"Is the driver still in front?"

Schumacher looked at the Prost car that crossed like a meteor and subconsciously whispered.

He thought that after he came out of the pit, he would be able to lead Zhang Yifei in speed, but the result still did not change the initial qualifying, even though the Ferrari crew had compressed the pit stop time to the extreme.

"It's really strong."

This is the second sentence that Schumacher said when he witnessed that he was lagging behind.

At this moment, Schumacher completely recognized Zhang Yifei's strength and admitted that he had the qualifications to become his strong opponent.

However, the victory or defeat of this opening match will not affect Schumacher's mentality, but will only stimulate his fighting spirit. After all, he has experienced the "life and death situation" of countless final battles, and he has long been able to calmly face the heavy pressure and success or failure.

"Fly is still the first car, we won!"

The members of the Prost pit crew jumped up excitedly when they saw this scene.

This time, Zhang Yifei completely determined the advantage of his first car, and greatly boosted the confidence of the team, if nothing else, he will be the first champion of the new season opener on this night, and stay in Prost!

"Victory is ours!"

"Victory belongs to Prost!"

Many crew members couldn't help but chant over and over again, and even looked at the Ferrari pit not far away.

At this moment, the Prost team is no longer the despised third-rate team on the track, they finally have the qualification to be placed in the same picture as the Ferrari crew, and they also have the possibility to challenge the most powerful team!

Listening to the cheers of the crew members, the members of the strategy group were relatively calm in comparison. After all, the schedule is just over halfway now, and although Zhang Yifei has an absolute advantage, it is best not to celebrate the victory in advance before the game is over.

"It seems that in today's opening match, Yifeijun is about to win the championship again."

In the Toyota team pit stop, President Tomita Mian couldn't help but sigh when he saw the intersection of Zhang Yifei and Schumacher.

"President, have you come to a conclusion so quickly?"

The team leader next to him, Ueto Hirakawa, was a little surprised by Tomita's remarks, and now that the schedule is just over halfway, do you think that Yifeijun can win the championship?

"It's not that I came to conclusions so quickly, but that's the end, this duel, Yifeijun won."

In the face of Tomita's re-determination, Ueto Hirakawa did not continue to ask, on the one hand, because of the superiority and inferiority of the traditional Japanese system, the superior maintains absolute authority, and the subordinate will not question too much.

On the other hand, he also knows that the current duel is won by Zhang Yifei. It's just that Ueto Hirakawa never understood, where did Tomita get the confidence to think that this is the final outcome?

But at this time, Tomita Mian looked at Takuma Sato on the screen in an expectant tone.

"As Japan's second driver to enter the F1 paddock in recent years, Sato-kun, I hope you can defend the glory of our Japanese racing car like Ichito-kun!"

Takuma Sato has a basic plot similar to Zhang Yifei, that is, there is no kart foundation!

So in the eyes of the Japanese, he can be regarded as a real genius driver, and he made his way into the F1 paddock from scratch in four years. Many see him as a hope for a revival of Japanese formula racing, after all, Japan was the leading Asian formula car for decades.

Instead of being as it is now, the light is all overshadowed by the Chinese drivers!

The race continued, and on the fortieth lap of the race, Zhang Yifei, who had completely burst out of his form and momentum, once again set a new lap time for the Singapore Grand Prix. On the slippery course after the rain, he ran a lap of 1:45.187, and was only one step away from entering the 1:44 realm.

Although the gap between Schumacher and him has not been greatly widened, Zhang Yifei gradually took a lead of nearly two seconds in total time, and this lead is still widening.

Don't underestimate the two-second gap, which means that Schumacher has no way to eat Zhang Yifei's wake, and in the case of equal play, the front car can steadily maintain the lead, without worrying about the rear car using the wake to catch up.

As we entered the 50th lap, the weight of the car dropped a lot from the time of the pit stop as the fuel was consumed. Another point is that after more than an hour, the track is almost dry, and there is no need to worry about water and slippage on the edges.

At this point in time, all the drivers started to pick up the speed in order to sprint for the standings and laps at the end of the race, so the lap leaderboard was constantly refreshed in small increments.

On lap 52, Schumacher took the lead in overtaking Zhang Yifei's fastest lap and set a new race record.

