July 5th is the main time of the Monaco Grand Prix, and it is also the peak time for F1 global ratings under normal circumstances.

By then, there will be more than 100 million people watching the Monaco Grand Prix live. This is why F1 can tie the world's three major sports events with the World Cup and the Olympics.

The members of the Prost crew came to the fleet repair station early to prepare and focused on weather factors.

Because Zhang Yifei had a pole position in the qualifying competition before, as long as he did not make major mistakes at the start, such as being overtaken by Schumacher, he could use the lowest risk to pass the crowded and dangerous turn 1 of the track first.

Once you pass Turn 1, at least one-third of the race schedule will not affect him. Whether an accident will occur on the track depends more on the driver's own control and strength.

Zhang Yifei has used an amazing lap in the practice and qualifying race to prove his control strength on the Monaco track. Moreover, the new wing kit and brake disc modification of the Ap05 are also leading in mechanical performance. The local and people have already occupied both of them. The next thing is to look at the time!

Although the weather in Monaco's main competition is not as cloudless as yesterday's qualifying match, it can be said to be bright and there is no possibility of rain.

"Ukyo, did the data from the Monaco Meteorological Bureau come today?"

After glanced at the sky for a while, Zhang Yifei asked Yamamoto Ukyo, which said that such weather data were first judged by the data analyst, and then handed over the results to the strategy team to formulate tactics.

"It has been received, and the weather data shows that there is still a possibility of showers."

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei's expression on his face felt helpless. Many weather forecasts in this era are really similar to winning prizes, and there is no accuracy at all. Whether it will rain depends on fate.

Zhang Yifei is not worried about any rain battle. On the contrary, his strength in rainy days thinks he can beat Schumacher, the strongest on the track!

However, the rain battle will add a lot of variables, especially on tracks like Monaco, every rain battle can be described as a mess.

For example, in the Monaco rain battle in 1982, when the 74th lap of the race, the rain came to the track. The leader Prost, who was then the leader, directly left the race, and Patras, who was second in the next, also slipped behind on the 75th lap.

The third place was Pironi of Ferrari team. He accidentally picked up a bargain and came to the front car. However, the slowdown of the rain battle made the Ferrari strategy team make mistakes in the calculation of fuel. The light-loading oil tactics that were too extreme caused him to stop on the road without fuel in the last lap of the car and watch the opponent behind him surpass him.

But on this last lap, Cesaris and Dali, who became the first car, also encountered racing problems one after another. In addition, the drivers who had failed to withdraw from the race had run back and there was no one left behind, so Patras, who had slipped at the beginning, unexpectedly picked up the championship again.

Therefore, the "European Emperor Luck" of the 1996 Rain Battle is not a new thing on the Monaco track. As long as there is a rain battle, there is a high probability that the drivers in the back row will get a bargain and keep the suspense of the Grand Prix championship to the end.

Of course, there are not only bargains on the rain battle on Monaco, but they have created many classic events.

For example, in the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix rain battle, McLaren used a perfect tactical strategy to make Hamilton, who was still a newcomer at the time, win the Monaco Grand Prix championship.

This battle is equivalent to adding a halo to Hamilton's legendary nature. After all, this black mixed-race kid won the world runner-up in the rookie season with everyone's ridicule and racial discrimination.

Immediately afterwards, he won the title of King of Monaco in the second year of Rain War, defending his strength and dignity again, and almost all doubts and ridicule were shut up.

However, the most legendary rain battle at the Monaco Grand Prix was not the icing on the cake for Hamilton, but the Battle of Senna in 1984!

It was after this game that Brazilian newcomer Elton Senna began to emerge and laid the foundation for the later generations of "Senna in the Rain".

Senna was a real rookie back then, driving a Tolman racing car comparable to last year's Prost JS53. Simply put, it was a track "tractor".

At that time, no one noticed the rookie boy from Brazil, and he focused more on his own attention on the already famous Prost and another legendary Brazilian driver, Nixon Piquet.

In the qualifying round, Senna did not perform very well, only ranked 13th. According to this result, not to mention winning the Monaco championship, being able to enter the points zone is considered to be God's care.

However, a heavy rain came in the main game, which made the new player Senna, who was originally ranked 13th, show his unparalleled rain fighting ability. He forced a shocking counterattack from the 13th pick, surpassing the first car Prost and starting to lead the entire game.

