511 Iceman Awakens (Chapter 2)
Bazel watched Zhang Yifei and Montoya exit, and said in an emotional tone: "Maybe no one would have thought that Fei's state could recover so well, it seems that the Austrian Grand Prix may have things that many people didn't expect before." ”
"Oh, what do you think is going to happen?"
Blundell picked up.
"The battle for the Brazilian Grand Prix may be repeated."
"You're so optimistic about flying, do you think he'll be able to compete for the championship in his first race back on the track? Schumacher retired the year before last, and it seems that he failed to win the Malaysian Grand Prix after returning to the track, right? ”
The commentary of Blundel's previous partners is basically on the opposite side of Zhang Yifei, and no one is optimistic about this Chinese boy, let alone the championship battle.
So suddenly faced with Bazel's words, Blundell was very surprised, did the Austrian commentator think too highly of Zhang Yifei?
Schumacher returned to the track and finished second, but was only one second behind Eddie Erwyn. I believe that the difference of one second is definitely not a matter of strength and form, but the team's strategy, and Paulo Erwin will hit the world championship. ”
"So when Schumacher returned to the track, he had the strength and opportunity to challenge for the championship, but he didn't do it."
"Then you're using Schumacher's standards to ask to fly, this is his rookie season."
Blundel's words made Bazel not know what to say.
It seems to be such a truth, although the situation is the same, but the strength of the drivers on both sides is different, no one will think that the current Zhang Yifei can be compared to Schumacher in 99!
Not to mention that Schumacher is still on the track, and now he is even stronger than in '99!
However, just as the two were discussing, suddenly a reminder from the director came from the headset, asking them to pay attention to the situation on the track.
The reminder interrupted their conversation, and they turned their attention to the big screen, and found that many of the audience members were already standing up, with shouts and applause on their faces.
This scene made Blundell and Bazel a little blindsided, the battle in the practice match was over, why was the audience so excited?
But when they set their sights on the lap time rankings, they were surprised to find that the fastest lap had been replaced. It was not Schumacher who surpassed Zhang Yifei, nor Barrichello, nor Kuthard, but Kimi Raikkonen, who everyone didn't expect!
"What happened? Kimi actually ran the fastest lap? ”
Blundell has been a commentator for nearly 20 years, and he has seen all kinds of extreme reversal scenes, but this is the first time he has seen this kind of scene.
They all already believe that Kimi Raikkonen is not hard enough, otherwise he should not have performed like this after two years of career. This time, he was 0.3 seconds behind, and there was no possibility of overtaking, and finally staying on the track to continue running, which was nothing more than the young man's unwillingness to admit defeat and unwillingness.
But what I didn't expect was that Kimi actually brushed the lap time on the track alone, and actually surpassed Zhang Yifei's fastest lap. Maybe this is not a victory anymore, after all, the other two main opponents have already withdrawn.
But there is no doubt that Kimi Raikkonen's lap time proved his quality.
He is still the talented teenager who created the miracle of the "triple jump", and he lives up to the legacy of Mika Hakkinen, as well as the expectations of Finnish fans!
“GOD! What's going on today, it's just a practice match, are the young people fighting so hard? ”
Blundell couldn't help but exclaim, he really didn't expect that there would be such a scene on the track, it was really surprising.
"I think that's good, that's the spirit and determination that young drivers should have, so that Formula 1 won't fall behind in the future."
Bazel was surprised with a hint of excitement and relief, this is what motorsports should look like, the actions of such a group of young people interpret what is called the spirit of racing!
"Young people are so menacing, and veterans shouldn't lie on their laurels. I already have a hunch that this Austrian Grand Prix will be a bloody battle. ”
"I think so too."
When he said this, the tone of the two commentators was full of anticipation, it had been a long time since they had seen such an exhilarating scene on the Formula 1 track.
In the Pit Stop of Prost Racing Team, Zhang Yifei had already gotten off the car, and the maintenance team began to check the brakes and turf of the car, while he went to discuss with Kossel some problems and flaws in the practice session just now.
Obviously, at this moment, Prost's crew members are very excited and excited, although everyone trusted Zhang Yifei before, but to be honest, they are not very confident in this "comeback" battle in their hearts.
After all, Zhang Yifei was suddenly interrupted during the rising period, and this situation may not be able to adjust in time for veteran drivers, let alone newcomers.
