The collision on the track made Prost, who had a fisherman's profit-making mentality in the pit, stay in place in an instant.

He never expected that the smell of gunpowder in this intra-team game would reach such an exaggerated level, and even if Alessi and Zhang Yifei collided, they would not let each other go.

The Prost team has now reached a stormy moment, if the team's No. 1 and No. 2 drivers have some accidents because of this kind of intra-team competition, which will affect next year's F1 season.

Then Prost's so-called "competition" move can really be described as stealing chickens and rice. With the drivers out of competition, what's the use of recovering the team's atmosphere?

Not only Prost was worried about his interests, but the people in Zhang Yifei's team also looked at the crash on the track in a panic.

After all, no one could have imagined that before the F1 race officially started, Zhang Yifei would have a crash because of a fierce intra-team race. Everyone has worked hard together to this day, and they are about to see Zhang Yifei standing in the F1 paddock, is it possible to say that the dream is shattered because of this?

The parties on the track were full of accidents at the moment, and they didn't expect that the other party would not let them even if they crashed.

Cosell felt that even if Zhang Yifei was talented, the lack of experience of newcomers could not make up for it. Judging from the background, Zhang Yifei has not experienced a dangerous accident on the track.

According to the psychological quality and instinct of newcomers, they will definitely be afraid and avoid possible crashes.

This is also the reason why Korsell did this, he felt that he was sure of Zhang Yifei, a newcomer, and as long as there was no accident, it was not dangerous!

But from Zhang Yifei's point of view, my front nose wing has already surpassed your rear wheel, even if this era does not prohibit the snakeskin of the front car to move, but in this case, the FIA has ordered that lane changes are prohibited.

Because this kind of lane change defense itself carries a lot of danger, and it can even be said that there is no room for lane change.

In that case, why should I slow down and give way? More importantly, this comparison determines who will become the wingman, Zhang Yifei doesn't want to be Alessi's wingman!

Zhang Yifei's car shook violently because of the collision, and then half of the front nose was smashed and fell off, and the carbon fiber body on the left side was also full of cracks.

Fortunately, the body frame is very strong, otherwise at a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour, even if it is only a side contact collision, the impact force brought by the general body structure cannot be carried by the body structure. If it is a civilian car, the entire door may be knocked off.

But fortunately, the nose wing of the car that fell off did not get stuck into Zhang Yifei's tire. You must know that this kind of accident has happened in the history of F1, and the dropped front nose wing was shoveled directly into the chassis, causing the driver to roll over and die!

However, Zhang Yifei did not panic, and finally stabilized the shaky body, drove the JS51 car with half of the front nose wing, rushed out of this turnaround, and headed towards the final finish line.

Compared with Zhang Yifei, Alessi's impact was more serious, and the entire tail was knocked off. And the right rear tire hit Zhang Yifei's frame, and the huge impact directly led to a puncture.

The force of the impact combined with the puncture factor made Alessi's car completely out of control at such a moment, and it spun and drifted directly in the corner.

If you are an ordinary newcomer, you may be directly stunned in the face of this situation, but Alessi's driving skills may not be the pinnacle, but more than ten years of track experience is here, whether it is the accidents he has experienced, or the track accidents he has seen are countless, he has a wealth of rescue experience.

So at this time, Alessi was in control of the steering wheel to avoid the car turning to the wasteland outside the shoulder.

You must know that in general car accidents, it is not terrible to have a spin drift, but the real danger is to roll.

In the event of a rollover accident, the huge impact force of even the F1 frame cannot guarantee the safety of the driver. Moreover, in this era, there is no complete HANS protection system, and the whipping force of the neck brought by rolling is really possible to directly twist the cervical vertebrae!

After three consecutive spins, F1's strong tyre grip finally began to regain its effect, and Alessi regained control of the car.

Although Zhang Yifei rushed to the finish line, Alessi did not intend to give up, after all, there was still an emir chasing after him. Losing to a rookie driver is already a great shame, and if even the team test driver loses, he really doesn't have the face to be the official driver of the Prost team!

