Jaguars Racing Manager Steiner, listening to Nicky Lauda's feelings next to him, originally wanted to refute and tease, but when he spoke, he finally swallowed it back.

Because there is no doubt that today's incident will make Zhang Yifei the undisputed focus of Suzuka Track, and will even surpass the attention of champion Schumacher.

The performance of this Chinese kid's newcomer season is already a top-level performance in history, second only to Villeneuve in the past ten years. But don't forget that he drives the Prost car in the downstream, while Villeneuve drives Williams car, and both sides are not in the same level of team.

What if this guy drives a top-notch racing car next year? Steiner can't imagine this answer. Maybe the second Villeneuve will be born and he will become a world champion driver the next year.

What's more coincidental is that Villeneuve's biggest opponent was Schumacher from Ferrari. Will history repeat itself?

Regardless of whether history will repeat itself or not, this will be a future event. When Zhang Yifei returned to the maintenance station, the last few laps of the track had already been completed.

Schumacher once again became the defending champion of Suzuka Circuit with an undisputed lead. Ralph Schumacher also became a "profiter" and won the runner-up title. The third place was Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren.

It just so happened that the three giants won the first, second and third place respectively, and Prost, the disruptor team, was like a meteor that cut through the sky, only showing its brilliance.

However, in addition to Schumacher maintaining a plain mentality, Ralph Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen were not as happy as they imagined. After all, Barrichello and Alessi could be considered as being eliminated in an operational error, while Zhang Yifei quit voluntarily, which allowed them to achieve their current results.

This kind of results obtained by "picking up cheap" are not something worth celebrating and showing off for the pride of many F1 drivers. They hope to use their strength to completely defeat their opponents!

The award ceremony and post-match interview also confirmed many people's previous speculations. The media's focus was not on the top three drivers, and even the limelight of the champion Schumacher was taken away by Zhang Yifei.

"Schumacher, what do you want to say about Fei taking the initiative to give up the game? If he didn't do this, would there be suspense for the championship in the branch?"

In the post-match interview, a Japanese NHK reporter asked this question directly. The audience and car fans also wanted to know what Schumacher thinks about the entire incident.

"Fei did the right thing, and I respected and recognized him. But there is no suspense in the championship. Regardless of whether the accident happened or not, I am the ultimate winner."

Schumacher answered very confidently. In fact, even if the remaining laps of Zhang Yifei were super soft, it would at most pose a threat to Schumacher. The hope of overtaking was slim. Schumacher did not feel that he had any possibility of losing, and he had the confidence to announce his victory!

"Kimmy, first of all, congratulations on the podium. We all know that you and Fei have the title of Gemini. You beat him in the opening game, but in the final game, you were surpassed by Fei. What's your mood at this moment?"

Facing this question from the reporter, Kimi Raikkonen was in a complicated mood. He didn't know at this moment whether he should be happy with victory or admit defeat calmly.

It’s not assured to say you win. It’s not as good as you lose. It’s not true. Moreover, the proud Finnish Iceman will not announce such a victory. He is the inheritor of the racing kingdom, and his destiny destined to be the king!

“I will prove myself.”

Kimi Raikkonen said a simple sentence, expressing his mood at the moment. Since he won't be thorough, he will use a complete victory to prove himself in the future!

Of course, the reporter was not very satisfied with this zero-model and versatile answer, but their questions were treated indifferently by Kimi Raikkonen, which is also one of the main reasons why the Finnish Iceman's usual character and even his nickname is the origin of his Iceman nickname.

As for Ralph Schumacher, the attitude of this playboy is basically just about playing Tai Chi, and the answers are all meaningless nonsense. Sometimes many people wonder whether this guy is Schumacher's brother. The difference between the two people is too big in terms of personality and appearance.

With the end of the post-match interview, the journey of Formula 1's 2000 season was officially over. Schumacher officially crowned his fourth world championship title and became the driver with the largest number of active world championships, no doubt.

From the historical record, the five-champion title of Argentine legendary driver Van Gio is only one world champion. According to Schumacher's current state and the momentum of Ferrari's team, it is estimated that it should not be a problem to tie the historical record. As for whether a new record can be created, it depends on Schumacher's future opponent's strength.