But Zhang Yifei proved with the fastest lap that he is still the strongest and most competitive newcomer in the F1 paddock. Even if Montoya has won the Monza championship now and has undergone a transformation, Zhang Yifei can still win him.
But soon, there were all kinds of surprised voices in the P room of the Prost team. Because they saw Kimi, who did not return to the station, at the last moment of the practice session, he surpassed Zhang Yifei's fastest lap and came to the top position!
"Is Kimi Raikkonen that strong?"
Seeing this scene, Henry, the team leader, couldn't help but mutter.
In the past six months, Kimi Raikkonen's crazy retirement has made many people subconsciously no longer regard him as a super newcomer, thinking that he may also be a short-lived driver who "debuts at the peak".
In the proof battle of this practice match, the protagonists are also placed on Zhang Yifei and Montoya, and Kimi Raikkonen is more like a make-up. Unexpectedly, he actually ran the fastest lap at the last moment, which is a bit incredible.
Henry's words also made Korsell and Zhang Yifei's eyes on the track broadcast screen.
KIMI's name appeared at the top of the standings, and with a result, he won the fastest lap of the practice session.
There was no change in Kossell's face at this scene, he was not an ordinary member of the strategy team, but the chief race engineer.
He won't start praising and bragging about Kimmy's run or two good results, and he won't laugh at and question Kimmy's underestimation for a while. Kossel will only think more rationally about Kimi Raikkonen's strength, he has always thought that Kimi's ceiling is high, but he just didn't play it.
So now he's under pressure, he's playing to his potential and running this lap time, and there's nothing surprising or surprising about him.
Zhang Yifei, who was beside him, was not surprised to see this lap time, and even a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The famous Kimi, the "Finnish Iceman" who was able to wrestle his wrist at the peak of Schumacher, is finally about to awaken and show his strongest form?
It's lonely to be on a track without challenges, especially when facing a lot of top drivers in the future, who are still in their growth stage, and this feeling is even more boring.
Zhang Yifei has been looking forward to a speed competition with Kimi Raikkonen, a rain duel with Jenson Barton, and a championship battle with Fernando Alonso!
It's just a pity that these champion drivers are still rookies, and it is difficult to even enter the points zone.
Fortunately, there are still peak Schumacher and Barrichello in this era, strong contenders Coulthard, Ralph Schumacher, and even the fallen genius Villeneuve on the track, otherwise life is really lonely......
"Aren't you worried?"
In the corner of Cosell's eye, he saw Zhang Yifei's expression reaction.
He was not surprised that Kimi Raikkonen could run the fastest lap, on the contrary, he was surprised that Zhang Yifei faced this scene, and his first reaction was a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Is this psychological quality, or is it something else, even if it is as strong as Schumacher in the face of being led by others, it is estimated that the first reaction is not to laugh, right?
For the first time, Korsell felt that Zhang Yifei, a kid, was even more interesting than he imagined.
"Of course don't worry, if Kimi doesn't show his quality, then the track will be boring."
"That's right, this mentality is the foundation of being a top driver, and champions are never afraid of how strong their opponents are!"
Caser did not hesitate to praise Zhang Yifei, which was the first time he had praised him so bluntly. Because of Zhang Yifei's reaction and performance, he was so satisfied!
A true strong man will never worry about the strength of his opponent, he will only worry about not having a strong opponent on the track.
The master is lonely, when there is no strong opponent, there is no strong man himself, and any strong needs to be foiled!
In the face of Korcel's praise, Zhang Yifei just smiled faintly this time and said a silent sentence in his mouth.
"I've already met the fiery Schumacher, and now we may have to witness the rise of Kimi like ice, the F1 paddock is really getting more and more interesting, a song of ice and fire, is it going to be staged in advance?"
Kimi Raikkonen's fastest lap also shocked and thrilled the other teams.
Because the lap speed of these three newcomers is not the kind of rookie pecking at each other, but they are all very close to breaking the barrier of 1 minute 09 seconds, and have the strength to sprint 1 minute 08 seconds.
You must know that if you can enter the field of 1 minute 08 seconds, there is a great possibility of getting pole position, and the worst is also a top five starting position. It's not surprising that a rookie can do this lap time, and three drivers in a row can do it, and each one is better than the other, and it's a bit amazing to see it.
Zhang Yifei's return to the track, did it bring a *** to the current F1? Why do these newcomers become so exaggerated as if they were beaten one by one?
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