"Doctor, what happened to Yifeijun's leg?"

Junko Takeda asked cautiously, in fact, she had a vague answer in her heart.

"It probably hurt the bones."

"Ahh It's so serious, what should I do, will it affect the car? ”

As soon as he heard that he might hurt his bones, Ah Hu couldn't sit still in an instant, and looked at the ambulance personnel at the scene with a nervous face.

"Don't be too nervous, you don't feel seriously deformed, fractures of the fibula and tibia are very common, and they don't have to be fractures, and you need to go to the hospital for a thorough examination before you can draw a conclusion."

Hearing the doctor say this, Ah Hu's nervous expression was temporarily relieved, as long as it didn't affect Feige's career, then other things were easy to say.

"That's good."

After finishing speaking, Ah Hu also said bluntly to Zhang Yifei: "Brother Fei, you don't have to worry, the doctor said it's okay." ”

Looking at Ah Hu's startled performance, the ambulance medical staff could only reluctantly remind: "Be quiet for the time being, the injured need a rest space." ”

"Okay, okay."

After Ah Hu heard this, he quickly nodded in response, but at this moment, Zhang Yifei closed his eyes and began to recuperate, because of the factors of event consumption and impact force, he felt very tired.

On the other side of the Interlagos circuit, Kossell was dealing with the aftermath of the accident and did not follow them to the hospital.

The ambulance space is so small, it is enough to let Ah Hu and Junzi take care of the past, and it doesn't make much sense for them to go with the past. Moreover, this serious crash accident has many follow-up problems waiting to be solved, and even some aspects are related to the life and death of the Prost team.

You must know that in the new season this year, the Prost team itself is on the verge of bankruptcy, and it is Prost who sold the stake in the team to bring in sponsors such as Diniz and Camel Cigarettes to maintain the operation of the team.

It was in this difficult situation that the "treasure" of Zhang Yifei was accidentally picked up, which made the team's performance begin to improve significantly, and the exposure rate also surged, and everything was developing in a good way.

It can be said that Zhang Yifei carries the hope of the revival of the Prost team, as long as he maintains this level of running, then he will not worry about financial difficulties next season, and the Prost team will get through the difficulties.

Judging from the state in which Zhang Yifei was carried away, I am afraid that the injury is not light, and it is very likely that he will be reimbursed this season. If the Prost team does not run and there is no large inflow of sponsorship funds, then the team's financial situation, which had improved before, will deteriorate sharply again.

Because the team's participation, operation, team expenditure, etc. all need money, and next season's JS54 prototype is already in the process of development, blowing a wind tunnel is millions of dollars, and the Prost team has no money on its books.

Looking at the "wreckage" of the car in front of him, Prost's face was very solemn, and the crew members were waiting for the final victory cheers, but because of Montoya's crash, they experienced what it means to go from heaven to hell.

"Charlie, is there any way to fix the car?"

Charlie, the team's chief mechanic, looked around the damaged car, then shook his head and replied: "It's hard to repair, and the rest of the race will have to use a spare car." ”

Hearing this answer, Prost's brow furrowed, F1 cars are not production cars, all race cars are hand-built. Previously, due to the team's financial constraints, only two full-fledged race cars and a spare car were built, as well as one of the earliest test prototypes.

If there is no way to fix it, the team will have no spare car in the future, and if it encounters any minor fault, it will have to be forced to retire. This would be a serious blow to the team's prospects, and it would be even worse.

"Let's think about these things later, and hoist the car back to the pits first."

Korsell opened his mouth to speak, his face was ugly, not because of the car, but because he was extremely worried about Zhang Yifei's current situation.

It's just that as the team's chief race engineer, he has to be stationed at his post in such a difficult time, which is also the most basic professionalism.

Just as Cosell said this, there was a burst of cheers on the track, and the Brazilian Grand Prix was over. With the retirement of Zhang Yifei and Montoya, Ferrari's Schumacher once again stood on the podium of the championship and achieved his super achievement of winning seven consecutive races.

Only this time Schumacher didn't have the excitement of setting a record, on the contrary, he seemed cold. Because everyone knows that the lack of gold content of this sub-station championship is not won by absolute strength, but by luck.

And in this race, Schumacher was really overtaken by two rookie drivers, and his myth of invincibility was also broken.

Even the interviews with the top three drivers after the race were not very lively this time, and many reporters came to the Prost pit stop in the post-race interview stage, wanting to interview Prost and ask him for his opinion on the accident, and learned about Zhang Yifei's injury as soon as possible.

