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180 Advance Champion (Chapter 3)

"Since there is no way to solve it, let's still follow today's plan. I have the risk of a tire blowout, and others have it too."

Zhang Yifei was very calm. Since it was not a personal factor like racing and venue factor, all drivers would encounter it. Tire-blowing things are originally a matter of character. I have encountered it once, can I explode twice?

"It's all this, but the competition time is usually held at 4 o'clock in the summer. At that time, the temperature will drop a lot compared to noon, and the risk of tire blowout will also be reduced. At that time, you can only pay attention to it yourself."

"no problem."

Zhang Yifei nodded. Tire blowout is indeed a low-probability event, so don’t worry.

Moreover, if you have a risk to neutral tires, if other drivers use soft tires, the risk is much higher than that of themselves. In comparison, they still have an advantage.

The maintenance of the car was longer than expected, and Yamamoto Ukyo was so meticulous that every screw was carefully considered to ensure that there would be no loosening on the high-intensity track.

The time came just three o'clock in the afternoon, and the number of staff on the track gradually increased, and there was basically no chance to try running again, so Zhang Yifei and his group had to take the bus back to the hotel after checking the car to see if there was a chance to try running tomorrow.

"Yifeijun, according to today's situation, it should be the loading and unloading time tomorrow. The temperature difference at noon is too large and the risk factor is too high. I think I should not come over to try it out at noon tomorrow."

"Listen to you."

Zhang Yifei did not persist this time. The driver must have a challenging heart, but it is definitely not a meaningless adventure.

The track temperature at noon in summer is too high, and even if there is no track temperature difference, it is not suitable for this period of trial run.

"By the way, since there is no trial run tomorrow, let's go and visit your mentor. Whether there is hope or not, we will try it."

"No problem, I will contact the tutor later when I go back and take you there tomorrow."

Yamamoto Ukyo also nodded and confirmed that this was something that had been decided before. Today's track accident shows his shortcomings in experience. If there is a professional competition engineer, it is very likely that this accident will be avoided.

Back at the hotel, Zhang Yifei performed physical exercises as usual, especially neck muscle exercises, which have always been his top priority at the moment.

As the track speed increases, the neck muscle strength requirements are higher, and this era of Formula Elementary Cars are also not equipped with hans head support systems.

It’s okay to have a major accident, but in that case no system can work. If it’s just a small accident and your neck can’t bear the pressure, it’s too unfair to die.

In order to avoid this situation, or more directly to save your life, Zhang Yifei has no reason to relax.

Ahu and Zhige naturally received He Ziling's intensive English training. Now they have to remember at least ten professional words and ten general words every day.

He Ziling even planned to use English for all team communication in the future. Only in this pure English environment can people be forced to express their full potential.

Zhang Yifei considered this method. Only in a full English environment can Ahu and Zhige, these two guys who really don’t have much talent in studying, quickly control English in a short period of time.

Not to mention anything else, just staying with the Toyota technical team in Monza Track before, Ah Hu could have a few words to communicate with him without any trouble. If this was placed in China, it would be unimaginable.

However, the current stage of the process of speaking English is still not realistic. Ah Hu and Zhi Ge have a poor foundation and cannot understand them at all, so they become meaningless.

So Zhang Yifei gave these two guys a month and a half and had to remember at least five hundred words to meet the needs of daily basic dialogue. In this way, after one and a half months, his team could slowly integrate Ahu and Zhige into the whole English conversation.

When they really don’t have a language barrier, it will become unimportant to talk in any way.

Junko Takeda was not idle either and made progress with Toyota's European Public Relations Department. Toyota agreed to use resources to help Zhang Yifei contact the media to clarify the truth.

And Andre was also a helper. He found the police caller and a passerby who was filming the DV at the time, and just recorded the teasing process of the Italian ghosts and the racially discriminatory words like monkeys later.

It can be said that racial discrimination is something that cannot be skipped in European and American countries, but because of the existence of this problem, an absolute political correctness has been born. That is, no matter what kind of thoughts you have in private, you must condemn any racial discriminatory remarks and behaviors.

The existence of this video basically destined to make Zhang Yifei's public image turnaround. If he could spend a little more money, make some media to brag about himself, and then add a few halos, he might become a new star in the Formula field.

But Zhang Yifei is really out of money. It would be great if Toyota's public relations department could help him clarify. It would be almost impossible for them to market and brag about themselves.

However, the progress of the matter has already made Zhang Yifei very satisfied. He had thought before that a company as big as Toyota would not pay attention to a small shrimp like him.

Time soon came the next day, and there were no trial runs and training today, but there were still many things for everyone.

Junko Takeda wants to determine the time for the media interview to give Zhang Yifei a beautiful "turnaround".

