362 Peace of Mind
The No. 13 racing car roared through the repair channel, attracting many people's attention. Not to mention who the driver was driving this F1 racing car, the self-selected number alone is enough to attract attention in the Western world. It's like choosing a 4 as your number in China.
When Zhang Yifei chose No. 13, he did have an incredible idea. Don’t you hate this number? Then I just want to choose.
However, after using it, it has become a habit. So when entering the f1 yard's self-selected racing number, Zhang Yifei still chose the number 13 and became the only driver in the f1 yard who can use this number.
After entering the track, Zhang Yifei stepped on the full throttle and directly raised the speed of the car to the limit. The advantage of light oil loading began to be reflected. Even in the first lap, the acceleration brought by the feeling is not weaker than the sprint that began to challenge lap speed in the later part of the previous schedule.
However, the disadvantage of light-carrying oil is also very obvious, that is, there will be no oil while running, and you need to keep entering the station to refuel. The time advantage brought by this speed will be completely offset by the entry to the station.
Therefore, the amount of fuel is also an important part of the F1 tactic. Adjusting it with tire selection will have a great impact on the results of the race. Some events even have scenes of defeating the strong and turning defeat into victory due to the correct judgment of the team strategy group.
The p3 qualifying race uses the starting line-by-line, and each driver has a few seconds interval, so unless there is a special dish or something wrong in a short period of time, it is difficult to be thrown away by other drivers for a few seconds on the first lap.
So Zhang Yifei did not pay attention to who the drivers were in front and behind him, and he focused all on control.
After several rounds of adjustment, the match of JS53 racing for the Albert Park track has become perfect. More importantly, this racing car is adjusted completely according to Zhang Yifei's driving habits, and he controls it more easily.
With light oil, soft tires and all-out efforts, even if it was just the first lap, Zhang Yifei's lap speed was also amazing. Not to mention anything else, you can see that the distance between him and the Toyota team Bernodi in front was significantly shortened.
"Flying is still a bit strong. Toyota's Bernodi is about to be caught up by him."
The lap speed has not been shown yet, but the audience in the stands can clearly see through the overlook that the distance between Zhang Yifei and the car in front has been shortened. Not to mention anything else, at least in the first lap of the p3 practice race, he ran faster than the Toyota driver!
"You are blind, and you are clearly being thrown away so far, can you be caught up?"
"What does it mean to throw away? This is just a gap caused by starting first. It's almost the same starting line, and it's almost the same to throw Bernodi away at the same starting line!"
"Hmph, then if you have the ability, let the Chinese guys surpass you."
"Wait, the practice competition has just begun, and you will definitely be able to fly beyond the destination."
The foreign car fan responded with confidence in Zhang Yifei in his tone.
In fact, Zhang Yifei has been fighting in Formula Racing for a year abroad, but he has gained something. He is like Australia, and he is full of hostility towards his identity as a Chinese.
On the contrary, in many European countries, Zhang Yifei has gained a large number of foreign supporters. They have witnessed Zhang Yifei's strength and watched him step by step from Renault's junior driver to become today's official F1 driver.
Many people are impressed by Zhang Yifei's strength, hard work and results. Zhang Yifei stood on the European track without saying anything about the support of the whole game, at least it is difficult to show any booing or overturning lottery again.
This is also one of the charms brought by competitive sports. As long as you let go of prejudice and feel the speed and passion on the track, you will naturally be impressed by the driver's performance.
"Cosell, what's the lap time?"
Zhang Yifei didn't ask Cosell about lap issues before, because it was a Formula Elementary Competition at that time, so he should naturally crush all the opponents in the same field. Lap times are not important, so he first surpasses all the opponents in front of him, and then talk about lap times.
But now it is completely different. Zhang Yifei has already stood in the top Formula event, and his opponent is far from comparable to the junior drivers in the past. No driver dares to say that he doesn't care about lap speed in the f1 paddock, and can leave other opponents far behind.
This is not possible, and Schumacher is not possible, and Zhang Yifei is even more impossible.
Therefore, Zhang Yifei must understand his lap speed and the gap with his opponents before and after, so that he can make a choice for the next step of posture and tactics.
"1 minute 25 seconds 461."
Kossel immediately scored Zhang Yifei's lap speed. Compared with the fastest lap in the first round of practice, Zhang Yifei was almost 0.15 seconds slower?
"What is the fastest lap speed for other drivers?"
Zhang Yifei subconsciously asked, but in fact, what he wanted to know the most was Kimi Lekening's lap speed.
