"Can I give it a try?"

Zhang Yifei couldn't help but feel throbbing in his heart and asked Charlie, the chief technician beside him.

After all, to become a Formula driver, your biggest dream is of course to drive a F1 car and compete with dozens of the most powerful drivers in the world for the title of world championship.

Now that the car is right in front of him, Zhang Yifei naturally couldn't help it.

"Of course, you are the official driver of the Prost team, and the racing and team will serve you."

Charlie replied with a smile, he could understand Zhang Yifei's "greenness".

When the Ligier team was still at its peak, it had its own youth training team and driver development plan. Many young people who were about the same age as Zhang Yifei and had potential came to the team. When they first saw F1 racing, they were almost the same as this.

It’s just that Zhang Yifei is different from them. Only those who have achieved the best driver status are qualified to drive an F1 racing car and experience it.

Most other people may only be able to compete in low-level equations throughout their lives and cannot get the opportunity to drive a f1 car.

After all, the F1 racing car is not the kind of kart that takes half an hour to drive for only a few dozen yuan. Even if these novices operate on the track without any accidents and damage, the cost of the parts life consumption is still amazing.

The part cost is difficult to calculate, and the most intuitive thing is the oil cost. For ordinary household cars, the fuel consumption standards are about how many liters of gasoline are used for 100 kilometers. Even the American "oil tiger" that Zhang Yifei drove before is at most 20 liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers.

But this is simply drizzling for F1 racing. In the most exaggerated situation, F1 racing can achieve 80 liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers, and the average number on the track will also reach more than 60 liters per 100 kilometers.

Moreover, the f1 racing cars use super unleaded gasoline, which contains various high-density additives, and the price is far from comparable to ordinary gasoline.

So it is not without reason that F1 racing is called the most expensive sport on this planet. Even if you don’t have money, you can’t even afford to add oil!

However, as a formal driver of the Prost team, Zhang Yifei spent nothing within his consideration, which is all about the team's budget.

And you should know that the official driver is the absolute core of the team, and everyone will serve him. If you are reluctant to drive the F1 racing car, that is funny.

Henry, who was standing next to him, heard Zhang Yifei's idea of ​​driving, and immediately leaned over and said, "There is a lounge behind the garage, which contains a driver's fitting room. We have prepared three sets of racing suits for you."

Unlike the ordinary racing suits that Zhang Yifei had participated in Formula Elementary before, the fire protection standards of the F1 standard racing suit will be more stringent. At the highest level, it is necessary to face a high temperature of 800 degrees to ensure that the driver will not be damaged by flames within 12 seconds, and the internal temperature of the racing suit will be maintained within 70 degrees.

Such high-strength fire-resistant and high-temperature performance is naturally expensive. The price of a racing suit costs about 10,000 US dollars. If you add ultra-lightweight helmets, gloves, racing shoes and other equipment, the price will exceed 15,000 US dollars.

Of course, it is naturally impossible for Zhang Yifei to pay for these equipment costs themselves. When he signed the contract with Prost team, the team had customized these racing suits according to the driver data registered by Zhang Yifei with the FIA, waiting for Zhang Yifei to come to the base to use.

"OK, thanks."

After Zhang Yifei thanked him, he went directly to the driver's lounge behind the garage.

This kind of lounge is similar to the player lounge scene seen in basketball games, with various wardrobes that are used to place drivers' racing suits and other personal belongings.

When you enter the lounge, the first thing you see is a row of wardrobes. However, the wardrobes that some people use have name plates marked with the driver's name, and Zhang Yifei's name is also on it, so he easily found the location of his racing suit.

At the same time, Zhang Yifei also took a look at other wardrobes. In addition to himself, there are three nameplates placed in the wardrobe. They are currently the number one driver of Prost team Jean Alessi, and the number two driver Nick Hydefield.

Zhang Yifei knew both of these people, but Zhang Yifei had no idea who Bono Emil was on the third wardrobe. However, if the name appears in the driver's lounge, he must be the driver of the Prost team, and he should be the third driver or test driver.

Zhang Yifei did not pay much attention to Emile. After all, the third driver in the F1 team is very mobile, and may not even be nodding in the future. He is a pure stranger, so there is nothing to know.

There are three sets of racing suits, as well as a full set of equipment such as helmets, gloves, racing boots, etc.

The racing suit only has the Prost team logo and the bright red flag on the belt, and there is no logo of the current Prost sponsor, Acer, and Pan American Sports Network.

This also relates to the driver contract signed by Zhang Yifei, that is, Zhang Yifei signed a basic salary contract. Prost team only needs to pay Zhang Yifei an annual salary of 130,000 US dollars, which is basically the minimum standard for F1 drivers.

