"Damn, is this true? Zhang Yifei's racing car had a transmission failure just now?"

"It's impossible. Although it's a little slower, it's still the fifth place in the ranking race. Can the racing failure still rank fifth?"

"This is the audio given to the commentary by the event command center. How could it be fake?"

"No wonder Fei's qualifying speed this time is wrong. It turns out that the gearbox is malfunctioning!"

"If Zhang Yifei had no transmission failure, how amazing the speed would be, the other drivers would not need to run away!"

"This is simply Schumacher-level control!"

There was a lot of discussion in the audience. After all, the news was too shocking, which made many people feel a little unreal.

You should know that in Formula events, there are not many who have encountered faults and ended up in the past few decades of history.

The most common transmission failure is that the high-end gear cannot be upgraded. For example, the seven-speed gearbox can only be upgraded to sixth gears at a maximum. Many drivers finish the race without the seventh gear.

But there are also more serious things. For example, in 1994, Michael Schumacher finished second in Spain. In that race, the Benetton car that Schumacher drove had a serious transmission failure.

At that time, he opened up the gap with other drivers with his excellent start and was in a far leading state, which was very similar to Zhang Yifei's early state today.

However, when Schumacher ran for more than ten laps, his speed suddenly slowed down and was surpassed by Damon Hill behind him.

At this time, Schumacher began to talk to the fleet, saying that his gearbox had a malfunction and that the gear was stuck in the fifth gear and that he could not change gears.

You should know that the gears are directly stuck, which is much more serious than what cannot be upgraded to the highest gear. He has no way to use the high gear to accelerate in a straight line, and he cannot downshift when turning.

When the engineers of the Benetton team heard the news, they were a little confused!

Because Schumacher's first driver championship was won in 1994, at that time his points were at the lead. Damon Hill, second-placed, was his biggest competitor, and later the top driver who won the world championship.

If you withdraw from the race due to the gearbox applause, or you are seriously behind in the ranking without points, then Schumacher's points are likely to be caught up by Damon Hill and even overtake.

This was unacceptable for Schumacher and Benetton at that time. The driver's championship was the highest honor of an F1 driver, just like the Olympic champion in other sports events.

So Schumacher didn't want to give up, and he didn't want to withdraw from the race. He drove this racing car that could not be shifted, and changed his driving style and racing route. He tied up with Damon Hill and was not surpassed by other drivers.

This track is not the most difficult. What's even more amazing is that Schumacher drove this car that couldn't shift gears and completed two entry points!

In this way, Schumacher finally won second place, 24 seconds behind Damon Hill in total time, but got the second place points. The total points did not widen the gap, and also made an important contribution to his winning of the driver's championship that year.

When the news came out after the race, it was simply controlled by the audience and other teams. Even the technical director of Williams, one of the three giants, said with emotion: "If this is true, we can complete the competition by relying on five gears, then we technicians are dispensable and can pack our luggage and go home."

Today, Zhang Yifei's gearbox synchronizer failure may not be as serious as Schumacher's locked gear. In terms of results, Schumacher can still win second in the main competition.

But you have to know that Zhang Yifei is just a new driver and cannot be compared with Schumacher, who is at the world championship level, now.

This is not only a gap in technology, but also a gap in emergency response experience.

Zhang Yifei has not run ten races in total, and Schumacher has been considered a powerful driver in 1994.

Faced with the first track failure in his life, Zhang Yifei did not panic, nor did he choose to enter the station and withdraw from the race. If it weren't for the post-race commentator telling the situation, no one even knew that Zhang Yifei's racing car would have such a serious problem.

So Zhang Yifei’s emergency response on the track is already commendable!

Dickson, who was preparing to be interviewed by pole position, was originally filled with the joy of victory. In this qualifying match, he finally defeated Zhang Yifei and proved himself.

As long as you kill Zhang Yifei again in the next main competition, you will win the sub-station championship. Even if you withdraw from Williamson's driver development plan, he will still stand in front of Sir Williams and say to him that you have misunderstood!

As a result, just as he was about to interact with the audience, he heard the comments in their mouths, and Dixon's face changed instantly.

He didn't expect that he would win with his own strength, but the result was just a way to get a bargain!

If all this is true, it may be even more painful to Dixon's self-confidence than if he lost.

Not only Dixon, but even the other drivers who surpassed Zhang Yifei had extremely ugly expressions on their faces, without the joy of victory before.

