Zhang Yifei said at the beginning that if he meets Kimi Raikkonen on the track, he must defeat him.

The reason is just like Lauda is curious now. As long as he stands on the F1 track, he will definitely be compared with Kimi Raikkonen. Zhang Yifei doesn't want to be the second person forever, he just wants to be the first of his own.

Therefore, defeating Kimi Raikkonen is the most direct and effective way.

"Very good, I want to see you on the track, against Kimi Raikkonen."

Nicky Lauda replied with a smile, "Every era will see a pair of Gemini opponents, leaving behind many classic battles for future generations to reminisce."

Take him as an example. The championship battle with James Hunter in the 1970s became a classic, and the famous racing movie "Speedy" was based on him and Hunter.

There is not much more in the 1980s and 1990s. In this glorious era, the battle between the car god Senna and Prost emerged. This pair of Gemini opponents made other drivers in the entire era dimly.

Even though Zhang Yifei is in a time when Schumacher is unique, the Finnish "Iceman" Kimi Raikkonen still appears, and he stages an ice and fire showdown with him.

However, with the change of history, as the only driver who came to F1 from the primary equation "three-level jump", Zhang Yifei became the object of comparison with Kimi Raikkonen, so a new battle for the Gemini Stars began to slowly brew.

"Fei, I'm really sorry that I didn't send you an invitation at the Renault party."

Lauda finally spoke up what he really wanted to say. He was the first among the big guys in F1 to discover Zhang Yifei's talent and potential.

But unfortunately, it was not the first time he had offered an olive branch. If possible, even if he was on the board of directors of the Jaguar, he would have to sign Zhang Yifei. This Chinese boy is definitely not what the world thinks of as a Chinese rookie. He will definitely show his glory in the f1 paddock!

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei smiled. Although the Jaguars team is theoretically much stronger than the Prost team, after all, there is a world-class car manufacturer behind it, and it also has the foundation for acquiring the Stewart team.

But the problem lies in Ford. I have to say that some management methods of American car companies are really not good, neither collecting power nor delegating power, which leads to the two factions of the fleet being evenly matched, doing nothing, and fighting every day.

Moreover, Ford's blind operations not only appeared on the F1 team, but also ended in failure. At its peak, Ford acquired European car companies, such as Aston Martin, Land Rover, Jaguar, Volvo, etc.

Back then, it was like a tiger's operation, and it was the world's number one automaker's style. But the final result was that after this operation, the acquired automakers were tortured by it and sold it.

For example, the Geely Snake, the most familiar Chinese people, is Volvo, which was taken from Ford. The result not only brought Volvo back to life, but also used various contract edges to slowly break through the contract restrictions and bring the technology out and put it on its own brand Lynk & Co.

Think about how big the gap is in the rising star in China like Geely compared to the century-old Ford. As a result, it is not easy to play anything under the background of Ford's strength.

There is even a joke in the domestic automotive industry in later generations, that is, Changan was ruined by Ford. Because Ford's various marketing, workmanship, and even imported Ford's quality is not as good as Changan Ford's joint venture in some aspects.

It can only be said that Ford's family is too strong, and the US empire is too strong to withstand the toss and problems. If it were a national automaker with a backward automobile industry, it would have been expected that so many failed and loss-making acquisition cases would have been ruined long ago.

So even if this kind of team is stronger than Prost, Zhang Yifei will basically not consider it unless he has no place to go. After all, he just wants to become an F1 driver and fight on the track for the championship.

Instead of being tripped up in the fleet every day, playing the "Game of Thrones".

"Thank you very much for your appreciation, Mr. Lauda. I can only say that I have no fate with the Jaguars."

"Why……"

Lauda sighed, it was not because he had no fate, but because he could not do many things.

Just as Zhang Yifei was chatting with Nicky Lauda, ​​the lap speed of the first winter test teams on the track also appeared.

Renault, McLaren and Minardi, Kimi Raikkonen from McLaren has the fastest speed, reaching 1 minute 23 seconds 221, and there is still a record from the current track record of 1 minute 21 seconds 892.

