On Friday, the Brazilian Interlagues Circuit was already very lively. Even if it was just a practice game, more than half of the audience had arrived, with a total of 40,000 people.

Unlike Malaysian audiences who have never seen the world and have only been in contact with F1 events in the past two years, Brazil has developed along with F1 sports. Local audiences have long been used to Formula racing, without the sense of mystery and strangeness.

Therefore, in previous years, except for the home game of Senna when she returned to Brazil in the 1990s, otherwise only about 20,000 spectators would watch the Friday practice game.

However, this year's popularity is far more than in previous years. It is still in the entry stage, and the stands are full of spectators. It is expected that when the practice game officially begins, the audience may exceed 50,000, which is close to the grand occasion of Senna's home game in Brazil.

The main reason why the number of viewers soared is naturally the popularity brought by Sports Illustrated.

With Zhang Yifei's "bold words" being published, not only did the local audience in Brazil soar, but also people from other South American countries, such as Colombia, Argentina, etc., and even the base camp of Indy Racing, many people came to Brazil to see where this Chinese newcomer who spoke out to challenge Schumacher got their confidence.

Of course, it is impossible for these people to come completely for Zhang Yifei. Another reason for the surge in the number of people is that there are quite a lot of Brazilian drivers in the f1 paddock.

In addition to the most famous Ferrari driver Barrichello, there are also Toyota's Bernordi, Jaguars's Burti, Minardi's Marquez and others.

In other words, among the 22 official drivers in the F1 paddock, 4 are from Brazil, which is quite high, and it even tied with Germany, a traditional European racing powerhouse.

However, among these Brazilian drivers, except Barrichello, everyone else is basically at the downstream level and there is no way to tell whether the championship is competitive.

At this time, Barrichello began to enter his peak with the Ferrari team. Although he is currently only the No. 2 driver, many Brazilians believe that he will become Senna's successor.

After all, Barrichello has performed very strongly in the past two years, and he can basically be regarded as a stable front-row driver in every race. If there is no super-god Schumacher suppression, perhaps the future world championship of Ferrari will return to the Brazilian again.

So Barrichello is very popular in Brazil now. Most of the Brazilian fans who arrived today are his fans.

In addition to the large number of people, the atmosphere at the Brazilian station is very good in terms of heart, and the audience is full of passion. The most obvious point is that there are many samba drums in the audience. Before the practice competition begins, you can already hear the sound of "dong, dong, dong" drums in the audience.

And accompanied by the sound of samba drums, many Brazilian samba girls dressed up in cool clothes appeared on the scene, and they began to dance on the track, driving the atmosphere of the audience. The whole stand was like a carnival party.

If we put aside the various sarcastic voices before the game and the death threats of Brazilian gangs, Zhang Yifei might think that the atmosphere of the Brazilian Grand Prix will be a passionate enjoyment.

However, the occurrence of these things made the atmosphere of the Prost team repair station completely different. After Prost contacted, the team shareholder, the Brazilian billionaire Diniz, sent several professional bodyguards to take charge of Zhang Yifei's safety during the Brazilian Grand Prix.

So, there were suddenly a few men in black in suits in the team repair station. Their appearance was like reminding the team members at all times, and there was still hidden unsafe factors, so everyone naturally had no intention of enjoying the various lively scenes on the track.

At this moment, in the VIP viewing room in the fleet's maintenance area, Deniz, the Brazilian shareholder of Prost fleet, was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor, watching the busy scene inside the repair station.

Deniz was in a good mood today. After all, the F1 Grand Prix came to his hometown, and there was more or less a local complex.

Although Zhang Yifei's incident caused some trouble, Diniz had already greeted several major Brazilian gangs. It is basically confirmed that the so-called death threat is just a sensation and the possibility of taking action is not high.

However, in order to ensure that everything is foolproof, he still agreed to Prost's request and sent several professional bodyguards. After all, sending a few bodyguards is just a simple task. If any accident occurs, it will greatly affect the operation of Prost's fleet.

"Dad, why don't you send a few more bodyguards to Fei? I feel that the number of people is not enough."

Standing next to Diniz was his daughter Sophia. Today is Friday's practice match, so she naturally has to come to watch the game.

