The lap time of the first practice session of the East China Sea Grand Prix was a shock for others, but for Zhang Yifei, it was just the beginning!

In the second practice session in the afternoon, facing Schumacher, who had completed the car tuning, Zhang Yifei's lap time was still more than 0.5 seconds ahead of him, and even Schumacher's lap time at this time had not caught up with Prost No. 2 driver Alonso.

If the first practice may be an accident or coincidence, then the results of the second practice represent that Zhang Yifei really dominates the East China Sea Circuit, and Schumacher and the Ferrari team really did not show the strength to compete with him!

The appearance of this scene simply surprised many people, the long-awaited "red and blue peak duel" was not born, Prost presented a one-sided "slaughter" of Ferrari, known as the strongest Ferrari driver Schumacher, even a wingman Alonso can't fight!

At the end of the day, when the drivers left the race, the other crew members looked at Zhang Yifei with a little wrong eyes, as if looking at a terrifying "monster".

In the history of F1 for at least nearly two decades, there has never been a championship battle to the point where Schumacher has no way to fight back. If this trend continues, there is no need for the main game to start, and the suspense will be revealed in advance!

The Ferrari team stayed in the hotel, and all the members of the strategy team gathered in the conference hall, and the projector played the video of Zhang Yifei walking the line in today's two practice matches.

I have to say that the Ferrari team is still extremely professional in this regard, and now it is only a few hours before the end of the race, and Zhang Yifei's lines on the track have been marked, especially the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd turns of the track, and the full curve braking of overtaking Schumacher has been recorded by the bold red line.

"Shumi, Barrichello, this is the line that flew on the Tokai circuit today, we compared it with the computer simulation, and it can almost completely overlap on the track, like a textbook standard, and you can't see that this is driving on a new track, even if it is the first lap of the practice session."

"And this is just the standard routing, some faster extreme routing, Zhang Yifei has not yet shown. I believe that with the aggressive nature of the Chinese kid and Prost Race Engineer, they will definitely show a more crazy side on the track, and this championship battle may be the toughest battle for us! ”

Ross Brown said this with a heavy expression, even a hint of despair.

In the afternoon, he looked at the line chart with an incredible mentality. Because Zhang Yifei's performance and accuracy have exceeded the upper limit of professional drivers that Ross Brown has encountered, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a monster.

He never imagined that a driver could control a new track with the same level of precision as Zhang Yifei.

In the second practice session in the afternoon, in fact, Schumacher had already used his full strength, but the lap was still thrown by 0.5 seconds, and it may not be Zhang Yifei's full strength.

If this trend continues, the main competition will become meaningless, and the winner has already decided in advance!

On the screen, there was a map of the track alignment, and Schumacher's eyes were staring at it and refusing to move it. The more masters you are, the more you can feel the exaggeration of difficulty, what you haven't done, but the Chinese kid has done it, is he really stronger than me?

To be honest, Schumacher's state of mind never thought that anyone could surpass him in the driver's skills.

This is not arrogant or unexpected, but in the past ten years of his career, countless drivers who have stood in front of Schumacher have been defeated by him one by one. To put it mildly, even Senna is no exception!

The opponent of flowing water, the iron-clad Schumacher, especially the invincible state in recent years, has put Schumacher at the level of "superiority", with the attitude of looking down on all beings, looking at the rookie opponents who want to challenge themselves.

Although Schumacher also knew in his heart that there is no eternal winner on the track, and he will eventually be defeated. But he didn't expect that this day would come so quickly, would it come so suddenly, and the championship battle would be crushed by himself?

No! No one can beat me Schumacher, I have to stand at the heights of F1 history!

The fierce psychological struggle was watched by Ferrari team manager Jean Todd, who had not seen Schumacher in this state for a long time in his memory.

The most recent time was probably a few years ago, when I faced Finnish driver Mika Hakkinen.

However, Mika Hakkinen is a prestigious driver after all, and in terms of status and seniority, he is even one level higher than Schumacher. Regardless of whether he wins or loses, he is actually within an acceptable range, which is completely different from the challenge he is facing from young China.

"Shumi, Fei's routing and control are indeed perfect, but he is a little tender to beat you. With two days to go, you can find weaknesses in his game footage and win the title race! ”

Jean Todd opened his mouth to speak, although the words were used to find weaknesses in Zhang Yifei's race video, but both Schumacher and the crew members present knew very well in their hearts that what Todd really wanted to express was that Schumacher would refer to Zhang Yifei's control and line walking.

It's not a surprise for a driver to look at the way his opponent handles and aligns the line. Take Zhang Yifei himself, Schumacher is not an exaggeration to call him an enlightenment teacher, he will watch the video of Schumacher's game almost every game to learn and learn from it.

Schumacher also watches footage of other drivers' races, but that's really a literal search for weaknesses, a record of the opponent's habits and then a targeted beat.

After all, any F1 track is not difficult for Schumacher, and how fast he can drive depends on his form, not his technique, not his opponent's control and line walking.

But this time, everything will change, and on the new track of the East China Sea, Schumacher is a complete loser!

Not only was he comprehensively led in lap speed, but even the control and line walking were not as good as Zhang Yifei. So a very real problem is in front of him, he needs to refer to and even learn Zhang Yifei's control and routing, so as to make himself run faster!

"I understand."

Schumacher nodded directly and simply, without even a trace of superfluous nonsense.

Perhaps those who don't know Schumacher and think that the most powerful driver on the track can put down their pride and learn from a young driver. He should have absolute arrogance and self-confidence, thinking that he can be stronger!

In fact, Schumacher has never been a man whose face is greater than his heart, and the phrase "unscrupulous means" for the sake of the championship is the best adjective for Schumacher.

