Not only the Prost team issued a track order, but almost all the teams asked the cars to pit for the first time to change to rain tires to prepare for the next rain battle.

At the same time, the 110,000 spectators at the Sepang circuit were also excited at this time. Because the rain battle is an unavoidable thing in the F1 season, there may not be a rain battle in the ten main races.

The rain battle represents a more fierce competition and a more exciting viewing experience. They were naturally happy to witness the wonderful and fierce rain battle.

"This is really God's help Zhang Yifei, he has a chance to enter the points area!"

"I still remember the scene of the rain battle in the practice match, Zhang Yifei's rain battle strength must not be viewed by the standard of a newcomer."

"Senna became famous by fighting in the rain back then, can we see Zhang Yifei also becoming famous today?"

"Chances are, I can't wait!"

Zhang Yifei's Chinese fans are even more excited at this time, because Zhang Yifei's rain battle performance in the practice match before is really unforgettable. At that time, he caught up with the home driver Yang Long, and the lap time was very amazing, almost the top three on the track.

It was Zhang Yifei's amazing performance that reversed the worries in the hearts of many supporters, since the Chinese drivers are not afraid of the rain battle and can become stronger, then what is there to worry about, the rain battle is Zhang Yifei's show time!

"Zhang Yifei, come on!"

"Come on, here's your chance!"

"It's show time, let them see the controls of the practice match again!"

The shouts grew louder and louder, even drowning out the rain on the Sepang circuit.

However, this confident and arrogant cheer also provoked a counterattack from the Malay witch audience on the track.

"As far as the level of the crash at the end of the practice session, dare you say that you can enter the points area?"

"Garbage rookie retirement, don't fight in the rain and can't control the car, threaten the other drivers again!"

"Do you want to be on a par with Senna? This group of Chinese viewers is really ignorant! ”

"The rider flew lucky to copy Kimi's triple jump, and wanted to copy Senna's rookie rain fight, the knockoff is a dream!"

The sour mocking voice was also not small, that is, in the practice match, Zhang Yifei knocked Xiong Long off the track. Now that the old story is being brought up again, coupled with the confident cheers of the Chinese audience, it naturally makes them feel angry and unhappy.

The sound of rain, the roar of the engines, the cheers and shouts of the track are mixed together, and it is almost like a symphony.

It's just that none of these things have anything to do with the drivers who are competing on the track, and almost all the drivers are speeding up at this time, wanting to pit earlier to change the tires and avoid blocking the pit lane with other cars.

Because of the sudden rain this time, and the amount of rain was not small, the team instructions were very intensive, and almost eleven teams gave orders to pit and change tires at the same time. You must know that at the moment on the track, in addition to the drivers who retired for various reasons, there are still more than a dozen cars left.

According to the rules, the pit lane is limited and overtaking is not allowed, more than a dozen cars swarm into the pit lane, who pit is slow, will inevitably be affected to increase their pit stop time.

If the impact of the pit stop is acceptable, after all, everyone is not allowed to overtake, and the order has not changed. Then the impact on the exit is estimated to be unacceptable to many drivers.

It's very likely that just as you're changing your tyres and getting ready to get out of the pit, there's a car passing by in the pit lane. In order to avoid collisions, the car is normally allowed to pass first, and the lollipop man can only remove the sign to let the driver out of the station after making sure that there is no danger.

It's okay to say that one car is good, but if there are several in a row, it will be a big loss. So if you want to avoid this happening, you have to make it faster than others, so you can get out faster than others!

Zhang Yifei also held this mentality, improving his pit stop speed, but this rain was greater than expected, only about 30 seconds later, some low-lying places on the track have begun to have a thin layer of water.

The disadvantages of hard tires began to show, after the tires were cooled down by the rain, the tire temperature under normal working conditions was seriously insufficient. In addition, the bald tires do not have enough drainage lines, once they enter the waterlogged road, the tires are similar to the effect of being suspended on the water, and the grip is terrible.

So now Zhang Yifei doesn't dare to adjust his steering wheel drastically, maybe he will spin around directly on the track if he slips. Especially in some high-speed sharp corners, Zhang Yifei can only be forced to slow down and use a safer way to turn the corner, instead of pursuing speed.

Zhang Yifei's tire restriction gave the British and American team Pannis, who was chasing behind, a chance, and he completed the overtaking of Zhang Yifei at the No. 7 sharp turn 500 meters away from the entrance of the pit lane, relying on the advantage of ultra-soft tires and the reliable performance of the Honda engine.

Anglo-American Team (BAR) is a newcomer to the Formula 1 paddock, making its debut in the 1999 season. But just like this year's track newcomers Toyota and Renault, the Anglo-American team is not without foundations, and its predecessor is the old F1 team Trier.

You must know that in the F1 paddock, the most tyrant sponsor is the tobacco company, and the British American team is the team formed by the British American Tobacco Group himself, which is not bad for money.