The lowest is sponsoring paid drivers. That is not to get paid from the F1 team, but to pay the money to the F1 team.

Maximum salary has the advantage of a maximum salary, and basic salary drivers also have the advantage of basic salary. That is, Zhang Yifei does not have to bear the publicity obligations of team sponsors because he did not get a penny of team sponsorship share.

Similarly, the private sponsorship and endorsement fees he accepted were not required to be distributed to the Prost fleet. Just like the 800,000 US dollars sponsored by Huaxia Petrochemical Group, all belonged to Zhang Yifei's personal property.

Another point is that at the end of each season, Fia will pay dividends based on the team's performance and influence, and the broadcast copyright fees and advertising fees sold. Zhang Yifei also has no share, because these are directly divided into the team, not individual drivers.

To put it simply, if you get the basic salary of 130,000 US dollars, the team earns all the money Zhang Yifei earns with his own skills belongs to him.

"It seems that I have to find some time to let Junko Takeda sew the logo of Huaxia Petrochemical, otherwise the other party will sue him for breach of contract."

Zhang Yifei muttered, and put on all the equipment and conducted the first test drive of the F1 racing car in his life.

When Zhang Yifei came to the garage again, the js51 racing car had already filled up with oil and was ready to start.

Seeing Zhang Yifei coming, Henry walked to him and said, "You have never been involved in F1 racing before. Now I'll tell you about the performance data of js51 racing."

"JS51 is currently the current Prost team's current racing car. It uses a v103.0l naturally aspirated engine, with a maximum speed of more than 20,000 rpm and a maximum horsepower of 930p."

"Most of the parts of the vehicle are made of carbon fiber materials. The vehicle weighs 492kg when it is empty. Then adjust the weight of 20 to 30kg of pressed bin according to your weight to ensure that the car meets the standard of no less than 600kg as specified by Fia."

Although Zhang Yifei had already had a rough understanding of these data, he heard Henry repeat it again, the shock brought by technology was still unparalleled.

The simplest point is that the violent beast with thousands of horsepower is less than 500kg. Think about transforming it into a gtr with an almost horsepower level, and the car is three times more important!

Moreover, light does not mean insufficient structural strength, nor does it mean insecurity. Take the cockpit where the driver rides for example. The lightest weight is only 35kg, but under extreme circumstances, it can withstand the impact force of more than ten tons, which is far beyond ordinary racing rolling cages.

“Are you ready?”

Seeing that Zhang Yifei did not reply, Henry asked.

“It’s ready.”

Zhang Yifei nodded. He could say that he was ready to drive a Formula race car one day since the moment he came into contact with the kart!

Hearing that Zhang Yifei was ready, the team technician team began to carefully push the car to the track.

You should know that this carbon fiber shell is much more expensive and more delicate than Zhang Yifei's previous Renault racing car. A little damage will be the replacement cost of parts starting at tens of thousands of dollars.

Not to mention individual teams like Prost, even at the Red Bull or Mercedes-Benz level, they are all cautious when they are redirecting, for fear of causing damage to any parts.

After everything was ready, Zhang Yifei got into the JS racing car, but did not start driving.

Because this is just the beginning, Henry also explained to Zhang Yifei what the dense function buttons on the racing steering wheel and the various numbers and symbols on the display screen represent.

However, these Zhang Yifei are not pure rookie newcomers. He basically knows a rough idea, but some buttons are arranged differently, and it takes a little bit of adaptation.

The reason why Zhang Yifei is so familiar is also due to Cosell, who has required Zhang Yifei according to the standards of F1 drivers since he joined the team.

Not only the driving technology on the track, but also Cosell often teaches Zhang Yifei about the working principle of racing, aerodynamic layout and other theoretical courses.

It can be said that Zhang Yifei's study time in the more than two months of the Renault Formula was actually not much less than Ah Hu and the others. More importantly, what Zhang Yifei wants to learn is far more than this thing. He also needs to add track data memory, trial running training, etc. In terms of intensity, he must surpass Ah Hu twice!

It is precisely because of Zhang Yifei like this that Ah Hu and the others can achieve basic oral communication in less than three months. Even if Zhang Yifei is not complaining about hardship and fatigue, they are even more embarrassed to say anything.

Henry was a little surprised that Zhang Yifei was so familiar with the function buttons of the f1 racing car.

However, he also knew Cosel's identity and the grudges between him and Prost, so he believed that Zhang Yifei really understood it.

After talking about some points, Charlie came over with the team technician, took off the rear hood of the racing car, and connected it to the starting motor. Then, Zhang Yifei pressed the button in the cab, and heard a dull roar, and the engine was successfully ignited.
Chapter completed!