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214 Volkswagen Magic Car (Chapter 2)

Cosel has a typical Prussian tough spirit. After so many years, he has to put his face down and get close to Prost. It is really hard to get over this threshold...a`

When he heard that Cosel had not spoken on the other end of the phone, Zhang Yifei thought he was not interested, so he continued to speak: "Cosel, the Renault party is not very important, it doesn't matter if you go to Paris later."

"No, I'll go to Paris with you tomorrow."

"ah?"

"That's it."

After saying that, Cosell hung up the phone directly, as always.

After all, Kossel chose to go to Paris with Zhang Yifei to face his old "colleague" Prost.

Compared to his breakthrough in his philosophy, Kossel wants to help Zhang Yifei even more. This is not because Zhang Yifei's potential or strength impressed him.

After all, Kossel is a member of the team who has worked with Senna. After seeing the level of the car god, Zhang Yifei has not yet been able to reach the level that makes Kossel look at him with admiration.

But after this period of contact, Zhang Yifei's efforts were far beyond those of the drivers in McLaren's youth training. It can be said that Zhang Yifei seized any opportunity and did not miss any time to improve himself.

When the talent cannot widen the gap, the level of effort becomes the only decisive factor.

Those who work hard are always worth more rewards.

Zhang Yifei didn't know everything behind this. With Cosell's personality, he would not complain to Zhang Yifei.

So he felt a little confused about Kossel's sudden change. However, this old German man has always done his own things, and Zhang Yifei is used to it.

Of course, Zhang Yifei was quite happy that Cosell could go to France with him in advance. After all, he could get more professional guidance and had a higher understanding of the track.

The next morning, the group checked out from the hotel. This is convenient for Europe. Going abroad is as simple as leaving a country as a domestic province. You can go to a certain distance at any time, and you don’t have to worry about visas.

Cosell also came to the hotel entrance as agreed on time to gather. Zhang Yifei was never worried about this, because Cosell really had a strict concept of time and had always been late.

Today, Cosell did not drive his VW classic car, but drove a VW fifth-generation Passat travel version.

As soon as he saw this car appear, Zhang Yifei looked a little brighter. He didn't expect that the old Germans were very tasteful in driving, and they all chose a generation of classic models.

This generation of Volkswagen Passat is the most successful generation in the world because it uses the Audi 80 platform, which is later the predecessor of the well-known Audi A4 in China, which greatly improves the driving quality and is supplemented by Audi halo.

But Zhang Yifei's eyes were shiny when he saw this car, not because it had anything to do with Audi. After all, Audi A4 was considered a mess in later generations, and it gave him a sense of surprise.

The reason why Zhang Yifei really appreciates this car is because it is a "crowned tank truck", which is translated as a travel version, and it is also the predecessor of the later Volkswagen God Car.

There are three major used cars in China in later generations, namely Volkswagen, Mitsubishi evo, and Porsche 997.2. They can be regarded as the three major financial products in the automotive industry, with an amazingly high value retention rate.

Among them, Volkswagen's car of faith is that the appearance and space of the station wagon have a 3.6lv6 engine with a maximum horsepower of 300p, which can reach a hundred in five seconds.

So it can be said to be a classic model of traveling at home, racing on the track, playing pigs and eating tigers. Zhang Yifei has considered himself to leave his barber career and buy a "retirement car" to become his own.

But this wish was not achieved, so naturally I didn’t get it. I didn’t expect that at this point in time, the predecessor that I could see was the fifth-generation Passat travel version of the classic model of the same generation. It was really fate.

So Zhang Yifei did not drive the rented Fiat Palio, and he shamelessly got the key from Cosell, intending to experience this "domestic thug".

It just made Zhang Yifei feel disappointed soon. Compared with the 3.6lv6 engine in later generations, the strongest power of the fifth-generation Passat is only 2.8lv6, and the horsepower is less than 70p, and the power feeling is not at the same level at all.

No wonder the sixth generation can become a financial product. The gap in power is the decisive factor.

Although Germany and France are tyrants, the distance between Heidelberg and Paris is not close, and the drive is about 800 kilometers.

However, they are both old European capitalist powers, and the road infrastructure is not bad. There are highways throughout the journey, so it only takes about six hours to drive, which is not particularly exaggerated.

I left in the morning, stopped at a rest stop in the middle, and had lunch. When I arrived in Paris, it was already afternoon.

Compared with Milan, the fashion capital, the name of Paris, the "romantic capital" is obviously more attractive to girls.

After entering the downtown area of ​​Paris, Junko Takeda and He Ziling swept away their previous fatigue and kept looking at the scenery outside the car window. Indeed, for most people, famous attractions such as the Paris Tower, the Louvre, and the Arc de Triomphe are familiar.

Even Zhang Yifei was full of curiosity at this moment. This was the first big city he had "familiar" since he came to Europe. At least compared to Heidelberg, which he had rarely heard of before, Paris could at least speak several place names.

"Sister Junzi, let's settle in the hotel, so let's go to the Paris Tower to take a look. I've been thinking about coming here for a long time, but my brother didn't bring me here before."