How is that possible? Zhang Yifei actually had a gearbox synchronizer failure on the track, so why didn’t he experience obvious slowdown? And if the synchronizer fails, how did he change gears?

Unlike the audience who only knows that it is amazing, NB, professional drivers are even more confused about how Zhang Yifei solves mechanical failures. Before the method behind it was announced, they could not have thought that Zhang Yifei could use the limit shift of the manual clutch, and they could not have thought that Zhang Yifei was relying on the perfect match between speed and speed to reduce the impact of engine torque on the synchronizer.

On the other side, Zhang Yifei drove the car back to the repair station. From a distance, he saw Ah Hu and the others standing at the door of the repair station.

He stopped Renault racing accurately with one foot. Zhang Yifei had just opened his mask and before he could take off his helmet, he saw Ah Hu rushing to the side of the racing car, and roaring with tears in his eyes: "Brother Fei, I'm sorry for you!"

Damn, which one did this show?

To be honest, Ah Hu's sudden action completely confused Zhang Yifei. Should this kid be so exaggerated?

"Ahu, have you watched too many Qiong Yao dramas recently? Hurry up and have some rest. There are so many repair station technicians watching on the track. Those who don't know what's wrong with us."

Zhang Yifei quickly stopped Ah Hu's "embarrassing" behavior. The maintenance passage was not just Zhang Yifei and his gang, but the entire row was filled with driver's rooms.

If I don’t know the whole story, I would have thought Zhang Yifei was so harsh to his team members and wanted to apologize with tears in his eyes.

"Brother Fei, it's all my fault that the car breaks down. I've let you down!"

After saying that, Ah Hu might feel that his nose had a little impact on his breathing, so he directly applied it on Zhang Yifei's racing suit.

"I'm such a dog..."

Faced with Ah Hu's slutty operation, Zhang Yifei wanted to say whether this kid was here to apologize or punish him?

"Brother, I'm calling you brother. Please stop making trouble and let me calm down first."

Zhang Yifei was forced to persuade Ah Hu first.

Looking at Zhang Yifei's helpless look, Chen Zhi couldn't stand it, so he came over and pulled Ah Hu away.

"If you have any questions, let Yifei enter the P room to relax."

"Okay, Brother Zhi."

Ah Hu also felt that he was a little too excited. Zhang Yifei experienced a qualifying match and looked sweaty at this moment. At least let him enter the P-room to cool down first.

After Ah Hu retreated, Yamamoto Ukyo came over to take Zhang Yifei's helmet. They were relatively calm.

Although I was a little nervous when facing Zhang Yifei's racing failure before, this was more of a nervous result than a failure itself.

After all, Yamamoto Ukyo previously served the Toyota Le Mans Endurance Racing Team, and 6 hours or 24 hours endurance racing is also a test for the stability of the racing machinery.

In terms of failure rate, it may be better than Formula racing due to manufacturer adjustment, but it is not much stronger.

So racing applause is common for them. There is no tension during the race. Now the results are destined to be finished, and they are even treated as ordinary finishing.

Zhang Yifei got off the Renault Racing Car at this time. When he just stood on the ground, he felt his feet weak and his left foot tremble a little.

Because the clutch pedal of Formula Racing is too narrow, in order to avoid making mistakes when stepping on the brake pedal next to it, Zhang Yifei relied on his toes to exert force during the manual shifting process.

Maybe it's been a long time since I've been using this kind of manual transmission and race-level control. After hundreds of quick clutches, Zhang Yifei's legs are shaking. This is the manifestation of excessive muscle fatigue. If it goes on normally, the muscle strain that Yamamoto Ukyo was worried about before might actually occur.

Seeing Zhang Yifei standing there without moving, He Ziling keenly noticed that his left foot was shaking a little, so she didn't think much about it and immediately came over to hold his arm, wanting to support him.

But when she faced Zhang Yifei's somewhat surprised gaze, she realized that her actions were a bit too intimate. However, she had already held Zhang Yifei, and such things could never be let go. He Ziling could only lower her head and pretend that nothing happened.

Zhang Yifei naturally had no embarrassment about this scene. He put his hand on He Ziling's shoulder and walked into the P-room.

This is not because he wants to take advantage of He Ziling, but because of the high temperature and fatigue of the event, and the shaking left foot is a little shaking, so it is really hard to leave if he doesn't hold on.

When I arrived at the repair station, I didn't say anything. Cosel spoke: "The results of the qualifying competition have come out, so there is no need to continue discussing the previous failures."
Chapter completed!