Zhang Yifei naturally didn't know what Alessi was thinking, and if he knew, he probably couldn't help but smile.

There is learning, but there is no nervousness. The main reason is that Zhang Yifei knows how strong Schumacher is, and he knows that he has created a legendary five consecutive championships and become a man who is a god in the F1 car world.

What's there to be nervous about being behind a master of this level?

As for the other drivers, Zhang Yifei is even less nervous, because at present, he is the only one who feels out of reach, and the others are all objects that he can challenge or even surpass.

Even if it is Barrichello, who is now ranked second, Zhang Yifei knows that after he left the Ferrari team, he will plummet.

Barrichello is now strong, not because of how rebellious he is, but because he has a powerful triumvirate Ferrari behind him.

Schumacher's game video, Zhang Yifei watched it in its entirety, and even many details, Zhang Yifei paused and replayed it a few times. It's just that limited by the technological content of the lens in this era, the picture quality is not very high.

More importantly, Zhang Yifei has no way to get the shooting content of the car camera, which will not be released until the end of the sub-station competition, so now Zhang Yifei can only watch a rough idea.

Judging from the top of the line, Schumacher's judgment of the edge of the track is as accurate as a machine!

Zhang Yifei specially compared the two laps that Schumacher ran, if the route he ran in these two laps could be recorded on the track. Then you will find that all the traces in two circles can almost be said to overlap perfectly, and the error should be about 1 cm.

This reminds Zhang Yifei of a rumor in later life, that is, Hamilton can drive some tracks on the racing simulator with his eyes closed, relying on muscle memory without any mistakes.

Zhang Yifei, who had become a professional driver at that time, was shocked when he heard it, he knew that the F1 driver was strong, but he couldn't believe that he could be so strong.

The world itself became an F1 driver, Zhang Yifei has far more driving skills than his previous life, and he is beginning to understand what it is like to drive a racing simulator with his eyes closed.

But in my heart, even if there is a qualitative improvement in car skills, Zhang Yifei at this stage is far from Hamilton's level of being able to drive a racing simulator with his eyes closed.

It can only be said that this man, who is expected to surpass Schumacher, is indeed a bit too strong.

Holding back the exclamation in his heart, Zhang Yifei began to pay attention to Schumacher's braking point. Because of simply relying on the line, Zhang Yifei felt that Schumacher couldn't throw himself off for more than a second.

In the third practice session, Zhang Yifei used the shoulder to pass many corners at high speed. Schumacher did have a terrible number of line tracks, and there was no superfluous manipulation in corners.

But Zhang Yifei is not far behind, he can throw 0.5 seconds to the sky simply by walking the line, and the remaining second lead can only be on the braking point and shift logic.

Shift logic is such a thing, unless you watch first-person view footage, you can get accurate data. Obviously, Zhang Yifei can't have the current first-person view video of Schumacher, so he can only judge from the braking point.

Schumacher braked a little later than Zhang Yifei, and then took advantage of the advantage on the cornering route to pass at a faster speed. In this way, more than a dozen corners accumulate and more time is saved.

What's more, the Ferrari car accelerates when it comes out of the corner, which is clearly faster than that of the Prost car.

So far, Zhang Yifei has only driven the JS series F1 cars of the Prost team, and has not had the opportunity to experience the performance of other teams' F1 cars. Without contrast, you can't feel anything.

It's like many people who have only driven hundreds of thousands of grocery carts, and they feel that their cars are quite good, they can run, save fuel, have few problems, and are cheap in maintenance.

But one day when he sits in a performance car or a luxury car, he will understand that the car often brings feelings, not only the concept of being able to run and save fuel, but also other pleasures such as power, speed, handling, comfort, enjoyment, etc.

Now looking at the speed of the Ferrari car's exit from the corner, if nothing else, it beats the Prost car in terms of power. Before, Zhang Yifei felt that the 890P horsepower was lowered, but it was enough, and the F1 race was not a straight-line acceleration race, so it was difficult to run to the limit.

But now Zhang Yifei understands that motivation is king! Ferrari has not yet built a "Mars rover" to crush the Prost car. If the "Mars Rover" appears next year, the remaining ten teams do not have to fight for the championship, and even the runner-up can be abandoned, and the highest ranking can only be a third place!

As the minutes ticked by, the crowd in the stands grew. Today is Saturday's qualifying, which is much more important than the previous practice session. It can be said that the qualifying round is the basis of the ranking of the main race, and the players who can get the pole position will have the strength to get points if there is no accident in the main race.

Today is the real first race of the new F1 season, and the qualifying session is still the opening race, and the Albert Park circuit, which can accommodate more than 80,000 people, can be described as a full house.

Even the bypass outside the barrier of the track is now full of spectators who want to witness the opening race of this year.

"I can't wait for how long the qualifying session will start!"

"Come on, you'll see the drivers parked in the parking space right away."

"I heard that the ranking of the Chinese kid in the practice match dropped sharply yesterday, and it has fallen from the highest fifth to the ninth, is it true?"

