311 Deserving Strength
According to the rules of the Grand Prix of the Island, after the 30-minute practice race, all drivers enter the station to change tires and replenish oil.
Then the qualifying knockout round, which counted for 30 minutes, began, and the local area of Odori called the qualifying round a trial.
The order of starting the qualifying race is the order of departure of the driver. As for the start time of the qualifying race, it starts from the moment the practice race ends.
Therefore, the time spent at the repair station will determine the number of laps to run in the qualifying race. If more than 2 minutes and 10 seconds are basically equivalent to running one less lap. Because the fastest lap in the Grand Prix F3 event is 2 minutes and 10 seconds and 732.
This rule is quite unfavorable to Zhang Yifei because he does not have complete technical support for the professional team. After the technician, Ahu and Zhige, both of them. Even if Yamamoto Ukyo and Kossel were included, the four of them could not meet the number of technicians who entered the station in a Formula Racing car.
Although Zhang Yifei was ready to run less, and he didn't think that running less would have any impact on his grades.
However, Zhang Yifei did not want to waste the qualifying time in the repair station, so he said hello before entering the station.
Zhang Yifei from afar saw that Cosell was standing at the front of his repair station with a jack. This was also the most dangerous position in the normal division of labor between the technicians in the F1 team.
Because once a driver makes a mistake in entering the station, the first person to be affected is the person standing in front of the car with a jack. There have been countless accidents in f1 history that knocked over his own technicians, more than half of them were knocked over the front jack and the "lollipop" people holding signs.
As a competition engineer, Kossel stood in front of the car, representing his performance towards Zhang Yifei. Similarly, he can free up a "labor" when he supports the front jack. After all, changing tires and oil requires very fast hand speed, is still not suitable for an old German man like Kossel.
Zhang Yifei drove the car into the repair station and parked the car in the brake line very accurately. Kossel immediately stuck the jack into the front of the car and supported the car.
Then Ah Hu and Zhi Ge cooperated to change tires and adjust the price inquiry as quickly as possible, and there was another Yamamoto Ukyo who adjusted the aerodynamics kit of the racing car.
It can be said that although Zhang Yifei's team only has four people, the division of labor is clear and sufficient preparations are made. The time spent is far less than what Zhang Yifei thought before. In just over 30 seconds, Cosell put down the front jack.
Without any hesitation, Zhang Yifei stepped down the accelerator and the car whizzed out of the repair station. As long as he drove out of the repair channel, Zhang Yifei began to show his full strength and challenge the fastest lap!
Seeing Zhang Yifei's racing car driving out, the past thirty seconds of movement had already caused sweat to appear on the foreheads of Ah Hu and his men.
Because in a sense, it is considered a member of Zhang Yifei's team, who experiences the tension of the f1 event in advance to switch tires. The dual requirements of time and speed squeeze the potential of team members, and also ensures absolute accuracy and no mistakes can occur.
Even Kossell, who is experienced in the F1 track, felt a little pressure. After all, he has been away from this tense pit scene for nearly ten years, and has never personally experienced the position of the front jack.
Today, he finally felt the long-lost tension in the F1 event.
Zhang Yifei on the track also began to burst out with all his strength at this time, using his own speed to challenge the limits of the East Viagra.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, Zhang Yifei has been running on the Dongwangyang Circuit for quite some time. The two familiarity with Xie Tiancheng's tracks totaled more than three hours.
If we include the practice competition just now, Zhang Yifei ran for more than four hours on the East Ocean Track. You should know that the test runs of the Renault event before, and the tense time he made an appointment, he could only run for one hour.
But the problem is that he couldn't run for these four hours. Before, because the racing was different, no matter how GT racing tried and simulated it, he still couldn't run the speed and feeling of Formula racing.
As for the track record, the record of the Dongwangyang GT event is 2 minutes, 33 seconds, 226, while the fastest lap in F1 is 2 minutes, 10 seconds, 732. This is a lap time difference of more than 20 seconds, and it can be said that the speed is not at the same level at all.
In practice competitions, we must also consider the adjustment of racing data. Zhang Yifei also did not use his full strength. It can be said that he has always been in a state of suppressing himself.
Now Zhang Yifei can finally show his speed. He speeds up wildly, using the amazing turn tangent to catch up with his opponent who left the repair station earlier.
Even though this is not a main race and there is no need to surpass other drivers to improve his ranking, Zhang Yifei still chose to launch a fierce attack on the drivers standing in front of him.
Just in the first lap of the qualifying race, Zhang Yifei caught up with three slower F3 drivers. This efficiency and speed are absolutely amazing. Even if it is placed in the history of the Grand Prix of the Island, it is rare to see such a fierce overtaking.
