In the hospital, Zhang Yifei, who was leaning against the hospital bed, was looking at the newspapers and magazines bought by Junko Takeda with interest.

The media headlines these days are basically about his crash at the Brazilian Grand Prix and Prost's accusations against the Peugeot engine.

Of course, the so-called accusations were reported through various media. In fact, Zhang Yifei knew that Prost team was in a weak position and could not break up with Peugeot without any necessity.

After all, it takes capital to tear apart, and the Prost team does not have the capital.

Historically, Prost Motorsport was in a similar situation and could no longer bear it and broke the face with Peugeot, causing the other party to cut off their supply.

However, the fuse at that time was on Hydefield and Alessi. The two of them were playing in the game, fighting in the lounge, and withdrawing from the competition in various faults, which made Peugeot "notorious".

Providing event engines is a way for car companies to open up the automotive market in order to prove their R&D capabilities. Honda became popular with the f1 engine and became one of the world-class car companies.

The result was a counterproductive effect, which made Peugeot Group unacceptable. In addition, Peugeot Engine was sold half-sold and half-given, and it was not profitable. Both parties felt that the other party was a pitfall, so in anger, PSA Group directly terminated the cooperation.

However, it was later proved that Peugeot Group had a bigger dig, because since the Prost team was useless, there was no second team willing to use French Peugeot Engines. Since then, Peugeot Group has also withdrew from the ranks of F1 engine suppliers.

The situation in this world has changed, and Prost maintained its relationship with Peugeot Group. Although the poor performance of the engine last season once caused a crack in the cooperation, and both sides had the idea that the other party was a pitfall, they finally chose to "reunite the mirror".

After all, the Prost fleet has no money and has been wandering wildly on the verge of bankruptcy. The poor are almost like pants. Where can we get the capital to replace the engine supplier? Poor is not qualified to be picky.

Peugeot is basically in a similar situation. According to the F1 standards, this broken engine is simply the tractor level. Last season, the failure rate was terrible. I guess the other teams have to consider giving it for free, and there is no way to spend money to buy it!

So this pair of brothers in distress continued to walk on the road of mutual deception until Zhang Yifei appeared.

Zhang Yifei's appearance actually brought the direction of history to its original trajectory. Because of the weak performance of the Brazilian station racing car, the fans and the media once again pointed the finger at the Peugeot engine, which led to the two sides' separation.

To be honest, this situation was completely beyond Zhang Yifei's expectations.

But then again, Prost Racing is indeed too lacking in competitiveness. Even if you win this sub-station championship, you will never be able to win the title of world championship. There are more than a dozen F1 sub-station events in a season, and the value is far less than the title of championship.

Zhang Yifei's highest life goal has never been satisfied with a sub-station championship title. He wants to surpass Schumacher, or even replace Schumacher and become the new generation of car gods.

To fulfill this ultimate wish, you must have a racing car that is not at a disadvantage in performance, so that you can fight against the ultimate Mars rover of the Ferrari team next year.

This track accident may be a huge loss in terms of the current situation, but if the weak performance of Prost car can be changed, it will create strong competitiveness in the future. At least Zhang Yifei will no longer have to be on every straight, and he is worried that he will be forced to eat by his teammates.

Another point is that if the historical trajectory is really brought back, then Zhang Yifei has a more arrogant ambition plan in his heart and has the opportunity to implement it. This will be a dream that will be called a madman!

"Kunko, the media reports are already in full swing. What's the negotiation process between the fleet and the PSA Group?"

Zhang Yifei put down the newspaper in his hand and asked Junko Takeda beside him.

He is now in the stage of recuperation. According to Chinese traditional concepts, he has been injured for 100 days. Although the fracture of the bone is not that exaggerated, judging from the current injury, it should take two or three months to recover before considering returning to the F1 track.

Otherwise, if you just step on the brake pedal that is as high as 70 kilograms, you will probably not be able to withstand even if you are not injured or have a little osteoporosis.

So Zhang Yifei has been staying in the hospital for rest these days and recuperating from his injuries. Junko Takeda is by his side to take care of him and convey some news about the convoy. After all, this accident is also a big test for the current Prost team.

For example, backup racing issues, third driver issues, and post-race transition issues, etc., each tests the team's current coping ability. Unfortunately, Prost is just a small team that is at the bottom level in F1 under normal circumstances, with limited strength.

So even Ah Hu, who had been caring for before, returned to the convoy to assist in the transfer. Of course, as for Zhang Yifei's current injury, there is no need for several people to stay in the hospital for care.