So Alessi stared at the puncture on the right rear wheel and drove towards the finish line without the rear wing of the car.

Prost, who was in the pit stop, had already pressed the red call button on the headset, but when he saw Alessi, who had not given up, he stopped what he was doing.

Because of this scene, even on the F1 track, I didn't see Alessi so desperate. Not to mention that the car was punctured and broken, and it was difficult to drive with a slight malfunction, Alessi directly chose to retire.

Whatever the reason, Alessi's move is what an F1 driver should insist on!

Tires without travellers could not withstand the wear and tear caused by hard opening after a puncture, and in just a few seconds, Alessi's right rear tire was torn to pieces, leaving a magnesium-aluminum alloy wheel hanging on it.

Even because of the friction with the ground, you can see sparks flying all the way to the tires. It's just that the finish line of the track is just a few dozen meters ahead, so no one stops Alessi's behavior.

Alessi didn't want to lose to the two youngsters in the team, but there were a lot of things that didn't happen if he didn't want to. Emile himself was only a few seconds behind, and on a standard course, on average, Emile was not even 0.5 years behind in one lap.

You must know that today, whether it is Alessi or Zhang Yifei, they can be regarded as playing at the highest level. Emile, who is just a test driver, is really a very good speed in the face of this kind of all-out duel, and the ultra-long track is 1 second behind each lap.

So in the last few tens of meters from the finish line, Emir caught up with Alessi, and the second place crossed the finish line.

A little more than a second later, Alessi crossed the finish line last in a JS51 car with red wheels.

This kind of result can be said to be something that everyone did not expect, and according to the calculation of the strength before the game, it is not surprising that Alessi will have the last laugh. Even if there is an accident, it will only be the second place, and it is impossible to be surpassed by the test driver.

After all, in previous track training, Alessi's average lap time was more than 1 second ahead of Emile, and this gap can be said to be that the two are not on the same level. So Alessi doesn't say anything about the perfect press conference, as long as the stability does not make mistakes, it is impossible for the emir to win.

The accident was worse than the mistake, and it almost ended up with the destruction of the two drivers' cars, and it was a blessing in misfortune to be able to finish the race.

As soon as Alessi crossed the finish line, the maintenance team rushed over and surrounded several cars to assess the damage.

Seeing that the riders were all right, Prost's hanging heart fell, but soon he felt a deep pain in his flesh.

In this collision on the track, you can see the damage to the wheels, pneumatic kits, carbon fiber body, suspension, etc., and you have to repair at least a million dollars.

This is a lot of money for the current financial situation of the Prost team.

But there is also good news, that is, the winter training period is over, and the next step will be the final winter test. The JS51 cars will be phased out and replaced with newer JS53 cars in preparation for the upcoming F1 season.

Prost thought to himself if he didn't fix it, would he be able to save a lot of money?

"Alessi, you're a veteran driver, don't you even know the rules of the FIA? Can the nose wing of the rear car cross the rear wheel of the front car, can it still change lanes? ”

Coser's angry voice rang out, he didn't care about the damage to the car, but Alessi's actions just now would threaten the lives of the two drivers.

Especially Zhang Yifei, Korsell chose to go out of the mountain just to watch him compete in the F1 paddock. If there is an accident because of this dangerous lane change in the intra-team competition, it will be a failure!

Alessi naturally understands this truth, as a veteran, such a humiliating failure is not worthy of any interface.

So he looked at Zhang Yifei and said, "I'm sorry, I lost." ”

Although Zhang Yifei was also angry in his heart about Alessi's dangerous driving, he couldn't say anything more when he looked at the veteran who bowed his head and admitted his mistake in front of him. Choosing to become a professional driver is something that you have to face.

However, this dissatisfaction could not be dissipated so quickly, so he did not pay attention to Alessi, but looked at Emir.

"You lose, you can prepare to leave the Prost team."

Zhang Yifei's tone was very cold, and when the emir chose to mock himself and Ah Hu, it was already doomed that only one of the convoy could be left.

