"Thank you, Alessi."

Zhang Yifei opened his mouth and replied, this is the second time that the French veteran has guided himself on the track experience, and Zhang Yifei is indeed grateful in his heart.

"Don't thank me, it's your own performance that earns respect."

Alessi said very directly, it was Zhang Yifei who showed his strength this time and also got the pole position, so he would help.

Otherwise, a scrap newcomer, not only will he not help, but on the contrary, he will step on the opponent from the position of the No. 1 driver.

Formula 1 has always been a place where the strong are respected, and teammates are the biggest opponents. Compassion and compassion for the weak mean nothing in the F1 paddock, and if you don't have the strength, you will be eliminated, whether by your opponents or your teammates.

Therefore, in addition to wasting time and energy, the final result of helping the weak is only to move yourself. Most of the time, don't think of F1 teammates as brothers, they're just ordinary company colleagues, and most likely the kind of colleagues who don't have a good relationship.

There's a saying in the F1 paddock: "Only when you're a wingman, you're my best teammate!"

Of course, nothing is absolute, and there are things that help each other, but basically only exist in a non-competitive relationship.

For example, the current Alessi has recognized Zhang Yifei's strength, given up personal competition, and simply taught Zhang Yifei a little life experience as an F1 veteran.

After all, after more than ten years of career, Alessi has actually come to the brink of retirement, if it weren't for Zhang Yifei's appearance to change history, he would basically have spent this season paddling.

When Prost will completely go out of business is the point in time when he will retire.

It can be said that Zhang Yifei gave Alessi a fighting spirit, so that he was still fighting on the track, and even rushed into the points area for a time, and was no longer the driver who was always at the bottom.

In traditional Chinese culture, it pays attention to a meritorious retirement, and the idea of foreigners is actually the same, and no one wants to retire with stains and ridicule. Historically, Alessi's retirement was not honorable, after all, his battle with Heidfeld was also one of the factors in the collapse of the Prost team.

Therefore, Alessi's help also has his own selfishness, that is, he hopes that when Zhang Yifei succeeds in the future, he can still remember today's help, so as not to fall into the infamy of suppressing the younger generation of newcomer drivers in the future.

Zhang Yifei didn't know Alessi's state of mind at the moment, even if he knew, he was equally grateful to Alessi.

Because you should never ask others from the eyes of a saint, except for a very few, the vast majority of people are seeking profit, which is nothing more than the difference between seeking wealth and seeking fame.

It is normal for Alessi to have his own selfishness, after all, two people are not related to each other, why should others help themselves completely selflessly, just by virtue of the protagonist's halo king?

But in any case, the help is real, and Zhang Yifei also keeps it in mind. When he really becomes famous one day, when he looks back on his career, he will always remember that in his rookie stage, there was such a French veteran who did not deal with him very much, and helped him.

The rest room of the Prost team is very harmonious, and the rest room of the other teams, the atmosphere is not so good at the moment.

In particular, the team lounge of the Big Three has an indescribable grim taste.

"Montoya, Ralph, what the hell is going on, A1 is a track with performance advantages, you can't run the Chinese kids?"

Sir Williams had an ugly look on his face, although the team's two drivers couldn't be said to have a bad qualifying result this time, and the third and fourth were considered very good.

But viewers around the world know that Zhang Yifei's first opponent to defeat when he returns to the track is Williams Racing's Montoya, who wants to avenge the crash in the Brazilian Grand Prix, which may be the first title of Zhang Yifei's F1 career!

Just as there can only be one Hao Nange in Causeway Bay, there is only one strongest newcomer in F1, not Montoya, but Zhang Yifei.

Others, such as Alonso and Marquis of the Minardi team, Bernaldi of the Toyota team, etc., are now at the level of cats and dogs, and they are not comparable to Zhang Yifei and Montoya, and they are not competitive at all.

Unlike McLaren and Ferrari, Williams Racing is an independent, private team that has no capital to retreat without the backing of a world-class manufacturer. The dismal state of the Prost team can also be seen how much pressure the private fleet is under operation.

So a lot of times it's not Sir Williams who is ruthless and has only the results in his head. Instead, the future of the entire team, including the R&D team, is on the shoulders of Sir Williams.

Behind the scenery of the former Big Three team, there is bottomless darkness, and for the Williams team, he also has no money to waste.

