With an unbelievable attitude, Yamamoto Ukyo once again opened the Zhang Yifei file in his hand. There was only one column of professional records on it, and it was clear that there was only one, the winner of the Hong Kong Island Kart Championship.

To be honest, if the Formula Toyota team had not started too late, they would not have had such a karting driver trial at all. The place he should have gone to was Honda Suzuki Driver Academy, starting with a student.

But even such a "novice" has achieved a speed of 200km/h, and if nothing unexpected happens, he will soon reach the test training pass standard.

If he could continue to follow this "evolutionary speed" and finally finish the trial in half an hour, Zhang Yifei's fastest lap speed may reach about 1 minute and 34 seconds, which is only 10 seconds away from the track record set by Sato Takuro!

Ten seconds is still an exaggerated gap for Formula racing, but for a trial trainee, this is already very good. Because drivers who had Australian kart racing experience before trial training have the fastest lap speed of ten seconds away from the track record.

On the track, Zhang Yifei was still improving his lap speed. As time changes, he felt that he was becoming more and more comfortable in handling this car.

In fact, I have experience as a professional driver in my previous life. The speed of the venue, the route of the detour, and the operation are not a big problem. It is more of an adaptation to driving habits.

Fortunately, Zhang Yifei has already had systematic kart training, which laid a solid foundation for him to adapt to Formula racing so quickly. Moreover, as the number of laps of running and the characteristics of the curves gradually became clear, the speed of the car can naturally be improved step by step.

Zhang Yifei didn't know how long he had run, but he focused all his attention on speed changes until he saw a black and white checkered flag appearing on the sidelines.

The black and white checkered flag is also called the race flag. Once the driver passes through this flag, it means the end of the competition. This is also one of the flag words of f1.

So when Zhang Yifei passed this flag, he slowed down his car and drove the car to the maintenance lane. Generally, after intense driving, the car needs a team of technicians to inspect the car. If it is a formal competition, the car needs to be driven to the pre-race inspection and recording office for post-race inspection.

After parking and getting off the car, the technicians of the Toyota team began to inspect the vehicle. After all, Zhang Yifei hit the front of the car. This may leave any hidden dangers for high-precision Formula racing cars.

If the front diversion cover or something falls off during the competition and gets stuck in the tire, it may be a major safety accident on the track.

Team manager Junko Takeda was also waiting here. As soon as she saw Zhang Yifei coming down, she walked over with a smile and stretched out her hand and said, "Congratulations to you, Yifeijun, Toyota Youth Training Team welcomes you to join."

Youth Training Team? When he heard this, Zhang Yifei was stunned on the spot because he was trying out the Toyota Youth Training Camp, not the Toyota Youth Training Team.

This doesn't sound much different, but the former is a training academy, just like the famous Honda Suzuki Academy in Japan. It only allows you to learn racing here. Only by performing well can you get a scholarship and get a formal team signing opportunity.

So it cannot be said that joining Honda Suzuki Academy is equivalent to joining Honda's team, and the same is true for Toyota Youth Training Camp.

Kart drivers from all over Asia will be trained here, but in the end there will be less than five places, and they can become members of Toyota's youth training team and even further become members of the future F1 team.

Zhang Yifei's initial goal was to enter the youth training camp through trial training, so that at least his future professional training would be guaranteed. As a result, he did not expect that he could further get a quota for Toyota youth training drivers.

Becoming a contracted driver is equivalent to not having to train at your own expense, and even Formula racing will be sponsored by Toyota.

You should know that kart training is already expensive, but compared with Formula Racing, it is another brother born. If Formula Racing is completely self-paid, the cost will be sky-high.

Just taking tires, Toyota's internal supply price will not be less than 5,000 yuan. If the training intensity is high in a week, four single tires will have to be replaced, which is 20,000 yuan.

In other words, the tire cost per month is 80,000 yuan, and including the oil loss and labor cost, Zhang Yifei dared not think about it.

Moreover, for professional training in Formula racing, the expense is far more than the training cost, because you cannot stay at the base for the rest of your life and have to participate in the competition.

Just like when Zhang Yifei participated in a karting event before, he had to travel from Hong Kong Island to O Island, the participation range of Formula Racing is even wider, and it is possible all over the world.

Zhang Yifei is not sure how much the Formula Competition in this era will cost, but in the previous karting competition, if you go to Europe to participate, the cost of a branch event would be about 200,000 yuan. This is just a branch. You have to prepare for two million yuan throughout the journey.

The reason why it is so expensive is that the event costs include the living expenses of drivers and teams, travel expenses, racing rental and transportation costs, parts consumption, etc.

Even Ma Qinghua, the first driver in China to enter F1 in later generations, had to make money by running Formula after a year due to financial pressure.

This is why, later Chinese drivers were basically "all-round". Rally racing can run the field, and running the field has participated in Formulas, and the result is F1 level, and in turn, they run the RV Championship...

Because the professional sponsorship environment is too poor and there are few domestic events. Many drivers have to "cross-border" to run more events to earn bonuses and sponsorship fees from different brands.

There is no way, it’s all because of life...

"Is it a surprise? Your fastest lap in the trial just now was 1 minute, 34 seconds, 11, and the difference from the fastest record on the track is less than ten seconds. This has proved your potential and strength. So on behalf of the Toyota Youth Training Team, you are welcome to join."

Junko Takeda sent an invitation again, and this time Zhang Yifei came to his senses. He will join the Toyota Youth Training Team and become a professional driver again.

"Thanks."

Zhang Yifei didn't know what to say, so he could only reach out and hold it with Junko Takeda, but Zhang Yifei's slightly trembling arms revealed his excitement at the moment.

After all, entering F1 is Zhang Yifei's dream for two lifetimes. Even if the youth training driver is still far from the official driver of F1, at least he has finally entered the professional field of Formula racing.

I used to practice karting in Hong Kong Island. Although I had been training in the professional mode, Zhang Yifei also understood that karting is the "cradle" of Formula racing, but that feeling was always a bit wrong.

The first point is that the essence of the Fengfeng Club is actually a large "playground" built by Hong Kong and Macao rich people, and there is no real professional atmosphere.

The second point is that the kart speed is too slow and the driver is too young, which makes Zhang Yifei feel like he is beating a child. Whether it is training or competition, he has the feeling of beating a child himself.

The Toyota Youth Training Team is completely different. This is a professional team formed by top international automobile manufacturers. Whether it is hardware conditions or personnel configuration, they are built according to real professional standards.
Chapter completed!