Yamamoto Ukyo glanced at the time on the monitor at this time, and there were less than nine minutes left until the end of qualifying.

And just now, Zhang Yifei wasted too much time because of the risk avoidance control, and it was basically hopeless to break through the lap speed this lap.

So there are less than nine minutes left, Zhang Yifei can only run about four laps, whether he can break his track record and enter the front starting order, it depends on the performance of the last four laps.

To be honest, Yamamoto Ukyo was very worried in his heart at this time, after all, this kind of unexpected event just now will cause a lot of psychological pressure for a rookie driver.

Zhang Yifei usually trains with a strong psychological quality, but he has never experienced the event after all, and he doesn't know what the critical point of the upper limit is.

If the track accident just now caused a lot of psychological pressure on Zhang Yifei, so that he did not dare to control the car to the limit and break his lap time.

Then 1:58.221 is likely to be the final result of Zhang Yifei's qualifying race.

At this time, a yellow flag also appeared on the track, which is also a reference to the F1 flag, indicating that there are obstacles or accidents on the track.

If the obstacle car is parked on the side of the track, there is enough space to pass, or if the obstacle is not on the track, then the yellow flag will stand still. If the obstacle is on the track, the yellow flag will wave back and forth to alert the driver, and when the track is completely blocked, two waving yellow flags will appear.

Once the yellow flag is present, overtaking is not allowed and any driver who violates the rules will be penalized or even disqualified.

The event rescue personnel urgently dealt with Madu's accident and ensured the smooth flow of the track, just as Yamamoto Ukyo thought, there was no hope for this lap, and the time came further to eight minutes, and Zhang Yifei only had more than four laps left in the race.

But on the same track, there was also something that Yamamoto Ukyo did not expect, that is, when the yellow flag was canceled, Zhang Yifei began to accelerate wildly, and he couldn't see that the previous accident had any impact on him.

And more importantly, the European drivers who grabbed the lane with him before are now much more "honest", and most of the forced overtaking and malicious blocking behaviors have disappeared.

This is the way this world is, people are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden. The usual impression of these European drivers is that Asian drivers are conservative and weak, and in the "white-knuckle battle" stage, they will choose to avoid in most cases, and they lack aggression.

But Zhang Yifei's actions just now have shown that he is very iron-headed, and if he wants to take advantage of him, he must have the psychological consciousness to pay the price.

When the countdown was six minutes, Zhang Yifei's lap time exceeded 1 minute 58 seconds, and the score was 1:57.933, officially stepping into the ranks of 1 minute and 57 seconds.

With four minutes left in the countdown, Zhang Yifei's lap time increased by 0.5 seconds again, and he has reached the seventh place in the lap time rankings. This is an astonishing improvement, and even if the lap times of other drivers have improved slightly, it can't hide Zhang Yifei's rapid improvement.

There are two minutes left in the countdown, and Zhang Yifei's latest lap time appears on the display screen of the pit station, with a time of 1:57.145, which is only a short time of more than 100 milliseconds from entering the ranks of 1 minute and 56 seconds.

But at this time, there is only the last lap left, and most junior Formula drivers, due to physical and mental fatigue, have struggled to improve their fastest lap in the final stage.

If nothing else, this should be Zhang Yifei's fastest lap.

Even this lap time has already satisfied Yamamoto Youkyo and them, because Zhang Yifei has improved one place again and has come to sixth place.

The first time he ran Formula Renault, he faced the top European formula drivers in qualifying, and it was already a great achievement to be able to enter the top of the qualifying, and it can be said that Zhang Yifei achieved his pre-race goal.

At the moment, the top five drivers are all members of the old European Formula team, and even the top four have won the kart championship title. They are already too far ahead of Zhang Yifei in professional events, and it is no longer realistic to catch up with the top five.

Although reason told them that they should be satisfied, Zhang Yifei's team members in room P still locked their eyes on the transmission video.

They all have an expectation in their hearts that they all think is extravagant hope, and they think that Zhang Yifei can create a miracle and move forward a little more?

After all, Zhang Yifei has created too many miracles along the way.

On the last lap, Zhang Yifei's mind was not like Junko Takeda in the pit pit, and they had these too many thoughts.

There is only one thought in his mind at the moment, and that is to take every cornering route, pass the corner as fast as possible, and hit his fastest lap time.

