“Is three days enough?”

Smith asked back, just like Schumacher before, he believed that Zhang Yifei agreed to this game with anger and revenge mentality, and he did not realize the importance of victory.

"Don't worry, I've already started preparing, three days are enough!"

Zhang Yifei replied with certainty that if you can’t win in three days, it would be meaningless to give one or two more days.

"Okay, I will negotiate with the United States as you request. If there are any other needs, you can notify the fleet to contact us."

"OK."

After saying that, Smith stood up and reached out to Zhang Yifei again and said, "I hope you can win for f1 and prove that we are the most powerful Formula and drivers in the world!"

"I am the strongest."

Zhang Yifei had saved all the previous qualifiers before and only used himself.

When Smith heard Zhang Yifei's words, the expression on his face was very complicated, surprised and as if he was expected.

I can only say that this Chinese driver is really confident in terms of confidence.

Shortly after the staff of the f1 management company left, the FIA ​​Arbitration Committee also came to the Prost team repair station.

Because the race arbitration committee has accepted Williams' team's complaint about the crash, it has notified Prost team to accept the accident investigation and ruling.

However, unlike ordinary cases, the drivers involved in the F1 accident investigation. They just asked Zhang Yifei about the accident, and then let the team leader argue about the rest.

The next step is to compare the surveillance video to determine who is responsible, and the investigation results of the event arbitration will be announced and the final punishment will be finalized.

There is little hope for Zhang Yifei to completely exempt him from liability in this crash. After all, the last active collision was too obvious and it was not a professional arbitration. The bottom line of Prost team is that it cannot deprive the American team of champion titles and points, and everything else is within the acceptable range.

At the same time, Prost team also filed a counter-claim to the race director, investigating and punishing Montoya's dangerous driving behavior at Turn 13 and his after-match attacks. Anyway, in the current situation, the result will be at least a few days before it can be obtained.

In order to ensure the status of Zhang Yifei's local formula, the FIA ​​may choose to announce it only after the Indy 500 event is over.

After these two things were handled, it was already dark, but the maintenance channel was a brilliantly lit scene. Because with the end of the US Grand Prix, other teams began to pack equipment and prepare to take a plane to transfer in the second half of the night.

Zhang Yifei has changed into a regular suit and came to the team maintenance room. The crashed Prost JS53 racing car is undergoing a tense repair.

Although this time, although the js53 racing does not look like a mess like the Brazilian Grand Prix, the repair difficulty is not low at all, because the main frame is seriously deformed. If the correction cannot be returned, the frame will be completely replaced.

The problem is that there is no spare frame for the Prost fleet now. Unless the prototype frame of the R&D base is brought over, it will be very difficult to repair it.

In addition to repairing the damage to the accident impact, Charlie is leading a team of technicians to find out the reasons for the deformation of the front axle of the car before.

Because this is no longer a coincidence, it has caused a big hidden danger twice in a race. There is not enough time to completely disassemble before the race. Now, with the frame being damaged, the entire car will be dismantled to the parts level, and no minor problems will be hidden!

"Charlie, how is the racing car now? Can it be fixed?"

“It’s hard to fix and may require a complete replacement of the frame.”

Charlie shook his head. The frame was deformed too seriously and could not be corrected to its original form. Once a collision accident occurs again, it will become a stress point and the rigid bearing capacity will be greatly reduced.

In order to ensure the safety of drivers, it is best not to use this frame again. After all, there is a prototype frame at the headquarters, which can be used just as much as possible.

"But I probably found the real reason for going off the wrong way."

“What’s the reason?”

Now it was Zhang Yifei's turn to be curious, because he always thought that going off the wrong way should not be a mechanical structure problem, but a result of training and manipulation.

Hearing Zhang Yifei's question, Charlie picked up a front crossbar and the shaft head from the ground, then pointed to the joint part and said: "Because you have a more aggressive driving style and often ride on the shoulder to cause impact on the front bearing, these are all vulnerable parts, and basically you have to change every race."

"Hmm, then what?"

"The parts I replaced this time are not the spare parts I used up, because they have been used up. They are the newly processed and customized accessories in the fleet R&D center. After comparison, I found that there was a slight error in the accuracy."

