308 Take control of the F3 car
Although it is only two months before the return of O Island, the national recognition of O Island people is still very strong.
Driven by this sentence, cheers sounded one after another.
"Zhang Yifei, you must win the championship!"
"I'm just waiting to see you make history, the drivers fly!"
"Don't let me down, Zhang Yifei!"
The atmosphere changed from the previous regular underground racing to a kind of cheering encouragement for Zhang Yifei.
It can be said that from this moment on, Zhang Yifei used his strength to conquer the entire underground racing circle in Hong Kong and Macao!
Hearing these shouts, Zhang Yifei smiled and clasped his fists. Without anyone reminding him, he would do his best to win the Grand Prix championship in the Island of Australia.
At this time, Chen Qiang from the Aodao Rongxin Convoy came to Zhang Yifei, took out a check and handed it to Zhang Yifei and said, "Brother K and Mr. Lin have left. They asked me to pay the showdown fee first. This is a check of one million Hong Kong dollars. You can confirm it."
Zhang Yifei took the check and took a look. To be honest, he had never been exposed to things like checks before. After all, he used less cash in later generations. He could not use any checks for various bank cards and mobile phone payments.
However, in this era, Hong Kong and Macao were all used to transfer large amounts of money. Lin Shao couldn't get so much money, so he asked Chen Qiang to transfer it on his behalf and he would return it to Chen Qiang later.
Zhang Yifei looked at him pretending to behave and found that he could not see any tricks, so he could only nod.
"Okay, I won't bother."
Before leaving, Chen Qiang also said to Zhang Yifei: "Come on, win the F3 championship in Odao."
"no problem."
Zhang Yifei replied with a smile, "You still have to have confidence."
Seeing Chen Qiang leave, Zhang Yifei quickly came to Xie Tiancheng, handed the check over and asked, "Look, this is not fake, right?"
Xie Tiancheng was a little amused about Zhang Yifei's behavior. The momentum of the king on the track just now was almost the same as a money-lover.
"Don't worry, Chen Qiang's reputation is more than one million Hong Kong dollars."
"It seems that Mr. Lin's reputation is worth millions."
Zhang Yifei sighed, "It's better to have a good father these days, with a million dollars. If you say so, someone will guarantee it."
"That's because of his father's reputation."
Xie Tiancheng replied angrily, then asked: "What are you going to do next? Let's continue to run two laps, or something else?"
"Go back, I have to go to bed early at night."
"Five circles are enough?"
“To be precise, three laps are enough.”
After Zhang Yifei finished speaking, he opened the passenger's door and sat in it.
This sentence is really not an exaggeration for him, because he came here today to verify some key data, rather than trying to get any extreme results.
Because the gap between gt racing and formula is too big, all the work feels completely different, and using gt racing extreme test runs is not very meaningful at all.
So after three laps, it is enough to verify some of the routes and speeds of turning. There is no need to stay here to do useless work. It is better to go back and rest early.
"Okay, I'll take you back."
After saying that, Xie Tiancheng drove towards the hotel.
Seeing Zhang Yifei preparing to leave, the underground drivers on both sides of the track waved goodbye to him.
Many people are still very excited. After all, this kind of scene where the top Asian Formula driver and the champion driver of the GT event are competing on the streets of the East Ocean Track is unknown if they can see it again in the future.
When he returned to the hotel, Zhang Yifei waved his hand briefly, saying goodbye to Xie Tiancheng. After entering the profession, Zhang Yifei's work and rest time were very regular, and there were few scenes of staying up late, so he said that he would come back to sleep and really planned to rest early.
The next morning, the team members had a breakfast party. They also knew that Zhang Yifei went to the East Ocean Track last night, so Yamamoto Ukyo asked first.
"Yifeijun, how did the test run last night look like?"
"It's quite smooth. There is no problem in calculating the speed of several important bends. You can pass it according to the standard route."
Hearing that he was not doing it wrong, Yamamoto Ukyo smiled and nodded and replied, "Then I will feel at ease with tomorrow's training match."
This time, participating in the Grand Prix was Zhang Yifei's first time leaving the pre-race test run, directly challenging a completely unfamiliar track, and it was the most difficult street track.
Without the support of professional team racing data, all curved routes were calculated based on Yamamoto Ukyo.
You should know that Yamamoto Ukyo is a conservative and rigorous person, but he is not as confident as Zhang Yifei. So he has been in a state of anxiety these days, worried that there will be problems with his track data.
