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368 Expect more than that! (Chapter 3)

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After hearing the instructions issued by Cosell, Zhang Yifei replied ok, without any doubts.

After experiencing the previous practice competition, Zhang Yifei has understood the principle that never underestimates the F1 drivers. Leading does not mean anything, they also have the ability to surpass themselves.

If it weren't for the event, the Albert Park Circuit was a very beautiful track in terms of heart. Because the entire track was built around the lake, and the central park was set up, it could be regarded as a tourist attraction when you were leisurely.

But unfortunately, the competition focuses on tension, concentration, and results...

It is naturally impossible for Zhang Yifei to feel like enjoying the beautiful scenery. As he stepped on the accelerator, the car began to rise rapidly. Zhang Yifei would cut the fastest straight line out in the way of the zigzag bends he had run before, trying to avoid slowing down on the bends.

Under normal circumstances, the average speed of these curves is around 250km/h. Zhang Yifei now wants to increase his cornering speed to 260km/h. If he can, he even wants to increase it to 270km/h!

As long as the result is smooth, taking a few corners can save about 0.2 seconds. In this way, Zhang Yifei's lap speed will reach a qualitative change, surpassing the driver in front, and even the two in front to the fifth position.

Seeing the data transmitted from the sensor in the repair station, Prost asked Cosell in a questioning tone: "The seventh qualifying result is OK, do you have to be so radical?"

Prost has been in a good mood these days, and the team's decline has been swept away. Not only is the newcomer Zhang Yifei very powerful, but even the ranking of veteran Alaisi has been steadily rising. The latest lap speed has just reached the twelve position.

Even the entire team atmosphere of the team showed a positive attitude, completely eliminating the decadence before.

Following this trend, it is almost a foregone conclusion that the team will achieve a breakthrough in zero points this year. You can even take a step closer, and the two drivers will take the podium several times, elevating the team from the bottom to the mid-range position.

Never underestimate the mid-range position, which will mean that the attention of the entire team will rise sharply. The increase in attention means that the number of sponsors willing to invest in increases. More sponsors means more money, so that the team can better engage in racing research and development and transfer to more powerful drivers, thereby achieving a virtuous cycle.

Many things are like dominoes, and a small change can trigger qualitative changes.

Prost was satisfied with Zhang Yifei's performance, but after all, he was just a newcomer. He didn't want any accidents to occur due to radical strategies. It was the best development for the current team.

"Radical? This is just your idea. Flying must run faster, otherwise his seventh ranking will not be stable, you know that."

Prost won the four-time driver championship. It is no exaggeration to say that if it weren't for the emergence of a talented driver like Senna, and the "professor" driving style would be really not very pleasing.

Otherwise, the car god this year might not be Senna, but Prost.

But even if Prost is not a god, it cannot be concealed that he is one of the legendary drivers on the f1 paddock. He can tell the changes in the qualifying competition, and his experience in this area will not be worse than Kossel, so the old German replied this.

"I know, but even if it falls to ninth, it is still acceptable. The season has just begun and we have plenty of time to wait for him to grow."

Prost replied indifferently, after all, he was a boss who had experienced the lower limit and broke through the center of the earth. His bottom line of performance has also dropped again and again. It is naturally good for Zhang Yifei to get the seventh place in the qualifying round, and it is acceptable if he can't get the ninth place.

There are more than a dozen events in the future that allow Chinese newcomers to slowly adapt to the rhythm and atmosphere of the F1 event. As long as Zhang Yifei has a good potential, he will eventually break through and get points and even make it to the podium.

Kossel said that he could not accept Prost's idea at all, and even wanted to retaliate on the spot.

But now it is no longer the relationship between drivers and strategy groups of the past, so there can be fierce tactical discussions. Now Prost is the boss, he is just an employee, and there are dozens of team members at the repair station. Even if Cosell has a hot temper, he is not a person with zero emotional intelligence.

Understand this environment, whether you agree with Prost's ideas or not, you must give your boss some face.

"Everyone has a different limit. Fei can withstand challenges. If you want Fei to get points or even get on the podium, you must adapt to the F1 speed faster."

Not every F1 new driver can adapt to the rhythm and speed of the race in F1. Every year, the F1 team actually has many new drivers, third drivers, test drivers, and even reserve drivers.

But in the end, there are only a few people who can stand on the F1 track and drive the F1 car to compete on the same stage. Even these few people may not be able to stay next season to ensure their driver's seat.