On lap 55, Alonso overtook Barrichello on a lap and broke Schumacher's track record, taking the top spot in the lap table and appearing as the second Prost driver.

However, on lap 57 of the race, there was another accident on the track, that is, the Williams team's Montoya, who collided with Renault's Helio in the Singapore special tunnel.

It was an accident, but in a sense, it was something that was inevitable. Because from the moment Montoya overtook Barrichello, the two Indy World Champions were destined to compete on the F1 circuit.

There's no way Helio can throw in the towel, he holds the title of the best newcomer in IndyCar's history, and he also considers himself the best Formula One IndyCar ever made.

Also as a senior, and also in the F1 paddock for a year, according to Montoya's character, how can he bow his head in front of a "newcomer"?

So the two of them went crazy-for-tat on the track, and even the intensity and wildness exceeded the previous time against Zhang Yifei and Schumacher. Prior to this tunnel crash, the two men had already had multiple minor collisions, with the carbon fiber shell shattering in several places.

As the race came to an end, Montoya finally couldn't stand being pressed by Helio and overtook more and more aggressively and risky. It just so happens that Helio is also a character who makes whose grandson, who can overtake with skill, and who do you scare if you want to overtake with threats?

Finally, in the final stages of the race, Montoya and Helio played with fire, and both of them crashed off the track. Perhaps no one could have imagined before the race that the most eye-catching Indy-Ground double king in the F1 paddock would end their season debut in such a "cannibalistic" way.

On the 59th lap of the race, when the latest lap time ranking appeared on the big screen, Zhang Yifei once again broke the track record run by Alonso with a lap time of 1:44.857, and broke through to the realm of 1:44.

At the same time, the total time gap between Zhang Yifei and Schumacher, who finished second, was widened to 5 seconds. With two laps remaining, there is not much suspense, Zhang Yifei will become the winner of the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix, and complete a hat-trick!

Thousands of spectators on the track poured towards the post-race celebration area, not only Zhang Yifei's Chinese supporters, but also many pure F1 fans who wanted to cheer and celebrate Zhang Yifei's victory!

The reason is very simple, in this Singapore opener, Zhang Yifei showed his driving skills and driver spirit to the fullest. Drifted from the very beginning of the corner, then took the top two drivers at Turn 13 to reclaim their pole position.

and the last tire burst on the track, Zhang Yifei used the "three-wheeled" formula car to show the world what is called "god-like driving skills" and the driver's spirit of never giving up.

It can be said that after this battle, Zhang Yifei is no longer the name of the Chinese newcomer last season, but a Chinese driver in the F1 paddock, who is really world-class and qualified to stabilize the peak!

After finishing the last two laps without accidents, Zhang Yifei was the first to see the black and white checkered flag next to the track, marking his victory in Singapore and the first Singapore champion in history.

"Fei still won, it seems that our previous celebration was not too early."

Henry saw Zhang Yifei finally cross the finish line, exhaled heavily, and let go of his hanging heart.

The previous tire burst accident made Henry dare not be careless at all when Zhang Yifei was leading. After all, drifting on the track has become one of the main causes of punctures, and who can guarantee that there will be no problems with the rear suspension in the collision at the start?

Only when the curtain comes down will it be a real victory!

"Of course not, Fei won the first championship of the opening game, and the victory belongs to our Prost!"

The boss, Prost, also raised his arm at this time and shouted to the dozens of crew members in the maintenance workshop.

Last year, Zhang Yifei won the championship in the two races, he did not come to the scene, but he came to the final battle in Japan, but Zhang Yifei did not win the championship.

Now he can finally see his drivers on the track, standing on the highest podium and lifting the trophy that belongs to the winner!

This is also the first time in the five years since the formation of the team that Prost can shout with confidence: "Victory belongs to Prost!" ”

On the track, Zhang Yifei slowed down after seeing the black and white checkered flag. As he drove to the celebration area, he waved to the spectators in the stands.

At the same time, the first three celebration areas were already black and crowded with spectators at this time, and they all chanted Zhang Yifei's name in unison when they saw the blue and red Prost racing car driving over.

"Zhang Yifei~~! Zhang Yifei~~! Zhang Yifei~~! ”

"Champion~~! Champion~~! Champion~~! ”

Even many foreigners who do not understand Chinese use extremely awkward pronunciation to shout such a celebratory slogan.