However, Sophia is not interested in other drivers. She wants to see Zhang Yifei perform on the track more. Because Sophia thinks that Zhang Yifei wearing a racing suit is the most charming moment.

Listening to Sophia's words, Diniz felt helpless. The raised daughter cared so much about a Chinese boy, and he was also old. How could he not know Sophia's inner thoughts?

For Zhang Yifei, Diniz uses his own standards to measure it, and the overall level is a good level. If you only calculate the ability in professional fields, Zhang Yifei is already good enough.

If we can continue to perform in the first two stops, it would not be an exaggeration to say that we are a genius boy in the racing industry.

But the problem is that Zhang Yifei is a Chinese. It is one thing that Sophia has a good impression of her. If she wants to be together, that is another thing. The completely different culture, language, and customs will bring a lot of trouble and barriers to the two.

In addition, Diniz is just a jewel in his hand, so he doesn't want to be kidnapped by a Chinese boy.

"Don't worry, I've made sure that it's basically just a few verbal threats. Even without bodyguards, nothing will happen to Fei."

"Really?"

Sophia knew her father's abilities, but she was still a little worried.

Looking at Sophia's worried look, Diniz was so amused that she felt like she was too young to stay.

"By the way, Father, Fei's popularity is now close to the global level. Even in terms of discussion alone, he is not inferior to Kimi Raikkonen. He can be said to be the hottest newcomer in the F1 paddock in the new season."

"Puma's Greater China endorsement response was very good, which allowed us to enter the Chinese market smoothly and began to compete with Nike and Adidas. I am very optimistic about Fei's future prospects. Why don't you take this opportunity to upgrade Fei to the global spokesperson and sign a long-term contract?"

If Sophia's previous remarks were treated as a child, then Diniz has always been very serious about business matters.

My daughter's elbow was too obvious. How long has Fei officially announced that he would become the spokesperson in Greater China? He is thinking about becoming the global spokesperson?

"Sofia, I have my own opinions on business matters, this is not something that can be messed with."

Diniz replied seriously, he would not put business and life together.

"I'm not a fool, but I firmly believe that Fei can become a superstar driver in the F1 paddock in the future. It will be a very cost-effective thing to sign a long endorsement contract while he is in the early stages of his life, such as a five-year or ten-year contract."

"If you miss this opportunity and want to renew your contract with Fei a year later, the sponsorship price may not be much lower than the long-term contract price."

When Dinitz heard Sophia's words, he was also a little hesitant. From his business perspective, even if Zhang Yifei cannot become a superstar driver, he will definitely not be an unknown newcomer in the F1 car world.

Moreover, this "Sports Illustrated" incident also exposed Zhang Yifei's potential influence worldwide. If he was a transparent small character, no matter what he said, no one would pay attention to it, and he would not cause any waves at all.

"Black and Red" are also red. Being able to be remembered by others means that it has the value of attention. Just like the traffic artists who were ridiculed by various channels in the Internet era in later generations.

No matter how bad they are on the Internet, they still get sluggish endorsements, and various activities are emerging one after another.

But the biggest difference between Zhang Yifei and these traffic artists is that he has the strength and potential to turn the tables! Competitive sports are always a place where results are paid attention to. As long as Zhang Yifei can win the driver's championship, today's black will become a fan of the future!

There has been such an example in history. Through his strong strength and shocking results, he is the Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao!

Pacquiao, who had just entered the boxing world, was basically a marginal figure because of his identity as a Filipino yellow person and his small level in boxing. He was also ridiculed by European and American boxing.

But Pacquiao used 8 levels of world boxing titles, bloody fighting style and unyielding battles to conquer the entire world boxing world, making European and American boxing fans crazy for him!

In the end, he and Mayweather fought a boxing "Fight of the Century" with a total value of up to US$450 million, which destined him to become a legend in boxing history!

If you want to gain respect and recognition from others, your grades and strength are the fulcrum of the turnaround. At present, Zhang Yifei's performance on the track is either without the foundation. Whether he bets or not is what Diniz hesitates.

"I can make this proposal on the Puma board, but whether it will be approved in the end is not something I can decide."

When Sophia heard that her father wanted to let go, she smiled.

"I believe that the board of directors can pass this resolution because of the potential of flying, and they will never disappoint."
Chapter completed!