The other party can despise newcomers and rookies, these are no problem, Zhang Yifei does not feel that he is the god of the car, and everyone must respect him.

But he couldn't tolerate being teammates with someone who showed contempt for Chinese mechanics and drivers. Now that the other party has agreed to the bet, now is the time to be willing to gamble and lose.

"You're ......!"

Emir looked at Zhang Yifei, with anger and unwillingness in his heart, but the current situation was no longer his turn to be unconvinced.

This is not a private bet between two people, even the team owner Prost has confirmed the bet, and there is no possibility of backtracking.

In fact, Emir also wanted to say that he outperformed Alessi, and he would go if he wanted to go. But thinking about it, it seems that Alessi didn't have any bets with himself, Zhang Yifei had already spoken, so he couldn't choose.

"Okay, you wait for me, one day I'll win you on the F1 track!"

"I'm sorry, it seems that I can't wait for this day, you will never be able to win against me!"

Zhang Yifei replied not to be outdone, and didn't even give Emir a chance to speak harshly.

In the face of Zhang Yifei's counterattack and the cold eyes of the people around him, Emir knew that if he continued to talk, it would only make people laugh.

So he glanced at Zhang Yifei hatefully, then turned away from the track.

"OK, now that the race is over and the winter training period ends today, then I just chose to fly and become the No. 1 driver of the 2000 Prost team!"

Prost stepped up in time to announce the decision to appoint driver No. 1, and soon cheers rang out all around.

This is not only Zhang Yifei's team itself celebrating, but also the technician team of the Prost team has made a warm celebratory voice.

Because most of them, who used to be maintenance technicians for the Ligier team, have witnessed the decline of an F1 team, and they don't want to see the Prost team go down the old path of the Ligier team.

If there is hope, who doesn't aspire to be a championship team and is willing to wait for death?

Zhang Yifei's performance just now gave them hope, this is not the dull Alessi, but the future F1 paddock, a rising star!

The end of the intra-team race also marks the end of the team's winter training period, followed by the traditional Christmas in the West, and the Prost team will also have a New Year's holiday, all work will be stopped, waiting for the last winter test time next year.

The F1 Winter Test, unlike the team's own training, is an eight-day training period set by the FIA to replace the team's own private training.

And this year it also enacted new rules that allow only one vehicle to undergo an eight-day winter test, with the aim of bridging the gap between private fleets and large manufacturers' fleets.

At its craziest, the top teams with money can test five cars at the same time at three different tracks around the world every week to verify how well the cars work in different climates, terrains, and temperatures.

Take the Prost team as an example, being able to test its new car at the Montrière circuit is already considered the limit, how can it be tested globally?

Therefore, the FIA's winter testing mode, as well as the limitation on the number of cars, is very popular with small teams and can better balance the gap between teams.

The small team welcomes the winter test, and Zhang Yifei is also looking forward to the arrival of the winter test.

The reason he was looking forward to it was not the team balance, but the fact that the FIA Winter Test would bring together all the current F1 teams. In this way, Zhang Yifei can see with his own eyes those famous drivers in later generations.

For example, Kimi Raikkonen "The Iceman", the most famous "Green Leaf" Rubens Barrichello, the legendary Finnish driver Mika Hakkinen, and Fernando Alonso, who also made his F1 debut this year, and so on.

And, of course, Michael Schumacher, the man who started the Ferrari dynasty, won seven Drivers' Championships, and was admired by the world!

These names represent the mark of the F1 era, which can be described as thunderous for Zhang Yifei. Now he finally has the opportunity to witness so many famous people in F1 history, and even compete with them!

However, this had to wait until the end of the New Year, and Zhang Yifei was flying for the Spring Festival, so he stayed at the team headquarters during the winter break to continue his simulator training.

This time, the track he simulated was no longer the Montlee, but the track he would be going through in next year's F1 season. First up is Australia's Albert Park, which will be the first race of next year's F1 season!

Now Zhang Yifei has made everything for his F1 debut!