The conversation in the Scuderia Ferrari pit lane was also played out in the other teams, and Sir Williams looked at Montoya next to him and said to him: "The Chinese kid doesn't seem to have given up on this stop, are you going to follow?" ”

The season finale, coupled with the pit stop, Sir Williams has actually given up on letting Montoya fight for results in his pre-race strategy.

Because unless you create an earth-shattering miracle and can counterattack from the twenty-first to the first, even more than twenty opponents, you still don't need to make meaningless efforts, and you don't need to take unnecessary risks. Keep your mentality and shape and go ahead to next year's new season.

But what Sir Williams never expected was that Zhang Yifei, who was even more backward than Montoya and was the last to start the grid, actually wanted to hit the championship unusually.

Whether this is a dream or an infatuation, in the face of too many miracles created by Zhang Yifei, even an old man like Sir Williams does not dare to define it in vain.

"Yes, even if I don't get the results, I don't want him to be a triple champion."

Montoya replied viciously.

The achievement of three consecutive championships in the rookie season is terrifying, and it is certain that no one has ever done before, and it is even very likely that there will be no one in the future!

Montoya couldn't imagine how crazy the whole track would be when Zhang Yifei became the winner of the Japanese Grand Prix, and how much praise the media would have.

There are all kinds of emotions of envy, jealousy, and hatred, and Montoya can't accept such a reality anyway.

Faced with Montoya's state, Sir Williams did not agree with it as before, but sighed uncharacteristically.

"Montoya, sometimes you need to change your mentality to make yourself stronger."

For Montoya's strength, in fact, Sir Williams does not doubt that if there is no Zhang Yifei this year, then Montoya will definitely become the most shining newcomer on the F1 track, and even last year's Kimi Raikkonen is far from comparable.

But with one defeat after another and conflicts, Montoya's thinking began to enter a dead end, and even his highest career goal was not to win the championship, but to defeat Zhang Yifei.

It's good to have fighting spirit, but if you want to get to the top, you can never focus on just one opponent.

In fact, there is a slogan on the track, which Sir Williams agrees with, that is, the reason why Zhang Yifei has today's achievements, that is, he has been ready to be the enemy of the world from the beginning!

Even if Montoya destroys Zhang Yifei's "three consecutive championships" by crashing, what can he get?

Honor, status, or dignity?

Maybe in the end, all you can get is the thrill of revenge, but you gamble on your entire career.

As a boss, Sir Williams' business philosophy is an absolute exchange of interests. What a driver can bring to the team, he can meet the driver's requirements.

Therefore, Sir Williams will not dissuade Montoya with bitter words, and can make him understand better by reminding him. If that doesn't work, when the transfer window comes after the race, another driver will replace him.

may not be as strong as Montoya, but at least he will not be paranoid about locking his ceiling.

Hearing Sir Williams's words, the "anger" on Montoya's face before became a contradiction. After all, he is a king who has stood at the top of the mountain, and he was also a talented driver on the Indy circuit, so he doesn't understand the reason.

It's just a lot of things, understanding and doing are the same thing, Montoya just doesn't admit defeat!

In the McLaren team's pit pits, the atmosphere is much more indifferent than that of the other two giant teams. With the defeat of Coulthard, there is no suspense for the championship, and the previous fighting spirit and gunpowder smell have gradually dissipated.

But there is still a serious problem facing McLaren, and that is the Finnish newcomer who had high hopes and has had a very poor season. Except for winning the "Battle of the Twin Stars" with Zhang Yifei in the opening game, he has not entered the points area a few times throughout the season, let alone the podium.

The "twin stars" who once created miracles are no longer even qualified to be compared, and there have been many dissatisfied voices in the team management, thinking that Mika Hakkinen recommended the wrong successor, and the Finnish super newcomer is not worthy of the name!

If this year's Kimi Raikkonen is a little more powerful and achieves the effect of Barrichello by six or seven percent, maybe Coulthard still has the establishment of a battle with Schumacher and will not be thrown off by more than 20 points.

And if Schumacher wins the championship in this battle, the score gap may widen to more than 30 points, and the management of McLaren Racing does not think that their drivers have such a big gap with Ferrari.

Although Ron Dennis is the chairman of McLaren Racing, the McLaren Group itself is a privately created team, a professional manager system, and he can only be regarded as a member of the management, and does not have absolute decision-making power.

