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Zhang Yifei's arrogant performance naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of other drivers, and in different positions, everyone's thinking angle was different.
Zhang Yifei overtook in the corner at the Monza circuit, causing a lot of sand and gravel to be raised, which in the eyes of other drivers was a danger to their own driving, and the joint testimony after the race was not wrong.
As for whether they were really driving because of dangerous driving, or whether they were won the runner-up title by Zhang Yifei, a newcomer, so they were jealous and dissatisfied to testify, only they knew in their hearts.
Next door to Zhang Yifei's pit stop is Massa, the biggest favorite to win the championship this year. He also glanced at Zhang Yifei at the moment, without the absolute confidence and sharpness he had at the beginning, and he felt a lot depressed.
Massa will have this state, the main reason is that in the two games of Hockenheim, his absolute confidence was broken by Zhang Yifei. In the later race, because of the influence of the shoulder, the results were not ideal, which caused a lot of damage to Massa, and even his popularity dropped a lot.
Seeing Massa like this, Zhang Yifei's emotions in his heart were very complicated, it stands to reason that everyone is an opponent in the same competition, and it is the thing that should be done to defeat Massa.
But in his heart, Zhang Yifei didn't hate Massa as a driver, and even when he saw Massa for the first time, he still had a sense of surprise when he saw a star driver in later generations.
As a result, now history has been completely changed by himself, and the second stop of Massa's sweeping posture has been ended, and I don't know if the young Massa can withstand such a blow and setback.
To be honest, Zhang Yifei really doesn't want Massa to collapse, he is a driver with potential and strength. It would also be a pity if there was no Brazilian driver named Massa in the future of F1 caring.
Just when Zhang Yifei sighed about this, he suddenly saw that behind Massa, there was a person looking at him with a smile.
This person is Dixon, who defeated Kubica and finished second in Hockenheim before. It can be said that he was more low-key than Zhang Yifei before, and he belonged to the kind of driver who suddenly appeared, so Dixon's strange expression made Zhang Yifei feel inexplicable.
Of course, no matter what the other party thinks, Zhang Yifei doesn't care. He has beaten future F1 drivers such as Massa and Kubica, and has built himself up with a strong psychological confidence.
Unless this Dixon has the potential of Schumacher, Alonso and Hamilton, how can he fight with him?
Just when Zhang Yifei was about to turn around and go back to the pit to prepare, Corell didn't know when he was already standing beside him, and he also looked at Dixon in the distance.
"Watch out for that guy."
"What?"
Zhang Yifei didn't understand much when he heard Kossel say this, and at the same time he was a little surprised.
Because Korcel just put Massa in his eyes and regarded him as the strongest opponent before, even Kubica he didn't think much of it, and today he suddenly reminded himself to be careful of this Dixon?
"After the last Hockenheim race, I looked up the background of this guy, he won the British Karting Championship at the age of 10 and the All European Karting Championship at the age of 12, and he hasn't competed in any events since then, it's like quitting racing."
"Then this year he signed up for Formula Renault and also signed Williams for the driver development program, and he was definitely not a rookie to get Frank Williams' approval."
As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge with an open gun, but it's hard to defend against a hidden arrow. Massa is the favorite to win the championship this time, and his strength and results are basically known to everyone, so many drivers directly regard Massa as their biggest opponent, study his technical characteristics, and find a way to beat him.
But this Dixon, like Zhang Yifei before the game, belonged to the kind of unknown "small role" who completely hid himself in the shadows. If it hadn't broken out in the last stop, Zhang Yifei wouldn't have known that there was another opponent named Dixon.
So people like him, other drivers have no defense, just like the first stop at Monza, Kubica, they didn't take Zhang Yifei in their eyes. Otherwise, with Kubica's strength, if he wants to defend the line toughly, Zhang Yifei really doesn't want to overtake it so easily.
In addition, the founder of the Williams team, Sir Frank Williams, values the signed drivers, and it will definitely not be a parallel import.
You must know that Sir Williams can be regarded as the legendary owner of the F1 paddock, he was paralyzed in his early years due to an accident, and he relied on a wheelchair to carry out various business activities, bringing the Williams team to the position of the F1 Big Three.
To be able to achieve such an achievement despite physical impairment naturally represents Sir Williams' ability and tenacity.
And Sir Williams, who is also known for ruthlessly abandoning his drivers, as long as his drivers do not show enough strength and competitiveness, he will immediately terminate the contract and replace him.
Under this management style, the driver development plan of a big three team like Williamson can also be signed, which is definitely a strong strength and excellence!
Cowsell didn't know Dixon, but he knew Williams, so he gave Zhang Yifei a rare warning.
