143 Hidden Strength
"What the hell did you find?"
Now even Junko Takeda was a little unable to sit still. Could it be that a youth training driver who has just entered the equation can do anything amazing?
"Do you remember that when Yifeijun came to try out, the speed of the first curve was even slightly higher than Sato Takuro's record?"
"Of course I remember."
Junko Takeda recalled that day when Zhang Yifei came to try out, the first bend was shocked by the whole audience. He used the speed of the F3 championship level to pass. Although there were flaws and damaged the front nose of the car, the past was gone, and there was no doubt about this.
It is precisely because of the amazing speed shown on this curve that Junko Takeda made up her mind to sign Zhang Yifei, a pure newcomer, with the contract of the youth training driver.
"Since that day, I have never seen Yifeijun's crazy speeding and turning scene again. Even later we thought it was just an unexpected speed, but Yifeijun was lucky enough to pass."
"But later I looked at the curve speed gauge and realized that this was not luck, but Yifeijun really had the ability to turn around with speed!"
"What does it mean?" Junko Takeda felt a little confused.
At this time, Yamamoto Ukyo continued to explain: "Because I was confused, I turned on all the curve speed gauges, and then I found that Yifeijun had many curve speeds, which were extremely close to Sato's speed, and even some even exceeded it at one point."
"But every lap he will only choose a few corners with such extreme cornering. The remaining ones are regular and slower. In this way, if the speed is averaged, his lap speed will not be outstanding."
"And when the next lap is over, he will change to several corners to pass the limit speed. I have compiled hundreds of laps data and found that he can actually pass all corners at the limit speed. But he didn't do this when practicing every lap of the track."
After listening to Yamamoto Ukyo's description, Junko Takeda stood there in shock. She never expected that Zhang Yifei's lap record had not made any breakthroughs. It turned out that it was because of this reason.
If everything Yamamoto said is true, then Zhang Yifei's real strength can be described in the four words "unfathomable", because this method is more difficult than running directly to the fastest lap. It can be said that the entire track is completely under his control, so you can play whatever you want.
"What you said is true?"
When Yamamoto Ukyo heard the question, he replied with a wry smile: "I hope it is fake, too. If all the speedometers were not turned on, no one would have discovered this secret in a short time."
There are observation points and testers on the 13 corners of Toyota Track, but under normal circumstances, track practice is not open.
Because of the accuracy and life of the equipment in this era, it is too expensive to open all day and it is meaningless.
Moreover, each student practices hundreds of laps in a day, and ten students only have thousands of laps, and there are more than 10,000 curve data in a day. Even with the help of computers, data analysts cannot achieve such high-intensity data analysis.
If it weren't for Yamamoto Ukyo, as Toyota's chief data engineer, who had very rich racing experience and felt abnormal, he would start to conduct comprehensive monitoring of Zhang Yifei's personal track practice, otherwise this secret would be difficult to detect in a short period of time.
“It’s so scary.”
Junko Takeda only thought of these four words to describe it. If all this was not spoken from the mouth of Yamamoto Ukyo, the data analyst of the fleet, she probably wouldn't believe that this kind of thing was true.
"So what level of his strength is now? Is it as good as Sato?"
Junko Takeda asked, Sato thought that he was a talented kart driver of Ben. In less than two years, he went from just getting involved in kart to Ben's F3 championship. There was even a rumor this year that the F1 team took a fancy to him. If nothing unexpected happens, he can officially become a f1 driver in the past two years.
Can Zhang Yifei achieve such a talented kart driver's strength?
"It shouldn't be, but I can be sure that he's close to the track record, and with such meticulous thoughts and plans, Hank will definitely lose."
Sato Damn it is the F3 champion after all. Among the world's F3 champion drivers, this champion is not the strongest group, but it is not comparable to a youth training driver.
So Yamamoto Ukyo doesn't believe that Zhang Yifei has the strength of Sato, but he can be sure of one thing, that is, Hank cannot be his opponent if he can use such a way to cover up his strength.
Hearing this passage, Junko Takeda's heart became very complicated. She focused on the track. How much did Zhang Yifei hide? This simulation event will give the final answer.
Zhang Yifei on the track did not know that his little thought had been discovered by Yamamoto Ukyo. In fact, he didn't want to hide anything from the team, he just didn't want to create something out of the crowd.
When Zhang Yifei accidentally learned Hank's background from Junko Takeda, he began to think about the backup plan. If he exposed himself too early, he would have a chance to win. Zhang Yifei was really afraid that Hank would beg his father with a face and put pressure on the management of the Toyota team to obtain a quota.
After all, compared to taking over the Flying Arrow F1 team, my youth training driver is obviously an optional character. This kind of abandonment is common in professional racing. Even if it is a F1 team, there is a famous saying that the biggest enemy is his teammate.
You should know that F1 drivers have two official drivers on the field in one race, but if both drivers of the same team are likely to win the championship, some teams will force one driver to give way to the other driver. This behavior is called giving up.
This is what Zhang Yifei thinks is the cruelest part of the F1 arena. When the champion is right in front of him, he can only be forced to give up condescending.
Of course, to put it another way, it can also be said that it is to sacrifice one's own personal interests for the benefit of the team team.
All top F1 drivers must do this, not to mention a small youth training driver. Zhang Yifei, who has seen the cruelty of his profession, will beat him to death with one stick for a dog like Hank, and will not give him any chance to be slutty.
From the beginning, he no longer hides his strength and directly left Hank far behind. Every corner behind showed amazing control ability. Whether it is the speed or the choice of turning routes, it can be said that it is perfect.
From the perspective of Yamamoto Ukyo professional analyst, the position error of each curve from the apex point can be said to be at the centimeter level. Even the circle that Sato, the test driver at that time, was comparable to Zhang Yifei's current position.
After several consecutive high-speed turns, the team on the entire track was divided into two parts. Zhang Yifei was far ahead, and Hank and other drivers were divided into the second tier, but Hank also had a tendency to gradually widen the distance.
Compared with those new drivers from Ben or Southeast Asia, Hank's strength is still higher, but the gap between him and Zhang Yifei is getting farther and farther.
Chapter completed!