Zhang Yifei didn't quite understand the advice given by Alessi, although he was in good health and could withstand the bumps, it could indeed be used as a reason. But in an F1 Grand Prix, that reason alone is a bit of a joke.

However, Zhang Yifei believes that Alessi will not fool himself with anything casually, and when he has time to discuss it with the team's strategy team, he should be able to come up with the final tuning plan.

Putting the tuning aside, Zhang Yifei opened the track route map that Cousin and Yamamoto Ukyo had developed for him, and began to compare it with the experience he had just run on the simulator.

This time, because of the complex road conditions, the route map was formulated in great detail, and even the slope was accurately marked, plus the conventional different wiring, braking points, gears, speeds, etc., resulting in a huge amount of data.

At the same time, it can be seen that Korsell is serious about this track, after all, this is the home track that he climbed to the top of the track at the peak of that year, and it is also a peak of Korcel's own F1 career.

Cosell hopes that Zhang Yifei will achieve the same success on this track, witness the scene of fanatical cheers again, and witness the rise of another newcomer!

The complex track and detailed route diagram made Zhang Yifei spend a whole day, basically on a racing simulator. He was constantly experimenting with various cable schemes to try to run the fastest speed on the Interlagos circuit.

The fastest lap is an extremely important indicator for Interlagos because the characteristics of the track make overtaking extremely difficult, and in many cases, the final result of the Grand Prix is already decided in advance in qualifying.

According to statistics, the probability of a pole-sitter driver winning the championship at Interlagos is as high as 40%, and the probability of the first row runner winning the race is close to 80%!

This probability is quite high in the F1 track, and it is basically lagging behind, and it is difficult to catch it back. Zhang Yifei Sepang Circuit has the scene of more than a dozen cars in a row, let alone at the Interlagos Circuit.

The track is very difficult, but Zhang Yifei's training progress is much faster than he expected.

Because as the time to open the simulator increased, Zhang Yifei suddenly found that he could gradually combine the Interlagos circuit with the game map in his mind!

Although the map is based on the Interlagos circuit and there are many minor changes, the general outline is basically the same. Many corners from the beginning of the unfamiliar, to the later suddenly familiar, this situation was not expected by Zhang Yifei, it was an unexpected joy.

The day's simulator training passed quickly, and the next morning, Zhang Yifei still followed his usual habits, first doing physical training, and then driving the racing simulator.

But at this time, Junko Takeda came to Zhang Yifei's room and told him that the media had come to interview.

"Media interviews? What media came to interview at this time, did F1 advertise? ”

Zhang Yifei asked casually, generally like this, it is less than two days away from the competition, and the media interviews will basically choose to be in the practice stage, rather than stuck in the pre-game preparation stage.

"It's not the F1 media, it's Sports Illustrated from the United States, and they want to do an interview with you, and you're going to be the cover character of the latest issue."

Sports Illustrated?

This made Zhang Yifei a little surprised, because "Sports Illustrated" is the world's largest circulation sports weekly, founded by Time Warner, which can be called the American media giant, and has a very large influence in the world.

The people who can be interviewed by "Sports Illustrated" are basically some well-known athletes, and those who can be on the cover are the top players in various sports, who are eligible to be on the cover, such as Jordan, Tyson, Tiger Woods and other superstars.

Zhang Yifei's F1 results are very good among newcomers, but compared with the top in the industry, the gap is still very amazing, after all, he has not even won the championship of the sub-station, let alone the championship title of the top symbol.

So suddenly hearing Junko Takeda's interview notice, Zhang Yifei was very surprised, theoretically he was not qualified to become the cover character of Sports Illustrated.

"Don't be stunned, they are now setting up an interview room in the hotel conference room, Yifeijun, hurry up."

Junko Takeda urged, and she naturally knew the influence of Sports Illustrated that Zhang Yifei can now accept an exclusive interview and cover character, which will be of great help to his popularity in Europe and the United States.

Fame means higher value, more income, and even when it comes to transfers, you can be favored by big teams.

So Junko Takeda values this interview very much and doesn't want any accidents!

"Okay, I'll change my clothes and go over."

Zhang Yifei nodded, this is also the first time he has accepted an exclusive interview with international foreign media in addition to CCTV, so he naturally wants to highlight the style of Chinese athletes.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Yifei came to the hotel conference room, where there was a group of people, and the interview equipment such as the fill light had been set up, waiting for Zhang Yifei to come over for an exclusive interview.