However, this game was even more violent than expected. Prost communicated with the tournament in the middle and demanded the end of the game. Faced with such bad weather, the FIA ​​handled it. On the 32nd lap of the competition, the 1984 Grand Prix ended early.

Although the competition ended in laps 32, the result was not counted in lap 32. Instead, it was still calculated based on the number of laps leading by Prost. The final champion was not Senna, but "Professor" Prost.

He was clearly in the leading position, but was not the champion on the track. This result was unacceptable to many people, so the debate about this race did not end until decades later.

But no matter what the result is, it cannot conceal the light of Sena's Monaco rain battle in 1984. His subsequent results on the Monaco track proved to the world that he is the real "King of Monaco"!

You should know that many times the results of the F1 competition require comparison to show greatness. Otherwise, a group of geniuses will peck at each other, and even if they become combat cocks among geniuses, their results will not be of much value.

This is why Zhang Yifei doesn't want Alonso to become his imitator, but instead has his own characteristics and style to gradually reach the strength of the top brother in history. Otherwise, when Schumacher slips from his peak and lacks a strong opponent to compete, even if he wins the championship in his career, he will appear dull.

Senna's most peak comparison object is Prost, who is also McLaren's teammate.

At that time, Prost, known as the F1 Sun, was in full swing and won the title of the four Monaco Circuit. However, at the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix, Senna's pole position score beat Prost, who was ranked second, driving the same McLaren car for 1.4 seconds!

Many people may not know what the concept of 1.4 seconds in a lap. Take the crazy competition between Zhang Yifei and Schumacher and Helio for example. The fastest lap gap is just about 0.1 seconds.

The 1.4-second gap can be said to be a world of every second! It is not a driver of the same level to drive such a pole lap difference. It’s just a pity that Senna unexpectedly withdrew from the race when he was far ahead, otherwise he would set a record of 7 consecutive championships on the Monaco track.

This record can not only be described as unprecedented people, but there are probably no more visitors to come later.

Of course, these things belong to the glory of drivers in the past. Back to reality, Zhang Yifei does not want to use a Monaco rain battle to create his own classic event.

After all, the rain battle represents variables. If Zhang Yifei does not have the advantage of the qualifying match, then he can take advantage of the rain battle. Just like "Sena in the Rain", he can maximize his rain battle advantages and create another miracle battle of his own.

But the problem is that I am in the pole position now. As long as there are no variables, the probability of winning the championship is the greatest. So why add these unnecessary rain battle variables?

However, things like "time" are not something that Zhang Yifei can control. The only thing he can do is to do all the preparations that may occur, such as preparing rain tires, preparing rain battles and station strategies, etc.

At 1:00 pm, as the competition time gets closer, all the stands on the entire Monaco track can be described as overcrowded. Even the high-rise buildings, windows, balconies and other places on both sides of the street are crowded with spectators waiting for the start of the competition.

Theoretically, the number of spectators at the Monaco Grand Prix is ​​200,000, but in fact, judging from this situation, the number of spectators at the peak may reach more than 250,000, because the number of construction people on both sides of many tracks cannot be counted.

"Look, the driver parade has begun. That Asian face is Prost's driver flying?"

A spectator saw the parade float coming from afar, standing on it, the F1 driver who was about to participate in the Monaco Grand Prix, and immediately screamed excitedly.

"Are you face-blind? That's Japanese newcomer Sato Takuma. The man in a blue racing suit in the corner of the rear of the car is the God of Death on the track!"

A female car fan next to her complained about the European audience who recognized the wrong person in a contemptuous tone.

At the same time, when she said this, her eyes were filled with intoxication and admiration. It was this man who won the pole position of the Monaco Grand Prix and ran a magical lap.

At this moment, Zhang Yifei's low-key expression and cold face are truly worthy of being a racing machine without emotions!

For European and American foreigners, the three words that praise people’s most soul are “He is a machine”, “He is like a wild beast”, and “He is a real warrior”.

For example, boxing champion Tyson was nicknamed "Beast" at his peak. In their opinion, calling it a racing machine is the highest praise for a driver.

Not only these audiences, as the parade float gradually approached the crowded area of ​​the stands, the waiting fans and fans began to stand up and use their strength to cheer for the drivers they supported on the float.

At the same time, the drivers were also waving their hands. This interactive hot spot with car fans is also the real meaning of pre-race float parade.

But soon, neat shouts began to appear in the audience, covering up the names of other drivers. The sounds that resounded on the track at this moment were the syllable "Fly"!

"Fly~~!Fly~~!Fly~~!"

