For Zhang Yifei, who has now signed an F1 driver's contract, Renault's junior formula has become dispensable.

But if Zhang Yifei does not run the Renault formula, he will enter a vacuum. Because the F1 season is not over, all teams have not yet entered the winter break.

Although the results of the Prost team are sparse, with zero points so far, this does not mean that they have given up, and the team's resources are still focused on Formula 1.

So at this time, Zhang Yifei withdrew from Formula Renault, and he could not get the resources of the Prost team to take care of him, so it was better to train on the track.

In addition to these objective reasons, there is also a very important subjective factor, that is, Zhang Yifei currently ranks first in points and is far ahead.

After three races in the Renault European Cup, Zhang Yifei won two championships and one runner-up, with a whopping 26 points. If Zhang Yifei can win another race at Silverstone in the UK, his total points will reach 36 points.

36 points in previous years in Formula Renault, almost as the points of the championship. Moreover, Zhang Yifei's biggest competitor in this year's Massa, even if he adds the fifth place in the just finished Manikul station, the total points are only 13 points.

As for other drivers such as Kubica, they didn't even have 10 points, so it can be said that they can't pose a threat to Zhang Yifei at all.

However, according to the news that Zhang Yifei learned after the game, Massa, who is the biggest threat to points, has worsened his injury because of the continuous high-intensity games with a shoulder injury, and may have to retire at least one stop for treatment.

In this way, as long as Zhang Yifei can win the championship of Silverstone in the United Kingdom, unless there is a driver like Zhang Yifei in the last three races, Zhang Yifei can almost lock the Renault European Cup championship title in advance.

The Formula 1 championship is not worth much to many F1 drivers, and almost everyone has one or two. But for Zhang Yifei, this is his first international competition, and he is still eager to win this championship in his heart.

Another point is that even if he becomes an F1 driver, Zhang Yifei still lacks an F1 super driver's license. Without this super driver's license, you are theoretically not allowed to participate in F1 events.

The super driver's license in this era is not a point system like in later generations, but depends on whether you have won the championship title of F3 and F3000 level events within three years.

If you don't get it, you have to get special approval from the FIA (FIA) like Kimi Raikkonen to race on the track.

Then the problem arises, Kimi Raikkonen also has a Renault championship next to him, Zhang Yifei's resume is completely blank, and he has no capital to get a special approval.

And because of the battle with Senna, Prost directly hacked Senna's drivers' championship title through his relationship with the French president of the FIA at the time.

It is precisely because of such a black history that things must be reversed, and now no matter what agreement Prost reaches with the FIA, some people jump out and think that there is a dark box operation behind it.

If Zhang Yifei gets a whiteboard, and the influence of Prost's black history, it may be more difficult to get a super driver's license than Kimi Raikkonen.

Maybe there will be a very strange scene on the track, an official driver of an F1 team who has signed a contract, but because he does not have a super license, he cannot race. This is like Zhang Yifei has won the formula championship now, but because he is under age, he does not have a driver's license to legally go on the road.

"I'm going to finish Silverstone in the UK, so I should be able to win the drivers' championship ahead of schedule, which will help with the special super driver's license."

Hearing Zhang Yifei say this, Prost also remembered that Zhang Yifei still had a problem with a super driver's license, and last year Kimi Raikkoning only got a super driver's license before the start of the game, and it caused a lot of criticism.

If Zhang Yifei doesn't have any titles, he will encounter even greater resistance. Winning a Formula Renault title would give him the same results as Kimi Raikkonen, and that would give him special capital.

After all, Kimi Raikkonen can be specially approved, why can't I be specially approved Zhang Yifei?

"Well, you can decide for yourself."

Prost didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out of the hotel conference room with his assistant.

Looking at Prost's departing back, Korsell said in a mocking tone: "A few years have passed, and this guy is still as careful as ever, even with a $2 million sponsorship." ”

"Maybe the $2 million is more important to the Prost team."

Zhang Yifei helped explain, because he knew the time when the Prost team collapsed in history, otherwise according to Prost's stubborn character, it would be impossible to make amazing changes like now.

After the driver signing was completed, Zhang Yifei's mood did not change much, and he has already begun to prepare for the next stop at Silverstone in the United Kingdom.

After all, signing a contract has long been a foregone conclusion, and it is nothing more than a matter of time. After yesterday's time, the excitement is almost excited.

And for Zhang Yifei, F1 is just the beginning, and he will soon challenge the best drivers in the world, and that is the real test.

In the afternoon, Junko Takeda and Ukyo Yamamoto still did not return from Le Mans, and naturally there was no news from Toyota's technical team.

