Montoya didn't believe that Zhang Yifei could surpass Schumacher, at least not that he could surpass Schumacher so quickly.

After turning around Turn 2, he took a serious look in the rearview mirror, and it was still the "Blue Wraire" that appeared inside, not the Ferrari "Flaming Red God of War".

Schumacher overtaken at Turn 1?

After confirming this unbelievable fact, Montoya felt her heart pound. Through the practice and qualifying races, as well as the cheering of more than 100,000 spectators on the track, he has accumulated extremely strong confidence.

But when the No. 13 Prost car appeared behind him again, Montoya couldn't help but have a lot of other thoughts in his mind.

Am I afraid of the Chinese kids?

Montoya asked rhetorically in his heart, even if Schumacher followed him before, he had absolute confidence that Schumacher could not surpass him.

As a result, when Zhang Yifei appeared, this firm confidence was shaken, and there was only one factor that could cause this, that is, he was timid and afraid.

No! I won the IndySport championship in my rookie season, I was at the top of F1, I was no worse than the drivers, this is my home stadium, and I control the Indianapolis circuit!

Montoya is crazy in her heart to cheer herself up, you can fall behind and you can lose, but you must not be afraid!

My confidence that I have regained with great difficulty, will I be easily defeated when I see the Chinese kid behind?

This is absolutely impossible, even if it is not for yourself, for the sake of the 100,000 supporters on the track, for the glory of the king of India, and for the Colombian flag fluttering all over the field, you have to win this race!

Montoya looked away from the rearview mirror, his gaze unwavering again.

Support and encouragement are indeed the best way to boost your confidence in addition to victory. American Indy fans at the Indianapolis Speedway, along with tens of thousands of fellow citizens who came from Colombia, rebuilt Montoya's confidence in the strongest defense.

If it were to be on a different track, maybe Montoya would really be timid before fighting, which is the consequence of losing all confidence.

On the complicated half of the corner, Montoya, who re-stabilized his mentality, was really strong and terrifying, and gave full play to his advantages on the Indianapolis circuit.

Even if Zhang Yifei thinks that he has memorized the complex corner layout in the racing simulator, he has even figured out a few ways to turn faster than the conventional ones.

As a result, there was still no way to close the distance between him and Montoya, let alone get an opportunity to overtake.

It's a bit strong.

This scene made Zhang Yifei, who overtook Schumacher at Turn 1 and began to be fluttering, and calmed down instantly.

Although Schumacher was canonized, it did not mean that he was invincible, just like Senna.

Just because you can surpass Schumacher doesn't mean you can easily overtake any driver. It turns out that on this track, Montoya is not weaker than Schumacher, and even stronger than him.

It can be seen from the line that Zhang Yifei is running at a similar speed as Montoya now in the theoretical environment of the racing simulator. If it weren't for the occasional acceleration of the car's wake, Zhang Yifei might have been thrown off by Montoya in the middle of the corner.

At the same time, Schumacher behind Zhang Yifei was also biting Zhang Yifei tightly. As long as there is the slightest mistake in any corner, he can take advantage of the opportunity to complete the comeback.

Never underestimate Schumacher's ability and timing to seize opportunities, especially in the five years he has been at his peak. The only person who is theoretically strong enough to defeat him is himself!

Therefore, even if Zhang Yifei surpassed Schumacher, he did not dare to relax the suppression of the rear car. Just like on the A1 circuit in Austria before, you have to block Schumacher no matter what, and if you are overtaken by him, it will be much more difficult to overtake you than the previous Turn 1.

But the problem is that this time Zhang Yifei's pressure is greater than before on the A1 circuit in Austria.

Because he took pole position at that stop, he was in the lead position, and he just had to put all his attention on Schumacher in the back. And now in front of him, there is Montoya, Zhang Yifei doesn't plan to be just a second child, and he will be satisfied with a runner-up.

The runner-up may be on other tracks, which can be regarded as a compliment to Zhang Yifei, but on the Indianapolis track, only the champion can give Zhang Yifei enough confidence to fight back!

Especially in front of Montoya, you can imagine how arrogant the 200,000 American fans at the scene will be when the Indy annual champion wins the United States Grand Prix.

Zhang Yifei promised himself in his heart that for the sake of dignity and the honor of Chinese drivers, he would not let any Indy driver stand on his head, this is a man's promise!

Zhang Yifei is facing a two-front "battle", and Schumacher in the back is actually not much better.

