The entire Prost team's maintenance team took the stage and quickly removed the engine from the JS53 racing car, opened the engine's cylinder head to check the specific reasons for the explosion.

"Henry, I think it should be a problem with the big-end bearing in the shaft, which eventually led to the engine's cylinder explosion."

At present, Prost has not followed the team to the Catalonian winter test track, so the team leader Henry is the only management of the team at present. So after Charlie discovered the problem, he first reported the reason to Henry.

"Are you sure it's an engine bearing?"

Henry asked back with a serious face, if it was really because of the engine bearing, it was a design flaw and could not be easily solved by Prost team.

You should know that the F1 team is just a chassis manufacturer, and unless the power unit is a factory team, it is all about the engine supplier. This design flaw makes the chassis manufacturer solve the problem, which is a bit difficult and does not have the ability to solve it.

The Prost team's performance was already a mess last season. If there were still engine problems this season, it might give Prost a fatal blow.

"Well, I can be sure. I guess Peugeot Group also understands the shortcomings of their engines, so it will completely lower the engine operating parameters to prevent engine failure under high load conditions."

"But the battle between Alessi and Schumacher just now almost made the engine run slowly, so under the overwhelming burden, the cylinder explosion occurred."

"Just the intensity of the battle just now, can you be considered overwhelmed?"

Heng asked in a surprised tone, this is simply a joke. There is no official competition yet, but the track is just a winter test. If this kind of battle can be considered high-intensity, what should I do if the official competition is considered super high-intensity or ultimate strength?

Hearing this, Charlie's expression was a little embarrassed, and he could only reply: "There is no absolute rule for engine failure, and it may also be related to the assembly process of this engine. Now replace the backup engine first. If such a cylinder explosion accident occurs, we can only discuss remedies with Peugeot."

"This is the only way, just change to the backup engine first."

Henry agreed, and now it has reached the winter test stage, and the Prost team has no choice.

"In addition, I'll report to the boss first and make him mentally prepared."

"no problem."

After saying that, Charlie called the maintenance team and began to replace the new engine for the JS53 racing car.

This time, Prost team brought a total of five Peugeot engines, which are enough for the test stage. However, Alessi's cylinder explosion accident cast a shadow on the winter test. If there is no way to completely solve it, then this year's F1 season will be worrying.

Just as the Prost fleet changed the engine, there were bursts of cheering sounds outside the maintenance station. Zhang Yifei was in the stage of nothing, so after hearing the cheering sound, he walked out of the maintenance station to see what was going on.

As soon as he walked out of the repair station, he saw Schumacher's red Ferrari vehicle entering the repair channel. At the same time, the lap display on the track showed that Schumacher's fastest lap time was 1 minute 22 seconds 312, which was less than 0.5 seconds away from the track record.

It was even more lap faster than the newcomer Kimi Raikkonen just now, nearly one second faster!

You should know that this is the beginning of the winter test. Many racing cars are not very well tuned and have a lot of room for improvement. Schumacher's first round test lap speed reached such an amazing speed, and it is not surprising that cheering sounds appear.

If Ferrari's racing car can maintain this level, according to Schumacher's strength, he will have a chance to break the lap record of the Catalonian track.

In addition, there is another meaning in the cheering voice, that is, Schumacher defeated Alessi very beautifully just now. Although this is not a formal game, both sides have taken serious attention, which is still obvious.

The fastest lap and defeated the opponent, the two factors triggered the members of the Ferrari team cheering for Schumacher.

"The Ferrari team is really high-profile."

Zhang Yifei looked at this scene and said a sour sentence. To be honest, he was still a little envious.

After all, Schumacher has already occupied the absolute leading position in the 11th team in the winter test.

"If you have achievements, you can be as high-profile as you can."

Kossel answered this sentence next to him. This scene is not a high-profile driver in his opinion. It is very difficult for him to keep a low profile.

Hearing Cosell's words, Zhang Yifei did not refute it, but only remembered a famous online quote from later generations in his mind.

That is Schumacher really confirmed one sentence, that is, I also want to be low-key, but my strength is not allowed!

The js53 racing engine is replaced very quickly, which is also the advantage of Formula racing. Almost all parts are standardized and modular in the words of later generations, which can greatly provide maintenance efficiency.

