in the rearview mirror.
Experience has taught Suarez that the Chinese kid behind is ready for all the overtaking, and it is likely to be the tangent point of the second turn in Ascari!
No way! I can't be surpassed by a Chinese newbie!
Suarez only had this idea in his mind, unlike Massa and Kubica, he did not have a brilliant karting record, and if he wanted to establish himself in the junior formula "giant" team Prima, he had to rely on his own strength!
The results are a proof of strength, although the top three are not bad, but they are surpassed by a Chinese newcomer, which is a serious blow to fame.
The riders who participated today did not dare to say everything, at least more than 90 percent, and they looked down on Zhang Yifei, a Chinese novice, before the race.
Even if Zhang Yifei got the fourth place in qualifying, formula racing has always been a circle of wealthy families and rich people since the karting stage. It is difficult for Asia's strongest Japanese riders to blend in, let alone Chinese riders like Zhang Yifei.
The strength is not so strong that people can't resist, and it is difficult to change other people's opinions, not to mention that Zhang Yifei doesn't have the strength.
Suarez did not allow himself to be overtaken by the Chinese rookie, which would affect his sponsorship at the Prima team, so he gritted his teeth and delayed the braking time before entering the corner to ensure that his speed would not be overtaken by Zhang Yifei behind him.
But he forgot that Zhang Yifei is a macho man who dares to overtake without letting go of the accelerator in the face of so many cars at Turn 1, can he stop Zhang Yifei's speed just by delaying the brakes?
The answer, of course, is no, Zhang Yifei not only did not slow down, but even accelerated to catch up with Suarez and entered the Askari bend side by side with him.
This scene made the on-site director lock the camera on Zhang Yifei and Suarez, who were generally so crazy to catch up, just planning to overtake at this corner.
Looking at the broadcast screen, Zhang Yifei's team members in the pit station were also nervous about this overtaking action.
In fact, as long as the last two laps are completed steadily, Zhang Yifei will complete his promise to be on the podium, and there will be no worries.
But Yamamoto Ukyo still passed on the overtaking message, and Zhang Yifei chose to overtake without hesitation, this is the real professional racing spirit, until the last moment, never stop the heart of transcendence!
Because of nervousness, He Ziling also subconsciously clenched her fists, she knew the risks and accidents of racing, and even He Lang had been lying in the hospital for several months because of the racing accident.
To be honest, she didn't know why she was so nervous, was she worried about this guy's safety?
No, it must not be like this, it is affected by the surrounding environment and atmosphere, and I will be nervous and worried.
He Ziling secretly made an excuse for herself, and Zhang Yifei's aggressiveness and sharpness on the track made her see the other side of this boy, a Zhang Yifei who was completely different from the school.
The Ascari bend is a continuous corner, first the first bend is the right bend, because Suarez's entry brake allowed Zhang Yifei to insert from the left, and finally reached the situation where the two cars were side by side.
However, Zhang Yifei's speed of entering the corner is faster than Suarez, and even if he brakes heavily after entering the corner, the inertia brought by the corner is far beyond that of the opponent.
At this time, Zhang Yifei's racing car continued to approach to the right, and the sidewalls of the two racing tires even scratched for a moment!
Just when everyone was nervously watching this scene and thinking that there would be an accident, the center of the right bend had passed, and Zhang Yi flew to the left and slammed the steering wheel, tangentially into the second left bend of the Ascari bend.
The tangent sequence of the left bend is from right to left, but Zhang Yifei has already seized the dominant position on the left side, blocking Suarez's tangent line, and he has no way to find the most perfect tangent line to surpass Zhang Yifei through the corner.
At the moment, there are not many options left for Suarez, either the floor oil accelerates to overtake Zhang Yifei, but this will be 100% off the track. Either the brakes are overtaken, but no driver is willing to be overtaken in the final stages.
In fact, Suarez has a third option, that is, to force the left steering wheel and collide with Zhang Yifei. However, the problem is that lane changes in the braking zone are not allowed, and in serious cases, the organizing committee has the right to impose a time penalty or even cancel the race.
In professional events, unless there is a championship battle or a grudge, it is rare to see this kind of malicious crash.
There was no time for hesitation, the right-to-left cut inside car had a natural advantage, and when it came to the left turn of the combination corner, Zhang Yi flew past Suarez's front of the car and came to second position, pressing him behind the car.
"Beautiful!"
"Yo Xi!"
"Phineas NB!"
All kinds of cheers sounded in the pit, and even many people jumped up excitedly, Zhang Yifei's combination of overtaking was too beautiful, and the whole process was simply smooth, reaching the limit of the car's control.
Seriously, Suarez has been perfect in this corner, and he did not make the mistake of inaccurate routing and uncontrolled braking timing in the 12th lap, and was still surpassed by Zhang Yifei with more perfect control, which represents hard power!
Suarez stared blankly at the car in front of him, he couldn't believe his eyes, this Chinese newcomer actually completed the limit and let himself be pressed behind the car.
“good!”
Even Red, who was in the commentary seat, stood up excitedly, Renault 2000 is a junior formula that rarely overtakes in such beautiful corners.
And in the case that the opponent did not make a mistake, with hard power to surpass, does this mean that the Chinese riders have reached the level of European riders, or even the first-class level?
"On the 15th lap, the Chinese driver Fei completed the overtaking of Suarez, and now the order of the results has changed again, the first place is Massa, and the second is Fei."
"I was blown away by his skills, I can't believe it, this is a pure newcomer to Formula racing for the first time!"
"But we can also see that Suarez did not choose to give up, he is still chasing after Fei, wanting to overtake again."
"I appreciate Suarez's attitude of not admitting defeat, this is the spirit and desire to win that a driver should have~ hope! But now that lap 16 is on the race and there is less than a minute left, can Suarez prove his mettle? ”