Coulthard could never have imagined that the Finnish kid he saw as a junior would challenge his position so quickly, and at a low point in his career.

If any of the other number two drivers had done this, Coulthard wouldn't have felt much, but rather felt normal. Because this is the survival rule of the F1 paddock, the capable live in it, and the weak are destined to be eliminated quickly, and there is no human touch to talk about.

It's like the French veteran Alesi, even if he is a veteran of the team, who once helped the team through the most difficult period in order to dream of the Grand France team with Prost.

But when he couldn't keep up with the development of the team, it was time for him to leave. The ostensible reason is that he was injured in a racing accident, but the real cause is very clear to everyone.

Instead of embarrassing everyone at that time, it is better to save a little face for each other and leave in style on their own initiative.

It's just that Coulthard didn't realize that he couldn't do it anymore, or that in the entire F1 paddock, no one would think that last year's world runner-up was the last highlight of Coulthard's career.

So at this moment, Coulthard really had a chill, and he felt "betrayal"!

Facing Coulthard's disbelieving eyes, Kimi Raikkonen naturally knew the pain in the other party's heart at the moment.

He lowered his head, didn't look at Coulthard next to him, and then said silently: "I'm sorry, I want to win the championship." ”

There is often such a line in old Hong Kong films, that is, "I want to be on top". In the F1 paddock, it is the fundamental contradiction between the two drivers of the team, and when the second driver wants to be in the upper position, the first driver is the hurdle that cannot be bypassed.

No matter how much Kimi Raikkonen has been cared for by Kuthard, when he wants to become a real Finnish iceman, he will have to challenge Kuthard for the position.

Historically, Kimi Raikkonen has risen to the top a year later, as Kuthard had already shown a dip in form in '02, giving the Finnish Iceman a well-deserved chance to rise in '03, not as suddenly as it is today.

It was Kimi Raikkonen, who was tilted by the team's resources, who evolved into a fully Finnish iceman, almost overturning the peak Schumacher and ending the record of five consecutive championships ahead of schedule.

With the change of history, McLaren Racing has been challenged by too many strong newcomers this year, resulting in Kimi Raikkonen taking the position earlier, after all, if the top drivers can not be picked up, then it will be difficult for McLaren Racing to gain a foothold in the Big Three position in the future!

Kimi Raikkonen wants to move up the ranks, not only because of his desire to win and win championships, but also because the young Finn has been under a lot of pressure.

Just like Montoya has the expectations of tens of millions of Colombian people, Barrichello inherits the plot of "Senna" from Brazilian fans, and Kimi Raikkonen from Finland, the king of racing, bears the heavy responsibility of inheriting the Finnish racing crown!

This year is his third year in the F1 paddock, and in the past three years, Kimi Raikkonen has been wearing the aura of a super newcomer in the "triple jump", but he has been as disappointing as "Hurt Zhongyong".

If he can't run this year, he may not be able to stay in McLaren next year, and the young Finnish iceman is actually on the verge of a desperate situation, even if he can't bear to stab him, he has no choice!

When Coulthard heard Kimi's "I want to win the championship", the shock and sharpness in his eyes dimmed. Because he thought of the Finnish world champion Mika Hakkinen, who chose to retire directly at the peak moment of his F1 world championship.

If it weren't for Mika Hakkinen's retirement, Coulthard might have been in McLaren's position as the little brother.

Time turns, and now the person who gave way is his turn.

"Kimi, come on, for McLaren, and for proving yourself!"

Coulthard finally chose to bless, after all, he is not a particularly selfish person himself, otherwise he would not have chosen to sacrifice himself to step on the brakes and die with Schumacher for the sake of Mika Hakkinen's world championship.

Since many things can't be changed, then accept the reality, at least there is a human affection. Maybe in the future, there will be a newcomer like Kimi Raikkonen in his own country, who needs to be cared for in the McLaren team.

Hearing Coulthard's words, Kimi Raikkonen's body trembled slightly, he looked at Cothard gratefully, and then nodded solemnly.

This moment means that Kimi Raikkonen has finally completed the upper position, and the "Finnish Iceman" who has exploded at the limit in history will soon appear on the F1 track!

On March 3rd, this is the main time of the Singapore Grand Prix, and the official start will be at 8 pm, which corresponds to the afternoon in Europe, so as to ensure the ratings of the Grand Prix as much as possible.

Although he went to bed very late yesterday, Zhang Yifei still got up at seven o'clock to wash up according to his habit of getting up early, and was ready to train after breakfast to maintain his state and feel.

However, when he woke up and looked at the sky outside the window, he found that the weather in Singapore today was extremely gloomy, and there was a smell of mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building.

At breakfast time, the crew gathered at the hotel restaurant, and Yamamoto Ukyo had obvious dark circles under his eyes, but he was in good spirits. As soon as he saw Zhang Yifei coming, he immediately said with some excitement: "Yifeijun, fortunately, we did a good job of filing the rain battle last night, otherwise it would have been really caught off guard." ”

After saying this, Yamamoto Youkyo took a stack of data to Zhang Yifei, which showed the downward trend of grip of various tires in the face of rain battles, as well as the change of various cornering speeds in the rainy environment, etc.

Of course, the most important point is that the strategy of the rain team will also change, and it may start with semi-wet tires or full wet tires, depending on the water accumulation and rain on the track.

"Good work."