Hearing these neat shouts, to be honest, Zhang Yifei didn't react at the first time and called him.

Because in the past, this kind of slogan on the track was basically dominated by Chinese audiences, their habits were called the full name "Zhang Yifei". Only foreigners like to call it "Fei" with a monosyllable.

From these non-standard syllables, it can be clearly heard that the cheering sounds on the track are no longer dominated by Chinese car fans and fans in the past, but car fans from all over the world began to shout Zhang Yifei's name.

The neat shouts, like dominoes, started from one point and then spread to the entire Monaco track. The cheers that resounded quickly echoed on the f1 crown track. This was not only the first time that Asian drivers had such high popularity and influence on the Monaco track.

Even if it is a European driver in history, there are no more than double digits to yell at the audience!

"Brother Zhi, I heard it right, are these people cheering Brother Fei's name?"

At the Prost fleet maintenance station, Ah Hu also heard the sound of shouting from the audience. He was as surprised as Zhang Yifei, and he was not sure at the first time. This was a cheer for Fei Ge.

"Yes, this is a cheer for Yifei, this is the world's recognition and respect for his strength!"

Compared to Ah Hu's confusion, Chen Zhi next to him was already red when he heard the audience shouting Zhang Yifei's name.

It has been nearly three years since the Renault Grand Prix, and almost most of what they have come into contact with is cold eyes and ridicule at Zhang Yifei. Even if there is cheering on the track, it is mainly Chinese or Chinese car fans.

However, today's Monaco track has no real home drivers, and Chinese and Chinese car fans are far less than the mainstream audience at present, so they can't help the audience shouting.

Then there is only one reason left, that is, Zhang Yifei conquered these foreign audiences who once looked down on him for the first time at the home court that did not belong to him.

Let these car fans from all over the world shout Zhang Yifei's name in unison, and devote their own admiration and admiration to his performance and strength!

"Yifeijun finally took the step of a superstar in the car world."

On the other side, Yamamoto Ukyo heard such cheering voices, his tone was filled with sighs.

Although Yukyo Yamamoto did not bear the feelings of family and country like Zhang Yifei, he felt uncomfortable every time he was ridiculed as a Chinese and rookie driver on the track.

In this new season, these sarcastic voices finally disappeared, and Zhang Yifei relied on his fierce battle with Schumacher to gain countless attention and attention from all over the world.

But he never could easily conquer the entire car world like European and American drivers and make the world fall in love with it.

I thought this scene would take a long time to experience and follow Zhang Yifei's world championship to be recognized by the European and American car worlds, and to become a real superstar in the car world from a new star on the track.

Unexpectedly, today I saw such a "conqueror" cheer in Monaco.

Perhaps Zhang Yifei's magical lap in the qualifying competition beat Schumacher's eight-year lap record and impressed these European and American car fans who were once full of superiority. They reminded them of the fact that there was such a Brazilian boy on this track that started his peak career.

In comparison, Zhang Yifei may be closer to the peak than Senna in 1984.

"This is a starting point, and he will eventually become a great driver like Senna!"

Junko Takeda's voice was choked. She chose to use a "big bet" to become a member of Zhang Yifei's team to witness what step he could go.

It can be said that Zhang Yifei's performance in the rookie season has already achieved the highest expectations that Takeda Junko had for Zhang Yifei, which is to win a sub-stop event championship.

You should know that in the decades of Japanese racing history, no driver has won the championship in the F1 event. This expectation is really not low in the first place.

Takeda Junko was like this, watching Zhang Yifei step by step towards the higher peak. Now he has finally been recognized by the entire F1 car world. Just like those legendary drivers, there are the whole audience shouting in Monaco.

Yifeijun, one day, will be given the word "great"!

Zhang Yifei on the float also reacted from his initial surprise at this moment. He waved his arms with emotion and thanked the fans on both sides of the track.

To be honest, this scene is much more sudden than Zhang Yifei imagined. He thought that if he wanted to truly conquer the car world and the audience, he had to hold Monaco's F1 crown pearl in his palm to get this scene of shouting.

Unexpectedly, this scene was much earlier. Perhaps the lap in the qualifying race was too amazing, which made the audience who watched the Monaco Grand Prix feel complacent.

"oh my god! I really didn't expect that during the float parade, the audience would express their respect to Fei. This was the treatment that only the King of Monaco had in the past. Could it be that Fei's performance has been deemed to be the King of Monaco?"
To be continued...