Eighth, it can be considered a very good result for a newcomer. But unfortunately, Kimi is not Zhang Yifei, and his newcomer season is not at McLaren this year, but at Sauber last year.

Speaking of Sauber team, it is a team that broke the routine in F1. It used a way to trigger public opinion to select junior newcomer Kimi Raikkonen, and later chose Masa, who had only been in f3000 for a while.

It can be said that these two operations can be regarded as the most successful selections in the F1 team, and they have been successful continuously. It really makes people admire the vision of the Sauber team.

Of course, in addition to vision, there is also the helplessness of Sauber. It has been a role that has been at the bottom for many years in recent years. If there is no power driver joining, it will look for drivers from junior newcomers, which is more like a coincidence.

This result can only be considered a fair and not very good for Kimi. He even predicted before the game that he should be able to enter the top six, but he never expected that he would be ranked eighth in the lap!

"It's very good, surpassing Chinese drivers to fly."

Kurthard came to Kimi Raikkonen and patted his shoulder to encourage him.

Compared with Coothard, Kimi is currently only a newcomer to McLaren. Even if he included the previous year of Sauber, Kimi still lacked qualifications, so Kuothard showed more of a senior attitude.

Kimi truly got rid of the identity of "super newcomer" in the eyes of the world and was about to go in 2003. That year, Schumacher had become the driver's champion for three consecutive years, and it was simply unrivaled to sweep F1.

Just when other drivers were desperate, the "Finnish Iceman" stood up and fought against Schumacher evenly throughout the season, and finally became the runner-up of the year by two points.

It was also from that moment that Kimi was finally no longer the "super newcomer" in the eyes of the world, or even a new star. He began to become a star driver, and everyone began to look forward to the arrival of his time to win the driver's championship.

“This is still not enough.”

Kimi shook his head and overtook Zhang Yifei. This can only be regarded as a basic operation. It is impossible for him to treat Zhang Yifei as his important opponent.

The real opponents will always be those who have become famous and successful drivers on the track, such as Schumacher, Barrichello, Frenzen, and even the opponents who stand by their side.

Kimi is far from driving a health car in more than ten years, and even becomes a wingman by default. He is full of desire for champions and has the pursuit and passion for speed!

The current lap speed is far from enough!

Looking at Kimi's stubborn face, Kurthard didn't say anything more. The identity of his senior was correct, but he was even more of a teammate.

For an F1 driver, he is proud and strong inside. The so-called seniors are just used to defeat and surpass teammates. One or two words of comfort and encouragement can be done. If you really want to teach the attitude of seniors, it would be a joke.

Among the F1 drivers of this era, there are many disagreements between newcomers and old people, and even many people are fighting each other. The previous mode of getting along between Alessi and Hydefield in Prost team was definitely not an isolated case.

So Kurthard pointed to the point, he had gradually passed the stage of full momentum in the previous few years and began to become mature and steady.

If Kuthard knew what Kimi Raikkonen was thinking, then he could give an answer, why all drivers' lap speeds were improved rapidly in the P3 practice competition.

The reason is very simple. Even Kimi, who can be called a newcomer, is unwilling to lose to a newcomer from China. Now, those old drivers on the track who have become famous for several years are embarrassed to give such a Chinese newcomer?

Based on this mentality, the drivers in the qualifying race today are more serious, resulting in a rapid improvement in overall lap speed, and Kimi and Zhang Yifei fell instead of rising.

On the other side of the Prost fleet repair station, Zhang Yifei looked at the lap speeds on the monitor, and his expression on his face was very serious.

This is not because of falling behind Kimi. Because the lap speed above shows that Zhang Yifei is only less than 01 seconds slower than Kimi. This gap is not an exaggeration in the practice game, and it can be described as the word "Just-to-Just-to-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-Just-J

What really made Zhang Yifei feel very serious was that he was lagging behind Schumacher about 15 seconds!

When Zhang Yifei saw Schumacher in the first lap, he wanted to swear. Is this still a human? Forget it, can you be so much faster than me?

What shocked Zhang Yifei even more was that Schumacher led the second place, that is, Barrichello, who is also a Ferrari team, was close to 05 seconds. If it were from other teams, you could also use racing issues to make excuses.

After all, Ferrari is in its prime now, and it is an engine supplier, so they can adjust the engine and racing to the best. With the driver's strong strength, it is understandable that other teams can't catch up in practice.