Seeing Zhang Yifei coming in, a white man with a beard on his face took the initiative to walk up to Zhang Yifei and stretched out his hand to introduce: "Hello, Fei, I'm Alva, the interview host of Sports Illustrated, and I'm glad you can accept our interview." ”

Zhang Yifei stretched out his hand to hold it, and replied with a smile on his face: "Hello, I am Zhang Yifei, a Chinese driver, and I am also very happy to accept an exclusive interview with your weekly." ”

After the two sides introduced each other and exchanged polite sentences, they sat on the chairs placed face to face, the camera was aimed at Zhang Yifei, and the copywriter began to record what Zhang Yifei said.

"First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Zhang Yifei for accepting this interview with Sports Illustrated Weekly."

"We all know that at the Malaysian Grand Prix, you put on a miraculous rain battle to get out of the pits and end up on the podium, which is one of the few in F1 history."

"Even after the race, many fans were amazed that they saw the shadow of the Seine rain battle in you. So we want to know, is the rain battle at the Sepang circuit an accidental super level performance, or do you really have such a strong rain battle strength? ”

Avar's opening question was raised, which made the faces of the team members in the conference room change. Especially Junko Takeda, who was still smiling before, instantly became indifferent.

The timing of this interview was very sudden, and she attached great importance to the opportunity to interview Sports Illustrated, so she did not write the interview script. As a result, I didn't expect the other party's question to be so sharp and gunpowder-smelling.

Junko Takeda knows Zhang Yifei's character, he is the kind of person who eats soft and not hard, if you talk well and ask questions, Zhang Yifei will be very polite and humble. But once the other party provokes or does something else, Zhang Yifei will also unceremoniously fight back.

In the face of the arrogance of European journalists, Zhang Yifei was even more arrogant and arrogant, and those interviews also laid a deep personal label for him. Even now that he has entered F1, many people still call Zhang Yifei an arrogant Chinese boy.

Therefore, this kind of subjective questioning of the Sports Pictorial is likely to arouse Zhang Yifei's disgust and say some radical words. Junko Takeda still has the obedient and conservative character of the Japanese in his bones, and he is always worried that Zhang Yifei's flamboyant image will have a bad impact on him.

Of course, Zhang Yifei himself has never cared about these worries.

Because Junko Takeda will never understand that in the world of competitive sports, it's not what you say, it's what you do.

In the simplest way to take martial arts, UFC mouth cannon Connor has been running trains all year round, provoking his opponents in various ways, but it has not prevented him from becoming the hottest and most valuable mixed martial arts fighter.

The reason is that Connor has a strong record, and some of the he has blown has become a reality one by one. The other point is that Connor's style of play is beautiful, and blood will always be a constant theme in the fighting ring.

The same is true for Zhang Yifei at this point, he used his own achievements to crush those doubts. And the radical and violent driving style can also make the audience feel the speed and passion of professional racing.

Whether you like Zhang Yifei or not, you can't otherwise drive a car with this Chinese guy, and it is really cool to watch, which has almost become the consensus of the European and American car circles.

Junko Takeda's picture of Zhang Yifei's anger did not appear, only to see Zhang Yifei reply with a playful smile on his face: "On the Sepang track, I surpassed 18 opponents and stood on the podium. ”

"If anyone plays at a super level and can reach my level, let's question my rain battle strength."

Zhang Yifei's answer was full of confidence, he no longer needed to be like the original European Renault Formula Formula, no results can only rely on publicity to attract attention.

It's not Zhang Yifei boasting that his shocking counterattack on the Sepang track may be difficult for F1 to appear again within ten years, even if he runs it again, he is not sure if he can create this rain miracle again.

The reason why miracles are difficult to happen and replicate is because the right time, place and people are indispensable!

Looking at the confident smile on Zhang Yifei's face, Avar muttered a little in his heart, this is different from the background information collected by the interview team in advance.

According to the information, the Chinese driver Fei is a radical and arrogant driver, and it is easy to make bold statements about doubts from the outside world. That's why the interview team chose this question as the opening question, just to provoke Zhang Yifei and say some hot words.

Zhang Yifei's answer can indeed be regarded as confident and arrogant, but he doesn't seem to be provoked, and he can even answer with a smile, which makes Avar a little unclear about Zhang Yifei's details.

Looking at the change in the face of the interview host, Zhang Yifei was actually sneering in his heart.

Originally, Zhang Yifei had a good impression of this bearded Avar, after all, it was very polite to take the initiative to say hello or something, which was much better than some arrogant media he had encountered in Europe before.

But as soon as the opening question is said, it doesn't feel right, and the meaning of praise and disparagement is obvious.

I don't know if this opening question was raised by Alva himself, or if it was decided by the Sports Illustrated interview team. But no matter what aspect it is, it is clear that this interview with Sports Illustrated is not a good thing.

Zhang Yifei also changed his previous idea of taking the interview seriously, since the other party wants to play, then Lao Tzu will accompany you to continue to play, and see what flowers you can write at that time!