The top three riders ascended the stairs to the podium on the second floor, and at the moment there was a darkened crowd of track spectators standing below. Even the stands on both sides of the podium were already full at this time, and everyone wanted to witness this glorious moment.

Zhang Yifei looked at the surging crowd below and waved his arm, once again triggering a wave of enthusiastic cheers.

"Chinese champion of the Austrian Grand Prix!"

"The best driver!"

"Zhang Yifei, I have witnessed your trough, and today I have waited for your peak!"

"Fei, you're the strongest newcomer I've ever seen, not even one of them!"

"China No.1!"

"Champion Fly!"

Whether Chinese or foreigners, the people who raised their arms for Zhang Yifei at this time obviously had a lot more before the game.

The world's largest fan base will always be champion fans, especially in competitive sports. If you can't become the best driver, no matter how perfect your image is, you will have to bow your head in front of the champion.

The cheers of the fanatical fans also made many home fans feel a little sour in their hearts.

"Montoya is really not angry, I guess he will be embarrassed in the future, and then he wants to challenge the Chinese Yankees, right?"

"I'm so sorry for Kimi, if it wasn't for Ralph's malicious crash, he would have won the championship!"

"That's right, the potential of the Finnish super-newcomer is underrated, and he is definitely a future champion."

"And Schumacher, if it weren't for the engine failure, the Chinese kid wouldn't be so easy to overtake, and he could still lock up the world championship!"

"It's a pity for Barrichello, this time he played really badly, not like the strength of a Ferrari driver!"

The completion rate of this Austrian Grand Prix is too low, and the fierce dogfight has caused many drivers to crash out, so most of them are very unconvinced, and basically find their own reasons for failure.

And as the game ended, the reason for Schumacher's slowdown was also understood by the audience.

They all felt very sorry, thinking that if it wasn't for the car failure, the championship would have been Schumacher's, and Zhang Yifei didn't have the slightest chance!

It's just that these people have forgotten one thing, that is, Schumacher began to be able to surpass Zhang Yifei, and he also took advantage of the failure of Prost's car. Otherwise, no one can say whether Zhang Yifei can continue to press the car.

may be from beginning to end, Zhang Yifei won the championship with the absolute advantage of the first car, and he will be even more crushed than now, so that others can not find the slightest excuse!

Of course, saying these things now can't change any result except to vent the vinegar in my heart.

In the corner of the podium, the champagne waiting for the celebration has been placed, and then according to the final order, starting from the third place Alessi, the podium will be taken in turn.

Unlike Zhang Yifei's previous podium in Australia, this time the faces of the three drivers were filled with joyful smiles.

After all, Zhang Yifei won the championship, Coulthard retained the championship hope, and Alessi was also radiant, and he was on the podium for the first time in a long time, and there seemed to be nothing dissatisfied.

When the host read Zhang Yifei's name, he stood on the highest podium and waved his arms to accept the cheers of the audience.

This feeling of admiration by thousands of people intoxicated Zhang Yifei and reminded him of the scene when he stood beside Schumacher and listened to the audience shouting his name.

At the eighteenth of that year, on the podium, he stood like a minion.

At that time, Zhang Yifei swore in his heart that after all, he would stand in the highest position and enjoy the cheers of the audience.

Today he finally did it, he won the championship, it was the final victory, and he was the absolute protagonist of the whole audience!

Also in the crowd watching the award ceremony were Williams Racing's Simmonds and owner Sir Williams. Seeing this scene, Simmonds sighed with emotion: "BOSS, the Chinese kid has really become the champion." ”

"It was really unexpected, and it was faster than I expected."

Sir Williams replied very blandly, it is impossible to do his level and bring a private team to the Big Three position without a little heart.

Now that the game has ended, all the previous emotions have been thrown away, and the normal game is analyzed with a more objective mentality. Indeed, Zhang Yifei played impeccable in this game, and Sir Williams also admires this kind of newcomer.

"When you first met Zhang Yifei in the Renault event, didn't you think he could win the championship?"

Simmonds asked Sir Williams again, he was really curious about the story of the boss and Zhang Yifei in the Renault Formula Race.

"I thought I wouldn't deprive any driver of the possibility of winning the championship. Not to mention that flying in Renault at that time can be described as a sweep, he is definitely a talented driver. ”

"It's just that his foundation is really poor, I think he will have to hone in F1 for at least three years or so before he can reach the peak of his strength, and this peak state may not necessarily have the height of a championship."

Sir Williams replied in an emotional tone, he actually did not underestimate Zhang Yifei very much, otherwise with his status as the boss of the Big Three team at that time, he would not have dealt with a junior formula driver at all.

