Second in qualifying, also from Ferrari's Barrichello, was a two-man team winner who didn't give the other teams a chance.

The third-placed driver was a bit of a surprise from Jordan's Franczen, who wasn't in good form at the moment, but still managed to finish third in qualifying.

The fourth driver, also known as Schumacher, is not Michael Schumacher, but his younger brother, Ralph Schumacher.

Schumacher Jr.'s achievements and honors on the track naturally cannot be compared with his brother. But seriously, Schumacher Jr. is definitely a qualified F1 driver, with dozens of points every year and multiple podium finishes.

He is also a very competitive driver in the F1 paddock at the moment, and it is no surprise that he is in fourth place.

At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on the fifth place. The fastest lap of the Chinese newcomer has reached the fifth place in qualifying, and there is no Kimmy's name among the previous ones, if Zhang Yifei can maintain his ranking, then he will win the first fight against Kimy!

Unfortunately, the English shown in fifth position is not from Prost, but from McLaren's Coulthard.

In fact, it is not a surprise or surprise that Coulthard can finish in the top five of qualifying, after all, he is in good form and has the strength to compete for the top three in F1.

It's just that Zhang Yifei was in this ranking before, and now I don't see his name, which undoubtedly means that his ranking has fallen again.

"Haha, sure enough, the Chinese kid didn't enter the top five, he still can't do it!"

"In the last lap, the other drivers gave their best, and the Chinese rookie was still a little tender."

"What about the Chinese who clamored to be able to enter the top three? Why don't you make a noise now? ”

A few mocking voices rang out, and soon there were rebuttals in the audience.

"Zhang Yifei is still not called? Keep your dog's eyes open and see what the name of the sixth place in qualifying is! ”

"That's right, Fei Xiang's highest ranking has dropped, but don't forget that the ranking of Fei Fei in practice is only ninth, and he has risen a full three!"

"One flight is the strength to enter the top three, and if you have the ability, wait and see!"

One after another excited rebuttal voices sounded, because the sixth-ranked name on the big screen of the track was Zhang Yifei from the Prost team!

Although he dropped one place from his previous best ranking of fifth, he was able to finish sixth on his rookie debut, which is undoubtedly a very good result. If it is placed in the main event, Zhang Yifei is equivalent to replicating Kimi Raikkonen's success again, and he got points on his debut in the first round.

Therefore, Zhang Yifei's supporters on the scene are very confident in speaking, and this lap time ranking is enough to satisfy them!

In the track commentary room, Chase saw Zhang Yifei's qualifying results, and even subconsciously said: "How is this possible?" ”

"What's wrong, surprised by Fei's results?"

When Blundell heard this, he asked rhetorically, and the expression on his face was much more flat, and there was no emotional fluctuation in the slightest.

This is the old commentator's city, and Blundell is actually shocked in his heart, but he won't show it on his face, let alone say it directly.

In the face of Blundel's rhetorical question, Chase could only bite the bullet and continue: "Fei's results and performance are comparable to last year's Kimi, you must know that the basic gap between him and Kimi is amazing!" ”

"I really can't believe that a Chinese formula driver, and it's a triple jump, can run such a result in his debut."

Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Blundel's face: "Racing is one of the most talented sports, and many people train all their lives, and they may not be as famous as a talented newcomer." ”

"The fact that he was able to complete the triple jump and successfully establish himself in the Prost team represents his strength, at least the results of the Prost team."

"Don't forget, although the Prost team has only been established for a few years, it is not a rookie team, but has the foundation of the Ligier team, and the vision will not be far behind."

Blundell's words made Chase a little speechless, but he still didn't agree with this result in his heart. It seems that if you want to prove your point, you will have to wait until tomorrow's main match time.

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"Ranked sixth, Phineas NB!"

Seeing the final ranking on the monitor, Ah Hu, who was relatively restrained before, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

You must know that this result is not a practice race, but the official starting qualifying, and the higher the front, the more advantageous.

Sixth, not to mention the newcomers, even if it is put on some veterans of the F1 team, it can be regarded as a good result, and it is naturally worth cheering and celebrating.

"Fly, run very well."

Team leader Henry patted Zhang Yifei on the shoulder and praised him, and the other team members also had smiles on their faces.

"Thank you, thank you."

Zhang Yifei politely looked back and saluted, to be honest, this result was a bit beyond his expectations.

