"Brother Fei, there are so many people who support us this time, and there are still many people carrying national flags."

Standing at the repair station and seeing the scene in the audience, Ah Hu felt a little excited because he actually had the illusion of home court today.

"After all, I am also China's first F1 driver, so I still have this kind of hand."

Zhang Yifei replied proudly, after all, it is a great honor to see so many supporters in a foreign country.

"Have you completed the pre-race maintenance?"

Kossel asked Ah Hu, he didn't care that the audience was a supporter and served purely for the event.

“The maintenance has been completed, no problem.”

Ah Hu replied seriously, knowing that Kossel's requirements are very strict and must give a definite answer.

In fact, pre-match maintenance is relatively simple and easy. It is nothing more than just testing the hydraulic system and then cooperating with the organizer to extract oil and seal and inspect things. There is nothing complicated.

"Um."

Cosel nodded, looked at Zhang Yifei, and then continued, "Be prepared, the game is about to begin."

Within a few minutes after Kossell said this, the maintenance station received an order from the track command center. All the drivers went to the track to gather, and the qualifying race was about to begin.

Zhang Yifei is now familiar with these steps, and he is full of confidence in this station, so he doesn’t feel nervous.

When he got into the racing car, Ah Hu used an external power supply to insert the start motor from the rear of the car, igniting the track engine.

"Come on, Yi Feijun."

"I flew and won the championship."

Junko Takeda and He Ziling, who were staying in the repair station, gave Zhang Yifei a blessing and encouragement.

"no problem."

Zhang Yifei waved his thumb, then slid the clutch and drove the Renault racing to the race preparation area.

The drivers in other P-rooms are basically doing the same thing, but Zhang Yifei lost an old opponent at this stop.

That is, because of his shoulders, Masa chose to withdraw from the competition for surgical treatment. Masa will not be able to see Masa on the Silverstone track.

History has been changed like this. Masa, who should have won the 2000 European Cup championship in Renault, may not even miss the top three this time. I wonder if he will be seen in the f1 paddock in the future.

When he entered the maintenance passage, Zhang Yifei still did not choose the front position, but because of the P-room location, he was still quite forward when he parked in the departure area.

"Is that our Chinese driver Zhang Yifei? He is about to enter F1."

"Yes, he is Zhang Yifei, the strongest driver of this Renault European Cup. Today we can see him grab pole position again."

"So sure? Even if you have the strength to enter F1, you may not be sure to win a pole position, right?"

"If you can't win steadily, it can only show one problem, that is, your strength is not enough, and Zhang Yifei is strong enough!"

Zhang Yifei's crazy supporters were having some discussions with the audience who only found out about Zhang Yifei after seeing the news.

Today, Zhang Yifei has many supporters, but most of them are "following the trend". They do not pay attention to any racing cars, nor do they understand the strength of the drivers here.

It was just because Zhang Yifei became the first driver in China to enter F1, and they rushed over to support it because of the Chinese. So they replaced the drivers on the road with Huang Yifei, Li Yifei and others, and the results were the same.

The remarks on the scene shocked these new supporters. They did not expect that there was such a strong Chinese driver on the European track.

And soon some foreigners refreshed their inner audience again because the audience once again heard crazy English support sounds.

"Fei, kill your opponent and show the momentum of Renault King!"

"Get pole position and make your opponents desperate!"

"Renault's strongest driver, F1 is your stage."

Arrogant roars came one after another, and the kind of drivers there were like fans.

It is simply a joke that a Chinese boy who is so "arrogant" can still ask his supporters to be low-key and tolerant.

Moreover, unlike the "shame culture" culture in the East, the West is a "sin culture". They will not feel embarrassed because of this clamor. Zhang Yifei is strong and has the right to be arrogant if he can win the championship!

Faced with the cheering sounds off the court, Zhang Yifei also raised his fist and signaled. It was really good to have fans.

Although Zhang Yifei didn't care about all kinds of cold eyes and ridicule before, he was not a masochist. Compared with the cheering and supporting voices, it was naturally more pleasant to hear.

During the preparation time on the track, Ah Hu and Chen Zhi were nervously paying attention to various sensor pressures, such as tire pressure, turbine pressure, water pressure, etc.

After all, this is their first time as an independent technician. Without the help of the Toyota technical team, everything will be borne by them and solved.

And they also know that this event determines whether Zhang Yifei can win the championship ahead of schedule, which is crucial to his future F1 itinerary, so there is no way to avoid any mistakes.

