206 Domestic proliferation (Chapter 2)
The familiar melody entered his ears and hit the bottom of his heart, and Zhang Yifei's originally calm state of mind became turbulent.
The slightly trembling arm exposes his inner dynamics at the moment, which is not only his personal glory, but also the glory of Chinese drivers and Chinese racing!
After the award ceremony, Zhang Yifei returned to the maintenance station, and the team members congratulated him excitedly.
The only thing that hasn't changed much is still Cosell standing in front of the ring screen, he just nodded when he saw Zhang Yifei coming in, which was a simple greeting.
As for congratulations or something, there is no such thing as a complete non-existence.
Caser didn't say that it didn't mean that Zhang Yifei didn't want to be nervous, so he celebrated with the others and came to the pit console.
"Cosell, don't you want to say anything, like betting that I won."
Korcel served as Zhang Yifei's race engineer, and he could only be regarded as a "temporary" status before.
But from the moment Zhang Yifei fulfilled his promise and won the championship, Korsell will become the official competition engineer in his team.
It's not something you get, it's something you earn!
"What's there to say, it's just a sub-station champion."
"But since you've done it, I'm going to keep my promise and be your race engineer."
As soon as he said this, Korsell added: "But you have to remember the premise boy, which is that I am only a race engineer for F1 drivers, and if you can't become an F1 driver, it will all be nullified." ”
"My name will definitely be on my super driver's license in the future, Kossel, it seems that it will be difficult for you to enjoy the leisurely life of playing golf after retirement."
Zhang Yifei also replied without showing weakness, he and Korsell are actually the same kind of people, respecting the strong and despising cowards. So being submissive has never been Zhang Yifei's character.
Korsell glanced at Zhang Yifei and did not continue to speak, and at this time, Yamamoto Youkyo leaned over with a data tablet in his hand.
"Yifeijun, Massa is ranked sixth in this competition, so the points are only 1 point, plus 10 points for the Monza champion, the total score is 11 points. Suarez finished fifth with two points, and with four points from third at Monza, the total score is six. ”
"The fourth place in Cupicamunza is 3 points, and this one has less than a lap finish, so it is 0 points, and the total points are 3 points. There was also the newcomer Dixon, who also finished second with six points. ”
"You have 6 points from the runner-up at Monza and 10 points from the Hockenheim championship, and you are currently in first place with 16 points overall. And except for Massa, the other opponents have a relatively large point difference, and the advantage is still obvious. ”
In this era, the points standard of primary formula is the same as that of F1, with 10 points for first place, 6 points for second place, 4 points for third place, and then 1 point for sixth place, and all the players behind are ranked 0 points.
At present, Zhang Yifei is in first place with 16 points, unless he has no points in the next stop, and Massa wins the championship and runner-up, it is impossible to surpass.
And even if other drivers win the championship, they will be equal to Zhang Yifei's 16 points at most.
It can be said that in terms of points, there are not many opponents who can threaten Zhang Yifei in the next stop, and now that he has won the sub-station championship, the next goal is naturally to put it on the Renault championship.
Hearing Yamamoto Ukyo say that he was the first in points, Zhang Yifei nodded, not as strong as he was close to Korsell before.
After all, he also knew in his heart that a junior formula champion did not mean anything. It's just that he sees the old German man pretending to be cool again, and he plans to do something.
"Ukyo, check what happened to Dixon in the last stop and rank tenth, this driver is not weak."
Korcel is also not focused on points, and with five races to come, this is just the beginning.
In the previous race, in addition to paying attention to Zhang Yifei, Corer also paid attention to the next few drivers.
He was very impressed with this "dark horse" Dixon, because the driver's cornering route was almost textbook-like.
Although there was no risky move, there were also no obvious mistakes, and it was under his steady pressure that Kubica chose to take risks step by step, and finally ran out of control and rushed off the track.
Dixon didn't choose to take risks, just ran laps along the most standard route, which doesn't mean he won't take risks, and it doesn't mean that he doesn't have the strength to take risks.
Kossel's years of experience have taught him that if a driver can be textbook-accurate, then his potential is definitely more than that. Kubica is not a rookie, as Renault's official test driver, his status in this class is even more than Massa's.
To be able to push him to such a tight point, Dixon is definitely a potential threat and must know the opponent.
"Well, I'll check it out right away."
"Kossel, do you see what's wrong with him?"
Zhang Yifei didn't have the previous giggle, and asked seriously.
He was also impressed with the Dixon, mainly on the podium and showing his ambition. This guy is not even satisfied with the runner-up, so he is naturally aiming for the championship.