"Okay, I've been to Paris twice before with the Endurance Racing team. I'm quite familiar with it. If you have time, we'll have a good time to visit Paris."

"Yeah~!"

Although Toyota currently does not have a F1 team, it formed the French Le Mans Endurance Racing Team in 1988. It has a history of ten years and is considered an old endurance racing team.

The headquarters of Toyota European Racing Organization was established in France. When Takeda was the assistant manager of Toyota Endurance Racing Team, she spent a while in Le Mans, France. Paris was a city she was more familiar with in Europe.

Zhang Yifei, who was in the driver's seat, listened to the whispers of the two girls in the back seat, but just smiled and said nothing.

Just like I yearn for a lap on the New North track, there is nothing wrong with girls wanting to stroll around the streets of Paris.

Zhang Yifei chose a hotel with relatively high price comparison. After all, the team now has more Cosell, and the support for money has increased again. Zhang Yifei can only find a way to save a little. Don’t end the Renault European Cup, and the old man spent the one million he gave him.

However, Zhang Yifei was not reluctant to do this. You should know that everyone here has no salary, which is considered "voluntary labor".

Others have confiscated the money, so Zhang Yifei is not embarrassed to let the team pay back.

After the hotel was settled, it was already dark, and the six or seven hours of long-distance driving made everyone tired, so after dinner, they all went to rest early.

The second early, Zhang Yifei exercised physically as usual, but this time he had more Cosell to guide him. Now Zhang Yifei doesn’t look like he is at the Toyota Youth Training Base. He has a special physical trainer to make plans, and it is entirely up to Zhang Yifei to persist and explore.

In fact, this is not the point. It is mainly some heavy-load physical training, such as squats and deadlifts, which require another person to stand next to protect. Originally, Ah Hu and Chen Zhi were the most suitable for this job, but the English learning tasks of both of them were equally heavy, so Zhang Yifei's weight-bearing training basically stagnated.

Now there is Cosell "all-round teaming", and some risky physical training has been put on the agenda by Zhang Yifei again.

After physical training, you will learn racing theory knowledge, such as aerodynamics and engine principles, which are more profound than driving. It is impossible to control it in a short time.

Only by accumulating time can you improve your understanding, so that you can better adjust the racing to a satisfactory state when you enter the F1 team in the future.

In the afternoon, the team members traveled together to visit the streets of Paris, but compared to small towns like Heidelberg, Paris is not well-off, even worse than Milan.

If you want to select the city with the worst security in Europe, then Paris is definitely on the list and was once known as the "thief capital" of Europe.

With the experience of Milan last time, Zhang Yifei and Ahu chose to follow the whole process. In order to avoid the trouble caused by the tender appearance, Zhang Yifei and his friends were wearing tight vests to fully display their muscles.

I have to say that compared to the weak Chinese and overseas Chinese in Europe, Zhang Yifei and his muscles are called strong.

Needless to say, Zhang Yifei has been doing high-intensity physical exercise for more than half a year, and his muscle lines have long been highlighted. Coupled with his strong neck and "kirin arm", it has crushed most foreigners on the street, even fitness workers must take it easy.

Ah Hu and Zhi Ge have good muscles. They have a foundation in physical labor all year round. Moreover, when Zhang Yifei was physically exercised, they also participated, and their physical fitness was not bad at all.

This time, the three people specially lit up their muscles. Those bad cats and dogs naturally did not dare to rely on them to cause trouble. Some black ghosts who even secretly looked at He Ziling and Chunzi chose to dodge and dare not look directly when facing the gazes of Zhang Yifei and others.

Violence certainly cannot solve all problems, but it is absolutely difficult to solve problems without violence.

"Brother Fei, according to your method, no one is in trouble."

Ah Hu also felt the effect and praised Zhang Yifei.

"Nonsense, who doesn't like to catch soft persimmons?"

Zhang Yifei replied angrily, if it weren't for the poor public security in Paris, especially stealing, robbing, etc., he liked to stare at the Chinese and fleece, and he wouldn't have made such a bad decision.

After visiting several famous attractions, I satisfied my curiosity about Paris, and the group returned to the hotel.

In the next two days, Junko Takeda got Zhang Yifei a lot of information about the team management, so that Zhang Yiren could get to know each other well to avoid the embarrassment of not knowing anyone at the evening party.

At the same time, when you get to know these people, you have the premise of communication. Although it is almost impossible to enter the F1 team by a party, it is not a bad thing to get in touch with the management of the team more. At least you have a communication path, which are all future connections.

Two days passed in a flash, and it was soon time for the Renault Gala. Although this time, there was a news briefing in the afternoon to promote the Renault Series. There was also a driver's speech session. As the champion of the Hoganheim Track, Zhang Yifei was naturally qualified to become the driver's representative.

So at noon, Zhang Yifei set out for the Renault press conference, but he did not bring all the team members there. After all, he is currently only an individual paid driver, so it is inconvenient to bring so many people over and it is too conspicuous.
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