At the beginning of the formation, former world champion Jacques Villeneuve and wingman Oliver Pannis were recruited to form a high-low pair. Therefore, compared to the struggles and progress of other new teams, the British and American teams have reached the middle of the F1 team in one step, which is a very good result for the new team.

Pannis entered the F1 paddock in 1994, but over the years, the results have been very average, and he has won a race championship in his entire career, which is about the same level as Alessi.

But his character is far less strong than Alessi, nor is he as casual and stubborn as the average Frenchman. And Panis has participated in more than 100 F1 races, which makes him very experienced enough to be a qualified wingman.

That's why Pannis's strength is not great, but the Anglo-American team still chooses him. After all, the focus of the Anglo-American team is on Villeneuve, and they need an experienced and less utilitarian driver to partner him to avoid infighting as much as possible.

After all, not all teams have the status and strength of the F1 Big Three, and can suppress two strong drivers at the same time. In general, for a new team or a small team, it is best not to choose two equally strong drivers, otherwise the harm will outweigh the advantages.

This is the best example of this Prost team, last season two strong drivers in the same team, and the strength is still evenly matched, no one is convinced, directly leading to the infighting can not suppress the atmosphere collapse.

Sometimes one is strong and one is weak, and it is easier to run with high and low, and the British and American teams have made the best choice based on their own conditions.

Wingman Pannis's desire to attack is actually not strong, if it weren't for the rain to give him a chance, he might not have launched an overtaking offensive towards Zhang Yifei so decisively.

However, in the face of Pannis's overtaking, Zhang Yifei did not make a strong blocking action, because the stability of the car had dropped to the bottom at this moment, and Zhang Yifei could feel the signs of tail swing in the body when he cornered.

If you speed up and change lanes at this time, the tail swing will be directly aggravated into a "pendulum", which means that the car has lost control, and you need to rely on luck and control to save the car.

When he faced off against Yang Long in the previous practice match, Zhang Yifei rescued a "pendulum" car. But it was impossible for him to save it every time, especially in the case of hard tires, so Zhang Yifei did not choose to risk blocking the car.

Because of Pannis's character and strength, Zhang Yifei understands very well that even if he is allowed to surpass, he will be able to overtake him in the next competition.

In the rain environment, Zhang Yifei is very confident in his strength and experience, and today he is worthy of anyone except Schumacher on the Sepang track!

Zhang Yifei made a rational choice to avoid risks, but after all, he was overtaken by others, and the audience in the stands didn't care what the reason was.

They just let Zhang Yifei be easily overtaken, this is the performance of the dish, and it is the best response to the "big words" of those Chinese supporters.

"Didn't you say that the rain battle was very strong, and it was overtaken before he even made a pit stop?"

"Even Penis can't outrun, and he boasts that he can match Senna!"

"After all, Chinese are used to fraud, and lies are a part of their culture."

"Wait and see, the Sepang circuit will completely reveal Fei's strength, he is just a clown jumping beam."

"The Chinese guy doesn't deserve to be in F1, he is far from the strength of European drivers!"

Seeing Zhang Yifei's ranking falling behind step by step, the Malay audience began to ridicule to their heart's content, looking very excited.

As long as any driver overtakes Zhang Yifei, it will be like a victory for them in Malaysia. This kind of Ah Q spirit is quite similar to some countries in later generations, opening and closing their mouths is what Europe and the United States are like, but the question is whether the United States has anything to do with you?

Just like the scene on the track now, even if the European driver is strong, can this change the fact that Yang Long was crushed by the Chinese driver Zhang Yifei?

Zhang Yifei left the main track and entered the maintenance channel, the team of technicians has been ready for all the rain tires, and the rain battle adjustment will also be carried out at the same time.

This time, in addition to changing the tires, it will also be filled with fuel to go out, which will not run fast in rainy days anyway, and heavy-duty oil can strengthen the downforce of the body and reduce the number of pit stops. Since the one-stop tactic has been formulated before, Kossel intends to carry it out to the end!

Precisely parked in the maintenance parking space, the team members began their own division of labor like machines. At the same time, the cars of other teams are also pit stops one after another, but there are a lot of chaotic scenes at the moment.

For example, Renault's Fisichella drove into the maintenance space of the Toyota team, and was stunned for almost two or three seconds before reacting, and also blocked the time for the Toyota car to pit stop, causing the Toyota manager to scold.

In fact, this kind of thing of entering the wrong pit is not uncommon in F1 events, even the world champions, such as Barton and Hamilton, have had embarrassing scenes of entering the wrong pit.

It's just that they reacted relatively quickly, and basically reacted and drove out directly before they stopped, and it is really rare for someone like Fisichella to be stunned for two or three seconds. It is estimated that it has something to do with the fact that Renault and Toyota are new recruits this year, and the drivers are not aware of their team logos.

Of course, this is also inseparable from Fisichella's nerves, after all, he can be stunned for two or three seconds, and this reaction arc is a little too long!