When we came to Hong Kong Island again, everyone was happy when we went there, and their hearts were filled with joy of going home. This time we returned, we could clearly feel that Zhang Yifei and the others were not in high spirits.

Especially Ah Hu, before he went to Europe, he could be said to be a "country bun" who had never traveled far away. This time he came back, naturally, wanted to stay with his family for a while.

As a result, one day was enough to come back, so Ah Hu naturally felt a little reluctant to part. Not to mention Ah Hu, even Zhang Yifei himself wanted to stay at home for two more days.

After all, after leaving, there was only one old man left in the house, and I always felt that he was a little lonely.

Although Huaxia Petrochemical's contract is signed, it needs to wait for the group's financial approval. It is estimated that various reviews and transfers will take some time.

So as soon as he returned to Hong Kong Island, Zhang Yifei and Uncle Lu came to the mansion on the top of the mountain to meet Guo Henian, and confirmed the team sponsorship and personal sponsorship of the O Island F3 event.

Guo Henian was very satisfied with the finalization of the sponsorship matter. Judging from his precise business perspective, Zhang Yifei will inevitably become a "phenomenal" sports superstar in China.

At this time, 500,000 US dollars seems to be a lot, but if you consider the prospects and popularity benefits, the returns will definitely not be just 500,000 US dollars.

Moreover, because it is a family-owned company, the payment action is very fast, and he directly sent Zhang Yifei's personal sponsorship of 500,000 US dollars to his bank card.

Another two million US dollars in sponsorship of Prost team is not the issue Zhang Yifei is currently considering. It will be negotiated by Guo Group and Prost team. If nothing unexpected happens, next year's F1 race, the logo of Guo Group will appear on the body of Prost racing.

The receipt of 500,000 US dollars has solved the pressure of Zhang Yifei being "received" by Renault. In the next period of time, Zhang Yifei would not have to worry about the problem of team expenditure.

On the other hand, Junko Takeda almost stuck to the registration deadline for the O Island F3 event and helped Zhang Yifei register for the quota.

You should know that this type of F3-level event normally starts to apply and prepare one month in advance. Few drivers start to register less than ten days before the start of the race. If Zhang Yifei is slower than that, he may not be able to participate in this Grand Prix event.

At the same time, the news of Zhang Yifei's participation in the competition was soon announced by the Organizing Committee of the O Island Race. You should know that this is the first Formula Chinese driver to participate in the Grand Prix. It is a landmark event for the O Island, which is about to return.

And with the announcement of the driver list, it has also sparked heated discussions among the Australian people. These people are full of curiosity, what kind of strength does China's first F1 driver have?

Can we create a miracle like Renault's European Cup and become the first Chinese champion driver in the Australian Island F3 Formula?

It was not just a hot discussion among the audience of Odori Island. As the news spread, many mainland car fans and supporters began to go to Odori Island to prepare for the battle.

After all, Zhang Yifei's name often appears on TV news. Many mainland viewers are extremely curious about what this Chinese F1 driver who appeared in the world looks like.

It is too difficult to go to Europe. It is definitely something to look forward to to be able to watch the racing of Chinese F1 drivers on Oao Island. So a few days before the start of the race, the number of applicants to Oao Island began to increase sharply, which was something that neither the Australian authorities nor the event organizing committee had expected.

Indeed, the title of China's first F1 driver, not to mention at this point in time, will cause a sensation even after 20 years.

However, Zhang Yifei is not very concerned about the matters reported by the media. Because he knows very well that as a competitive sports driver, he only sees results.

The so-called media reports and publicity are just additional products of achievements. If you are a rookie, you will probably not be able to splash at all. This is the real reality.

On the ferry to Ao Island, Zhang Yifei and his party stood at the bow of the boat, feeling the cool sea breeze.

This is not the first time Zhang Yifei has been to Australia. Last year, he came here to participate in the Hong Kong Island Kart Championship, so he did not have the freshness and curiosity of going there for the first time.

Compared to Zhang Yifei's indifference, the other members of the team are obviously much more curious. Especially Ah Hu, the kid who has followed Zhang Yifei in the past few months may have more places than he has been to in the previous seventeen years.

At this moment, he stood at the bow of the boat, constantly looking at the O Island that was already looming in the distance, and then asked Zhang Yifei: "Brother Fei, what is the difference between O Island and Hong Kong Island? Do they speak Portuguese?"