There are many reporters on the track today, because Zhang Yifei copied Kimi's miracle and even surpassed Kimi. Many media want to interview this new F1 driver for a few sentences and get first-hand information.

So the drivers just drove onto the track and stopped, and media reporters standing on both sides flocked to them, so Zhang Yifei was naturally the absolute protagonist.

"Mr. Zhang Yifei, after officially becoming an F1 driver, has your mentality changed?"

"Fei, as an F1 driver, do you think you can take the Silverstone Station?"

"In the future, will you feel pressured when facing the strongest drivers in the world?"

"Kimmy has heard the remarks you want to challenge. His evaluation of you is no!, what do you want to say?"

With so many media interviews, Zhang Yifei didn't know which one to answer, but the last sentence attracted his attention.

At the Prost press conference, many reporters compared Zhang Yifei with Kimi Raikkonen. At that time, Zhang Yifei was blunt and expressed his ambition to surpass Kimi.

Of course, this remark brought him a lot of criticism, and even Prost did not agree with Zhang Yifei's statement, believing that he did not have enough strength to challenge Kimi. If he could not reach the remarks at the press conference, this would become Zhang Yifei's ridicule point, and at the same time it would also make the Prost team's vision of selecting drivers questioned.

This kind of public speech will naturally be passed on to Kimi's ears by the media. You should know that although he is a newcomer who has only officially entered F1 this year, his popularity is no less than many veterans.

What's more, this is a duel between two drivers who also created miracles. Many people are curious about who will become the strongest "triple jump" newcomer.

Facing the media's retelling, Kimi just simply answered a "no"!

Kimi is called "Iceman". In addition to being from Finland, the country of ice and snow, there is also his lattice. In front of camera lenses and recorders, he is famous for "loving words like gold", giving people a cold feeling, so he is called "Iceman".

But his "no", apart from being a quasi-grabbing, obviously did not take Zhang Yifei's challenge seriously.

"You mean Kimi's answer to me was no?"

"Yes, he only replied to this word."

The reporter who said this was a little excited. He had already seen some news aim.

What disappointed him a little was that Zhang Yifei did not angrily say anything arrogant or provocative, but smiled and said to the reporter: "If you see Kimi again, you can tell him that I will let him see Yes."

"Is this the only one?"

"right."

Zhang Yifei nodded.

"Didn't you say you must be better than Kimi?"

“This does not conflict.”

"you……"

Just when the reporter wanted to evoke Zhang Yifei's words, the whistle on the track began to sound, and the irrelevant personnel left the track and entered the back of the fence.

Watching the reporter leave, Cosel said lightly: "Boy, are you becoming modest now?"

"No."

Zhang Yifei was blunt, at least on the track, he would not be too modest.

"The answer just now doesn't look like your style."

"Because I no longer need to use this method to gain attention and affirmation."

Zhang Yifei replied calmly, taking the interview scene just now as an example, almost all the reporters focused on themselves.

As a Formula Elementary Driver, Zhang Yifei felt that his degree was almost enough. Moreover, the interview statements in the past have established a tough image for him, and no one would treat him as a soft persimmon.

"If you meet Kimi on the track, do you think you can beat him?"

"I'll win him."

Zhang Yifei said this without hesitation. His failure to show his arrogance does not mean that he does not have the confidence to defeat his opponent.

Kimi is destined to become the opponent Zhang Yifei wants to surpass. After all, everyone wants to be the first, rather than being named as the second person.

"very good."

Cosel nodded and agreed with Zhang Yifei's confidence. For Cosel, there is no arrogance in front of competitive sports, only winning or losing.

You can be crazy if you win, but of course if you lose, you will bear the consequences yourself.

The second whistle sounded on the track, and Cosel and Ah Hu, who had an ignition device, walked off the track.

The members of the team at this station have relatively relaxed mentality. After all, Zhang Yifei is now far ahead, and what he is pursuing is breakthrough, not success or failure.

The indicator lights above the track began to light up, and the first lap was still the conventional warm beads. Although many drivers no longer had the confidence to defeat Zhang Yifei, they still did not want to fall behind.

Moreover, because of the special relationship between Silverstone, if the ranking is low, there will be no sign of starting the race, so the ranking of the qualifying race is crucial.

Start by loosening the clutch, hang one gear to feed oil, and then quickly upgrade and accelerate. This process is almost no different from instinct for Zhang Yifei now.

But this time, he felt a mechanical awkward feeling, as if the gear shifting speed was a little slower.
Chapter completed!