Even if he is "pointed out by a thousand people", as long as he stands on the highest podium, Schumacher will not hesitate to do it.

The championship is the highest goal of Schumacher's career, and it is his belief in victory!

Jean Todd was not surprised by Schumacher's answer, otherwise he would not have said it in front of the crew, but spoke to Schumacher in private.

So at this time, he set his eyes on Barrichello and said to him: "Barrichello, your goal this time is to lead Prost No. 2 driver Alonso no matter what, and join forces with Shumi to fight against flying, and strive to get into the top three in qualifying!" ”

Jean Todd said that the requirement for Barrichello to run in the top three in qualifying, in fact, has tacitly acquiesced that Zhang Yifei will inevitably enter the top three in qualifying, or even the possibility of pole position.

After all, Zhang Yifei's lap time after these two practice races was too strong, reaching the point of being outstanding.

Even if Schumacher and Barrichello are allowed to refer to Zhang Yifei's line, they may not be able to run faster than him tomorrow.

Because Zhang Yifei's line so far has only brought the conventional control to the limit, as for his real hole cards have not been exposed, maybe this Chinese boy, the qualifying match will be even more amazing.

"I'll do my best."

Barrichello replied, not unconvinced or complaining.

He is well aware of the importance of this closing battle, as the battle for the drivers' championship and the Constructors' Championship will determine who will be the boss of the F1 paddock in the future.

Becoming the boss is not only a difference in fame and status, but also a huge profit income. From the day Barrichello renewed his contract with Scuderia Ferrari, his career goal was only money, and if Scuderia Ferrari's interests were damaged, it meant that his team's share was reduced.

This time, he and the team's interests are aligned, and they must ensure that Schumacher becomes a world champion!

On this night, it was not only Ferrari discussing Zhang Yifei's two practice sessions, but the whole world!

When the major media titles came out the next morning, almost all the pages were Zhang Yifei's name.

News Network Headline "The Birth of a New Generation of Racing Kings? The Chinese may rule the car world. 》

BBC Sport devoted an entire page detailing Zhang Yifei's amazing handling and speed, with a huge bold headline on top.

"The fiasco of a generation of superstar Schumacher, who can stop the speed of the drivers' flights? 》

Even the domestic media CCTV has changed its modest and low-key style this time and used more positive news headlines.

"Zhang Yifei's speed makes him only one step away from the world champion!" 》

It can be said that the influence of this closing battle has surpassed the traditional car world, and the entire world hot spots have focused on Zhang Yifei.

Many people once thought that Zhang Yifei was a little floating at home based on the performance of the pre-game preparations.

But in fact, when Zhang Yifei saw these reports the next day, the expression on his face was just a smile, and there was no slightest emotional fluctuation, and he couldn't see any performance of being lost in the touting at all.

If other teams see Zhang Yifei like this, it is estimated that the despair in their hearts will deepen a little. There are no shortcomings in technology, and now drivers who can't even find the slightest loophole in their psychological quality, how terrifying is it?

On Saturday, October 25, the 200,000-person Tokai Circuit was still full.

And not only that, there are at least tens of thousands of spectators outside the track, hoping to witness Zhang Yifei speeding on the track. After all, yesterday's practice lap time was too shocking, and many Chinese really realized for the first time that there is a great chance that there will be a world champion from China!

On the eve of the official start of the practice session, the drivers on the field had a sense of solemnity that the big battle was coming, because it was not only Ferrari who studied Zhang Yifei's race video last night, but also other teams.

The more I understand, the more I feel Zhang Yifei's strength, and today even the always arrogant Renault team Helio did not mention the words to surpass Zhang Yifei.

Even many team managers have a hunch that if Schumacher doesn't make a clear breakthrough, or if Ferrari can't find a way to deal with it, then Prost will have the last laugh in this year's finale.

Not just the Drivers' Championship, but according to Alonso's performance, even the Constructors' Championship could change hands.

The other teams are worried about Ferrari, but on the contrary, at this moment, the Ferrari team is under heavy pressure, and there is a kind of tragedy of fighting against the water, whether it is the two drivers or the crew members, they have shown the strongest fighting spirit, and started the last leg for the honor of Ferrari!

The third practice session took place at 10 a.m., and all eyes were on the blue Prost and the red Ferrari. Under Zhang Yifei's incomparably strong dominance, the other drivers are not even supporting roles, and they have almost no sense of existence.

This situation, in fact, is a rather humiliating situation for many drivers, stimulating their pride and self-esteem as F1 drivers.

Even if I'm not the main character on the track, I still don't want to be a firefly, that's the fighting spirit that as an F1 driver, you will never give in!

So in the third practice session, which showed the car's top speed, the lap times of the drivers accelerated by leaps and bounds. This is not just a matter of willpower, but after three practice matches, the strangeness of the track has gradually disappeared, and Zhang Yifei's game video also provides them with a good reference and learning.

"It looks like a lot of riders looked at the race footage last night, and a lot of the line options are very similar."

Standing in the pits, Prost watched the race broadcast and said that for a quadruple-winning driver like him, no slight change could escape his eyes.

"So these people don't have any hope of surpassing Fei."

Even when Zhang Yifei's performance was the most amazing yesterday, Korsell didn't say anything, and when he heard Prost's words today, he finally replied.

This is not an obvious exaggeration, and the tone seems very flat, but the meaning of this sentence is almost as arrogant as a victory declaration, and it is hard to imagine that it came from the mouth of the old German man, the strict race engineer.

I have to say that in the entire F1 paddock, the person who knows Zhang Yifei best is Kossel.

Because of the meaning expressed in this sentence, Zhang Yifei once said, that is, those who learn from me live, and those who resemble me die!