"It's okay, I'm going to eat him."
Zhang Yifei replied lightly, and then looked at Dixon aggressively, since this kid plans to challenge himself, then let him understand what strength is!
"Good."
Cosell nodded, a satisfied expression.
If there's one thing that distinguishes Caser from traditional Chinese coaches, it's probably his reaction to hubris. As long as Zhang Yifei is confident that he can win, he never cares whether Zhang Yifei is arrogant or not, and even Korsell wants to add to the fire!
This point is also very in line with Zhang Yifei's taste, winning crazy and losing!
At 3:40 p.m., it was qualifying time for Manicul, and this time Cowsell didn't use super-soft tyres, but regular soft tyres.
Because of the last puncture incident, it exceeded Koser's estimate before the test run. He is very aggressive and risk-taking, but he will never put the odds of success on such an illusory thing as luck.
Qualifying is different from the main race, taking the fastest lap in half an hour, if Zhang Yifei can't get a lap lead for half an hour, it proves that his hard power is not good.
Even if you change to supersoft tires and get pole position, you may not be able to break the track record and win the race championship.
So the type of tires in qualifying is not a very critical issue, and Korsell plans to look at his opponent's results before making a final decision to see if he will risk using super soft tires for the race.
The drivers drove onto the track to assemble, and the hot spots for the pre-race interview were Zhang Yifei and Kubica. Because the impact of Renault's press conference is still very large, far more than the current junior formula.
Zhang Yifei and Kubika are two people who are doing things at a press conference at this level, and naturally the repercussions are even greater.
Soon, several reporters crowded in front of Zhang Yifei's car and gave him Tuan Tuan, this kind of "popular" posture far exceeded the previous two stops, making Zhang Yifei feel a little flattered.
"Fei, at the previous Renault press conference, you called the other drivers cowards, have you considered the consequences and impacts?"
"I didn't think about it."
Zhang Yifei threw out three words, joking, in that case, there is still time to consider what the impact and consequences are, if you have this forward-looking thinking, then you are not a gambler Zhang Yifei!
"Are you worried about the consequences for yourself?"
"Don't worry."
It was a concise answer, which made the reporter who asked the question a little speechless, I had heard that this Chinese driver was different from the stereotype in the past, but I didn't expect it to have such a personality.
Another reporter seized the opportunity at this time and hurriedly asked: "Mr. Zhang Yifei, it seems that you are indeed as confident as the rumors." Can I think so, your answer didn't take the other drivers on the track into account? ”
This question came out, and as the big screen was broadcast, it immediately caused a sensation in the audience, and many shouts and whistles sounded, they wanted to see if this Chinese guy dared to continue to be arrogant, or did he choose to admit it?
Faced with this question, Yamamoto Youkyo shook his head at Zhang Yifei's eyes, the previous answer could be regarded as a counterattack, but now this question is a pure attack, and even the scope will extend to the outside of the paddock.
The corners of Zhang Yifei's mouth laughed, he didn't need to be reminded by Yamamoto Youjing, he was not an idiot.
"I'm going to answer that question in two ways, outside the paddock, and I respect the riders who raced with me today."
"But on the track, my answer is YES!"
To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't have any capital at the moment, Zhang Yifei really wanted to have a wave of AOE (range attack), and directly said that he didn't take others in his eyes.
The reason is very simple, that is, when I first participated in the Renault European Cup, how did these people take themselves seriously?
When Zhang Yifei's answer came out, the audience instantly exploded, with all kinds of cheers, boos, praises, and insults, which was simply lively, not at all like the scene of the primary formula.
"It's worthy of the rider I'm optimistic about, this is the tough response it should have!"
"Zhang Yifei, it's beautiful, none of them deserve to be your opponent!"
"Kill these cowards on the track, strength is everything to the driver!"
There are Chinese shouts, but more English and French, because many European fans have come to recognize Zhang Yifei's strength and even appreciate his insolent style.
After all, compared to the cowardly accusations behind other drivers, Zhang Yifei has always been tough and tough, and then won in a dignified manner on the track.
So Zhang Yifei's answer made them feel very excited, this is the arrogant Chinese kid they support.
But in the same way, there are many people who are not used to Zhang Yifei, and the reasons are even more varied. From personality to character and even nationality and race, there will always be a reason to hate it anyway.
Zhang Yifei doesn't care about these at all, he is not a dollar, and he can make everyone love him. Even if it's dollars, there are still people in this world who don't love money.
At least compared to the previous obscurity, there are no supporters at all, and today it is already a huge improvement to be able to achieve five or five open.