"Simmonds, it seems that my prediction was right, and the Chinese kid still can't help it."

At the Williams Racing pit pits, Sir Williams had a look of excitement on his face, and he was pleased with his successful prediction.

Pre-race death threats, a crash in practice and a crash to retire from the race, plus a rabid crowd at the Brazilian circuit.

The vast majority of people think that the Chinese boy, even if he is a dragon on the Brazilian track, has to be honest, and he should not be arrogant.

In fact, Zhang Yifei was much more low-key after retiring, not only did he not have any tough behavior on the track, but he also did not respond to Montoya's provocative overtaking. If it weren't for the brilliant performance in the qualifying race later, I would have felt like I would have been out of the ordinary.

Now it seems that after all, it is still the flamboyant driver who flies, and he can endure it for a while, but he can't bear it for a lifetime.

However, for Zhang Yifei's character, Sir Williams feels that he has a great appetite for himself, and an F1 driver without personality will never become a superstar in the car world!

Simmonds, director of the Williams team, was also very emotional when he heard the boss's words.

"I really didn't expect that China could produce such a strong driver, and even the Brazilian circuit couldn't scare him and began to confront Barrichello head-on.

"But he's really not afraid that the threat of death will come true, and he won't be able to get out of the Interlagos circuit?"

Simmonds admires Zhang Yifei for his courage to challenge Barrichello head-on at this time.

But is this newcomer from China who has just come of age really not afraid? It is the nature of most people to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and sometimes it is okay to admit cowardice, especially on other people's territory.

"He actually considered backing down, but Barrichello was a little too aggressive, and it would be cowardly to back down."

"As for death threats."

At this, Sir Williams paused, and a contemptuous smile appeared on his face.

"A small mistake in handling on the track can cost you your life, and if you are so afraid of death, you will not choose to follow the path of a professional driver. If you carefully observe Fei's game video, you will understand how desperate this Chinese kid is. ”

"He has unyielding in his bones, and the toughness he showed just now is his true character."

"Boss, you seem to appreciate flying."

Simonds began to notice that Sir Williams seemed to be a little too much praise for the Chinese driver. The kind of appreciation in the words is simply overflowing, and it is rare to see the boss so optimistic about a newcomer.

Hearing Simmonds's words, Sir Williams also reacted, and he coughed and replied, "Is there one?" ”

"Yes."

"Maybe."

Sir Williams still hasn't completely admitted it, after all, he has the pride of the Big Three team BOSS, and Zhang Yifei currently lacks enough convincing results.

If you want to be recognized for your strength, you must at least win the title of champion in a sub-station to be eligible for this.

After the drivers' parade, Zhang Yifei returned to the team pit pit, ready for the next race.

For what he said on the float, the team members were not too surprised, if Zhang Yifei could swallow his anger in the face of Barrichello's provocation, he would not be the radical Zhang Yifei on the track!

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Yifei had already put on a full set of racing clothes and sat in the racing car. With 10 minutes to go until the start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, the car has been lit and warmed up, with two hair dryers helping to dissipate heat.

"Remember, according to the race plan, don't think about overtaking Barrichello after the start, press the car behind first, and then think about catching up after the No. 1 Senna corner."

At this time, Korsell emphasized the team's strategy to prevent Zhang Yifei from making some reckless moves due to emotional factors after flying onto the track, such as thinking about overtaking Barrichello at the start.

Once you start at Interlagos, you'll face a long straight that will require you to push the gear up and go top speed.

To be honest, this kind of track layout with long straights at the start is quite unfavorable for Zhang Yifei.

Because Prost's racing performance is weak, and the starting stage is the easiest moment to overtake, if the performance can't fight in the face of the long straight, Zhang Yifei is very likely to be "hard eaten" by other cars.

The long straight is followed by Turn 1 Seine, named after the greatest Brazilian driver of all time, Elton Senna, and roughly shaped like an S-Corner, which is one of the most crucial overtaking points at Interlagos.

If you fall behind in the long straights, it means that you will not be competitive in the Seine Bend, and you may be thrown far behind by your opponents at a start.

As long as Barrichello doesn't make any big mistakes in his starting action, it is too difficult for Zhang Yifei to surpass him if he wants to start, and the chance is too small.

The problem is that with Barrichello's current form, it's hard to make any handling mistakes in the early stages. If Zhang Yifei wants to start and overtake, the final situation will be unpleasant at both ends, neither overtaking Barrichello, but also blocking the car behind.

