"Brother" Alonso or the No. 2 driver Marquez?

Zhang Yifei asked a question in his mind, but the car in front rushed over quickly. With the gaze blocked by rainy days and water mist, he couldn't see clearly the number on the car body.

But from the corner of Zhang Yifei's eyes, he could see the audience in the stands, all stood up excitedly and waved his arms toward the Minardi racing car.

At this stage, Alonso is far from reaching the height of defending champions in the future. His debut performance is average and he is at the bottom of being trapped. To be honest, Alonso's current popularity and influence are more than one level worse than the Chinese newcomers in Zhang Yifei.

If Schumacher had just passed this lap, it would be possible that the audience in the stands would stand up and cheer, and Alonso was not qualified.

As for another Minardi driver, Marquis, let alone his performance at the last stop can be described as amazing.

As long as this kind of driver is low-key and does not cause ridicule, he will basically be a transparent person in the f1 paddock. Even if he retires, there are probably not many people discussing it. It is impossible for a Malaysian audience to cheer him so enthusiastically.

So the answer is obvious. Today, there is only one person with influence in the three Minardi team drivers, and that is the third driver Xiong Long.

As the first local driver in Malaysia to enter F1, Xiong Long is like Colombian superstar Montoya, and is considered a superstar driver in Malaysia. Today, this is his home court again, and it is natural to get support and attention.

Only he can easily mobilize the atmosphere of the audience during the practice competition.

However, there is another reason why the feedback from the audience on the scene is so enthusiastic. That is, the content of the pre-race press conference has been played through the big screen on the track during the waiting stage.

When facing the reporter's interview, Xiong Long's excitement and Zhang Yifei's understatement of accepting challenges. In a sense, in the eyes of some prejudiced audiences, the media reports that Zhang Yifei's contempt for Xiong Long was confirmed.

Whether it is a Chinese or not, Xiong Long is first and foremost a Malaysian person or a flag and pride in Malaysian motorsports.

As long as there is a little suspicion of Xiong Long's contempt, many Malaysian audiences feel unacceptable. Xiong Long surpassed Zhang Yifei just now, which in their eyes was a tough counterattack!

"Alex did a pretty job and let the Chinese understand your strength!"

"Zhang Yifei is just a rookie in the eyes of Europeans. Why dare he despise Malay riders?"

"It seems that the Chinese are so powerful. Alex surpasses him again in the next round!"

Some Malay witch audiences were shouting very loudly, but on the contrary, the Malay Chinese audience could only respond silently at this moment.

Because aside some prejudice and looking at Zhang Yifei's remarks more objectively, there is no obvious contempt or provocation. More because Xiong Long himself is too sensitive and always feels that Zhang Yifei looks down on him.

Compared with Zhang Yifei's remarks in Europe, he has been restrained enough in the face of Xiong Long, who is also a Chinese. I really don't know what's so angry about this?

But many times, once people become frenzy, they will not think about problems rationally, and there is a wave of opposing Zhang Yifei for no reason.

Zhang Yifei naturally couldn't hear the sound of the audience, but Xiong Long just overtook such a strongly in the technical test circle. He said that he didn't have any intentional mentality, and no one would believe it, and Zhang Yifei himself wouldn't believe it.

But Zhang Yifei was not too relieved, and even a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. I really didn’t expect that a small duel in Dongzhai would almost become a "obsession" in Xiong Long’s heart. Is it really necessary?

Zhang Yifei didn't understand this mentality. Even if the other party had already provoked and proved himself, he did not fight back. After all, the practice competition was only used to test and adjust the racing car, and he was also a professional driver. It would not be like the attack of "road rage" because of this, he wanted to pass back frantically.

For Zhang Yifei, today is his first time to come into contact with the rain track, and being familiar with the rain battle is more important. To put it bluntly, Zhang Yifei did not underestimate Xiong Long, but did not treat the other party as an opponent from the bottom of his heart.

A third driver who doesn't even have the qualifications to play has no chance to compete in the main race. Zhang Yifei is too unconscious to think about it, so he will fight Xiong Long to death. This is like Schumacher. He may laugh it off when encountering any provocation from a new rookie.

Because it is a challenge in the other party's opinion, in Schumacher's opinion, you are a fool!

The technical test circle continues. As the number of laps increases, Zhang Yifei feels more and more profoundly that the track experiences of rainy days and normal worlds are completely different.