However, they did not come back, but the hotel where Zhang Yifei was located ushered in a group of unexpected guests, and they were people Zhang Yifei never expected to come before.

This group of unexpected guests was a reporter from CCTV's overseas program center, and this time they came here to give Zhang Yifei an exclusive interview on the topic of formula racing.

You must know that Zhang Yi's crazy victory at the Manicur Circuit, coupled with the exposure of the agreement with Prost, has caused a sensation in the entire European car world with the spread of yesterday's media interview.

After all, Zhang Yifei not only copied Kimi Raikkonen's miracle, but also broke his record!

Compared to Kimi Raikkonen who became an F1 driver in 23 Formula 1 races, Zhang Yifei shortened that number to six. More importantly, Zhang Yifei also won the title of the youngest driver in F1 history.

This kind of record was broken by a young Chinese boy, and you can imagine how big the shock is to the European car world.

Naturally, it also affected the Chinese media, after all, China's first F1 driver was born, and if he didn't come to interview him for the first time, he was sorry for Zhang Yifei's breakthrough!

When Zhang Yifei won the sub-station championship before, the domestic "China Sports News" had already reported on Zhang Yifei. It's just that because it is a sports media and the unpopularity of motorsports, its influence is relatively limited. Only those who pay attention to racing know that there is such a formula driver in China.

But now it's completely different, the title of the first Chinese F1 driver is not at all on the same level as the previous junior formula one. It's almost as influential as basketball players entering the NBA, and soccer players entering the top five leagues, maybe even higher.

After all, it is much more difficult to become an F1 driver than to become a player in the NBA or the top five leagues. This is an amazing breakthrough for the current Chinese motorsport.

Therefore, the CCTV Overseas Program Center attaches great importance to this interview, Zhang Yifei became an interview team on the day he won the championship, and rushed to the hotel where Zhang Yifei was staying the next day, but they arrived in the afternoon because of the distance.

"Hello Mr. Zhang Yifei, I'm Liu Jun, a reporter from CCTV's Overseas News Department, and I'm going to do a driver interview with you, I don't know if it's convenient for you now?"

Zhang Yifei heard the introduction of the CCTV reporter, and to be honest, he felt a little confused at that moment.

Because the hotel front desk called, it just said that a reporter came to look for him, but he didn't say what the reporter was. Zhang Yifei thought that he might be a reporter from the sports newspaper in Europe, so he didn't attach much importance to it.

As a result, he didn't expect that he came down to see a few Chinese people, and he opened his mouth to introduce CCTV, which was really a bit unexpected.

What is the status and level of CCTV, as long as it is a Chinese, Zhang Yifei did not expect that one day, CCTV news, and it is also a personal interview!

"Mr. Zhang Yifei?"

Seeing Zhang Yifei staring towards him blankly, Liu Jun called his name, which was regarded as a reminder of Zhang Yifei.

"Convenient, very convenient."

Zhang Yifei hurriedly replied, stabilized his surprised mood, and at the same time a surprise appeared in his heart.

I was just thinking about how to get a $2 million sponsorship, but I didn't expect the CCTV reporter team to come over in the afternoon.

With CCTV's influence in China, Zhang Yifei does not dare to say that he is a household name, but at least he can "become famous overnight". As long as you have fame and influence, then the matter of sponsorship will be much simpler.

You don't even need Zhang Yifei to take the initiative to find it, there are some manufacturers who will come to the door by themselves!

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang Yifei, I wonder if you have a spare room here that can be used as a temporary interview room?"

"The hotel has a small meeting room that can be used as a temporary interview room."

"Okay, I'll trouble Mr. Zhang Yifei."

Liu Jun looked very polite, and did not feel any snubbing because Zhang Yifei was just a teenager.

It can be clearly seen that the quality of national journalists is much better than that of many European media people.

"Reporter Liu, if you are too polite, just call me Zhang Yifei."

Judging from Zhang Yifei's visual inspection, Liu Jun's age is at least thirty years old, and he still has a mouthful of Mr. Zhang Yifei's, which makes him really a little unaccustomed.

Hearing this, Liu Jun nodded with a smile and didn't say anything.

Zhang Yifei brought the CCTV reporter team to the small conference room of the hotel, and the interview team immediately took out equipment such as lights, lighting panels, and cameras to arrange. And there was also a makeup artist who came to Zhang Yifei to help him sort out his image.

The CCTV interview team moved very quickly, and in just about ten minutes, the lights had been laid, and the cameras were in place.

Liu Jun sat opposite Zhang Yifei and prepared for the interview, and the director gave him an instruction at this time, indicating that the interview could officially begin.