But the problem is that ambition needs to be supported by strength, and he won the runner-up in this stop, but he didn't make it to the top six in the last stop, and he didn't have any points.
Even the runner-up of this station was thrown by Zhang Yifei for more than 4 seconds, which can be said to have opened a new level.
If it is this kind of strength, it will not be taken seriously by Kossel. You must know that his previous observation target was only Massa, and even the seeded players such as Kubica and Suarez were not taken into account by Kossel.
So Korsell suddenly asked Yamamoto Youkyo to check this Dixon, which surprised Zhang Yifei.
"My gut tells me he's more than that, so I want to know what happened to him last time and how he was only 10th."
At the last stop at Monza, Cowel had not yet joined Zhang Yifei's team, so he naturally didn't know what was happening on the track.
But then again, even if he joins Zhang Yifei's team, he won't pay attention to a driver who finishes tenth.
Soon Yamamoto Ukyo came over with the data and said to Coser: "Mentor, the data shows that the gearbox of Dixon's car at the last stop failed, and the gear shift mechanism was indirectly stuck. However, he did not choose to retire and finished 10th at Monza. ”
Hearing this result, Zhang Yifei and Cowsell were a little surprised, knowing that after a race, the number of gear changes may exceed 1,000 times.
Under the premise of a gearbox failure, Dixon not only did not retire from the race, but also finished tenth, which is a bit impressive.
"Interesting, boy, you might have one more opponent at your next stop."
"It doesn't matter, it's not bad for this one, the champion is destined to defeat all opponents."
"It seems that you are very confident, so should you be a little faster at the next stop?"
When Korcel said this, everyone else in the pit station looked at Zhang Yifei with sympathy, wasn't this sent to the door?
"Uh......"
Zhang Yifei originally wanted to bite the bullet and say a sentence or two, but thinking of the various requirements of this German old man on weekdays, coupled with the fatal instructions on the track, Zhang Yifei was really a little empty in his heart.
You must know that this stop Cowel only talked twice in half an hour, and if he gave a fatal command at every turn at the next stop, he was afraid that he would be played to death......
At the end of the race, the post-race maintenance work was handed over to the Toyota technical team. However, Huzi and Chen Zhi both stayed, because this post-race overhaul was a "major overhaul" and the event engine needed to be replaced.
This is a rare learning opportunity for Ah Hu and Chen Zhi, and they naturally want to stay and learn to cooperate.
Zhang Yifei took Junko Takeda and a few of them, and returned to the hotel first, and the two-day high-intensity competition was also a great drain on his physical energy.
In two days, I have to rush to the next competition venue, so at this time period, it is a rare time for Zhang Yifei to relax.
Back in the hotel, I still exercised after the usual bath, but the training intensity was appropriately reduced.
In the evening, everyone found a German specialty restaurant and experienced traditional German sausages and Bavarian barbecue, which was regarded as a celebration of winning the championship.
In the process, Zhang Yifei was surprised, and there were Germans in the restaurant who recognized him and came to invite him to take a group photo, which can be regarded as allowing Zhang Yifei to experience the feeling of a celebrity.
It's just that what Zhang Yifei doesn't know is that he can only experience the feeling of a celebrity in Germany, but in China, he has developed in the direction of a celebrity.
Because the news that Zhang Yifei won the championship at the Hockenheimring has been reported by China Sports News.
and signed a very shocking title "Historic Breakthrough in Chinese Racing, 17-year-old Chinese teenager Zhang Yifei won the Formula Renault Championship".
You must know that "China Sports News" is the most well-known sports media in China, and in this era when online media is not yet developed, paper media still occupies a dominant position. In addition to television, the vast majority of Chinese people get the latest news from newspapers.
Benefiting from the strong communication ability of "China Sports News", even if many people do not know about formula racing, it does not prevent them from being proud of Zhang Yifei.
To know that a 17-year-old teenager has won the championship on the European stage alone is something to be proud of.
This is just like the later Liu Xiang (homophony) 110-meter hurdles, in fact, for track and field, the influence of the 110-meter hurdles is not great, far less than the long and short runs.
But Liu Xiang's championship represents the historical breakthrough of Chinese athletes in track and field, and it can even be said that the yellow race finally appeared as a dominant athlete in track and field, and finally made the 110-meter hurdles well-known to the whole country and even the world.
Zhang Yifei is naturally unable to reach the influence of Liu Xiang in later generations, but this does not deny that Zhang Yifei's championship is a breakthrough in Chinese motorsports.
And this is just the beginning, as long as Zhang Yifei can stand at the peak of F1, then he will become the first "Liu Xiang", or even surpass Liu Xiang,
After all, F1 is one of the world's top three sporting events at the same level as the Olympics!