The controversy between the two commentators can only let the results on the track judge whose prediction is more accurate.

In fact, at the end of the three exercises, Zhang Yifei did not surpass Schumacher, and even slightly behind Barrichello. However, he also surpassed the race record set by Schumacher last year, finishing third with a lap time of 1:32.657.

To be honest, this lap time is definitely a compliment for an F1 newcomer. The last newcomer who could surpass the lap record at the Suzuka Circuit was Villeneuve at his peak, and no one could reach Zhang Yifei's level in the following years.

However, there was another surprising result, that is, Kimi Raikkonen, who actually surpassed Montoya and Ralph Schumacher to move to fourth place.

You must know that in the second half of this year, Kimi Raikkonen is almost no longer running on the track. Many people forget that there is such a super newcomer on the track, who created the miracle of "triple jump".

Today, Kimi Raikkonen once again broke out of his extremely high ceiling, running the fourth-fastest lap time on this track that shows hard power.

In fact, Kimi Raikkonen's hard power is really not a problem, and in his future career, he has almost set countless fastest laps in training sessions, which can even be compared to Senna back then, and not inferior to Schumacher in his prime.

It's just that Kimi Raikkonen's transformation is too sudden, from obscurity in the previous year, to equal Schumacher in the next year. The only thing that can't be determined is the timing of Kimi Raikkonen's transformation.

Once Zhang Yifei thought that he had changed history, and that the powerful "Finnish Iceman" in history would awaken in advance. In fact, history is still following its original trajectory, Kimi Raikkonen has not changed much, and the time for transformation is far away.

As for Montoya, his inner contradictions and choices affected his state of play.

In fact, everything is the same, you have to make a decision early and then go all out towards that goal. There are distractions in my heart, and the impact on a sport like racing that reacts to the limit of speed is still very great.

Either Montoya's state is sublimated, or it sinks because of it and makes a final desperate fight.

After the three trainings, Caser made more detailed tactical arrangements according to the performance and feedback on the track, and continued to reduce Zhang Yifei's fuel load by about one-fifth to maintain the absolute lightness of the car.

This fuel load basically leaves no room for the implementation of the three-stop tactic to the end. Even if there is still a margin of tires, the fuel will not give Zhang Yifei a chance to continue running, and he must pit with the precise number of laps in the second stop.

Therefore, Zhang Yifei must ensure that the tire wear is just right, not only to give full play to the speed advantage of the super soft tire, but also not to be too conservative or overworn, and always maintain the peak grip state.

It can be said that on the Suzuka track, the entire team, including Zhang Yifei, has already calculated to the limit. Since this itself is a remodeled test track, then data should be king!

In the afternoon qualifying session, Zhang Yifei still maintained the lap speed of three practices, and the ranking did not change much. Because the starting order is fixed, Zhang Yifei paid too much attention to his own line accuracy and tire fuel consumption in the process of qualifying, rather than blindly running the fastest lap.

On the weekend of October 14th, it was the final race of the 2000 Formula 1 season and the official finale.

The 100,000-person Suzuki track is already full, and there are at least 50,000 supporters of Yifei in the stands, and the flags waving all over the stadium make it impossible to feel that this is a Japanese track.

In the media interview center of the track, five interviewed drivers were already sitting in the interview room, namely Schumacher, Coulthard, Zhang Yifei, Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen.

Needless to say, the champion and runner-up of this year's F1 season are undoubtedly the biggest winners of this season, and they must be eligible to participate in the pre-race press conference.

As for Zhang Yifei, he sat in the middle C position today, not because he was better than Schumacher and Coulthard, but as the hottest superstar at present, the strongest Asian driver on the track, he came to the Suzuka circuit, and he is a well-deserved protagonist.

In fact, in terms of results alone, Montoya is not qualified for a pre-race interview, after all, he was knocked off the track at the United States Grand Prix, and there is no race result. But the pre-match press conference is not about the results, but about the topic and the smell of gunpowder.

As Zhang Yifei's old rival, or even the "enemy" who has bumped into each other, there is no one more suitable to sit here than Montoya.

Kimi Raikkonen's presence came as a surprise to many, after all, his performance this year has been so poor that even if the Suzuka circuit picks up a bit, it is still not enough to attend the pre-race press conference.

However, Kimi Raikkonen is the initiator of this year's rookie war, and Barrichello and Schumacher Jr. are not much willing to be interviewed, so let him end the final battle.