You must know that after the practice round, Zhang Yifei lowered his qualifying goal, as long as he can run in the top ten, he will be considered to have reached the passing standard.

As a result, I didn't expect to end up in the sixth ranking, although it was one place lower than the highest ranking, but it was already beyond psychological expectations.

However, Zhang Yifei did not show any ecstasy, he still looked down the ranking.

In seventh place is not the previously competitive former F1 Drivers' Champion Willeneuve, but Colombian superstar driver Montoya.

It has to be said that Montoya's strength is indeed very strong, and in his first season in F1 in history, the total points are sixth in the trainers' list. In the next few years, he entered the top three in a row, and in addition to not winning the championship in his entire career, he could be regarded as playing well and steadily.

The eighth place is the "old opponent" Kimi that Zhang Yifei is familiar with and wants to defeat.

His lap time this time is actually a slight improvement compared to the previous practice sessions, but in the face of the rapid improvement of other drivers, it is a bit insufficient.

However, the eighth qualifying result is actually a good result for Kimi. Historically, Kimi's real outbreak was not until the 03 season, when he got rid of the immaturity of the newcomer and became a complete "Finnish iceman", with the qualification to fight Schumacher.

Now he is still a little younger.

Ninth was former F1 world champion Villeneuve, who ultimately failed to overtake Zhang Yifei, and even regressed a few places.

The Anglo-American team is lagging behind in terms of performance, and Villeneuve's form is also in a constant decline. When he first joined the Anglo-American team, Villeneuve even had a season without points, and the former champion has been showing more and more decline.

The tenth-ranked driver is Alesi's "boxing buddy", and he is the former Prost driver Heidfeld!

Heidfeld, who joined Sauber in the new season, broke away from the oppressive and decadent environment of the Prost team and began to usher in its own recovery. Not to mention how good the results are, at least they are much better than last season's miserable bottom.

There may be times when two drivers are teammates together, and it's really a drag on each other, and it's better to be rivals separately.

This is the case with Alessy and Heindfield, one is ranked 10th, and the other is still 11th, and both have improved significantly.

The driver behind him, Zhang Yifei, just paid attention to Alonso, who was in 19th place. This ranking is fourth from the bottom, and it is impossible to see that this driver can defend the F1 World Championship in a few years, which is really a complete little transparency.

After a round of glancing, Zhang Yifei's eyes were finally on Schumacher's lap time - 1:24.387, surpassing the track record Hakkinen's fastest lap of 1:24.528.

However, this is not a race, and the fastest lap of qualifying is not counted as a track record.

His lap time was 1:25.533, which was 0.3 seconds higher than in practice, but there was still an astonishing gap with Schumacher!

Historically, Schumacher also took pole position and won the championship in the opening race in Australia!

However, his pole position lap time of 1:26.892 was much slower than his current time, due to the bad weather on the Albert Park circuit that day, which was windy and rainy.

In addition, the Albert Park track has a special structure, which is a circuit around the lake, and the wind brought by the wide lake is far more than other regular tracks. Therefore, the wind changes in a complex manner, which greatly affects the speed and stability of the car, and the lap times were relatively slow that year.

But even if it was relatively slow, Schumacher's pole position speed that year was still far ahead. You must know that Barrichello, who finished second, had a lap time of 1 minute 27 seconds and 263 seconds, which was nearly 0.5 seconds behind.

This is an astonishing gap for F1 lap times, and it is enough to see how lonely it is for Schumacher to be invincible at his peak.

The lap times of the drivers behind are basically tens of milliseconds to 100 milliseconds, and so on, and there is no amazing gap between the first and the second. But Minardi, who was in first place, was 3 seconds slower than Marquis, who was second to last!

This kind of gap is simply a fight with the Japanese rider Iide Yuji who was hard-pulled up in later generations. It was precisely because of Marquis's earth-shattering dish, Minardi ran halfway through the race, replaced him under pressure, and finished the rest of the race with Chinese Bear Dragon.

Schumacher's lead made Zhang feel a lot of pressure and didn't know how to beat the car god. But for the other riders, it's not a surprise, after all, this is not the first time it has happened.

At the same time, after the results of the qualifying round were frozen, various media sent out the press release as soon as possible, and the influence of the opening game, coupled with the frequent emergence of newcomers and dark horses from all walks of life this year, has aroused high attention, almost on a global scale, and instantly triggered a storm of public opinion!