After all, at this point in time, it is still very important for Zhang Yifei to win the Battle of Gemini. This will not only eliminate many people comparing him with Kimi, but also saying that he is a copyist.
Beating the new star Kimi can also greatly enhance your popularity, thus passing the new star stage and entering the field of "new star"!
However, the voice of the F1 team will be recorded by Fia. If this call is exposed after the race, there will undoubtedly be many media, saying that Zhang Yifei wants to challenge Kimi, pay attention to Kimi, etc.
Although Kimi deserves the title of a top driver, there is nothing wrong with treating him as a challenge target. But that is all the future. Now Zhang Yifei and Kimi are also newcomers who have no achievements in the f1 paddock.
Challenging a newcomer means putting himself in a weaker position than Kimmie, which is something that Zhang Yifei is unwilling to accept. If you want to tell which one is Zhang Yifei's challenger on the track, only one person deserves this title, he is Michael Schumacher!
"The event command center has not processed the data yet, so I don't know it now."
Hearing this, Zhang Yifei realized that this was not the era of later generations where high-speed computers were available, and all drivers' lap speeds could be counted almost simultaneously.
Even if it is an F1 event in this era, it requires some processing time. However, compared with the previous Renault junior event, this time point is much faster, but there is still no way to achieve real-time.
"Don't watch lap too much, run your own."
At this time, Cosel reminded him that although Zhang Yifei has a big heart that other newcomers do not have, he usually performs calmly and stably. However, it is obvious that there is a slight fluctuation in his mentality now, and he is a little over-focused on his own grades.
This is not Zhang Yifei's personal problem. Many newcomers will experience some mental fluctuations due to various pressures when standing on the F1 track.
Paying attention to your own scores and lap times is a normal psychological reaction. Compared to this, Zhang Yifei is already very good. At least his mentality fluctuations have not affected his control and performance. In Kossel's opinion, the results of the first lap are very good lap times.
Hearing Cosel's reminder, Zhang Yifei also realized that he was a little too anxious.
This state is not a good competitive state, especially in the duel of experts, any disadvantage in mentality will affect the final performance. So Zhang Yifei took a deep breath, threw out all these mixed thoughts in his mind, and began to focus on the practice competition.
The racing car was speeding, and because of the layout of the Albert Park track, many spectators could stand behind the guardrail and feel the shock of the car whizzing by.
This kind of engine roar and the airflow breaking through the racing car at a very fast state are incomparable to other events, making many viewers feel excited.
"Schumacher is so fast, the red Ferrari is unbeatable!"
"Come on Williams, you are the kings on the track!"
"ebaby! Kimi! Kimi! You are the handsomest boy in my heart, go!"
It is obvious that the last cheer was made by a girl. At present, except for Schumacher, Kimi should have the most female fans on the track.
However, Schumacher's fans rarely make such a star-chasing girl-like move. After all, he is already a veteran in the F1 paddock, and his status as king is beginning to show.
The audience on the track cheered for their favorite drivers, but the team members in the repair station were paying attention to various key data.
Because the third round of practice competition will be the shortest practice competition, which will only run for about ten laps. In addition to the problems of light oil and soft tire loss, it is more because of the qualifying race that will arrive in the afternoon. The team must keep the drivers in sufficient physical strength and condition to deal with the qualifying race.
So the third round of practice competition is more like a warm-up.
But today's practice race is the first stop of the new season. With the emergence of Zhang Yifei, a disruptor, the emergence of many drivers' personal factors have been mixed.
All drivers are more serious than in previous practice competitions. They hope to achieve a good result. Not to mention the fastest lap speed, at least they cannot be surpassed by newcomers from China.
Many drivers agree with Zhang Yifei's newcomer's strength, but this does not mean that they are willing to be surpassed by newcomers like Zhang Yifei. So strength is one aspect, while qualifications and recognition are another aspect issues.
"The front wheel wear is relatively large, so pay attention to the brake force control."
"The brake pad cooling system is very stressful, so you need to consider adjusting the posture."
"Fly, borrow less of the road shoulders, the front suspension sensor sends a warning signal."
"The oil is about to be consumed, so prepare to enter the station for the next lap."
The convoy commands were continuously transmitted to Zhang Yifei's ears through Kossel's microphone.
In this era, drivers have not been prohibited from asking the team for solutions to mechanical failures, so Kossel is more passing on racing status information to Zhang Yifei, rather than opponents' positions and track results.
Hearing Cosell's order to enter the station, Zhang Yifei slowed down his car at this time.
Chapter completed!