Ah Hu and Zhi Ge are still suffering from the "trouble" of learning English. There is no track test run today, and the word tasks on them doubled. For them, it is a hundred times more uncomfortable than on the track!

As for Zhang Yifei and Yamamoto Ukyo, they drove to a golf course in the suburbs of Heidelberg.

After retiring from Berlin University of Technology last year, Yamamoto Ukyo's mentor, Elvin Cosell, returned to his hometown to contract a grassland and build a private small golf course.

However, this is not good news for Zhang Yifei. The life of "grazing the countryside" represents the extinction of ambition and fighting spirit, just like Uncle Lu.

Five years of life in Hong Kong have left him without the passion and passion as a driver, nor the ambition to come back again, and his family has become his last choice.

If Cosel and Uncle Lu have the same choice, Zhang Yifei will feel a little headache. He can only hope that the concept of "children and grandchildren" of foreign elderly people is weaker than that of China, and he still has the fighting spirit to return to the track.

When I came to the golf course, I have to say that the scenery of this small pastoral grassland is indeed more comfortable for elderly care.

Because it is a private stadium that is not open to the public, Zhang Yifei saw a figure from afar, playing a golf ball with his swing. If he admits his mistake, this is the person he is visiting today.

Following Yamamoto Ukyo, Kossel also felt someone approaching, so he turned around and looked at them.

When they saw Zhang Yifei, the two looked at each other, and from Cosell's eyes, Zhang Yifei felt a sharpness. It was completely different from the middle-aged frustration and no sharp look when he first met Uncle Lu.

The eyes are the windows of the soul. Although this sentence is relatively rustic, it has some truth. Many times, the first impression of people is seen from the eyes.

Zhang Yifei looked at each other without any weakness, with confidence and desire in his eyes. He knew that Yamamoto Ukyo must have told his mentor about the purpose of his visit today, so in a sense, this kind of eyes is also a test of himself.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, Yamamoto Ukyo broke the deadlock and began to introduce both sides. At the same time, Zhang Yifei also took advantage of this time to take a closer look at Cosell, wanting to see his status after retirement.

Unlike ordinary people in their sixties, Cosell is very well-proportioned and strong, and does not have the weight of middle-aged and elderly people. If it weren't for the white hair and beard, it would be impossible to tell that he was in his sixties.

The same is true for his appearance, with a three-dimensional face, a beard, and a very standard Germanic face.

"Little guy, there's no need to say anything polite. If you want me to become your competition engineer, you have to come up with something that impresses me, and what do you have?"

Kossel's speaking style is very direct, which suits his personal temperament in appearance.

To be honest, Zhang Yifei was very satisfied with this direct style. He was not afraid of the other party making requests, but was afraid that the other party would not even ask for it, so that he really couldn't start.

"champion."

Zhang Yifei replied with two simple words, which was the only thing he could touch Cosell.

"champion?"

Hearing this word, a mocking smile appeared on Cosel's face. When Yamamoto Ukyo contacted him, he had already informed him of his purpose and Zhang Yifei's identity.

With Cosell's relationship, it would be easy to check Zhang Yifei's game results.

A Chinese newcomer who is only 16 years old who can get into karting can achieve outstanding results. Apart from the Hong Kong Island Kart Championship, the only runner-up in the nearest Renault European Cup Monza Station.

The Hong Kong Kart Championship title is worthless in Europe. Even if it is the runner-up at Monza, it is not a big deal for people like Kossel who have entered the F1 championship team strategy group, and it is really not enough.

"As far as I know, you only won the runner-up at Monza Station. What championship should you use to impress me, the champion of the Hong Kong Kart Championship?"

"Hokenheim Station Champion."

Zhang Yifei didn't say nonsense. This was his only bargaining chip, and it was the kind of advancement.

Hearing this, Cosell was a little interested. He had seen many short checks in his life, but even the title was pre-paid, Zhang Yifei might be the first.

"Little guy, Hoganheim Station hasn't started yet, are you so confident?"

"If you don't have the confidence, you won't come here. Anyway, Mr. Cosell, you are just playing golf leisurely now. Otherwise, you can take some time to go on the track and see how I got this confidence?"

At this time, Cosel smiled and shook his head and said, "Hehe, this trick doesn't work for me."

“It really doesn’t work.”

Zhang Yifei replied with a smile, then changed into a very formal and sincere attitude, and said to Cosell: "Half a month, I only hope that Mr. Cosell will be my half-month race engineer for the time being, and let me finish the Hoganheim station, and I want to win this championship."

Grill words are ultimately useless. What Zhang Yifei can do is show his sincerity and desire for the championship.
Chapter completed!
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