This is why, among the big three teams in the future, Williams fell behind the fastest, and even to the extent that he was pushed to the bottom, directly at the bottom level. It's completely unrecognizable that this is a superteam that once dominated the F1 paddocks in the eighties and nineties.

It is not obvious that it is the various black technologies developed by the Williams team that led to the FIA finally restricting the use of F1 electronic equipment, otherwise there may not be Schumacher's two world championship titles in the Benetton team, and the Williams team will continue to dominate the track!

There is actually a better adjective for Sir Williams, and that is that there is a lot of responsibility and so much pressure.

In the face of the BOSS's questioning, Montoya and Schumacher Jr. did not speak, because Zhang Yifei, who had never run on this track with a performance disadvantage, really couldn't find any good reasons.

"Fei did run well."

Schumacher Jr. has a more foolish personality, and since he can't find an excuse, he will admit the facts calmly.

"That's right, Fei is doing very well. But don't forget that he's just a rookie and he's been off for three months, so you can't even run a rookie? ”

Sir Williams was angry when he heard this, losing to a newcomer like Zhang Yifei, Ralph Schumacher didn't feel ashamed, and he was embarrassed to say that the other party ran well, shouldn't he run badly?

"I don't think I can't run, but it's just a qualifying race, and it's not just that we lost, we got pole position, and everyone else hasn't run."

"You ......"

On the contrary, Sir Williams didn't know what to say, the same surname is Schumacher, why Michael can do anything to win, and has such a strong desire to win.

And Ralph looks like a hanger, and he can't see the fighting spirit of any professional drivers when he gets off the track, how can the gap be so big, is it a mother?

"I won't lose to Fei in the race."

Montoya next to him also replied gloomily, compared to the indifferent little Schumacher, this is his proof battle!

Montoya has never been able to win Zhang Yifei in a dignified manner, and the Brazilian Grand Prix has become a stain on his career so far.

Now that I have lost the qualifying match again, it is estimated that the popularity that I have accumulated with great difficulty will return to the original point at this moment, and the spotlight will shine on that Chinese kid again.

To wash away all this humiliation, Montoya must have a hearty victory, and perhaps the Austrian Grand Prix is his last chance.

"Good, go prove yourself."

Sir Williams was more satisfied with Montoya's fighting spirit than the attitude of the younger Schumacher.

However, he added: "This win is crucial for the team, no matter what way it takes, to ensure victory. Ralph, at the critical moment, find a way to help Montoya. ”

The gang in F1 is, in other words, wingmen who do dirty work. But keep in mind that Williams Racing Ralf Schumacher is the number one driver, Montoya is the number two driver, and in theory Montoya is the wingman.

But now the Williams team points and it is difficult to sprint to the top three, which is really a bit inconsistent with the positioning of the Big Three team. Therefore, the best rookie driver must be won by Montoya, otherwise next year's sponsorship will not be easy to talk about.

Sir Williams is a strong man, the team's directives are not questionable, and Ralf Schumacher is not the type of driver who is particularly tough on results. Considering the needs of the team, he finally nodded and agreed.

"Montoya, don't let me down."

With that, Simmonds pushed Sir Williams and left the drivers' lounge, leaving a blank Montoya and a little Schumacher sitting inside.

"BOSS, isn't it too much pressure on Montoya?"

After leaving the lounge, Simmonds said to Sir Williams, after all, Montoya was also a rookie driver.

"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. Rest assured, Montoya is a World Champion and he's not that vulnerable. ”

Montoya was tapped and nurtured by Williams, and was already a Williams team test driver before winning the Indy Championship.

It is fair to say that no one knows Montoya better than Sir Williams, who believes more in the American's ability to withstand pressure!

On the other side of the McLaren team, Dennis also started a dialogue with Kimi, but compared to Sir Williams's pressure, Dennis is more of an encouragement, after all, Kimi has performed much better than before,

The Iceman is as cold as ever, he is not the kind of person who likes to promise and make bold statements, even if he has ideas, he really sets goals in his heart.

The stage of three people, the main match can not be without the name of my Kimi Raikkonen!

At dusk, the A1 track was more frenzied than the afternoon, and with the exit of the spectators and most of the crew, it could already be described as deserted.

But on the track, there is a wide back, measuring something.

This person is none other than Zhang Yifei of the Prost team.

Although Alessi imparted some of his own experience, practice is the only criterion for testing the truth. Zhang Yifei is really curious, 70 meters before entering the bend, is there really a pit with a few millimeters of sagging!