This may be the first time in the history of the F1 paddock that the Grand Prix winner has been congratulated in Chinese.

The official F1 live broadcast reporter saw Zhang Yifei driving over, and also began his final closing remarks.

"This is the end of the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix, and the next step is to be interviewed on the track and the medal ceremony."

"As the opening race of the new season, the Chinese driver Fei took pole position, the race win and the fastest lap in Singapore. He became the first driver to win the Singapore Grand Prix and the first to score a hat-trick in Singapore. ”

"I can't describe the excitement of this game, but the cheers and applause at the moment are the best judgment of the audience on this game!"

When the official reporter finished saying this, the director turned the camera on the audience who were carnivaling, and their applause and neat cheers resounded throughout the Singapore Marina Circuit.

Zhang Yifei parked the Prost car at the champion driver, then took off his helmet and stood directly at the front of the racing car, condescendingly tasting the fruits belonging to the winner.

Countless lenses and flashes are aimed at Zhang Yifei standing on the top of the car, which is the first sub-station championship born in the new season, which has important commemorative significance. At the same time, the reporters also have a hunch in their hearts that maybe this photo standing on the front of the car will open a new era of F1.

The second car to enter the celebration area was naturally a fiery Ferrari, and Schumacher did not lose his demeanor because of the defeat, but waved at the audience and reporters with a smile.

It was at this moment that the stadium resounded with the cheers of Schumacher, and the quadruple champion would not be discouraged by a defeat in a race, and his supporters would not be disappointed by the race.

"Schumacher~~! Come on~~! ”

"Next stop to win back!"

"We will always believe in you, Schumacher!"

It may be in response to the previous Chinese supporters, many Schumacher supporters were not convinced by Zhang Yifei's title of car god, and also shouted the word "GOD".

In a sense, after Senna, the only person who is qualified to be called "GOD" is indeed Schumacher.

Hearing these cheering voices for himself, Schumacher's face still has the iconic "evil" smile with half of the corners of his mouth crooked.

However, he moved his gaze back from the black-pressed track audience, and looked at Zhang Yifei beside him with a seemingly casual attitude.

At this moment, Zhang Yifei's face did not feel how unhappy and uncomfortable he felt because the audience in the stands cheered Schumacher. As a winner, you can't even have this bit of energy, there is no eternal victory on the track, but there are always riders who are admired and respected.

But in the face of Schumacher's gaze, Zhang Yifei still greeted him, both of them had smiles on their faces, but their eyes were extremely sharp.

The silent confrontation was going on, and Zhang Yifei stood on top of the car, but he could use his condescending gaze to look down at Schumacher next to him. This scene is also a declaration to everyone that no matter what the final result is, at least at this moment, Zhang Yifei is the winner who stands at the peak and "looks down on all beings"!

About 20 seconds later, another car drove in, and on lap 55, Zhang Yifei heard Alonso overtaking Barrichello and setting a track record from the team's voice.

Theoretically, with Helio and Montoya retiring, Alonso would be third in the Singapore Grand Prix, with the two Prost drivers on the podium repeated.

But the problem is that what Zhang Yifei saw this time was not a blue and red Prost AP05 racing car driving over. Instead, it was a silver and black car that stopped in third place.

This livery color is the representative color of Mercedes-Benz, and there is only one team in the F1 paddock that uses this livery and that is McLaren, one of the Big Three!

The double number on the front of the car means his identity as the No. 2 driver, even if the driver in the cockpit did not push off his helmet mask at this time, Zhang Yifei also knew who the third place in the Singapore Grand Prix was, he was Kimi Raikkonen from McLaren Racing!

To be honest, in the face of this result, Zhang Yifei was very surprised. After learning that Alonso had overtaken Barrichello in the last few laps, Zhang Yifei did not pay attention to the team's voice, but sprinted with all his might to win the track record.

At that time, Kimi Raikkonen should be behind Alonso and Barrichello, and the remaining laps will eventually overtake Barrichello, and it stands to reason that it is not very likely to overtake Alonso again.

On the one hand, because of the lack of time and schedule, and on the other hand, Alonso is the first Singapore Grand Prix champion in history, and completed a shocking comeback from 15th pick to champion, it can be said that Alonso has a dominant level on this track.

