"Do you think you can win the championship in half a month?"

This time, Cosel did not have the mocking smile that he had before, because he felt Zhang Yifei's sincerity and the young people's desire for the championship.

“I have confidence.”

Zhang Yifei answered with affirmative answer, both for Cosell and for himself, he needed a champion too much to prove himself.

Listening to Zhang Yifei's answer and looking at the young man standing in front of him, Cosell suddenly felt like he had seen Senna at the beginning.

The same confidence and the same arrogance, I just don’t know if I have the same strength.

"To be honest, I don't believe in your strength."

Cosel replied lightly, judging from Zhang Yifei's resume, there is indeed nothing particularly outstanding.

In addition to not winning the championship, Monza also did not get the pole position and the fastest lap speed.

You should know that whether it is Senna or Schumacher later, or other F1 first-class drivers who can be named, they are crushed all the way in the primary equation stage, showing their genius qualities.

For the moment, Zhang Yifei has not shown such genius qualities that are sweeping across the board, and it can only be said to be relatively good.

But after Cosell said this, he turned to look at Yamamoto Ukyo next to him, and said lightly to him: "But I believe in your eyes."

After hearing this, Yamamoto Ukyo didn't realize what it meant at the first time, but soon he showed a surprise expression on his face and bowed to Cosel and said, "Thank you for your trust, Ichiki will not disappoint you!"

It's done? To be honest, Zhang Yifei was a little surprised. He thought he might have to win the Hoganheim Championship to be qualified to talk to Cosell, but he didn't expect that he agreed!

"Half a month, I only have you for half a month. If you don't show the traits that impress me, or you can't win the championship, then don't come to me again."

"No problem, I don't have the shame to look for you if I can't win the championship. This is a man's promise."

Zhang Yifei replied confidently, he had no way out again, and winning the championship became his only choice!

“When will the test run start?”

Kossel asked directly, and this sentence also revealed his professional quality, because at this time, ordinary European drivers would not go to the track for trial runs, after all, there are still more than ten days before the official race begins.

But Kossel clearly understood Zhang Yifei, or knew that Chinese drivers had shortcomings in track familiarity, so he would definitely go to the track to test the race in advance, so he asked this question.

"I had already tried running yesterday, but I encountered a tire blowout, so the car was under maintenance. Due to the transportation of the race vehicles in the past two days, and the race opening day that is about to arrive, I probably have no chance to try running."

"Is it because of the temperature difference?"

This sentence surprised Zhang Yifei. You must know the reason. Even Yukyo Yamamoto searched for a long time, but in the end he accidentally discovered it by picking up tire fragments.

As a result, Cosel said the reason directly and lightly. Could it be that Yamamoto Ukyo had told his mentor that the two of them were playing a double act here?

So Zhang Yifei looked at Yamamoto Ukyo, wanting to find the answer from him.

Perhaps feeling Zhang Yifei's inner thoughts, Yamamoto Ukyo shook his head slightly at this time, indicating that it was not what he told Cosel.

Seeing Zhang Yifei and Yamamoto Ukyo, Kossel smiled and said, "Little guy, no one is more familiar with the Hoganheim track than me, let alone he is the home court of McLaren."

"Temperature difference tire blowout is the most likely place for every newcomer to come to Hoganheim, because other tracks will not experience this kind of ground temperature difference."

"The driving process during the test run will not be too intense, and under normal circumstances, the probability of tire problems is not high, so the maximum possibility is the temperature difference, which is not difficult to speculate."

Kossel's words made Zhang Yifei feel a little embarrassed. It was indeed the local snake on the Hoganheim track, and he actually doubted how he knew.

"Mr. Cosell, you are indeed experienced."

"Don't talk about these polite people. You only look at the results on the track. Just remember the championship you mentioned."

"By the way, you don't need to use a sir every time you call me, just call me Cosel."

Cossel is a little different from Uncle Lu. He is obviously more direct and has no such tactfulness as in Chinese culture.

Moreover, there are not so many respectful titles abroad, even among relatives or even parents, there are many names.

Zhang Yifei was in Guangzhou and Shenzhen before, and he was called old man Zhang Zhiguo. To be honest, he was not used to this kind of literary name. But at least he is asking for help now, so he should be polite and low-key, which is absolutely true.

"I will remember what I said, the track trial run should be in a few days later. I hope you can come to the scene in person by then."