This kind of arrangement, which is equivalent to making up a number, is actually equivalent to a kind of contempt and humiliation for Kimi Raikkonen. But he still came, escaping humiliation is the act of a coward, and facing and fighting back is what the strong should do.

In fact, there is one thing that Kimi Raikkonen doesn't want to admit in his heart, that is, this kind of response, he learned it from Zhang Yifei.

It is this Chinese newcomer, even in the face of the cold eyes and ridicule of hundreds of thousands of people, he has shown the courage and determination to fight alone with the strength of one person. By conquering the Indo-Benz Track, he fought back all the humiliation.

At least after the U.S. Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen rarely saw those public contempt and ridicule of Zhang Yifei in the American media, at most with a dark psychology to satirize.

But so what, being able to silence doubts is the best praise for Zhang Yifei's victory!

After the arrival of the five interview drivers, hundreds of media reporters were in the audience, and as the final battle, basically the mainstream media around the world sent reporters to report. After all, this year's F1 season has been quite exciting in recent years.

Not only did tough newcomers such as Zhang Yifei and Montoya emerge, but also triggered an equation war. What everyone didn't expect was that a Chinese driver finally stood at the pinnacle of victory.

The first to be asked questions was a reporter from Japan's Kyodo News Agency, Japan's largest news agency and semi-official news agency, equivalent to China's Huaxin News Agency.

"Mr. Zhang Yifei, as the winner of the US Grand Prix and the winner of the Indy 500, how do you evaluate your rookie season?"

How do you rate yourself?

Suddenly hearing this question, Zhang Yifei was a little surprised, usually this kind of pre-game press conference is to ask about the game.

But it's normal to think about it, this game is the finale, which is equivalent to the end of a season, and it is normal that there will be some summary questions.

But how to answer, Zhang Yifei was a little hesitant again, blow it, he bragged about himself, it felt a little inappropriate. But if you don't blow it, you feel sorry for your arrogant and arrogant image.

After hesitating, Zhang Yifei made a decision, don't blow it!

"My evaluation of myself is that I am the strongest newcomer, and there is no one."

When these words were spoken, Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen next to them both subconsciously focused their eyes on Zhang Yifei, and the expressions on their faces were very complicated.

They want to refute, but they can't find any reason to refute, but if they let themselves accept it, they are so unwilling!

But when this sentence came out, the audience in the stands was boiling, because the vast majority of people in it had not seen it, a Chinese driver can be interviewed before the F1 race, such a confident and domineering side, and no one dares to refute it.

"Domineering! Only Zhang Yifei dared to say such a thing! ”

"That's right, I never dared to imagine that our Chinese drivers would dare to call themselves the strongest in the F1 paddock."

"Seeing Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen's faces, there is no refusal in front of the strength!"

"I believe that sentence now, after all, one day I can see Zhang Yifei standing on the peak!"

Not only the Chinese audience was excited, but also the Japanese audience.

"It is worthy of being the Demon King of the Empire, and the only person who can speak like this in front of European and American drivers is Your Excellency Yifei."

"Only the riders who have been chased by the Blue Death can understand the horror of Yifeijun."

"This year is the strongest newcomer, and next year, as soon as you fly Your Excellency, you will become the strongest king."

"Your Excellency, I would like to call you the strongest in the world!"

"Your Excellency Yifei, please, please become a real car god!"

This world is like this, when Zhang Yifei's strength is reached, no one will see him as an arrogant Chinese boy anymore, no matter how uncomfortable he is in his heart, he can only hold back!

The strong will inevitably be recognized and respected, especially in motorsport.

"Mr. Montoya, I see that the expression on your face is not very good-looking, are you dissatisfied with Mr. Zhang Yifei's remarks?"

Soon a reporter captured the change in the expression on Montoya's face, and he was able to interview the driver before the race today, and the grudge with Zhang Yifei at the US Grand Prix was also one of the highlights of today.

"I'm not dissatisfied, he's really the best driver this season, not one of them."

Montoya said these words very calmly, without the anger and dissatisfaction he imagined, as if acknowledging Zhang Yifei's leading position.

For Montoya's answer, Zhang Yifei's expression was even more surprised than before, after all, as a person who has come through history, he knows what kind of stinky temper Montoya is, and in the end, even F1 can't get along, and no team dares to ask him for this "team tumor".

Would such a hot, wild and upright driver be willing to admit defeat and admit that he was a loser so quickly?