Although the time is much earlier, the characteristics of the driver's strength will not change, how can Kimi Raikkonen be better than Alonso at the Singapore circuit?

When Zhang Yifei set his eyes on the tires, he instantly understood that this was not a smoothed super-soft tyre, which meant that Kimi Raikkonen used a more extreme two-stop tactic, and it was also a lap time on the super-soft tyre in the final stage.

is worthy of the "Finnish Iceman", the man who was able to complete the "assassination" action at the peak of Schumacher, and now he is just showing his own characteristics. Unfortunately, the first driver to face Kimi's assassination was not Schumacher, but Alonso!

The top three drivers arrived, cheered by the crowd and photographed by reporters.

However, during a brief interview before the award ceremony, Zhang Yifei saw an "acquaintance", Blundel, the commentator of the event, who actually held an interview microphone and made a cameo appearance as a reporter when he came.

To be honest, Zhang Yifei and Blundell have met many times in the F1 paddock, but they don't actually have any friendship, because the commentary on the track is generally in the media center, and the content of the commentary is not heard by the drivers during the race.

So in the face of him appearing here, Zhang Yifei was still a little surprised.

Looking at Zhang Yifei's surprised eyes, Blundell nodded and smiled, then raised the microphone and said: "First of all, let's congratulate Fei for winning the first race championship of the new season, and he proved with his own strength that he is not a short-lived driver in the F1 paddock as rumored before the race." ”

"In this Singapore Grand Prix, we will not only witness victory, but also see the birth of a top driver in the world of motorsports, which is the awakening of the dragon from China!"

Compared with the previous post-match interview Q&A dialogue, this time Blundell is more like a ring host, and his energetic opening words instantly made the audience passionate and released again.

"That's right, Zhang Yifei is no longer a new star on the track, he has stood in the ranks of top drivers!"

"Fei will be a strong contender for the future World Title, and I believe he has the strength."

"There are no shortcomings, this is an adjective for Zhang Yifei's driving skills!"

"The rider from China will surely let the world hear the roar of the dragon!"

Under Brendel's instigation, these crazy cheers also touched Zhang Yifei. Although in a short period of time, it is still inevitable that those stereotypes or racial superiority will be cold and ridiculed.

But at least that's changing, for example, on the track, where you can hear these confident cheers, so that the whole world can accept the victory from China at the top of the car races!

"Fei, I believe that the audience at the scene and in front of the TV, the most curious thing in their hearts at the moment, that is, your flat tire on the track, can you tell us how you felt at that time?"

"I was a little stunned at the time, but I quickly adjusted my mood."

"And have you ever thought about giving up?"

"No, I believe in my own skills, and I also believe that the crew will help me the most, because Prost has the best crew members!"

Hearing Zhang Yifei's words, many of the crew members gathered in front of the pit station had a feeling of tears in their eyes. Many times the halo is focused on the drivers, and now Zhang Yifei has affirmed their skills and dedication.

"Then I have another question, that is, why do you want to stop Schumacher's overtaking in the final stage before the pit stop, driving a formula car with one less tyre, and not afraid that the car will get out of control?"

When Blundell asked the question, not only the spectators gathered in the celebration area, but even some of the spectators in the stands who were about to leave the stadium and not wait for the final awards ceremony stopped their steps and looked at the big screen of the track.

They were really curious about why Zhang Yifei at that moment would tenaciously make such a move to block the car.

"Actually, I said this answer at the pre-match press conference."

After Zhang Yifei said this, many viewers recalled the scene of the pre-game press conference in their minds.

If that scene impressed them the most, it must have been when Zhang Yifei took the microphone and said to Schumacher: "I'm sorry, I'm going to win this game" at the end of the day.

Obviously, Zhang Yifei's tenacious blocking behavior on the track is to carry out his words to the end, that is, this Singapore Grand Prix, I Zhang Yifei want to win!

"I think about it, and I have to say, you did exactly what you said in your pre-match press conference."

Blundel's words made the expression on Schumacher's face very subtle, but the game is a win or a loser, and he will not respond hysterically after feeling the threat and provocation like a newcomer who can't hold his breath.

Riders fly, the game has just begun!

"Fei, then I have one last question, with a good start, what are your expectations for your future?"

"The answer is actually more obvious, I want to win the championship."

After saying this, Zhang Yifei paused, and then added.

"World Champion."