Hearing Zhang Yifei's words, Kossel did not answer again, but turned around and continued to play his golf ball.

Zhang Yifei was relieved to leave the golf course. Although Cosell did not fully agree, he at least gave himself a chance.

The champion of Hoganheim is no longer a crazy talk for Zhang Yifei, but a victory he must strive for.

"Ukyo, this time I need more detailed track information. It's best to see if I can get videos of previous F1 events in Hoganheim Track."

There is no advanced simulator like the later F1 team in this era, which allows drivers to train through the simulator when they have no way to go to the track.

So what Zhang Yifei can do now is to learn the detours of other drivers and keep himself in mind every corner of the Hoganheim Track.

"Okay, I'll look for it now."

This era is not like a later generation, and you can directly search for various game videos from the Internet.

Even if it can be found on the Internet, due to the network speed and computer performance of this era, the clarity is probably terrible, so you must find a videotape or a VCD disc to clearly understand the driver's route.

In this way, in the next two days, Zhang Yifei basically learned from the top F1 drivers of this era and the cornering experience of the Hoganheim Track.

At the same time, it happened to be a weekend when I encountered the Hoganheim Circuit Open Day. You should know that the track also needs to be operated and made money. So in addition to taking on F1 events, such as the German DTM RV, modified car competition, and even motorcycle events will appear on the Hoganheim Circuit.

In addition to these, there is also the track opening day, which allows ordinary audiences and car fans to enter the paddock by buying tickets, watch and experience the track on the spot.

And most tracks provide car rental services, from the most basic karts to advanced Formula racing, as well as various modified cars, etc.

But if you want to experience these cars, it is worth a lot. One minute may cost hundreds of yuan. Depending on the level of the car, the cost will be even more amazing.

However, this cannot withstand the hearts that some people want to experience. After all, most people may not be able to access Formula events or high-performance modified cars in their entire lives.

It is even more impossible to drive these vehicles and gallop on the track and experience the speed and passion of hundreds of kilometers per hour.

Spending ten thousand yuan to realize your childhood dream is not an exaggeration, especially for rich people.

So Zhang Yifei had to wait until the track opening day ended before going to Hoganheim Track to test the race.

But at this moment, several reporters came to the hotel where they stayed. This was a reporter invited by Toyota's public relations department and planned to conduct an exclusive interview with Zhang Yifei.

At the same time, Zhang Yifei also found an acquaintance among this group of reporters, Renault Event reporter Ina, who is responsible for Renault's official publicity and interviews and has the first media rights in Renault's events.

In addition to Renault's reporters, there are also reporters from Germany's Focus Weekly and European Sports. It can be said that this lineup is much stronger than the previous British "Sky Sports" and the tabloid reporters Madou have found.

Seeing this lineup, Zhang Yifei was a little surprised. According to his previous estimates, based on his current status and achievements, Toyota was able to find a big newspaper and promote it by several tabloid reporters.

Judging from the scale of the reporter, Toyota's public relations department has indeed invested in this time.

But after thinking about it, Zhang Yifei has shown certain potential and strength, far exceeding the previous Toyota Racing Division, and he only needs to run into the main race.

In addition, from the perspective of the overall environment, the domestic automobile industry is developing rapidly, and major Japanese automobile manufacturers are in full swing in joint ventures in China. This is the world's largest potential market.

And Zhang Yifei also knows that the future decline of the US and other European cars is only a matter of time, and there will be a scenario where the German and Japanese will divide the world into two parts in the future. Perhaps Toyota has discovered its commercial value from this aspect and plans to invest in advance.

As long as you can achieve your grades, you are the best promotional spokesperson. Compared to finding a big star to endorse this amount of money, it is actually much more cost-effective.

After finding a quiet hotel conference room, Zhang Yifei officially entered the interview process. In fact, the content was negotiated by Toyota's Public Relations Department and reporters, and clarified and explained the recent hot issues of Zhang Yifei.

First, a reporter from Focus Weekly initiated a question about the previous accusations of overtaking the garage in the track.

"Mr. Zhang Yifei, after the race interview at Monza Station, another driver, Kubica, accused you of overtaking as too dangerous. What do you think about this?"

Zhang Yifei smiled and replied relaxedly: "Are there absolutely no dangerous overtaking on the track at a speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour?"
Chapter completed!