The most basic point is the current water accumulation in the track, coupled with the rainfall that has not stopped at all, even if you have replaced the full rain tire, the water accumulation on the tire and the ground is continuously discharged through the tire grooves, and this drainage efficiency is still not enough.

However, when driving at high speed, it is still easy to form a "water film" in the tires to isolate the contact between the tires and the ground, causing a "suspended" situation. At this time, the tire's grip will drop sharply, and the slip accidents that occur in the rain battle are all caused by this situation.

Therefore, the lap speed of rain battles is slower than normal, especially on curves, and you should pay more attention to preventing slipping and rushing out of the track.

In order to prevent rushing out of the track, Zhang Yifei's first rain test this time, he drove very slowly and frustratedly, not as smooth as ever in previous competitions.

It’s okay to be frustrated. Because the climate of the Sepang track is hot, it’s raining now. The combination of humidity and stuffiness makes people feel uncomfortable even physically. Zhang Yifei can now describe it as the four words sweating like rain.

He now understands why there are so many "washing ducks" among the well-known F1 drivers in later generations, such as Masa, whom Renault had fought against each other.

It is because racing on rainy days is completely different from racing under normal circumstances. Even if Zhang Yifei feels that he has strong adaptability, when he is really in contact with such a track situation that he has never experienced before, he can still drive carefully.

“Fly, track feedback.”

Henry in the repair station asked Zhang Yifei through the convoy's voice at this time.

Now the technical test circle has been open for several times, and Zhang Yifei has not yet issued any feedback. The maintenance station did not know what happened to Zhang Yifei, so Henry couldn't help but ask in his heart.

"Alaisi's adjustment plan is good, I feel it's very suitable. If you want to adjust it after entering the station, it's best to adjust the gear ratio of the gearbox to strengthen the torque and explosive force at low gear."

It has to be said that the existence of veterans is not unreasonable. Maybe they are no longer as good as many newcomers in terms of passion and potential. However, in terms of event experience and response to emergencies, they are far superior to newcomers.

According to the adjustments made by the Alessi Race Track, the stability of the car and the grip of the tires feel good. Zhang Yifei's current affliction is more due to the factors caused by the rainy weather, rather than the adjustment problem of the racing itself.

The only thing that needs to be strengthened is the gear ratio problem that Zhang Yifei reported. The speed is relatively slow in rainy days, especially in corners, which requires frequent acceleration and deceleration to prevent one foot from being too large and rushing out of the track directly.

Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the low torque heel speed to make the cornering speed faster. At the same time, the low torque enhancement can also help the car when the car is out of control.

Because the loss of control at high speed cannot be saved by brakes, but requires continuous fueling and maintaining power. Through the control of the accelerator, the racing car will restore its driving trajectory, and the effect of low torque will be even more obvious.

"Okay, after the entry command is issued, the engineer will adjust the gear ratio of the gearbox."

Henry's voice came again. He heard that Zhang Yifei had no big problems, and he put down the big stone in his heart that had no feedback.

However, Cosell, who was standing next to Henry, had a look on his face because Zhang Yifei's technical testing circle's performance was far from meeting his requirements, but Cosell did not express it.

There is basically no big problem with the adjustment of the racing car, and the gear ratio of the gearbox is changed, so there is no need to rush to make a quick move. In addition, the team did not issue an entry and stop command, so Zhang Yifei's technical test circle length is much longer than the previous Albert Park track.

He was not in a hurry to go back to the maintenance station, thinking of taking advantage of this rare opportunity to get familiar with the Sepang track and experience the feeling of the rain battle.

Before he knew it, Zhang Yifei drove for about ten laps, but at this moment, a car whizzed past the side, and it was very close. The distance between the two F1 cars may be less than twenty centimeters.

You should know that the Sepang track maintains an F1 track record, that is, the track width is as high as 22 meters, which is the widest of all F1 tracks.

So theoretically, unless it is a curved line, the straight road will not be so close. Moreover, the practice competition is not a formal competition, and it is easy to have a collision risk on rainy days, so even if the drivers on the field overtake or come out of the maintenance channel, everyone tacitly maintain the distance.

At this time, Zhang Yifei turned his head and took a look. The first thing that caught his eye was the white and green paint, and then he saw the number 25 on the front of the car.

There are only 22 drivers in the main race. Generally, the racing numbers are selected from 1 to 22. If, greater than this number, they are basically backup racing cars or third drivers.

It doesn’t take a look at who the driver is under the helmet. From these factors, you can guess that the other party is Minardi’s Bear Dragon.
Chapter completed!