Even if Yamamoto Ukyo is a data analyst and has little to do with the maintenance technician, he can only give a positive answer at this moment. The racing failure problem must be solved before tomorrow's competition.

This is the rule of competitive sports. No one cares about the difficulty or process, they only look at the results.

Even if you win a runner-up, it will only be covered by the light of the championship.

The next morning, Zhang Yifei came to the hotel restaurant for breakfast and happened to meet Junko Takeda and He Ziling.

However, he glanced around and did not find Cosel. You should know that the German old man's schedule is very regular. He eats breakfast every morning and looks at the latest newspaper of the day. It can be described as the four words "storm and rain".

"Where is Cosell?"

Zhang Yifei asked curiously.

When Junko Takeda heard this, she replied: "He has gone to the Silverstone Raceway."

"What did he do when he went there so early?"

Under normal circumstances, Kossell followed Zhang Yifei to the track because he was a racing engineer and followed the drivers during the race.

"The gearbox was replaced last night, but the gear ratio problem has not been solved. Kossel went to the track with Ukyo and the others this morning to adjust it."

Kossel was very tough when he issued the order, which was the kind that was uncontroversial. But this does not mean that he ignored everything after he finished speaking, did not consider the difficulty of reality, and simply believed that the potential for oppression could succeed.

Adjusting the gear ratio of the Formula transmission is a very skill-conscious thing. Zhang Yifei's previous events were fine-tuning at most, but this time it was connected with the entire power part, and the project volume was much larger.

Coupled with the lack of experience, if Yamamoto Ukyo and others were really just to get the ducks on the shelves, the final result would not be that it would not be able to be opened, but what is certain is that the combination of power would not be perfect.

Although Kossell is only an aerodynamic expert, and the mechanical mechanism is not his profession. But he has never eaten pork and has never seen pigs run? Even a data expert like Ukyo Yamamoto can be hard-pressed. Kossell has served in the top F1 team, so he is still experienced in this area.

If you want to really solve the gearbox problem before the race is completed, Cosell has to take the lead.

Hearing Takeda Junko's words, Zhang Yifei just nodded and started to have breakfast.

I don’t know when he has been full of confidence in Cosel, the old German man. He has taken the initiative to take action, so things will definitely be solved and there is nothing to worry about.

But this matter was not as easy as Zhang Yifei thought. When Cosel came to the Silverstone Track maintenance station, he found that Yamamoto Ukyo said the difficulty of repair was low.

At present, Renault Racing is not only adjusting the gear ratio of the gearbox, but also changing the carbon fiber clutch plate, and ignition adjustment of the engine.

You should know that for Formula Racing, the peak product of the automotive industry, all the components are very precise and logical.

Zhang Yifei performed the so-called manual clutch shift in the track according to manual gear control. At that time, for a Formula Elementary driver, it was indeed a shocking control. After all, the fault had already occurred, and there was no better choice except for stepping on the clutch.

However, this manual clutch shift does not conform to the design logic of Renault racing. Because the sequential transmission clutch is different from ordinary manual transmission, there is no so-called disconnection power except for the starting stage, and the clutch plate has always been connected to the power system.

Zhang Yifei's manual clutch shifting behavior is equivalent to forcibly disconnecting the power connection for a moment.

You should know that the speed of the race-level engine starts from tens of thousands of rotations. At such a high speed, the clutch plate is constantly reconnected to the power, which is equivalent to the manual gears, and stepping on the half-clutch to hit the accelerator, which is very serious wear on the clutch plate.

Even Renault racing uses competitive carbon fiber composite clutch plates that cannot withstand the wear of race-level high-speed engines.

Therefore, not only the gearbox needs to be replaced, but the entire set of clutch plates also need to be replaced.

These are just two big problems. In addition, the engine has runs almost two stops, which is close to its service life. In order to better stabilize the engine's power output, some minor modifications such as ignition adjustments and fuel injection volume control are also required.

It's not very difficult, but it also takes time. Three o'clock in the afternoon is the last official sampling time, and Cosell and the others have less than six hours left.

Cosell is not a person who can complain, so Zhang Yifei didn't know the difficulty of repair in the hotel. He still followed his own pace and reviewed the track for the last review, so that all the curves were firmly remembered in his mind.

The fifth qualifying race is not stressful for Zhang Yifei. As long as the car does not malfunction, he will not give his opponent any chance!

After lunch, Zhang Yifei and several others went to the Silverstone Circuit. When they arrived at the entrance of the track gate, they found that there was a long queue.

Judging from the scale of the queue, the number of spectators today should not be less than 20,000. This number of people can be considered a hot event level in the primary equation.