After all, with the speed and accuracy of Formula racing, even a subtle error of just a few centimeters may lead to a track accident. Yamamoto Ukyo feels that the responsibility on his shoulders is heavy and he feels very unsure.
Now that he heard Zhang Yifei say that there is no problem, it can be considered as a relief for Yamamoto Ukyo to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry, look at it as a small scene!"
Zhang Yifei replied helplessly, his "arrogant" style really did not affect Yamamoto Ukyo at all.
There is no problem with the track test run, Junko Takeda said something else.
"Yifeijun, the opening match of the Grand Prix tomorrow morning is the practice and trial race of F3. So this afternoon, the racing maintenance work will be carried out in advance. Do you have any suggestions on the adjustment?"
The biggest feature of the Grand Prix is that the three events of RV, motorcycle and Formula are held at the same time. However, the F3 events have always been the highlight and finale of the Grand Prix.
Therefore, the opening match of the Grand Prix every year is the practice and trial competition of F3, and the final battle of the next day is also the F3 event.
Therefore, the pre-match test cannot be like the Renault Formula. The competition can be held in the morning of that year, and the competition time is 9 o'clock in the morning, and it must be held one day in advance.
"Cosell decides everything about racing adjustment, and I have no objection."
Zhang Yifei expressed his attitude that professional matters should be handed over to professionals, and it is best not to get involved in it without any trouble.
"There is another point you need to pay attention to. This time it is a brand new F3 racing car. Although the structure is roughly the same as that of Renault racing, the chassis and power have great changes."
"And this time the Grand Prix organizing committee cannot provide track test drives, you only have half an hour to adapt to the practice race tomorrow."
This time it was the Aodao F3 event, so naturally I changed to a brand new F3 racing car. There was no essential difference in the racing structure. However, there was a significant improvement in power and extreme speed, and Zhang Yifei needed to adapt quickly.
"It's OK, I can adapt."
Zhang Yifei replied with certainty, thinking that he had never touched the Formula Racing before, so he gritted his teeth and drove the Toyota TF101 prototype prototype at the Toyota Youth Training Base.
Now it is difficult to adapt, can you still be sad when you haven’t even touched the car?
"Okay, just wait for tomorrow's event to come."
...
November 2nd is the official start time of the 45th Grand Prix.
In order to prepare for the opening match that will start at 9 a.m., Zhang Yifei and his team set off when it was still dawn and headed to the maintenance station area of the East Wangyang Raceway.
The pit house of the Grand Prix car is a major feature of the O Island F3 race. Due to the limitation of the land area, the area of the O Island P house is basically half the size of the repair stations Zhang Yifei has seen in the past.
The size of the area is not the key. The P-room of Aodao is different from the one-sided arrangement and repair station on a normal track. It is arranged face to face on both sides. There is also a wide repair channel between the two P-rooms, which facilitates the entry and exit of the race car.
But in fact, the game time of the F3 event is not much different from the Renault Formula Elementary. It only takes half an hour and does not require any entry and exit settings.
Therefore, the real use of this maintenance passage is for departure!
That's right, because even the widest section of the East Ocean Track is only two meters wider than the narrowest part of the regular track.
The track is a little narrow, but it is okay to find a spacious place and place two racing cars side by side.
The reason why we use the maintenance channel to start is because at the real racing moment, there are no only two racing cars on the entire track. There are also staff, team members, sponsors, reporters, racing girls, photographers, etc.
If you encounter a 7-meter-wide track and after two racing cars are placed, so many people may not even be able to find a place to stand. It is precisely because the track is narrow, so the starting area and maintenance channels of the Dongwangyang event are public, which is also the only one in the world.
When Zhang Yifei and his group arrived at the P room, although it was just dawn and there were still a few hours before the official competition, the maintenance area could be described as a buzzing sound.
Other teams and drivers also want to seize the time, and it is best to prepare well before the race, so as not to lose track during the race.
At this moment, a Formula Racing Car has been placed in the middle of the P room. Judging from the appearance structure, there is no essential difference from the Renault Racing Car that Zhang Yifei drove before, but it has a slight improvement in power and extreme speed.
More importantly, this racing car may feel completely different from the previous Renault racing car. Because the manufacturer of this racing car is no longer the French Renault company, but the professional racing manufacturer Dalra from Italy.
Dalra is different from the car company that most people think of. It does not sell any civilian-grade products, but only serves racing cars.
Whether it is RV, F3, prototype racing, or Indy racing, almost all types of racing Dalra have some knowledge, which makes them the world's largest racing chassis manufacturer.
Chapter completed!