"This error is usually difficult to find. Even if you compare two brand new accessories, you can't see any difference. Only in high-intensity competition can the accuracy error be amplified, especially when you are impacted by suspension, which can easily lead to parts deformation, so you will be deviated."

After hearing this, Zhang Yifei understood that there was a problem with the processing accuracy of the subsequent batch of parts.

F1 racing cars are not mass-produced models, they can be classified as hand-made, especially the parts, and are customized by engineers one by one.

Therefore, it is not very strange that there is a problem with processing accuracy. Since the problem has been found, Zhang Yifei did not intend to blame or complain. After all, Zhang Yifei endured such a big pit before, and now this is not a big deal!

"Since you have found the problem, just negotiate with the headquarters to resolve it. I believe in your ability."

Seeing Zhang Yifei's calm look, Charlie was very moved.

Although Fei does not have the impression of low-key, forbearance and meanness of traditional Chinese people, one day the characteristics have not changed, that is, generous, peaceful, and kindness.

You should know that many drivers, even if they are not big brands, are dissatisfied and complained when encountering insufficient racing performance or failure, and even directly dissatisfied with the team's maintenance team.

Zhang Yifei's racing failure today almost made him lose the American Grand Prix championship. As a result, Zhang Yifei was still calm and even spoke out to encourage the maintenance team. This kind of demeanor is really rare, let alone an eighteen-year-old boy.

So there is not no reason why Fei can achieve what he has today, he will become a great driver.

"Now this is just my guess, and there may be other reasons, but I can assure you that similar problems will never happen again!"

"Of course, we are the strongest team!"

This sentence also infected other maintenance technicians who were under maintenance, and they also echoed: "That's right, we are the strongest team!"

Back at the hotel that night, Zhang Yifei did not relax his requirements because of the US Grand Prix champion. He still went to the training room to conduct simulation training on the Indy Oval track, just like the afternoon victory did not exist.

Before Zhang Yifei ran two laps, Cosel walked in and handed him a piece of information and said: "Although the elliptical track is simple, the simpler the thing, the harder it is to run better than others. It still has its own characteristics and routes. Remember this information carefully."

Since Cosell already knew that Zhang Yifei had secretly practiced the elliptical track, there was no need to hide it anymore, so he handed Zhang Yifei a copy of the elliptical track information he collected.

No surprises or politeness, Zhang Yifei opened this information, which contained four corner lines that Cosell emphasized.

Don’t think that the elliptical track is just a throttle to the end and then just turn the steering wheel to the left. There are key points to pay attention to in the four corners here, especially the first and fourth turns.

The first turn is the reverse direction of the No. 13 Death God Bend. And as the layout changes, it enters from the audience seat and the pit area. Before entering the turn, the driver can only see the tire wall and the cement wall. He has no sufficient career at all. He relies on his familiarity with the track and the absolute control of the distance!

When turning 2 and 3 are at the back, pay special attention to the influence of crosswind in the incline corner. At the extreme speed, the influence of crosswinds in the incline corner can easily cause racing to slip. Most Indy drivers are actually not rushing out of the corner because they are too fast or the tires are insufficient, but are blown out by the crosswind.

The last bend is very narrow, similar to a bottle opening shape getting tighter and tighter. There is only one real driving route, and it also needs to avoid the tire debris area that affects grip.

This ultimately tests the driver's control over distance. Whether it is a manual or a dictionary width depends on the driver's strength.

“I will remember.”

Zhang Yifei closed the information and replied affirmatively to Cosel. He remembered the F1 standard track, and there was no problem with the layout of the Indy 500!

"Indy racing should be delivered tomorrow, and I'll have a break today."

From Kossel's mouth, he said rare words to let Zhang Yifei take a break early.

Because Cosell knew how tired Zhang Yifei was during this period, and he also had no sub-station champion. He had to face a Formula event with an intensity that was no less than the main competition.

And it is completely different types. Zhang Yifei is equivalent to starting from scratch to face the opponent's strong men.

Even though Cosell has always been more radical and extreme thinking, he thinks that Zhang Yifei is already on the verge of the limit, and this Chinese boy is really too difficult.

"I see."

Zhang Yifei nodded and continued to engage in racing simulator training. Since there are new information supplements, we must seize the time and verify the route.

Looking at Zhang Yifei's actions, Cosel shook his head. He understood that this kid would not listen to him and rest.
Chapter completed!