The Australian audience asked excitedly, and it was obvious that he was very satisfied with the result.

"That's right, the Chinese Yankees have dropped their rankings badly, and they have been overtaken by Kimi! Look at it, the strength boasted by the media before will be revealed today! ”

"Hehe, ninth in the practice session, all the drivers in qualifying will be serious, and the driver should be ranked nineteenth!"

Most of the local Australian audiences are not optimistic about Zhang Yifei, and even because of his identity as a Chinese driver, there is a kind of hostility and resistance.

But on the other hand, Zhang Yifei also has fanatical supporters, and there are thousands of red legions on the track today. They held national flags or banners in support of Zhang Yifei, hoping to witness the amazing performance of Chinese drivers in their F1 debut.

There are Chinese people who have come to Melbourne from thousands of miles away, as well as local Chinese and overseas Chinese students in Australia, and even some European fans, who came to Melbourne to watch the game, and supported Zhang Yifei by the way.

may be a little weak compared to the huge opponents, but their enthusiasm and confidence are still undiminished, I believe that on the track today, Zhang Yifei will create a miracle!

"Zhang Yifei fell to ninth in the morning, I don't know if it will affect the qualifying match in the afternoon."

A female fan with a bright red flag on her face said worriedly that as an F1 newcomer, she faced a sharp drop in the ranking before the official race began, and this psychological pressure can be imagined.

Not to mention that Zhang Yifei is still a pure newcomer, today will be his debut, I don't know if he can withstand this pressure.

"Rest assured, he is very confident in flying in the European races and is not afraid of any challenge, he will be the most domineering and arrogant driver on the track!"

This concern was directly echoed by a European fan, who witnessed Zhang Yifei's performance in Formula Renault.

Especially in the late stage of Formula Renault, Zhang Yifei's performance on the track and the arrogance and confidence he showed before the race shocked many fans watching the race.

It can be said that Zhang Yifei relied on Renault's amazing performance in the next few events to gain such a group of European supporters.

"That's right, Yifei is the strongest driver in China, and he will also be the strongest newcomer today!"

"Come on, fly!"

The cheers were endless, and even Zhang Yifei, who was standing in the pit, could hear the sound coming from the stands.

However, Zhang Yifei couldn't hear what the audience was saying clearly, and his attention at the moment was all focused on the conversation with Coser.

"Remember, F1 qualifying is an hour, with the fastest lap in the starting order. But you are only allowed to run a maximum of 12 laps, so you have to run your fastest lap within that 12 laps. ”

In addition, there is a 107% rule for qualifying, which means that drivers with lap times other than 107% of pole position will not be eligible for the main race and will be eliminated in qualifying. Boy, don't be ashamed of your first stop. ”

The 107% rule was withdrawn from F1 in 1996, discontinued in 2002, and then reintroduced in the 2011 season.

This rule is very simple, for example, if the pole position runs more than 1 minute and 19 seconds, then multiply by 107%, the driver who is slower than 1 minute and 24 seconds will be directly eliminated from the qualification for the race.

This elimination system increases the brutality of the race, and also allows the drivers to go all out in the race.

"Got it."

Zhang Yifei replied casually, he has been a member of the Prost team for half a year, and these F1 rules have long been known by heart, and they will not be forgotten without being reminded by Cosell.

"Alright, let's get ready to go."

"Come on!"

"Come on!"

As Korcel gave the order to leave, the team members also gathered around to cheer Zhang Yifei on.

After all, he is a newcomer to the team for the first time this year, and he is still making his debut, and everyone hopes that Zhang Yifei can withstand the pressure and run well.

On the other side, Alessi has already sat on the car and ignited, because the order of the qualifying positions is according to the previous standings. If it's the opener, it's based on last season's rankings.

The rankings are the same, depending on the driver's self-selected number, and the newcomers who participate for the first time are also ranked according to the driver's self-selected number.

Alessi scored zero points last season, so naturally he was at the bottom of the list. However, he is not at the bottom, with a total of seven drivers scoring zero points last season, which is quite a lot.

Alessi drove out of the pit, Zhang Yifei also followed, and the two of them parked in their parking spaces in order of qualifying.

At this time, Zhang Yifei turned his head and glanced at the direction of the stands, the entire track stretched for thousands of meters, and all of them were a crowd of black girls. Many people may not know what the concept of more than 80,000 spectators is, and the Bird's Nest for the opening of the Olympic Games is only to accommodate 100,000 people.

If it was all the attention before, now it is close to 100,000 people's attention.

"Zhang Yifei, run a good result, let these ghosts witness the strength of our Chinese drivers!"

"I believe that as soon as you fly, you will rank in the top five!"

"China's strongest driver, you are the god of cars in our hearts!"

"Fly, win your name as a super newcomer!"

The overwhelming shouts came, and many fans stood outside the fence less than ten meters away from Zhang Yifei, and they used their hoarse cheering voices to express their support for the F1 paddock, the first Chinese driver in history!