Take Xiong Long, who had competed with Zhang Yifei for example. Without running results and unable to show enough competitiveness, he was quickly replaced by British drivers and eventually disappeared in obscurity on the F1 track.

If it weren't for his identity as a Chinese driver, many people wouldn't even remember that there was such a driver in the history of F1.

Kossell never had a moderate gangster life for Zhang Yifei. Then he spent several years becoming a "blue-collar" driver or even someone else's wingman. He got a few points or more points every year, and eventually retired in a sad way.

He is willing to transform from a university professor to a competition engineer. What he wants to see is that Zhang Yifei takes the podium to compete for the highest honor of the driver's championship!

If you learn to think about fear, conservatism and other things from the new stage, these things will be engraved in Zhang Yifei's mind and bone marrow. If you want to change in the future, it will be more difficult to make his bloody breakthrough.

Prost's conservatism is because he has achieved success and fame. As long as Zhang Yifei can achieve qualified results, he will have a way to attract sponsors and take the team to a higher level.

If Zhang Yifei does not make a breakthrough in the future and does not have the ability to compete for the championship, he will be ruthlessly abandoned when he is not worthy of the rising Prost team. This is what the team boss will do.

Sir Williams, one of the Big Three, is known for his cold-blooded and ruthlessness. He has fired countless drivers for decades of his team's career. Take the times for example. He felt that Montoya could bring greater benefits to the team, so he loaned Jason Barton without hesitation.

No one in the future will blame him for these actions, and it will not prevent him from becoming the legendary manager in the f1 paddock. Because as his team boss, as long as he can improve the team's performance, these cannot be considered wrong.

On the contrary, no matter how good you are, you are happy with the driver, as long as you drag down the team, you will be accused of being emotionally active.

Without results, Prost was able to drive Zhang Yifei easily. All the conservative and moderate today will plant the seeds of future tragedy.

Therefore, Kossell, who is both a teacher and a friend, naturally has to consider Zhang Yifei's interests. In the f1 paddock, only those who have the results can have the right to speak!

Zhang Yifei on the track followed Cosell's instructions without hesitation and began to speed up wildly. He used a desperate attitude to go to some high-speed corners on the track.

Even at Turn 9, his racing front nose wing had already rubbed against the isolation guard plate at the edge of the track. However, when the front nose wing was designed, it had a certain resistance, and it was only slightly rubbed, so it did not cause any damage.

However, from this point, we can also see that Zhang Yifei's current driving skills cannot reach the challenge of Schumacher's centimeter level. Perhaps this operation is free for Schumacher, but for Zhang Yifei, it is more like a life-threatening thing.

But then again, Schumacher's junior and advanced Formula Evaluation experience, even Formula One, has had a nearly ten-year F1 career since joining the Benetton team in 1991 and has won three driver championships.

He is far superior to Zhang Yifei in terms of event experience, and there is no need to mention his familiarity with the track. With the talent of the god of car, it is normal to crush Zhang Yifei now.

Even if Zhang Yifei has the same talent level as Schumacher and has a difference in experience and familiarity, he will not be able to catch up with Schumacher at this stage.

"The newcomer on the track is really hard today. It can be seen that he was almost fighting hard in the last few laps of the qualifying race to challenge the fastest lap speed. I even saw his car's front nose wing almost hit the track guard wall. This is definitely a very dangerous scene."

"However, this kind of life-threatening challenge has once again improved his speed. His fastest lap ranking has reached fifth, and even surpassed the driver of the British and American team Jacques Villeneuve."

"You must know that Jacques Villeneuve is the F1 World Championship in 1997, and he is also the annual championship of the Indy 500 event! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I wouldn't believe that a Chinese newcomer could surpass the world champion in the qualifying competition!"

When Brendel's marveled commentary voice appeared, the audience was stunned and mocked Zhang Yifei for being speechless, not knowing what to say at this time.

Even those who supported Zhang Yifei were in a state of confusion at this moment. Even though they hoped that Zhang Yifei would get good results, when they really heard Zhang Yifei break through and surpassed a group of top well-known drivers, an unreal feeling surged.

Is this true? Zhang Yifei made his debut and could he reach the fifth place in the qualifying round? This is just as exaggerated as Kimi, who made his debut in the top six and got points last year.

But the problem is that Kimi has a deep foundation, and what does Zhang Yifei have?

At the same time, this lap speed was also transmitted by the track command center to the maintenance stations of each team. When these F1 team strategy groups saw Zhang Yifei's ranking, they were also extremely shocked. Can Chinese boys really make it to the top five?
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