Zhang Yifei thanked Yamamoto Youjing, knowing that this data could not be completed in a few hours, and it might even need to be completed overnight.

"This is what I should do, we will win the Singapore Grand Prix!"

Yamamoto Ukyo, who has always been more conservative, shouted the slogan of victory at this time.

The pole position coupled with sufficient preparation, as well as Zhang Yifei's amazing rain fighting strength on the Sepang track before, if you don't have confidence in this, it is simply an insult to Zhang Yifei!

At this time, Alonso also walked in, with a tired expression on his face. If nothing else, he should have trained late last night to get ready for a good run in the opener.

For the same rain battle data, Yamamoto Ukyo also gave Alonso a copy, for this kind of rainy day preparation, Alonso was obviously a little surprised, and also expressed his gratitude to Yamamoto Ukyo.

After all, this is a brand new track, and all the data can only be calculated according to the angle of the corner, and the backer Yamamoto Ukyo used the formula overnight to calculate the theoretical numbers little by little. This kind of theoretical data may not be fully adapted to the state of the track, but at least it gives the drivers an idea of where the limit speed is in the rain battle corners.

After breakfast, Zhang Yifei and Alonso started simulator training, at this time Zhang Yifei casually glanced at the lap record on Alonso's screen, and found that the fastest lap was 1:44.807, which was less than 0.07 seconds behind his pole position lap, and even surpassed the previous third-ranked Helio!

To be honest, Zhang Yifei knew that Alonso had amazing potential, and he also knew that he was the champion of the Singapore circuit in history, and on this track that was difficult to overtake, he completed the miracle of going from the 15th pick in the qualifying race to the final sprint to the championship!

But Zhang Yifei really didn't expect Alonso's progress to be so amazing, it seems that the backwardness in qualifying, and the humiliation in the pits, really stimulated Alonso's self-esteem, and he began to show his talent on this track.

Probably sensing Zhang Yifei's gaze, Alonso turned his head to look at him at this time. After just a very indifferent glance, he moved his gaze back to the simulator's screen.

When training before, Zhang Yifei and Alonso didn't have a good relationship, but at least they could say a few words. Now in this state, it is obvious that there is an estrangement between the two people, and even a kind of opposition!

Looking at Alonso's changes, Zhang Yifei was suddenly a little unsure whether his previous "humiliation" in the pit was right or wrong.

It is true that in this way, Alonso's potential is quickly squeezed out, but the problem is that the relationship between the two people is almost as cold as cold, if it is just indifferent, Zhang Yifei can accept it, it's a big deal if he doesn't fight side by side on the track, Alonso just needs to share the firepower.

But if the relationship is too bad, Zhang Yifei is really worried, Alonso puts dealing with himself with a higher priority than dealing with the enemy. Historically, there have been many collisions with the same team, that is, the competition between the first and second drivers is too fierce.

But since the matter has been done, Zhang Yifei will not regret it, let alone think about easing the relationship or anything.

If you can't do it, you can follow through with your original concept, which is to be the enemy of the whole world on the track, including your teammates!

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Prost crew went to the track pit, and the morning overcast sky finally began to rain lightly, adding a factor of change to the evening race.

Although Tiangong is not beautiful, the enthusiasm of the audience in today's opening game is extremely high. Even with a few hours to go, there were already spectators waiting in the stands, hoping to be the first to see the drivers they were supporting.

At the same time, the circuit media center also sent a notice that today's pre-race press conference for the opening match will be attended by five people: Schumacher, Zhang Yifei, Helio, Massa, and Takuma Sato.

And the host of the pre-game press conference has also been confirmed, that is, Singapore's event commentator Leo, who is said to have publicly apologized to Zhang Yifei at the pre-game press conference.

"Fly, do you know about Leo?"

Junko Takeda looked at the list of the opening conference and asked Zhang Yifei.

"Yes."

Zhang Yifei nodded, and after the qualifying match was over, Ah Hu's big mouth told him.

For this kind of thing, Zhang Yifei is not even interested in taking care of it, what kind of cat and dog is Leo, do you need to care what he thinks? As for the so-called apology, Zhang Yifei also felt that this Singaporean commentator added drama to himself, and he was too lazy to deal with it.

"Do you need me to give you a PR plan?"

This kind of accident is an accident, and Junko Takeda, as Zhang Yifei's assistant, maintains the public relations plan of the driver's image, which is also within the scope of her work.

In fact, this kind of thing, when Yao Ming first entered the NBA, he was ridiculed by Charles Barkley, saying that Yao Ming could score 19 points in a single game, and he kissed the donkey's buttocks.

Later, Yao Ming proved himself, and after learning the news, he was very generous, and said that this did not affect his respect for Barkley and so on.

Many people praised Yao Ming's high emotional intelligence, showing the generosity and strength of the Chinese, and even put this as a public relations model to look at.

Now Zhang Yifei is experiencing a similar thing in a sense, but it is more like a newcomer commenting on porcelain.

"No, I don't."

Zhang Yifei waved his hand, not taking this seriously, because he didn't care what the outside world thought of him.

"And how are you going to respond to his apology?"

"Not really."

It's a very simple three words, just like a common saying in later generations, if an apology is useful, what else do you need the police to do?

The same apology must be forgiven, in order to show generosity and Chinese and kind character, then sorry, Zhang Yifei did not die to live the love of face.

For this kind of thing, Zhang Yifei has only one idea in his heart, that is, how far to roll and how far to roll!