Coincidentally, the track record of this track in the future was created by Kimi Raikkonen in 2008. The fastest lap at that time was 1 minute 21 seconds 670.

But at this point in time, no one would know that Kimi could set the Catalan track record in eight years, and no one would know that this Finnish newcomer would become the future F1 world champion!

It is still the first round of winter tests, and the speed is relatively slow, and many air kits have not been adjusted to the best stage. More importantly, it is that there are camouflages in some key parts of their respective teams, which to some extent also affects the fastest lap speed of the car.

Camouflage testing is also a common state for winter testing, because at this stage of each year, it is the application stage of new technology developed by the F1 fleet. Not all technologies are placed on the engine or on the chassis.

Changes in shell design, changes in air kits, and even a little curvature of the tail wing may be the latest technology after the wind tunnel experiment. After all, the F1 season has not started yet. If you have the latest high-tech racing technology, you will be noticed by your opponent during the winter testing stage or find the meaning of the changes.

If there is any aerodynamic breakthrough, other teams may compete to imitate, thus losing their technical advantages.

Even Prost JS53 racing car, some key aerodynamic kits are camouflaged, which is also an easy way to maintain the technical advantages of your team.

After these three cars went down, the next group of players to play were Prost, Ferrari, and this year's "recruitment" Toyota.

Seeing the Toyota fleet appear, Yamamoto Ukyo and Takeda Junko were very complicated.

This is not to say that they regret following Zhang Yifei to join the Prost team, but to watch their "old boss" enter the f1 paddock so quickly, and they are happy for Toyota.

After all, this is the second time that the Honda F1 team has withdrawn in the 1960s, and the Japanese F1 team appeared on the F1 track in decades. Not to mention that Yamamoto Ukyo and Takeda Junko also worked hard for the construction of the Toyota team.

But when I think about the track, Toyota will become a rival to Prost, this happiness begins to become complicated. However, as a member of a professional team, I naturally have to have a professional spirit.

Since you have chosen to serve the Prost fleet and become Zhang Yifei's data analyst and assistant, even facing the Japanese fleet and even your own "old boss", you must defeat it without mercy!

Compared to Yamamoto Ukyo and Takeda Junko, he focused his eyes on Toyota team, and Zhang Yifei's eyes were completely fixed on Ferrari's Schumacher.

When Zhang Yifei entered his career in his previous life, Schumacher had already entered the end of his career and soon announced his second retirement at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan. Unfortunately, Zhang Yifei has never witnessed the style of a generation of car gods on the track.

Later, a famous ski accident occurred, Schumacher suffered a severe head injury, and a generation of car god completely disappeared from people's sight. He could only learn about his recovery from accidental news, as if the end of the F1 era.

To be honest, fate may be like magic. Senna and Schumacher both suffered heavy head injuries. One was limited by the fall of medical conditions at that time, and the other entered a long period of recuperation. Maybe he could never show the style of the car god back then in this life.

Fortunately, Schumacher eventually lived, otherwise he would have to say that God needed two god-like drivers to have a final showdown.

Several cars on the track started winter testing. Although this was not a competition, and there was no pursuit of results. However, it happened that several cars started from the repair station at the same time, so they naturally subconsciously had a lap competition.

This time, Toyota team left the station and was a new driver, Srik Bernoldi. He was previously a test driver of Sauber and later joined the Arrows. However, as history changed, the Arrows team was acquired by Toyota, Bernoldi eventually became the official driver of Toyota.

However, this guy's previous F1 results were not very good. Not to mention that the F3000 Championship was only ranked 18, and even the UK F3 Championship won the runner-up, and the Grand Prix of the Island only ranked third.

For F1 drivers, if you can't even win over the F3 level, it will be difficult for you to gain a foothold in the F1 field. In fact, Bernoldi drove for a year in history and lost his job as the Arrows team went bankrupt.

So the main highlight of this test drive is that it is Alessi and Schumacher. No matter what Alessi's historical record is, at least he won the championship and is one of the few "two hundred events" club members in F1, and has been fighting in the F1 track for more than ten years.

More importantly, on June 11, 1995, this was Alessi's birthday. He also won the first sub-station championship in his life at the Canadian station.
Chapter completed!