So no matter how much he admires Kimi and thinks he has the potential to become the next generation of Finnish motorsport leaders, he can't stand up to the entire management decision on his own.

"Kimmy, what do you think of the finale?"

Inside the drivers' lounge, Dennis approached Kimi Raikkonen, who had been quiet, instead of asking him directly.

It can be said that Kimi Raikkonen can finally become the "Finnish Iceman", almost beating the peak Schumacher driver, and Dennis's appreciation and tolerance are inseparable. If it were the other two giant teams, and the rookie stage ran out of this kind of sloppy results, he would have already fucking packed up his things and fucking packed up for Lao Tzu to get out.

Kimi Raikkonen didn't answer Dennis's inquiry, in fact, he knew what the boss was trying to say.

This season, Kimi Raikkonen has worked hard, but more often than not. Looking at the former opponents, the newcomers of the younger generations, they threw themselves farther and farther, and the final results were not at the same level.

To be honest, Kimi Raikkonen himself doesn't know whether to say it's bad luck or bad luck. This season he had a number of car failures, many of which were serious that could not be repaired, and he had to retire from the race.

But the problem is that Coulthard, who also drove a McLaren MP4, was able to run second in the standings and even face Schumacher at one point.

Could it be that it is really my own strength?

By this time, even Kimi Raikkonen was starting to doubt himself a little.

Seeing that Kimi didn't answer, Dennis shook his head helplessly, he knew that this was the character of young Finnish, who was as cold as ice many times. It can only be said that he has done his best, and if Kimi can't ignite the flame of fighting spirit in the ice and shine with the light that he lost to himself, it will only prove that he is not suitable for the F1 paddock.

Dennis then stood up and prepared to walk to the front of the podium, as the final battle continued, and McLaren Racing had to defend its position as a Big Three.

"Dennis, I'm not going to throw in the towel."

A cold but firm voice sounded from behind Dennis, Kimi Raikkonen was not only as cold as ice, but also as hard as ice, he was not so fragile.

Otherwise, he would not have metamorphosed like a butterfly in 03 and almost killed the invincible Schumacher, and later would not have become a world champion driver.

"I believe in you."

Dennis nodded with a smile on his face, being a Big Three team is not only about money and technology, but also about trust and unity.

As long as Kimi Raikkonen has his own confidence, then the crew members will give him full support, and this is McLaren, which also created a dynasty and ruled the team for an era!

In the Prost pits, there was no discussion of tactics or strategies, and the crew members gathered around the two cars for a post-race inspection.

Among them, Zhang Yifei's No. 13 car has become the focus of inspection, because this time he used not a spare frame, but a prototype frame.

Although the prototype frame is structurally fine, it is an early test frame, and there may be some minor errors and damage. Problems must be prevented before they occur, otherwise if there is a problem on the track, it will be a big accident!

Another point is that the newly machined parts of the racing car are still manufactured by Chinese technicians. There is no other reason, the R&D center of the Prost team is seriously understaffed, unless it is according to Prost's idea, directly recruit European and American engineers from the outside to replace them, otherwise Chinese technicians can continue to work.

After all, as the owner of the team, he is not interested in a single sub-event, but as a whole, and next year is the time when the Prost team will really rise.

Therefore, ensuring the research and development of the latest AP05 racing car is the top priority of the entire team, even if Zhang Yifei retires from the race!

However, this time the parts processing, the Chinese technicians finally began to receive systematic guidance and training, instead of the previous relatively "stocking" model. Zhang Yifei has never had any doubts about the learning ability of Chinese engineers, and he feels that there will be no more problems.

But the crew technicians can't achieve this kind of 100% trust, and it is their duty to eliminate any hidden dangers.

"Charlie, how's it going?"

Korsell asked.

"I didn't find any errors and looseness of the parts, and combined with the feedback from the flying track, I can be sure that there should be no problem this time."

Charlie answered in the affirmative, because he also knew that Cosell didn't like adjectives like maybe, almost, almost, etc., and had to give a definite answer in order to facilitate his next tactical arrangement.

In fact, what the outside world doesn't know is that this time Zhang Yifei ran lap times crazy in the practice match. In addition to their own fighting spirit and passion, there is also a very important reason, which is to test the stability of the car.

If the first practice is not detected, and the problem is not discovered until the third practice, there is not much time left for the crew members to solve it.

Although it was difficult for Zhang Yifei to run well this time, he never gave up his desire for the championship!