563 Gathering of Champions (Chapter 2)
In the picture on the broadcast screen, to be precise, three men's faces appeared, and they did not have the shyness of ordinary people in front of the camera, and they also did not have any special excitement and excitement.
Still sitting in his seat, he waved at the camera with a smile on his face, which was a greeting.
But their action aroused the emotions of the audience, not only the fans who were about to leave stopped, but even the audience who had already walked to the exit turned back and roared feverishly!
"Indy (Indy)!"
“OH MY GOD! Here they are! ”
"Indy Champion!"
"A true king!"
The frenzied shouts swept through the Indianapolis circuit in an instant, and in the end, they converged into one word, that is, Indy!
Because the men who appeared in the broadcast screen are the Indy 500 world champion drivers in recent years. Before, they all wore baseball caps, sunglasses, etc., and there were not many fans who found them to exist.
After the first day of practice for the US Grand Prix, there was an "encore performance" at the track's media center, and there was such a frenzied performance on the track.
The three Indy champions are Brack, Lazier and Helio Castroneves.
Blakes was the 1998 Indy 500 champion (historically 1999).
Rezzie was a double Indyne champion in 1993 and 1996, and it was Villeneuve who beat him that year to win the 1995 Indy Championship of the Year. After a year he made a comeback and wanted revenge on Villeneuve, but the Canadian had already gone to the F1 paddock.
The last Helio is this year's Indy 500 new champion, and he has also defended the 2001 and 2002 Indy World Championship titles in history, and is known as the strongest newcomer in recent years.
To be honest, under normal circumstances, it is not easy to have an Indy champion in the stands, and it is almost impossible to have three Indy World Champions at the same time.
And today is not only the three Indian champions in the stands, but also Montoya and Villeneuve in the F1 team, which is equivalent to the Indianapolis circuit at the moment, and five kings of IndyCar have appeared at the same time, which is the first time in history.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that the American audience and fans at the scene were so excited and crazy.
Hearing the sudden deafening screams in the paddock, many drivers and crew members in the pits who were preparing to overhaul the cars couldn't help but wonder what was going on on the track.
The same was true for the Prost team pits, where Zhang Yifei had just gotten off the car and was about to take off his equipment, when he heard all kinds of screams and cheers.
"What's going on out there, isn't today's game over?"
Zhang Yifei muttered in his mouth, this voice is not here to mock himself, why is it so lively in the paddock?
"Let's go, go out and see what's going on."
Charlie put down the tools in his hand and greeted the crew members, today's race is over, the time is not as tight as before, and it doesn't hurt to join in the fun.
When the Prost crew walked out of the pit, many of the other teams' crew members were already standing on the pit lane, and their eyes were all on the big screen of the track, which showed reporters interviewing spectators in the stands.
The game is over, and there is a post-match interview with the audience?
Zhang Yifei was very surprised to see this scene, he had run a few races anyway, and he had the impression that in the F1 race, there seemed to be no practice session to interview the audience after the race, is this the characteristic of the American Grand Prix?
And even if it's a post-game interview with the audience, what are these Americans excited about, haven't they seen this kind of scene?
Just when Zhang Yifei was full of doubts, Henry also saw this scene, and he immediately said in an exclamatory tone: "What's the matter today, is the Indian champion assembled?" ”
"What do you mean?"
Zhang Yifei casually asked rhetorically, another world IndyCar has not been introduced to China, so he doesn't know much about IndyCar champions, especially this kind of early IndyCar drivers.
"These are the Indy 500 champions of recent years, especially the youngest, his name is Helio, who is this year's new champion and is also known as the strongest Indy champion of the year in recent years!"
"Really? So who is stronger than him or Montoya? ”
Zhang Yifei asked with interest, he is now also a crowd of melon eaters watching the excitement.
"I think it's Helio, the strongest thing about Montoya is that he won the Indy 500 World Championship directly in his rookie season, but he didn't set many track records."
"And this guy can be said to have swept a lot of track records in Indy, and even Indy fans think that he will defend next year's Indy championship, and it is rumored that McLaren is very interested in him, and may go to Coulthard's class in two years."
"Sounds a bit strong."