Zhang Yifei's amazing performance in the final battle also completely established his identity as the best newcomer of the season, and was recognized by the media as a rising star in the next moment of the F1 paddock.

This is the first time that Chinese drivers and even Asian drivers have won the title of Best Newcomer in the season. In a sense, Zhang Yifei has created history again. And his move to save his teammates on the track has also received high praise from the public. His previous one-sided reputation in the European and American worlds has also been greatly reversed.

According to the survey by some statistical agencies, almost 50% of European and American car fans expressed their support and neutrality for Zhang Yifei. You should know that this number was less than 20% before!

Zhang Yifei has also become the first time in history that he has the chance to completely conquer the European and American car industry. It is not only a conquest of performance, but also a person's heart!

However, Zhang Yifei and Prost team did not pay much attention to the hustle and bustle of the media these days. Even the crew members did not transfer to their headquarters in France, but stayed in Tokyo, Japan, accompanying Alessi, who had just undergone surgery.

Alessi's injuries this time were much worse than what he saw when the accident happened.

The shoulder was dislocated, the joints of the cervical spine were dislocated, and the burning fire burned Alessi's respiratory tract. But this was not the most serious. The impact force during the rolling process directly broke the two ribs, and one of them was broken and stabbed the internal organs, causing heavy bleeding.

When he got into the ambulance, blood was already flowing out of Alaixi's mouth and nose, but Zhang Yifei did not see this scene.

But fortunately, all parties were very careful in the entire rescue process, and almost no minute or second wasted, and Alaisi was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. If any accidents occurred during the whole process, Alaisi might become another official driver who died on the F1 track after Senna in 1994.

After Alessi had the operation, he entered the intensive care unit. When his physical indicators were stable and he was transferred to the general ward, three days had passed. The entire strategy team members were standing in the ward to visit Alessi, and even the boss Prost flew over from the French headquarters.

Alessi on the hospital bed looked very pale, as if she was a teenager and no longer had the second spring spirit of the French veteran.

He looked at the crew members in the ward, and forced a smile on his face and said, "I have nothing to do, there is no need to do it so grandly."

Alessi is actually a very strong French veteran. Even when he was at the best time, he was still unwilling to admit that he was not good, but instead firmly fought for the team's **Lanci's dream.

So today, he was really uncomfortable with so many people watching.

Hearing Alaisi say this, the crew members laughed, talked about relatively relaxed topics, and even made some jokes, which diluted the relatively sad and solemn atmosphere a lot.

After chatting for a few words, Alaixi looked at Zhang Yifei, looking like he was eager to speak but stopped.

Finally, he looked at Zhang Yifei and said, "Thank you."

It’s not that Alaisi is unwilling to thank Zhang Yifei. He already knows that his life can be regarded as being saved by Zhang Yifei, and the opponent has also given up the hope of the competition and sprinting for the championship.

But Alessi was a little unspeakable to say such pretentious words in front of so many people, just as he helped Zhang Yifei in the past, using an indifferent attitude rather than enthusiastic guidance to teach experience.

"We are teammates, so there is no need to say that."

Zhang Yifei replied with a smile, saying that when he was facing Alessi's help, he said thank you to him. Alessi also reacted like this, but the French veteran did not say the word "teammate".

Today, Zhang Yifei wanted to tell Alaisi that he had already treated him as a teammate and was supposed to help each other.

Hearing Zhang Yifei's teammate, Alessi's eyes shone brightly. Perhaps for the French veteran, he would never have thought that he would become a real teammate with a Chinese new driver at the end of his career.

But soon, the light in Alessi's eyes dimmed and his mood became depressed.

I sat in the ward for about half an hour. The nurse came in to remind me that the patient needed rest time, so I needed to end the visit.

Hearing this reminder, the members of the crew also stood up and prepared to leave the ward and come to visit Alaisi tomorrow. But at this moment, Alaisi suddenly spoke, "Fei, boss, stay here, I have something to say to you."

Alaisi's sudden request surprised Zhang Yifei and Prost, but they also knew that if it were not an important matter, Alaisi would not choose this time point for them to stay.
Chapter completed!