542 Prost Rising (Chapter 2)
Zhang Yifei's celebratory action after the speed of the car slowed down caused some Chinese viewers to go crazy.
At this time, a spectator climbed over the fence, then jumped into the track and ran in the direction of Zhang Yifei's car.
Zhang Yifei was very surprised and a little overwhelmed by this move, after all, he had never experienced it at all, could it be that this was his fanatical fan, and he planned to come over and get up close?
But soon, Zhang Yifei realized that he was wrong, and the audience who jumped into the track did not want to get close to each other, but handed Zhang Yifei a national flag.
To be honest, when he saw this red flag, Zhang Yifei was first surprised, and then he was moved and proud indescribably.
Whether it is in this life or in the previous life, Zhang Yifei never thought that this kind of scene of wearing red flags in sports events would happen to him. Because he is either participating in domestic competitions and has no foreign competitors. Or is it too low a level, and it's too embarrassing to raise the national flag to celebrate a small game?
In addition, in this game, Zhang Yifei himself did not have the absolute confidence to win the championship. He can only say that he will do his best for the championship, as for whether he can get it in the end, this is really too difficult to say, and he is not ready to celebrate at all.
"Zhang Yifei, come on, we will always support you!"
The fan followed the car and ran while stuffing the red flag in his hand into Zhang Yifei's hand.
"Thank you, I won't let you down either!"
Zhang Yifei replied categorically that his biggest support motivation in the F1 paddock is from the motherland and compatriots.
In any case, he wants to plant a flag in the world as a Chinese driver!
When the car stopped in the celebration area, reporters immediately gathered around, because this can be regarded as a historic moment in F1. It is conceivable that the news of Zhang Yifei's victory tomorrow will spread all over the world!
This is not the kind of small news that ran a good result in the past, the champion is the champion, not to mention that Zhang Yifei is still in pole position and fastest lap, completing a hat trick.
The influence of the F1 champion is enough to appear in the global media, and coupled with the particularity of Zhang Yifei's identity, it is not necessary to appear in the headlines of global reports. That's why all athletes aspire to the championship, because the champion is the only winner!
Zhang Yifei did not jump off the car directly as usual, but stood directly at the front of the car, and then turned on the national flag handed over by the audience before.
The bright red flag fluttered in the wind, and the golden stars represented the people of the motherland, Zhang Yifei draped it over his shoulders and stood on a high point so that all reporters at the scene could clearly take this photo.
This is China's F1 champion and Zhang Yifei, a driver from China!
To be honest, Zhang Yifei has the impression that in the next 20 years, Chinese drivers will have a red flag announcing victory in the international first-class automobile event, and only Ma Qinghua in the touring car event has done it.
But that's 19 years later, and the WTCR touring car race is far inferior to Formula 1 in terms of influence and value. So the impact is not very large, and many people don't even know about it.
Today's F1 championship will make Zhang Yifei famous all over the world!
At the moment when Zhang Yifei showed his victory, the runner-up and third-place cars also drove over, and the runner-up was not surprising, it was Coulthard from McLaren Racing.
Montoya's collision with Schumacher in the final stages was equivalent to a battle with the crane, which benefited the fisherman of Kuthard. Originally, he couldn't even make it to the top three, but now he is the runner-up, and he still retains the theoretical possibility of a world championship.
It can be said that in today's Austrian Grand Prix, Coulthard is definitely the biggest winner except for Zhang Yifei.
But when the third-place car drove over, Zhang Yifei was stunned, because it was an extremely familiar blue Prost car, and the number 14 on the front of the car represented his identity as the second driver.
That's right, the third place in the Austrian Grand Prix was French veteran Alessi, also from the Prost team!
On the track, Zhang Yifei finally learned the news of Alessi, when he went into the pits with a flat tire, and was overtaken by Ferrari's Barrichello.
Since then, Zhang Yifei has been caught in a tense struggle with Schumacher, and he has no energy to pay attention to how Alessi is driving. After that, they completely celebrated the victory, and did not ask Alesi what the ranking was, and the team did not tell him.
In fact, to be honest, after Zhang Yifei learned that Alessi was behind Barrichello, he didn't think he could overtake. It's not that he looks down on the strength of his teammates, on the contrary, Zhang Yifei now respects Alessi, a French veteran.
But the objective facts are here, and if you insist that Alessi is better than Barrichello, it is estimated that no one will believe it, and Alessi himself is embarrassed to admit it.