"The team cannot agree to the request of Peugeot Group, otherwise it will directly lead to the internal division of the team. Therefore, the cooperation is basically over, and a joint statement should be issued in two days."

Peugeot Group's request to either let the team's R&D department take the blame or let the driver take the blame. Even if Prost is poor, he will not be foolish to agree to this request.

Once agreed, it will be a fatal blow to the current united Prost team, and it will even directly lead to self-destruction within the team!

"Which engine supplier is to be considered for replacement? Now the js54 prototype car has started to be built, and the engine and body should be adapted soon."

"I don't know, it shouldn't be the stage of contacting new engine suppliers, but according to the current engine performance, the boss should be the most satisfied with the Mercedes-Benz engine."

Mercedes-Benz Engine? When he heard this, Zhang Yifei frowned. This was a bit inconsistent with the historical trajectory in his mind.

After Prost and Peugeot Group split their ways in history, they faced the desperate situation where the team was at the bottom of their performance and also at the bottom of their performance. With the belief of treacherous bets, they sold 40% of the team's shares, and some loans raised a total of 30 million US dollars, and replaced it with the 048 event engine provided by Ferrari.

However, the Ferrari engine in 2001 was not very outstanding, and it can only be described as being average. The reason why they can win the world championship is mainly because Schumacher and Barrichello are too strong and do not need a rover. The mid-to-high performance is enough to make them defeat their opponents.

The Prost team, which has replaced the new racing engine, has shown a trend of "returning back" in the winter test. Alessi has been ranked first in the track test continuously, and Barcelona's absolute speed ranking, and Prost has also come to the second place.

Judging from these data alone, Prost racing performance is very strong, far from being comparable to the bottom-level ones last season.

However, in the F1 event, the strong racing performance is not a decisive factor. Whether you can get good results depends on the person driving the racing car. As long as the level is similar, the advantages of racing performance can be reflected. It is not on the same level, and the Mars rover cannot surpass Schumacher.

In addition, the team atmosphere is also one of the foundations for ensuring victory in the race. Take the Brazilian Grand Prix as an example. With the team members united, the potential for the explosion is amazing. Not counting as the slowdown stage, the fastest single stop time was reduced to 6.5 seconds, which is no longer inferior to giant teams like Ferrari and Williams.

At that time, Prost's collapsed atmosphere was in chaos, and everyone was in a state of calculating day by day, and it would be greatly extended when entering the station. It originally only took about 8 seconds, but it might be as slow as possible to delay to 18 seconds!

Think about it, in the F1 paddock that is always fighting for every second, the stop is about ten seconds slower than the opponent. How can we recover the gap? Even if Schumacher drives a Mars rover, he can't guarantee that he can lead his opponent by dozens of seconds in every game, right?

So Prost team also collapsed after being replaced with Ferrari engines. They couldn't hold on in the 2002 season. Including operating expenses and debts of more than US$30 million, they finally applied for bankruptcy protection. Even the newly developed AOP05 prototype was forced to be taken out for auction.

"The Mercedes-Benz engine is pretty good, but has the boss considered the Ferrari engine?"

Zhang Yifei asked indirectly, and now it is a year faster than the historical progress. If the Prost team still follows the historical trajectory, it will get the strongest 051v10 engine in Ferrari's history.

The Ferrari team relied on the F2002 racing car and the 051 event engine to win 15 championships in 19 races throughout the year. The other teams joined together, which was not enough for the Ferrari team to play. It really felt like "the saints are all ants."

This is why Zhang Yifei has always been lingering in fear of the Ferrari Mars rover in the 2002 season. He understood that the Ferrari team this year was too strong, and it was so strong that it felt irresistible that it could not even solve the problem of transferring to a stronger team!

Because McLaren and Williams can't beat it, where can I transfer?

"I don't know this. The team is under great pressure to make the transition. The third driver, Burdes, will temporarily take over your position in the remaining race. How to run in with the crew members is also a problem. I guess the boss does not have enough energy and will negotiate with the engine supplier at this stage."

After saying this, Junko Takeda continued to ask in a confusing tone: "This year's Ferrari engine is definitely not as good as the Mercedes-Benz engine, and its power parameters are not as good as the BMW engine of Williams team. Why do you give priority to the Ferrari engine? Shouldn't you choose the strongest Mercedes-Benz?"

When Zhang Yifei heard the question from Junko Takeda, he smiled and did not answer directly.

Because the strongest engine this year does not mean that next year will be the strongest, but he cannot explain the reasons behind it to Junko Takeda.
Chapter completed!