The idea in Zhang Yifei's mind is to wait until the winter testing stage, go to the Catalan circuit, and compare with the new cars of other teams to get the final answer.

But the only thing that is certain is that this car, no matter how bad it is, can't be worse than this year's JS53 tractor. After all, in addition to theoretical parameters, there is also a historical trend.

At least the appearance of Zhang Yifei has not affected the development of the racing cars of various teams, and the Ferrari Mars rover engine is likely to still be of that level in history.

After looking at the new AP05 car, the most important thing for next year is that the dust has settled, and all that remains is the driver selection.

Back at the headquarters office, the team assistant brought a document on the information collected in the past few days on the free riders. The roster is probably similar to what Prost said before, and the only thing missing is the test data of several rookie drivers.

Every year in Formula 1, there is a test drive for newcomers at the end of the old season and before the start of the new season. And it's not the kind of single-team test drive, it's a team owner who joins forces, just like the NBA draft, to select the rookie with the best test results.

It's just that there is no restriction on the order of the lottery, which is more similar to the auction price of the highest one, as long as you fancy this newcomer and the treatment given is high enough, whoever can grab it will be who's.

For example, Senna's test drive that year attracted the attention of Williams, McLaren, Brabham and Tolman, and other teams also issued invitations to test. However, only Tolman Racing offered a seat, so Senna chose Tolman Racing.

Although the test car has not yet begun, the hot spots among the newcomers this year are undoubtedly Massa and Helio. In particular, Helio, the status of the Indyne World Champion, coupled with the title of the strongest newcomer in the history of Indy, is still very favored by the F1 team

For team owners, winning or losing is not a big deal at all, and the battle of the Formula Century is more of a loud blow from the people and fan circles, and it has little impact on the official, and it is not an official competition.

They are more interested in the driver's potential and future, especially in recent years, when the Indy champion driver has performed very well in F1. Needless to say, Villeneuve completed the Grand Slam, even if it was Montoya, would the team management really treat him as a worthless rookie?

The answer is actually no, there are really few people who can win the championship in the rookie season. Many F1 drivers have not necessarily been able to stand on the top podium of that race throughout their careers.

With Villeneuve's experience with Montoya, as well as Helio's various resounding names, he is destined to become the biggest favorite this year.

Of course, these are all speculations based on past results, and the actual level of driving the F1 car will still need to be known through test drives. There may be a newcomer who will be a blockbuster in the test stage.

"Fei, the list of suitable candidates is here, although I can make a decision, but I prefer you to choose for yourself."

Prost still gave the choice to Zhang Yifei, after all, this is his partner on the track in the future, and no one has more say than Zhang Yifei.

This time, Zhang Yifei did not refuse, but nodded directly and flipped through the information, and quickly glanced at it. Most of them are some old faces, and they probably know the bottom of the competition for a year, and the rest of the newcomers don't make much sense if they don't have data.

Soon a person caught Zhang Yifei's attention, and he asked Prost: "Alonso was terminated by the Minardi team?" ”

"Well, at the end of the season, I was out of contract with the team. It is said that it is because of his disobedience to the team's instructions and his irritable personality, which leads to his current reputation is not very good, and basically no team dares to ask for it. ”

After saying that, Prost continued with a puzzled expression on his face: "Why did you suddenly ask about him?" ”

In the face of Prost's question, a mysterious smile appeared on Zhang Yifei's face.

Looking at the weird smile on Zhang Yifei's face, Prost instantly understood, and he said in a surprised tone: "You don't want Alonso to be a teammate, right?" ”

"What, can't you?"

"Of course not!"

Prost directly denied Zhang Yifei's stupid idea!

"You know, this Spanish kid has a very irritable personality, and he is not a fuel-efficient lamp in the Minardi team, and later he directly disobeyed the team's instructions."

"In terms of the current situation of our team, what we need is a No. 2 driver with a good personality and can complete the team's instructions well, and it doesn't matter if the strength is weak. It's clear that Alonso isn't suitable, he could be a ticking time bomb for the team, not to mention that he doesn't have the strength! ”

When Prost said the back, he almost slapped the table excitedly. He really never expected that Zhang Yifei would actually want to recruit a team tumor like Alonso into the Prost team, is this not enough trouble?

"If I am stronger than him, I will naturally surrender."

Zhang Yifei replied very blandly.