Today's event commentator is no longer Renault event commentator Red, but Li Xin, a full-time racing commentator from Ojima TV.
"Sharp! Zhang Yifei's speed is really too fast, and he overtakes very accurately and decisively. We can even see that the opponent was directly surpassed by Zhang Yifei if he didn't even have time to defend his line."
"In the practice competition, including me, many people probably had some doubts about Zhang Yifei's performance in their hearts, which was completely different from the style he showed in the European Renault event."
"But now Zhang Yifei used his crazy overtaking to respond strongly to his previous doubts. That was just a restraint in the practice competition, not a lack of strength!"
Li Xin's tone was very excited. After all, this was the first Chinese driver to participate in the Grand Prix F3 event, and there was no way to avoid subjective bias.
Indeed, Zhang Yifei exploded as if he was bottoming out and rebounded. He was completely different from the "rookie" performance of others who were surpassed by others in the practice competition. This is the strength that Renault's strongest driver should have!
However, Li Xin quickly adjusted his emotions and continued to comment in an objective tone: "Zhang Yifei overtakes very beautifully, but the three drivers who were surpassed are actually all new drivers who participated in the Grand Prix this year. Judging from the defensive actions, they all have more or less experience shortcomings, and this may be the main reason why Zhang Yifei surpassed them."
To put it bluntly, Zhang Yifei's quick success was all the rookies who had been running the Grand Prix for the first time. But the problem is that many people have forgotten that Zhang Yifei is actually a new driver who has been running the Grand Prix for the first time.
However, Zhang Yifei's aura on the f1 driver is so dazzling that it is often overlooked. He is still a new driver.
"Damn, this is Zhang Yifei's real strength. It's so easy to surpass his opponent!"
"Just kidding, do you think the F1 driver is just a joke?"
"Not a buddy, you didn't say that just now. If you look deeper, shouldn't he be a Renault driver?"
Faced with such rhetorical questions, the audience before could only grit their teeth and talk seriously: "I'm talking about Renault Team! You don't know, Renault has formed its own F1 Team, so Renault drivers mean F1 drivers."
"I read very little, don't lie to me. Isn't Zhang Yifei from Prost? How did he become Renault?"
"Why are you so many problems? Watch the game well!"
Such conversations were almost performed in various places in the audience. After all, Zhang Yifei had never shown his strength in China before. All car fans and supporters rely on reports and speculation to infer Zhang Yifei's racing strength.
Therefore, as long as Zhang Yifei does not perform well, it is normal to be considered a dish. After all, for ordinary people, what they see is the most real thing.
As a result, the qualifying competition immediately seemed to be a different person, which led to many people being "slapped in the face".
However, for most viewers, they hope to be "slapped in the face" like this, because there is only one Formula driver in China who challenges the entire world alone. Compared with all kinds of trivial things in the face, they are more willing to see that Chinese drivers stand on the top of the world!
Zhang Yifei on the track had no expression on his face at this moment and was devoted to the competition.
If he could hear Li Xin's explanation, he would agree. Because in this Odao F3 Competition, there were as many as 32 drivers, not every F3 driver could have top strength, and the doctrine of the mean and rookies would always occupy the majority.
He was able to surpass so easily, except for his own perfect control, but his opponent was really frustrated. You should know that Zhang Yifei did not have the support of the team, and the temporary racing adjustment took more than 30 seconds.
These guys are supported by the team, so they just change their tires in close combat. I don’t know what Moji has, but the time of departure is comparable to that of him.
For a Formula driver, the track is racing against time, and the control of time must be accurate to milliseconds. These drivers may be thinking about the fastest lap speed of the qualifying race, and the number of seconds of departure is no impact on a few seconds slower, so they are so lazy.
So Zhang Yifei used his strength to teach them a lesson about what a real racing car is!
Overcoming is just the beginning, and Zhang Yifei is getting faster and faster. It’s a pity that Sato thought that these track seed players would have a far-reaching lead over Zhang Yifei, even as many as 30 seconds.
If you want to catch up with them, it is impossible to have a peak duel in advance. Zhang Yifei can only focus on running the fastest lap. Not to mention anything else, how could Zhang Yifei have ever given up on pole position?
In the repair station, Cosel looked at the screen, and was constantly refreshed at the fastest lap speed, and the faint smile on the corner of his mouth never stopped.
Today's performance of Zhang Yifei can be regarded as a surprise for Cosell. He did not expect that Zhang Yifei could really adapt to the new F3 event so quickly. If this is Zhang Yifei's adaptability, then even if it is a "three-level jump", he can face the challenge of the F1 paddock.
"Teacher, Yifeijun's pole position should be stable."
"Well, I don't think other drivers can do it faster than flying!"
Chapter completed!