This is why Formula racing can be calculated in seconds when entering the station. This is impossible without high standardization.

After the js53 racing car is restored, Alaisi will conduct the second winter test. You should know that under normal circumstances, the total number of laps in the team's winter test will reach about 700 laps, so just the beginning.

The final number of test laps will depend on the reliable performance of the car. If the reliable performance during the test is quite poor and various mechanical failures occur, it is possible to reduce the number of test laps to 600 laps or even over 500 laps.

For teams with very strong racing stability, after two rounds of winter tests, they can run up to thousands of laps, providing sufficient adjustment data to the team's technician team. In this way, in the F1 event, when facing various track conditions, adjustment will be more ease.

Alessi was driving on the Catalonian track again, and the team members were all focusing on his racing car. If the new engine still had the same problem, then they could only find a way to change the engine supplier.

If you drive this unreliable race engine to fight for F1, the result is conceivable. However, it is not easy to replace the race engine, especially for a private small team like Prost, both financially and technically will go through a test.

So at this moment, the members of the team all hoped that the explosion just now was just a chance, otherwise the trouble would be great.

On the track, Alaisi drove smoothly in the first lap and constantly communicated with the technician team.

While talking to Alessi, Charlie was talking to Alessi to learn about the racing feedback, while staring at the repair station screen with various racing data transmitted from the racing sensors, ensuring that the abnormalities of the js53 racing were discovered as soon as possible.

The second lap, the third lap, the fourth lap...

Alaisi was driving a js53 car, constantly increasing the number of laps, and began to make some relatively intense driving actions to test the extreme working conditions of the car.

After more than twenty laps, all the sensor data of JS53 racing was normal, and there was no sign of a cylinder explosion. This situation also made the team members feel relieved. It seems that the previous cylinder explosion might be just an accident. Peugeot Group can be regarded as a world-class car company at least, and there is no big problem in the Le Mans event. In theory, it should not be so pitiful.

The engine did not fail, so the focus began to be on racing tests. In the team's voice channel, Alessi's driving feedback was constantly coming.

"Michelin tires are relatively hard this year, and the early grip on the track is not very sufficient. It is recommended to lower the pressure a little more than conventional tires to increase the contact area between the tire and the ground."

"The suspension is relatively hard. Although the steering wheel responds faster, the increased handling difficulty can be adapted to softer."

"The racing car's extreme speed is insufficient, so the low pressure setting should be used to match the tire pressure reduction in front, so that the grip during corners can be ensured."

"The braking force of the front wheel is relatively high, and there is a chance that the tire will be locked when heavy brakes are locked. Adjust the front and rear brake ratio."

Alaisi’s feedback on JS53 racing was passed to the team repair station one by one, and the team technician team also recorded Alaisi’s feedback in detail, preparing for the next adjustment.

At the same time, Zhang Yifei also brought headsets to listen carefully to Alaixi's suggestions on racing adjustment. You should know that these things are all accumulated by a driver over the past ten years of experience in the track, which is of great help to new drivers.

Although he defeated Alessi in the team, when he should study humbly, Zhang Yifei would never show off and think that he could do anything. Especially when he saw Schumacher's strength just now, he wanted to surpass such a car god-level opponent, he had to upgrade himself to the same level as the car god, otherwise he would always be able to look up to Schumacher at the highest point on the podium.

After a round of feedback, Alaisi drove the car into the station and asked the team technician to adjust it through the previous feedback. He also replenished oil and replaced tires of different hardness. Alaisi drove the car onto the track again and continued the racing test.

Maybe it was because of the previous team loss in the team's first race, and today's winter test track, Schumacher was defeated ruthlessly. The successive blows and "humiliation" made Alessi desperately want to prove himself in this year's F1 season, so this test was particularly long and the feedback was particularly detailed.

When the track command center issued an end notice, Alaisi drove the car into the station, and the total number of test laps was close to 100 laps.

Such high-strength test also indirectly tested the engine's working condition. This newly replaced spare engine has no other problems except that it is not very powerful.

Faced with this situation, Charlie became confused. Did he make a mistake in his judgment of engine design defects?

On the other hand, with the end of today's test, Zhang Yifei and his party also began to return to the hotel, waiting for tomorrow's winter test to continue.
Chapter completed!