However, F1 is a race that only depends on the results, and who is stronger is only a reference. Now it is Alessi, which means that he is the final winner in the battle against Barrichello!
Coulthard and Alessi parked their cars to the left and right of Zhang Yifei, and two Prost cars were parked at the same time in the first three celebration areas, which may be the first time in the world. Even with the cheap Honda engine, the Prost team only maintained a mid-range level, which is completely incomparable to this kind of dominating performance.
"If only the boss were here today, he would definitely be proud."
Henry sighed after seeing this scene, he and the crew members had already arrived in the celebration area.
Because Alessi finished third, it meant that Prost had no drivers to stop in the pits, so naturally there was no need to stay.
"yes, it's good that the boss is here."
Technical director Ole also echoed that Prost was formerly known as the French team Ligier, so the crew members are basically French.
Compared with foreigners, they can better understand the dream of Prost's Grand France team, and they have also experienced the difficulties of the two teams. Today finally ushered in the dawn of victory, and naturally hoped that the boss Prost could witness this scene.
It's just a pity that fate is so wrong, for the development of a new car, Prost was absent from the Austrian Grand Prix.
With the arrival of the top three drivers, Zhang Yifei also jumped off the car and shook hands with the runner-up and third-place drivers to say hello.
Zhang Yifei had been on the podium once before, but at that time, the spotlight was all on the champion Schumacher, and he was just a small role as a foil. And today is completely different, Zhang Yifei is the protagonist, he can show his champion status to the fullest!
First shook hands with Coulthard, the British driver smiled and politely congratulated Zhang Yifei: "Fei, congratulations on winning the championship, young and promising!" ”
Although Coulthard only finished second, he was still satisfied with his result, after all, he was one step closer to Schumacher's points, and still had a glimmer of hope of a world championship.
So compared with the previous drivers who disagreed with Zhang Yifei, this time Coulthard appeared more calm.
For Coulthard's congratulations, Zhang Yifei also thanked him very politely, and then came to Alessi.
Seeing Zhang Yifei standing in front of him, the expression on Alessi's face was a little unnatural, after all, this kind of scene happened for the first time, and Alessi didn't know what kind of relationship to use to congratulate Zhang Yifei.
It's as close as a teammate.,It's still a very ordinary courtesy.。
After hesitating for a moment, Alessi stretched out his right hand, ready to be polite to Zhang Yifei with standard etiquette like Coulthard. After all, the two have never had a cordial relationship, and they are too enthusiastic to feel stuttered.
After all, the media's evaluation of Alessi, but there is such a thing as suppressing newcomers, suppressing rookie newcomers, and coming over to newcomers who have won the championship, is it a bit too obvious to double standard?
But Zhang Yifei looked at Alessi's actions, but a playful smile appeared on his face, and he didn't stretch out his hand.
In the face of Zhang Yifei's action, Alessi, whose right hand was hovering in mid-air, was a little dazed, what did this kid want to do, the relationship between the two people was not bad yet, and he didn't even bother to shake hands, right?
At this time, reporters all came around, they thought they had found a big news, could it be that Zhang Yifei was also suppressed by Alessi in the team, so now after winning the championship, he is ready to humiliate Alessi in public?
Thinking of this, many reporters have excited expressions on their faces, this is a big news, with the news that Zhang Yifei won the championship, it will definitely become popular all over the world tomorrow!
But Zhang Yifei's next actions were not at all what these reporters thought.
I saw Zhang Yifei open his arms and smile at Alessi: "We Prost drivers are in the top three together, shouldn't we hug and celebrate as teammates?" ”
Before Alessi could react, Zhang Yifei had already hugged him and whispered: "Alessi, thank you for your help on the track." ”
Hearing this, Alessi changed from his previous doubts to a kind of relief and touch, and even felt his nose sour.
After all, he is a veteran who is about to retire, and his professional record in recent years has been very bad, and more importantly, the incident of a Hedfeld has made him controversial in the outside world, and his reputation is actually very bad.
Today, who is also a newcomer, said a word of gratitude to himself, and Alessi suddenly had a feeling that his grievances had been released.
Of course, having said that, from Heidefield's point of view, no one is necessarily wronged.
However, after all, the French veteran has experienced ups and downs on the track, and it is impossible to be embarrassed in front of newcomers, so he should calmly reply: "Don't thank me, this is what you won back on the track by relying on your own strength!" ”