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430 Speed ??VS Handling (Chapter 2)

The brakes were very strong, Zhang Yifei's JS53 racing car and even the tire-locked chassis appeared. However, due to the rainy days, the friction between the tires and the inside was reduced, so there was no black brake mark on the track.

The slippery track can alleviate the danger of tire locking, but the side effects it brings are also very dangerous. I saw that Zhang Yifei's brakes were too hard, and the whole car showed signs of slippage. You should know that this is a sharp turn and requires a large amount of steering wheel.

So this slip continued. Zhang Yifei's F1 racing car passed this sharp turn 9 and showed a drift effect. The whole car relied on inertia and did not rush out of the track, but "slid" out of Turn 9.

"I'm not mistaken, is Yifeijun drifting on the F1 track?"

Junko Takeda looked at the broadcasting screen on the track and asked in surprise at Ukyo Yamamoto who was recording sensor data next to her.

At this moment, Yamamoto Ukyo's eyes were looking at the computer screen, which displayed real-time data sent by hundreds of race sensors, recording the working condition status of F1 racing parts.

"That's right, the data just now showed that Yifeijun's wheels were constantly locking, especially at the cornering point. JS53 racing cars have lost their grip and are relying on inertia to turn around. In a simple way, this is drift."

When he heard that Yamamoto Ukyo confirmed from the track data that Zhang Yifei had just drifted, Junko Takeda opened her mouth wide in surprise. With the strong grip and downforce of the F1 racing car, Zhang Yifei actually drove the drifting effect, which was really incredible.

At the same time, I reacted from the side that Zhang Yifei's situation was so critical. If he was not careful, he would not drift through the corner, but rushed out of the track!

This piece of sensor data was naturally seen by others in the fleet repair station. The expressions on their faces were also very solemn, and there was no joy at all because Zhang Yifei drifted through the corner.

Because there is no need to drift on the F1 track! Once this sign appears, it means that the car is out of control. If it is a little more serious just now, Zhang Yifei either rushed out of the track or skidding and had to spin around the track.

No matter what the situation is, it is not a good thing for Prost team and Zhang Yifei.

"Have you forgotten my reminder? What the pursuing track on rainy days is not speed, but control!"

"You can't even control the most basic racing car. How can you ensure that nothing happens at high speed?"

Kossel's stern voice was transmitted to Zhang Yifei's ears through the voice system. He was a little angry at this moment, because Zhang Yifei's overtaking behavior just now was too risky and had already put the car in an out of control!

Hearing Cosell's questioning, Zhang Yifei knew in his heart that his actions just now were a bit too risky and wanted to "kill" Schumacher in one go.

But the problem is that Schumacher is really not a cat or dog on the track. At his peak, he is not as good as top drivers like Schumacher, Barrichello, and Coothard, but his hard strength ranks in the top five of this season.

If it weren't for the special weather like rain, a purely hard power showdown, Zhang Yifei is likely to be no match for Schumacher.

"I can't beat Ralph Schumacher without speed."

Zhang Yifei replied in a plain tone. He knew Cossel’s thoughts and agreed with his theory.

After all, most rainy duels cannot reach the speed of oneself and a racing car, but instead pursue a balance in control.

However, if Zhang Yifei does not have this kind of adventure-like speed, if he wants to beat Schumacher, he can only achieve overcoming if he is absolutely ahead in control and line.

In a sense, he still needs Schumacher himself to make a mistake to give him a chance, otherwise even if he can win, the battle may be too long.

Now that the schedule is half over, after surpassing Schumacher, he is also in front of him, who is also a member of Williams' team. No one can guarantee whether the cooperation of the previous track that blocks each other will be repeated.

And more importantly, the two drivers in front of Montoya are also members of the same team. I don’t know why Jordan team broke out at Sepang Track. This team with strength can only be considered a mid-level team, and both drivers actually ran into the points zone.

In other words, they all have the cooperation of their teammates, and Zhang Yifei can only fight alone, and he can only take risks and act radically!

Hearing Zhang Yifei's answer and looking at the current situation on the track, Cosell could also understand what Zhang Yifei was thinking. If it were other race engineers, they might continue to ask Zhang Yifei to seek stability. It would be enough to eventually run into the points zone. They could give up challenging the two drivers of Jordan team.

But Cosell said that, he would never let Zhang Yifei give up and hit the podium goal. Even today, Zhang Yifei was just a new driver and was facing serious challenges in the rainy track.

"The motto of professional riders is to wander on the edge of losing control. Since you choose speed, use your fastest speed to surpass Ralph, and don't give yourself any time to hesitate."

Cosell respected Zhang Yifei's choice, even if this choice was not very wise in his opinion.

However, compared to being undecided, professional drivers need to move forward even if the decisions they make are wrong. Because in the race against time, there is not so much time for drivers to think and make decisions, any hesitation will lead to failure!

"I know."

After Zhang Yifei replied, he locked his eyes on the Williams racing car in front of him again.

The "drift" in the corner just now and the acceleration of 200km/h required 4 gears when leaving the corner made him thrown away by Schumacher again.

However, after passing the No. 10 arc bend, the car needs to lower back to 2 gear again and pass through the No. 11 corner of the Sepang Track at a speed of 124km/h.

For rainy tracks, the faster the cornering speed, the greater the possibility of losing control. Zhang Yifei, the sharp corner of No. 9, can still pass the corner by "drifting" because the curve is very short, and there is still a way to save the short loss of control.

However, the speed of sharp turn No. 11 is faster. Even if it is the inertia caused by "drift", it is possible to directly lead the car out of the track.

However, the width of Turn 11 is much wider than Turn 9, which is also an important overtaking point on the Sepang track. This time, Schumacher doesn't need any premonition. With Zhang Yifei's previous actions, he will definitely launch an overtaking offensive again on this corner.
Chapter completed!
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