As a three-time F1 world champion, the current leader in the formula racing world was overtaken by a newcomer at Turn 1, which was naturally unacceptable to Schumacher.

Don't say anything exaggerated like an explosion of mentality, at least he didn't plan how long Zhang Yifei would run in front.

But just when Schumacher was about to attack and was about to look for an opportunity to overtake, he suddenly found that Villeneuve behind him was like crazy to close the distance, and even risked crashing, and wanted to launch a tentative offensive.

To be honest, since Villeneuve won the world championship in '97, Schumacher hasn't had much to do with him in recent years. Because Villeneuve, who transferred to the Anglo-American team, let alone look at Schumacher's taillights, it would be good not to be lapped by Schumacher on the track, and he was no longer a level opponent at all.

It can be said that in the past two or three years, there has been no fierce confrontation between Schumacher and Villeneuve, and the other party is a middle and lower driver. Apart from the Grand Slam drivers' honour on the head, there is no longer any threat against Schumacher on the track.

This time, Schumacher still didn't pay much attention to Villeneuve, who is also an Indy 500 world champion and runs on the home circuit in Indianapolis, and his performance is too far from Montoya.

If Montoya's sharpness is described as the rising sun, Villeneuve's death can be regarded as a "return to the light". This can also be seen in the attitude of the spectators on the track, from the first practice session, the whole stadium chanted Villeneuve's name, and then Montoya's name resounded throughout the stadium!

But this time, Villeneuve's determination and fighting spirit exceeded Schumacher's expectations. As long as he doesn't block the car and changes his line to attack Zhang Yifei, he may be overtaken by Villeneuve.

After all, he is a Grand Slam driver, and the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, even if he hasn't faced each other for several years and is not in his opponent list, Schumacher really doesn't care about Villeneuve's attack.

The king fell from the altar, in addition to the strength of the opponent, he lost more in his own arrogance.

Schumacher still retains respect for his opponents, a strong desire for the title, and he will not give anyone a chance, which is the professionalism of the best drivers on the track.

So in the corners, he focused more on suppressing Villeneuve, rather than overtaking Zhang Yifei in front.

Villeneuve's crazy offensive is actually very understandable, his original target was Zhang Yifei. But no one thought that a driver of Schumacher's level would be overtaken by Zhang Yifei at Turn 1.

Before Villeneuve could attack, he had already lost his original goal. In order to defeat Zhang Yifei and respond to the humiliation of the Chinese on the float, Villeneuve has been prepared to do everything he can.

Now that Zhang Yifei has run to the front and he was blocked by Schumacher, even Schumacher is super good.

"Death to those who stand in my way"!

In fact, not only Villeneuve has such a mentality, but also Yang Long, who is behind. When he saw Zhang Yifei overtaking Schumacher, his mentality actually collapsed.

Xiong Long is a Chinese, but his thinking is actually more Europeanized and Westernized. In other words, he always thinks that Chinese drivers are inferior to European and American drivers.

This is not to say that he discriminates against Chinese drivers, but under the long-term impact of European and American culture, he has formed a subconscious cognition. That's why Zhang Yifei will suffer a lot of cold eyes and ridicule, and many European and American fans may not realize that the essence of their superiority is also based on this theory.

Xiong Long thought that he ran to the fifth place and would soon win the opportunity to face Zhang Yifei again. But Zhang Yifei didn't give him this opportunity at all, and at Turn 1 he overtook Schumacher, a driver who was almost invincible in his heart.

This scene instantly collapsed the concept of driver hierarchy in Xiong Long's heart, and if he overtook after a fierce battle, he could convince himself to accept it. But so easily and quickly surpassed, can Chinese drivers really be so strong?

Xiong Long's biggest ambition is just to compete for the name of the strongest Chinese, and he never thought that Zhang Yifei had already set out for the goal of being the strongest in the world.

No! I can't give up, I have to be ashamed!

Thinking of this, no matter how shocking it was, the expression on his face quickly turned cold. Defeating Zhang Yifei can be said to be one of his biggest beliefs in returning to the track, and he will not give up no matter what!

Yoong Long also began to desperately chase Villeneuve in front, but he did not have the strength of the other party, even if he had been preparing for the US Grand Prix for five months, he was still in the complex half of the corner, and could only barely keep up, and could not launch a threatening offensive at all.

This status quo makes Yang Long even more uncomfortable, the same newcomers stand on the track, work hard, and retire due to injury, why is the gap getting bigger and bigger, is the Chinese genius driver destined to be him Zhang Yifei?