He is different from Prost's mentality of winning steadily, Zhang Yifei is born a gambler's mentality, and if he wants a mediocre No. 2 driver, it may be a choice that cannot be faulted in all aspects, but the biggest problem is precisely the strength of the mean.

Just like the classic old saying in the car world, a driver without personality cannot become a top king.

If Zhang Yifei just wants a wingman who makes up the numbers, then why not just leave Alessi behind, and save the trouble of changing teammates to run in?

Take, for example, Ferrari's Barrichello, who has been called the most perfect green leaf in F1 history. But in fact, was Barrichello born a Green Leaf rider? Doesn't he want to be the red flower and be the main character?

Barrichello certainly wants to, and if it weren't for Schumacher, he still has what it takes to be the protagonist. In various media interviews in history, he complained about Schumacher and the strategy team of the Ferrari team, which actually represented his unwillingness.

Someone with the strength of a top driver can't be willing to be a wingman and a green.

So why did Barrichello still choose to surrender? The reason is that Schumacher is strong enough, he is a legendary driver who surpasses the top drivers! is as strong as Barrichello, standing in front of the peak Schumacher can only be a younger brother, and all ambition and dissatisfaction are suppressed.

Only when he left Schumacher and left the Scuderia Ferrari could he vent his unwillingness to the public.

Zhang Yifei has never been satisfied with just being an ordinary top driver, he aims for Senna and Schumacher to become the best driver in the world. In order to achieve this goal, and rely on the relatively weak Prost team, it will inevitably require a stronger wingman No. 2 driver to form a strong team to challenge the Big Three.

At first, Zhang Yifei's suitable candidate was actually Kimi Raikkonen's, and once the "Finnish Iceman" broke out, he was a world champion with Schumacher, and then there would be a pair of real twin star teams on the track.

It's just a pity that Kimi Raikkonen saved himself with a podium finish at the Japanese Grand Prix. And more importantly, Dennis values him too much and is willing to give him the opportunity to grow at McLaren.

With the current strength and financial resources of the Prost team, it is not easy to poach people from the McLaren team, and Prost cannot afford the money.

So Zhang Yifei's second choice was Massa and Jenson Barton.

Needless to say, Massa, an old rival from the Renault period and the last top Brazilian driver. The personality is also more easy-going, and sometimes even sprayed as weak, which is most suitable for being a teammate of the second driver and wingman.

Jenson Button is almost the same, but the British world champion is too nonexistent, and he only became a world champion in 09, and the outbreak period is too late, Zhang Yifei feels that he is full of uncertainty.

Human beings are not afraid of challenges in many cases, but are even more afraid of the unknown. Just like many people are afraid of ghosts, it is not because of the terrifying power of ghosts, but because they are unknown and unpredictable.

Zhang Yifei also doesn't like the unknown, so when he saw the stronger Alonso become a free rider, he chose him without hesitation. Even if this guy is a powder keg character, Zhang Yifei is confident that he can submit!

More importantly, Alonso's strength and potential are undoubted, and he is no worse than Kimi Raikkonen.

"You're so confident? Fly, we don't have to gamble now. ”

has been his own driver for a year, how can Prost not understand Zhang Yifei's character, he is another "Senna"!

When you don't have the strength, you can use the "betting" method as a way to turn the tables, after all, there is nothing to lose.

But now it is different, the Prost team has come out of the original predicament, although it cannot be said to be on par with the big three, but at least it is far from bankruptcy. More importantly, now that the team has a powerful Mars rover, as long as Zhang Yifei can maintain his condition, next year will be the time to kill all sides, why take unnecessary risks?

"If you get a passing result, you don't need to gamble, you can definitely do better than this year. But BOSS, my goal is the World Champion! ”

Zhang Yifei looked at Prost in front of him firmly, this year he did not have the capital to completely defeat Schumacher, but next year is different, he is no longer willing to stand below and look up at the peak, but he wants to become that peak!

There was no outbreak of the "Finnish Iceman", and it was time to usher in the counterattack of the Chinese Demon King.

Looking at Zhang Yifei's determined eyes, Prost knew that this Chinese kid, once he made up his mind, it would be difficult for him to change.

Even at this time, Prost still had a trace of regret in his heart, if he had known that Zhang Yifei would choose the time bomb Alonso, he should not have given him the choice and made his own decision.

But at this point, Prost couldn't go back, so he could only sigh and say: "I will contact Alonso, I hope your choice is right." ”

"Whether there is a mistake or not, I will take it myself."