The engine roared, half an hour of galloping, and the bald tires were also worn out badly due to intense driving, and the grip had passed its peak and began to be in a state of decline.

But Zhang Yifei's speed has not decreased at all, even in corners, he is also challenging the limit of grip.

The countdown on the crossbar was finally finished, and a black-and-white checkered finish flag appeared on the side of the track.

At this moment, Yamamoto Youkyo heard the excited voice from the headset: "Yifei-kun, your fastest lap broke through 1 minute 47 seconds, reached 1 minute 46 seconds 835, and won the fourth place in the qualifying race!" ”

The fourth place in the qualifying round, this is something that all the team members have not thought about before, and even Zhang Yifei himself did not expect him to win the fourth, but set the goal reasonably to enter the main competition.

This result is gratifying, and it can be heard from Yamamoto Ukyo's excited voice, but at this time, Zhang Yifei did not have the excitement he imagined in his heart.

Because he saw the top three cars heading to the celebration area, where there were welcoming spectators, media waiting for interviews, and cheering team members.

And because he was one step away, he could only become a spectator, follow the large army, and drive the car to the pit lane.

Maybe this is the human heart, when they feel that there is not much hope, they set their goals very low. But in the end, in the face of the first three, he could only be reduced to a spectator, and his heart was more of a loss.

But soon Zhang Yifei smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth, it was just a qualifying match, he had already achieved results beyond expectations, there was no need to be so dissatisfied, he should be happy.

Coming to the maintenance passage, Junko Takeda and a group of people stood excitedly in front of Room P, waiting for Zhang Yifei to return. They didn't feel any disappointment at all because Zhang Yifei was only fourth, and they all had excited smiles on their faces.

After parking the car, Zhang Yifei took off his helmet and hood, revealing a sweaty and red face.

"Phineas NB!"

"Yifei-kun, you ran so beautifully!"

"One flight, it's really amazing, and I caught up with two riders on the last lap!"

Ah Hu and Yamamoto Youjing all came over to hug Zhang Yifei to celebrate, and those who didn't know thought that Zhang Yifei had won the pole position.

However, it is true that for an Asian driver to be able to enter the race on the first run and get the top four results, which is already very good.

It was at this time that a reporter rushed in the direction of Zhang Yifei, and instead of interviewing the top three drivers, he targeted the Chinese driver who finished fourth.

"HELLO, FLY, I'M DOWNEY FROM SKY SPORTS."

Zhang Yifei was going to celebrate with the team members, but a microphone was handed to his mouth, and a middle-aged white reporter appeared next to him, with a warm smile on his face, and he felt very familiar.

Zhang Yifei, the news station of Sky Sports, knows that it is a British TV station, and when he watched football news in his previous life, he could often see Sky Sports reports, which is an old media in Europe.

It's just that it stands to reason that this kind of veteran media shouldn't be interviewing the top three drivers in the celebration area, how can they run to the pit lane and interview themselves, the "loser"?

However, Zhang Yifei has a lot of interview experience, and he quickly put the pressure in his heart, and replied with a polite smile on his face: "Hello, I'm Zhang Yifei." ”

"It's a pleasure for you to be interviewed with us, and first of all, congratulations on your success in qualifying, finishing fourth and doing a great job."

"Thank you."

Zhang Yifei also replied politely.

"We know you're a Chinese driver, but no Chinese driver has ever competed in the Formula Renault Series before, so as the first Chinese driver to compete in the Renault Series, how do you feel now?"

"I am honored to be a pioneer and I believe that there will be more Chinese drivers competing on the European circuit in the future."

Zhang Yifei's answer is very official, this is also his character, as long as the reporter doesn't want to make any big news, he will cooperate with the "performance".

Donnie is not very satisfied with Zhang Yifei's official answer, what news needs is hot spots and attention, and this kind of answer is not much different from nonsense.

Most foreign media are privately owned, so unlike in China, most of the news interviews are rooted in red seedlings, and the speech is also official politeness, so that the audience has no desire to pay.

However, Downey has also been in contact with Chinese before, and knows that this is their usual interview style, so he can only continue to ask questions.

"We all know that the development of China's automobile racing is backward, especially in the field of formula racing, there is no complete league system, and there is a lack of training in the karting stage, how did you achieve your current results?"