But the problem is that Barrichello also drove a Ferrari chariot. The fastest lap speed of the car with the same performance was nearly 05 seconds, which can be said to be a level of success.

The current lap record is equivalent to Schumacher sitting high at the top, smiling at the next circle of chickens pecking at each other, and no one can threaten him.

This is true. In the 2001 season in history, Schumacher's drivers had a total of 123 points. The second place was McLaren's David Coothard, whose total points were only 65 points.

It is about twice the gap. Even if Schumacher drives an entertainment car in the next few stops, no other drivers can see any chance to catch up.

Zhang Yifei knew history. He understood that in the five years between Schumacher and Ferrari, all he had brought to other drivers was despair.

Now he began to experience this feeling of despair personally. Zhang Yifei didn’t know how to use his life-long way to catch it on the track?

What! There is really no reason why I was able to be a god in history. There is no need for anyone else to play with this speed!

Seeing Zhang Yifei standing in front of the monitor, Alaixi also walked over at this time.

Compared with Zhang Yifei's shock and pressure, Alessi obviously felt much easier. After all, he had already recognized the reality and had no desire for a championship. He only hoped to retire decently in his final career.

Moreover, in his more than ten years of career, he has witnessed too many legendary figures, Senna, Prost, Hakinen, and Schumacher. There are talents in the past, which can be called a historical cycle, and there is nothing too shocking or surprising.

"As a newcomer, your grades are good."

Alaixi said, he really thought Zhang Yifei was already very good now.

You should know that f1 is also a venue for great waves. In history, countless newcomers entered the paddock, but eventually left inconspicuously. This did not even include test drivers and some third drivers. Many test drivers had extremely longing and enthusiasm, but they never had the chance to get on the f1 track in their entire lives.

Zhang Yifei is now able to run into ninth place and has surpassed 50% of the official drivers. As a newcomer, he should learn to be satisfied.

"Yes, we ran very well today!"

Prost said with a smile, and he was really happy.

Last year, Prost's record was simply hopeless. Even in the end, as the founder and manager of the team, he chose to give up and everyone was busy waiting for the end of the season.

Although the new season has not started today, Zhang Yifei finally ranked ninth in the practice competition, and Alaisi also ranked eleventh from his previous bottom state.

This is good news. Whether it is Zhang Yifei's potential or Alessi's recovery in form, it means that the Prost team has begun to revive, which is much better than last year, so Prost is naturally happy.

Listening to Alessi's persuasion and seeing Prost's smiling face, Zhang Yifei couldn't help but feel happy. So he forced out a little smile, then nodded in agreement.

But Zhang Yifei was still dissatisfied with his current achievements in his heart, and he wanted to make a breakthrough.

After the practice race, there is a few hours of rest time, which is used to eat lunch and make pre-race adjustments for the drivers.

Generally, drivers will listen to music at this point in time to relax their minds. Drivers with good psychological qualities, such as Kimi, will choose to sleep before the race. They think that only after they have enough sleep can they have a better spirit.

The weirdo with the strongest psychological quality may even choose to take a break before the race to do something ulterior motive with the hot racing girl or other women in the paddock. For example, the opponent of Nicky Lauda was also the prototype of "Fast Romance".

Zhang Yifei naturally couldn't do such things, and he didn't have the habit of sleeping, so while he was resting before the game, Zhang Yifei lay on the sofa in the lounge, watching Schumacher's running lap line.

For a new driver, imitation and learning are inevitable stages. More importantly, Zhang Yifei is very curious. He feels that there is no problem with his routing. How did Schumacher do it so much faster?

Alessi felt much more comfortable. He lay on the small bed in the lounge, accepting the muscles of the masseur in the team to relax. After all, after two days, three practice games, each game alone is not as good as the official game, but the combined intensity of the three games will not be lower.

Just like basketball, football players need a masseur to relax their muscles after high-intensity exercise, the F1 driver also needs to relieve stiff and fatigued body muscles.

Alaixi, who was lying on the bed and enjoying a massage, looked at Zhang Yifei who was still carefully watching the video, and shook his head.

This Chinese newcomer has the arrogance and arrogance that ordinary Chinese people do not have, but still has the kind of diligence and hard work. However, it is not a good thing to put yourself in a state of too nervous learning before the game.
Chapter completed!