A large number of reporters stood at the door of the pit, the microphone and camera pointed at Prost.

"Mr. Prost, what do you have to say about flying the lead on the last lap when he was knocked off the track by Williams' Montoya and lost the upcoming championship?"

Hearing this, Prost became angry, and the culprit of all this was Montoya!

"I strongly condemn Montoya's behavior and will file a complaint with the FIA, and he will take full responsibility for this accident!"

"Hello, Prost, may I ask how Fei's injuries are now, is there any news from the hospital?"

"According to our telephone contact, the initial examination after flying to the hospital was fine, but the impact on the right foot showed signs of bone cracking, and it will take a period of time to recuperate."

Zhang Yifei's examination results in the hospital, Junko Takeda also passed them back to the team for the first time, and this injury can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune for the severity of the accident on the track.

"Mr. Prost, in several games in a row, we can see that Fei is playing very well, and it is not too much to say that he is the strongest newcomer this year. But the performance of Prost's car is very weak, which is why Fei is constantly being caught up, is it because of the Peugeot engine? ”

Prost could easily prove the answer to the previous question, but he was not easy to open up to this question.

Everyone knows in their hearts that since the Prost team changed the engine supplier from Honda to Peugeot, the results have plummeted. In the past, I was able to throw the pot on the driver discord, the team atmosphere was not good, and so on.

But now Zhang Yifei's performance is extremely strong, but he has been repeatedly overtaken by his opponents on the straight, and he is "hard eaten" at every turn. The car's weak power defects were too obvious, and if the car had been a little stronger this time, Zhang Yifei would have crossed the APEX point directly, instead of being hit by Montoya to the rear of the car.

Seeing that Prost did not answer positively, the reporters were even more "besieged" on this question like bloodthirsty wolves!

"Mr. Prost, have you acquiesced in the Peugeot engine?"

"Prost, would you consider changing the engine supplier, such as the previous Honda?"

"Did Peugeot have some kind of private agreement with you, otherwise how could you have chosen an underperforming Peugeot engine for years in a row?"

"Does the current situation have anything to do with your Grand-France dream, and does the team plan to continue to use Peugeot engines?"

Unexpectedly, the direction of this reporter's questions all turned to the performance of the car and the engine supplier.

At first, Prost just didn't know how to answer. But as the questions became more and more acute, he began to realize the impact of these public opinions if they were reported.

So he quickly explained: "The reasons for the strength of the car's performance are complex, and it's not just the engine. ”

"Are you admitting that the engine is the cause of its weak performance?"

"Last season's JS series cars were amazingly high engines, doesn't that have anything to do with Peugeot?"

"Mr. Prost, have you put your drivers in danger because of your stubborn French supplier-first philosophy?"

This time, the public opinion of the reporter was more intense, and Prost was no longer given a chance to explain.

The next morning, almost the global media focused on the accident at the Brazilian Grand Prix, with Peugeot being the main culprits, in addition to Montoya's aggressive overtaking.

In the past, engine garbage was not paid attention to, and the bottom team did not deserve a name. But now it's different, the Prost team is so concerned that the flaws in the racing engine are exposed!

Even the engine problem extended to Peugeot Group's R&D strength and quality, causing the PSA Group's stock price to plummet! It is conceivable that if Peugeot engines continue to be supplied to the Prost team, this issue will continue to be raised.

This situation caused a lot of dissatisfaction with the Peugeot Group, and they supplied the race engine to the Prost team at a very low price, which was almost half sold and half given away. As a result, when something happened, all the black cauldron was carried by themselves, and everyone blamed the engine for performance problems.

If the previous scattered accusations were still withstood by the Peugeot Group, then now the stock price has plummeted, which has touched the bottom line of the Peugeot engine. They contacted Prost, or the team issued a statement to put the blame on the development of the car, or even the driver's operation.

Either cancel the partnership, no more event engines will be supplied next year, and Prost will have a choice.

Similarly, Peugeot's tough attitude also touches Prost's bottom line. The engine was rubbish before, but the Prost team tried to carry the black pot as much as possible.

One is the feelings of the Prost Grand France team, and the other point is that the Peugeot engine is indeed low in order to promote itself, which is not qualified to bargain for the financially troubled Prost team.

If Prost could only choose to admit cowardice before, then now Zhang Yifei's strength has given him the courage to fight. Since God has given him such a good driver, he should not be dragged down by weak engine power, and Prost does not want to create a team that will always be at the bottom of the table.

A good horse with a good saddle, a strong driver should give him a more powerful car!