"Brother Fei, I heard that there are many casinos here, are the people in them very rich?"

"Brother Fei, when you came to Ao Island last time, you went to those places. I knew a big Sanba archway. Why don't we have time to go and have a look?"

"Brother Fei,..."

Listening to Ah Hu's machine gun-like question, Zhang Yifei patiently answered a few words at first, but afterwards it was really unbearable, so he chose to walk aside silently and let Ah Hu talk to himself.

He moved to Yamamoto Ukyo and Kossel. Compared to Ah Hu's children's mind and nature, he focused all his attention on the island of O. Kossel and the others were completely different. They were discussing the coming competition issues, which is what competition engineers should pay more attention to.

"Have the data on Ukyo and O Island East Ocean Track been collected?"

Upon hearing Cosel's inquiry, Yamamoto Yukyo replied with shame on his face; "Sorry, mentor, I did not find the detailed curve data of the East Ocean Track."

As a data analyst in Zhang Yifei's team, it is undoubtedly a dereliction of duty to not collect and count track data information. Especially Yukyo Yamamoto is a man of old-fashioned and seriousness, so he feels ashamed at this moment.

In fact, if you say that without the data information of the East Ocean Track, it cannot be considered that Yamamoto Ukyo's ability is not good.

Because as he and Junko Takeda withdrew from Toyota, without the support of a strong world-class enterprise database, relying on personal strength to collect detailed track information is a relatively difficult thing in itself.

Not to mention the current era when the Internet is underdeveloped, even in twenty years, how many people can easily find the track's turn tangent, overtaking route, and defensive route and other event-level information?

In theory, Zhang Yifei's team can still seek the help of Prost team. Even if the current Prost team is not very strong, it is still on the verge of bankruptcy.

But no matter what, it is also an F1 team. There are only about ten teams on the entire earth that can afford the F1 team. For general track information, the Prost team's event team will definitely be counted and recorded.

Now the problem lies here. Although it is very famous in the world, it is also the only track that holds RVs, motorcycles and Formula racing at the same time.

But from the beginning to the end, it held a Formula 3 level event, and there was never a F1 car running on it.

The Prost team acquired the Ligier Ligier in just a few years, and there was no F3 cascade team at all, and it was even more impossible to record information on F3-level tracks like Dongyangwang.

If the Dongyang Wang track was replaced by the same type of Monaco track, maybe Zhang Yifei could easily get the information support of Prost team, and now he can only rely on them.

Hearing Yamamoto Ukyo's answer, Cosel's brow frowned, and the expression on his face was as serious as ever.

But he did not blame Yamamoto Ukyo for this, because Cosel also understood that this was not Yamamoto Ukyo's dereliction of duty. So he didn't say anything and began to think about a solution in his mind.

Not to mention getting complete track information data, at least on several key corners, there can be some historical comparison information, so as to give Zhang Yifei a reference. Because compared to ordinary professional tracks, the streets are much more dangerous.

Let’s not talk about the difficulty of handling on the terrain, just take safety as an example. Because the street courts are temporarily blocked, there is not enough buffer zones and no elastic collision barriers.

Many times, if a corner is not turned, it is difficult to rescue it with the help of the road shoulder or even the buffer zone like on a standard track. If an operation error occurs in the East Ocean Track, it will directly crash into the isolation zone next to the road.

If you are lucky, you can get some buffering when encountering a metal elastic isolation barrier on a standard track, which reduces the impact force of the car.

If you are unlucky and hit an obstacle like a building or cement pile, the car will completely absorb the impact force, bringing a greater safety threat.

If the unlucky guy who is the most unlucky person hits an obstacle like a telephone pole on the side of the road, whether he can survive depends entirely on whether God can give him a favor.

Because the area of ​​the impact will largely determine the rigidity limit of the entire vehicle. This is like a vehicle collision test, where a small area collision is 25% larger than a frontal collision. The principle is the same.

On the standard track, there will be no small-area collisions like lamp posts, but the East Ocean Track is a street, so these obstacles cannot be avoided.

Historically, there have been precedents of drivers hitting a lamppost and dying, so Kossel attached importance to the data of the Odori. This is not only for the victory of the race, but also to ensure Zhang Yifei's safety.

Looking at Yamamoto Ukyo's guilt and Cosel's seriousness, Zhang Yifei said at this time: "In fact, it doesn't matter if there is no track data. The street venue is a disadvantage, but there are also advantages."
Chapter completed!