It's just that I made people happy, and I calculated that the lower limit of the Chinese kid would not be low, but I didn't calculate that the upper limit could be so high, and I still looked away after all.

"So where do you think the limit of flying is?"

Sir Williams smiled at the question.

"If I could even see the future of man, it would be God."

"Maybe just like his name, the upper limit of flying is the vast sky."

As Sir Williams uttered these words, the live sound began to prompt the audience to stand and remain silent as the national anthem of the champion's nationality was to be played. This is no different from other traditional sports award ceremonies, but there is generally no national flag raised, more on the electronic LED display, showing the national flags of the top three drivers.

The riders on the podium all took off their baseball caps, which is the basic etiquette for the national anthem.

When he heard the familiar prelude, Zhang Yifei subconsciously sang the word "get up". At the same time, another wish in his heart has also been fulfilled, that is, he must hear the Chinese national anthem on the F1 track!

After the national anthem, there is the traditional presentation of trophies and a champagne celebration. This time, Zhang Yifei also picked up the wine bottle and poured a big sip, then shook it vigorously twice, and sprayed it at Alessi and Coulthard beside him.

This moment is a moment of pure celebration and no more thinking about anything.

In the interview after the award ceremony, Zhang Yifei just said a few words and left, giving more opportunities to show his face to Alessi and Coulthard. After all, at the end of the game, I was in the interview area, and I had taken up the limelight at that time, and people still couldn't eat too much.

Back at the team pit stop, the crew hugged each other and celebrated, and Zhang Yifei came to Kossel.

"Well, I did it."

At the beginning of the private miniature golf course in Cosell, the talk of inviting him out of the mountain was in the form of a championship advance.

At that time, Zhang Yifei, in addition to making empty checks, really couldn't show any results to prove his strength. Fortunately, Kossel, the German man, was eclectic and willing to be his own race engineer, step by step.

But Zhang Yifei knew in his heart that what Caser really wanted to see was the champion! Only the title of champion is worthy of his former status in the Senna strategy group.

Today, Zhang Yifei can finally proudly tell Cosell that he has done it, instead of relying on fools and empty checks!

"Okay."

"Is it just okay?"

Zhang Yifei said as he shook the championship trophy in his hand twice.

"Or what do you think? It's just a race championship, and when you win the world championship, let's talk about it. ”

There was a sly smile on the corner of Cossel's mouth, in fact, he was also very happy for Zhang Yifei. After all, with his age and rookie status, being able to win a championship title is definitely excellent.

But for the entire F1 professional standard, the sub-station championship is obviously a bit insufficient, which should be regarded as a starting point of honor, and the real pinnacle is the world championship!

"You'll see!"

Zhang Yifei replied confidently.

This time it wasn't just a title, it was a mental confidence. The simplest point is that when Zhang Yifei faces Schumacher, he will no longer look at him with the eyes of the future admiration of the car god.

On the track, Schumacher is also an opponent!

The end of the Austrian Grand Prix does not mean that public opinion is over at this moment, on the contrary, a greater storm of public opinion will blow the next day.

The BBC, Eurosport, dpa, Sky Sports, CNN, and even Japan's NHK, as well as China's Huaxin News Agency, all used front-page headlines to broadcast the news that Zhang Yifei won the F1 championship.

The BBC's headline was "The Spoiler of the European Circuit, the Chinese Won the Austrian Grand Prix." 》

The headline of the German news agency "Senna Successor? The future goals of the German race engineers! 》

CNN headline "Youngest F1 champion, can he win in the United States in the next stop?" 》

Japan's NHK has inherited the usual exaggerated characteristics of "The Rise of the Chinese King, Asia's Strongest Driver - Fly!" 》

In comparison, the title of Huaxin News is the most normal "Historical moment, China's first F1 champion!" 》

These crazy reports have made Zhang Yifei's reputation great, and almost the whole world knows that there is a Chinese champion named Fei in F1.

At the same time, it has also brought a great fame effect to the Prost team, including Chinese sponsors, at least five companies have the impression of sponsorship negotiations, and they all see the potential of Zhang Yifei and believe that Prost will rise in F1.

Regarding these disturbances from the outside world, Zhang Yifei is not very concerned. As a Chinese driver, it is naturally a very proud thing to win the championship, but it is definitely not a credit book that can lie down.

As Korsell said, there are countless sub-championships in the history of F1, and only the world champion is the real king of F1!

So after Zhang Yifei finished the game, he did not accept more media interviews and publicity, but returned to the French headquarters.

Because behind the carnival, there are still many hidden dangers!