Zhang Yifei nodded, unlike the reports of the American media that deliberately exaggerated and highlighted contradictions, in fact, Zhang Yifei did not despise the Indy champion.
Because the Indy annual champion crossed over to Formula 1, basically he is not a weakling. Needless to say, Villeneuve has won the F1 World Championship, even if it is Montoya, his F1 career has been a stable top few and once had the hope of winning the championship.
So it's no surprise that three current Indy World Champions in the stands at the same time, the equivalent of three drivers close to F1 world champions, can cause such a crazy sensation to watch another motor race.
It's just that I don't know if it's an accident this time, or if there is an event operator behind the arrangement, but judging from the preparation of the reporters from the track media center to interview them, it is not an accident that these Indian kings should come to watch the US Grand Prix.
It was at this time that Leo, the design director in the pit, handed over a pair of headphones to Zhang Yifei and said, "Fei, listen, they are talking about you." ”
Hearing Leo's words, Zhang Yifei put on the headphones, and the track FM inside was broadcasting reporters' interviews with the three Indy champions.
"Hello Rezzie, why are you here to watch this US Grand Prix today?"
Rezzi has a double title and is also the oldest and most senior of the Indy champions, so he became the first interviewee.
"There are two Indy Series champions in this US Grand Prix, so I wanted to see what kind of spark they can make in Formula 1."
Indeed, the biggest attraction of this US Grand Prix is the collision between the king of Indy and the F1 champion, and there is more than one Indy champion of the year on the field, which is indeed a rare scene.
"And what do you think of their play?"
"Both of them are good, especially Montoya, who won two practice races in a row, showing the quality of our Indy!"
When Rezzy said this, the American fans on the track were excited again.
"That's right, Indy will win!"
"That's what we Indy's really are capable of!"
"Long live Indy!"
"So apart from the two Indy, what do you think of the other riders?"
'The other drivers did really well, especially Schumacher, who was really strong.
Drivers are proud, especially Indy and F1, two different systems of formula cars, it is difficult for fellow world champions to recognize each other's strength.
But Schumacher did, and he won the first race here at the rematch of last year's US Grand Prix, proving that he can adapt to any track.
As the best driver in the world today, Schumacher has surpassed the Indy or F1 category, as long as it is a formula car, Schumacher has the strength to become the absolute king, which is basically recognized by drivers around the world.
If time can be pushed back a few years, when Schumacher put out the five crowns plus the number of 90 championships, he would not even be recognized as the strongest, and Schumacher at that time only had the title of car god, and he was worthy of his results.
Rezzie's answer was reasonable, but it was clearly not the answer that the track reporters needed.
"Then what do you think of the Chinese rider Fei, he said before the race that he is better than the Indy!"
When this question came out, the atmosphere of the audience began to smell of gunpowder, and everyone was looking forward to how to respond to Zhang Yifei's "Time Magazine" provocation by this Indian champion!
"Hehe, I don't think the tenth ranking needs too much evaluation."
Rezzy still had the same smile on his face, and his tone hadn't changed much, but everyone could feel the mockery and contempt in his heart. Judging from the current track results, Zhang Yifei's previous wild words are simply a joke!
At the same time, Blake, who was sitting next to him, also leaned over and said: "I heard that the Chinese driver Fei is only 18 years old this year, which is exactly the age when he should go to college. I hope this US Grand Prix can teach him a good lesson and let him learn what IndyCar is. ”
This sentence doesn't seem to be much of a problem, but the problem lies in Blake's age, he is only 24 years old this year, why use this kind of educational tone to let Zhang Yifei study hard?
This shows that Zhang Yifei is not on the same level as him, he is simply educating the younger generations!
"What do you think of Driver Flying, Helio?"
The reporter pointed the microphone at the youngest new champion in the city, Helio, who is only two years older than Zhang Yifei and the brightest rising star on the Indyne circuit!
"There's nothing to say about rookies, if he compares with me, he won't even be able to eat exhaust."
Helio was in the moment of his youth and frivolity, and his words did not even have the slightest euphemism, and he could even be regarded as a direct attack on Zhang Yifei.
It's just that no one in the foreigner thinks that Helio is arrogant and arrogant, but on the contrary, he thinks it is quite reasonable, and even the track resounded with warm applause!