After all, this year's Renault Formula, a "three-level jump" F1 driver has emerged again, and he is also a Chinese driver, which has already started the topic. Coupled with Zhang Yifei's amazing control yesterday, some viewers who don't pay much attention to the Elementary Formula came to Silverstone with curiosity.

They wanted to see if it was as rumored that the new Chinese freshman, Fei, was really that strong?

Not only the audience, but also some professional drivers have come to the track, and they also intend to confirm whether Zhang Yifei has the strength reported by the media!

Zhang Yifei came to the repair station and saw that the car was still assembling the shell. Yamamoto Yukyo and his face were covered with sweat and oil. Even Kossel, who had always paid more attention to his image, looked embarrassed at this time.

This scene gave Zhang Yifei an ominous premonition. The competition was about to begin. The car is still assembled. It seems that the fault repair is not as smooth as expected.

"Cosell, what's wrong? Hasn't it been fixed yet?"

"It's almost done, no big problem."

Cosel wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and replied in the cold and plain tone he used to be.

To be honest, this tone can really give Zhang Yifei a lot of confidence, and he is still the style of a German old man who is very sure.

Although Kossell said this, Ukyo and his friends did not dare to slow down the movements in their hands.

However, judging from their current maintenance progress, the fiberglass shell part of the racing car has reached. If the race failure is not ruled out, it is impossible to carry out the shell assembly step.

"The current gear ratio of this car may be nuanced from what you felt before, and you need to adapt to it on the track."

Although the gearbox failure has been solved, many things have been greatly improved. Zhang Yifei needs to adapt to and solve the subtle changes himself, and it is impossible to achieve exactly the same.

“Adaptation on the track?”

Zhang Yifei asked a little unexpectedly, it would be a bit difficult to adapt to gear ratio changes in the main competition.

It is equivalent to a person who suddenly changes to a new car, so it is definitely okay to drive it, but if you want to achieve the same car as the old car, it takes time to get started.

"Um."

Cosel nodded, saying nothing more.

"Is this the answer?"

Well, what the hell is this? The old German doesn't take it seriously.

"We have helped you solve the problem of car repair. Driving is your problem. Would you let me go to the track to help you solve the problem? Then what do you want you, the driver, to do?"

"Forehead……"

Zhang Yifei was a little confused when he heard this. It seemed like he was a little bit of a change of concept.

I used to think that Kossel's cold and plain tone could give me great confidence. Now, facing this tone, I feel completely different. The way this old German man solves the problem is really simple and crude!

However, Zhang Yifei did not argue, because he actually knew in his heart that he was still assembling the shell before the start of the game, which means that Kossel and Ah Hu had reached their limit. At present, the team's strength is only at this level, and the rest can only be solved by themselves. This cannot be blamed on Kossel.

I remember that Schumacher could conquer the world on the track with all five gears and won the driver championship that year. He aimed to surpass Schumacher, and there was no reason to run-in the gearbox!

When Ukyo and Ah Hu completely assembled the car, it was almost time to officially compete.

Zhang Yifei had already changed into a racing suit, stood next to Renault racing, waiting for the event command center to issue instructions.

But at this moment, a figure that surprised Zhang Yifei appeared at the door of the repair station.

Dickson stood at the door of the repair station with his helmet, his eyes on Zhang Yifei, and his expression on his face was very hesitant.

You should know that although the Formula Racing Repair Station is very close and can even be described by the word next door, drivers rarely "visit" when they are not. Unless these two drivers are very familiar or during non-competition periods.

The competition is about to begin, and Zhang Yifei and Dixon are not known at all except being opponents on the track. So he appears at the entrance of the repair station, which makes Zhang Yifei a little puzzled.

"Is there anything you have?"

Zhang Yifei asked politely, there is an opponent on the track, and there is no need to treat him as an enemy under the track.

"Did you really run a qualifying lap in a faulty race car yesterday?"

"The track command center has released the team voice, so there is no need to ask me."

Zhang Yifei's tone became a little cold, because when faced with some media inquiries after the game, Renault obeyed the "public opinion" and released some voices of the team's conversation.

The evidence was already in front of him, and Dixon still asked this, clearly questioning himself and not believing in having such strength.

"I don't like taking advantage of others' danger. If the qualifying race is due to a racing failure, then I will defeat you fairly in the main race!"

At the end of the qualifying race, when Dickson learned about Zhang Yifei's racing failure, it made him feel uncomfortable.

Because Dixon has his own pride, he does not want his victory, but relies on a kind of bargaining. So now he is coming to announce a fair showdown with Zhang Yifei in the same state!
Chapter completed!