So Korcel's team strategy was to find a way to press the car at the beginning and not focus all his attention on Barrichello. You must know that on the F1 track, there is not only Barrichello, but also 20 other "enemies"!

"I understand."

After Zhang Yifei nodded, he directly pushed down his helmet mask, and then released the clutch and drove the car to the starting point on the track.

The Brazilian Grand Prix, which has always been one of the most important overseas races of the Formula 1 season, is often home to exciting rain battles and enthusiastic and characteristic spectators. The most important point is that Brazil is not a European region, the country with the most F1 drivers, and has a strong racing culture.

The drivers choked each other on the parade, so that Zhang Yifei was able to absorb enough firepower at the moment, and there were even banners such as "FUCK XXX" on the track.

I have to say that Zhang Yifei is the first rookie driver in the history of the Brazilian circuit to be full of hatred. Even in terms of attention, it can be said that it is comparable to a "superstar", after all, compared to the existence of ordinary newcomers who do not even deserve their names, Zhang Yifei has been promoted to the protagonist of the Interlagos circuit.

Of course, it's the villain protagonist.

"Finally let me wait until the main match, wait and see how Barrichello rubs this Chinese guy!"

"It's not just Barrichello, it's Montoya! I waited for a picture of the start overtaking! ”

"Even Schumacher didn't dare to be presumptuous at the Circuit de Americas, and the driver caused trouble by flying him!"

"If Zhang Yifei loses today, he must bow his head and apologize to Barrichello after the game, otherwise the consequences will be serious."

"Brazilian drivers, not so provocative!"

There were all kinds of clamours in the stands, and it was still in the idle preparation stage, and the noise decibels of the engine were not high. Although Zhang Yifei couldn't hear what the Brazilian or Colombian audience was saying, he could still vaguely hear the whistles and boos.

There is no doubt that you are the only one who can get this kind of "courtesy" on the track now.

However, the corners of Zhang Yifei's mouth rose slightly, just like the driver is useless when he is angry, and the ridicule on the track is basically useless for a professional player with good psychological quality.

Almost all of the biggest names in competitive sports have experienced much denigration before they have received much praise.

If you can't even bear these ridicules and ridicule, then you are not qualified to stand on the top.

The sneer at the corner of his mouth is Zhang Yifei's disdain for the audience in the stands.

Five lights above the track went off and all the cars began to warm up their tyres on the first lap. Today, the Prost team has a three-stop strategy, the first set of tires is soft tyres, and then depending on the degree of tyre protection, the second set of tyres is decided whether to continue to use soft tyres or switch to medium tyres.

The last set of tires is also based on the number of remaining races, and the decision is to use soft tires or super soft tires for the final sprint.

The Brazilian circuit in the southern hemisphere is still losing in hot weather at the moment, and the tire temperature can easily reach the operating temperature during the warm-up lap. This kind of climate is destined to go straight to the fierce competition stage after the first lap after the start.

So the drivers know that the big battle is coming, and there is no need to waste tires and energy on the warm-up lap. Even if Zhang Yifei was sandwiched between the two American drivers, Barrichello and Montoya, there was a strange state of peace.

"I'm sure the crowd is already looking forward to this race, especially in the drivers' parade stage, and the head-on provocation between Fei and Barrichello makes this race full of gunpowder."

"However, in terms of the layout of the Interlagos circuit, the Prost car that flew at the beginning had a big disadvantage. We all know that during the winter test, the absolute speed of Prost was the lowest among the 11 teams. ”

"Whether Fei can surpass Barrichello, or whether he can defend Montoya in the back, is the current suspense. However, one thing is certain, at the beginning of the main competition, there will be a wonderful drama. ”

There was a hint of excitement in Blundel's tone, his mentality was the same as that of Sir Williams before him, and it was only exciting to have a comparable confrontation on the track, otherwise unilaterally being strong or admitting cowardice would make the race lack a lot of fun.

"I don't think there's any suspense, Fei can't overtake Barrichello at the start, he can block Montoya, it's already the best performance."

Gonzalez replied confidently, even if it doesn't say how good the car is, the absolute performance of the car is here. Acceleration on the long straights is nothing more than the timing of gear changes, and this can all go into the F1 paddock, and no driver will fail to change gears.

In the case of the performance advantage of the car at the beginning stage, it can still be surpassed by Zhang Yifei, so don't run and retire.

"Really? So let's wait and see. ”