"Talent plus hard work."

"Talent and hard work, that's something that a lot of drivers have, so how do you think you're good?"

When asked this sentence, Donnie had a playful smile on his face, he didn't want to continue to fight with Zhang Yifei.

This question really stumped Zhang Yifei, if it was in China, he might just say something modest.

Although this kind of answer is similar to nonsense, it is very politically correct and does not cause unnecessary trouble for yourself.

But now the situation is different, as Downey said, he is the first Chinese driver to challenge the European Formula race, and as a pioneer, he has to show his sharp side, so that he can have enough influence and at the same time give confidence to some Chinese drivers in the future.

He didn't want to be a desert in 20 years, and even the drivers who had the opportunity to participate in formula racing would become "weak" and afraid to fight these white European drivers with bayonets.

The F1 drivers of the eighties and nineties were full of blood, and many times the completion rate was not even half. In particular, there are only regulations for the second lane change, but there is no penalty scene, which is more likely to trigger the temper tantrum of some drivers, and the scene of direct dry fight on the track is not uncommon.

Even Schumacher can be regarded as a powder keg in the early days, and more than once has a tendency to move.

Of course, as the regulations became stricter and the focus on driver safety became more and more important, there were fewer and fewer hot scenes in motorsport.

Perhaps the last man's paradise of speed and fury is the Isle of Man TT.

The image of the Chinese as a moderate and weak person has been borne for too long, so before on the track, the No. 19 car Madu dared to overtake unscrupulously.

Zhang Yifei had no doubt that if he were a European driver, Ma would not dare to make such a dangerous move.

So Zhang Yifei hesitated for a moment, did not choose any middle-of-the-road answer, but looked at Donnie and said directly: "I think I am very strong." ”

The sudden answer surprised Donnie, and he was ready for Zhang Yifei's polite answer.

Because he served as a reporter for the Atlanta Olympics and has been in contact with many Chinese athletes, he is relatively familiar with the Chinese athletes.

The reason why he didn't choose the top three popular interviews, but chose Zhang Yifei, was not because he wanted to get any hot replies from his mouth.

Purely because there were too many media outlets interviewing the top three and the news value was not outstanding, Downey planned to find another way, after all, China's first European formula car was also a relatively eye-catching headline.

All the initial answers were expected by Downey, but the young Chinese driver did not follow the established route, but spoke his inner answer.

"Strong? Is there a goal, such as a place in the main race? However, I would like to remind you that the opponents in the main race will use their full strength to compete for points, which can be more difficult than qualifying. ”

This sentence made Zhang Yifei a little unhappy, the hidden meaning behind it is that if the opponent plays his best, he may not be able to run the qualifying results?

"I'll be stronger when the time comes, and the goal is to finish on the podium."

Originally, Zhang Yifei wanted to say that he was the champion, but thinking about the existence of a monster-level opponent like Massa, to be honest, Zhang Yifei did not have absolute confidence, he was too far behind others at the starting point, and he still had a bit of a B number in his heart for his strength.

If it blows too much, and then it will be hung and beaten by Massa, won't it be slapped in the face?

"On the podium? It seems that Fei is very confident in your own strength. ”

Downey replied with a smile, in fact, he didn't mean to mock Zhang Yifei, but the subconscious in his heart that Chinese drivers couldn't do it still had obvious hints.

Damn, this is forcing me to explode! Zhang Yifei was already a little dissatisfied in his heart at this time, he was fourth in the qualifying race, and said that he was on the podium in the main race, that is, entering the top three, just a small goal of advancing one place, does this still need to be very confident?

Isn't this the goal it should be, it's impossible to say that you are aiming for fifth, and you are one place behind, right?

To be honest, Zhang Yifei already feels that he is very modest, as a competitive sports athlete, there is nothing wrong with saying that he wants to win the championship.

Since it's useless to be modest, well, brother, I'm going to start pretending!

"Of course, the source of my confidence is my strength, and on the track, I will beat anyone who stands in my way!"

Zhang Yifei's words made Donnie a little surprised, which was a little different from his impression of the Chinese, very confident, and began to show a kind of edge.

"Any opponent? This is not a small range, take this Renault as an example, there are karting champions such as Massa and Kubica, if you want to give a specific probability description of the podium, you think you are almost sure! ”

"Ten percent!"