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707 Racing Machine (Chapter 1)

"This is a data graph of the impact of brake frequency, downforce changes, and on the temperature of the brake system!"

"Yifeijun completed the Singapore track test with three practice games. Now we can perform the final racing adjustment based on this data chart!"

Yamamoto Ukyo's tone was very excited, and he could even hear the trembling in his voice, because Zhang Yifei completed an impossible track test and obtained a large amount of sensor data to produce this icon for data analysis.

Not to mention Ukyo Yamamoto, even Kossel looked at Zhang Yifei with a complicated expression when he saw the data map on the computer.

Because after entering the station for the first time yesterday, Zhang Yifei did not simply adjust and then leave the station and continue running, but instead told himself a crazy idea of ​​fantasy. Even with Cosell's radicalism, he thought that Zhang Yifei's idea could not be achieved. Now the facts are in front of him, and he did it!

You should know that in addition to the driver's driving skills requirements, street racing also requires extremely high racing stability, among which the brake cooling system is the top priority!

Because F1 racing cars are all air-cooled systems, the layout of street racing is destined to make many curves not too fast. Once the racing speed is not enough, the air volume at the front air inlet will be insufficient, causing the brake system to overheat, which will affect the brake effect.

This is why, it is often seen that when the F1 racing car is idle, two maintenance technicians are holding blowers and blowing air towards the racing air inlet, which ensures that the air cooling failure will not cause overheating when the car is parked.

In order to ensure that the brake system can cool down quickly, there are as many as 1,200 small holes on the brake disc of the F1 racing car. In addition to accelerating the cooling of the brake system, these small holes actually have another important task, which is to quickly conduct heat to the tires and maintain the stability of the tire temperature.

Think about it, the tire temperature will rise after driving for a long time, but when the temperature rises to a limit, it will reach the upper limit. Therefore, if you drive an ordinary vehicle for about a hundred kilometers, you can touch the tire at most, and it will definitely not reach the point of rapid burning.

But the tires of the F1 racing car have just finished running. You can burn a layer of skin by touching it with your hands, because its tire temperature is as high as hundreds of degrees Celsius. The rubber on the surface of the tire needs to be melted to achieve a semi-solidified state similar to chewing gum, so as to ensure amazing grip.

It is difficult to reach hundreds of degrees Celsius by rising the internal air temperature of the tire alone. Therefore, an external condition is needed to heat it, and the vehicle's heat source is the only braking system except for the power system.

The brake system can conduct heat to the tire to ensure that the tire temperature reaches the optimal road sense state. However, if the brake system conducts too high and causes the surface rubber of the tire to melt too quickly, it is equivalent to wearing the tire in normal competition and opening an accelerator.

If the wear is too fast, the tire thickness will naturally become thinner, and the tire temperature will exceed the safety value. The consequence of this situation will greatly increase the chance of tire blowout.

This is why, before Alonso reported his racing adjustment before, Cosell replied coldly, "Does he want to break the tire on the track?"

There are two ways to solve this problem. One is to increase the pressure and mechanical grip of the car on the curved air, and reduce the dependence on brake deceleration, so that the brake system temperature can naturally be maintained within the safety line.

Another type is that people are very skilled and brave. Through extremely accurate air throttle reduction coordination and just the right brake point calculation, they rely on their own driving skills to dance on the tip of the knife, and desperately control the critical point of the brake system temperature.

Before, Zhang Yifei chose the first option, but excessive downforce will affect the acceleration of the car. Alonso is very confident in his driving skills, so he chose the second option to go to the extreme with high risk.

Zhang Yifei chose a safe adjustment plan, not because he did not dare to take risks, but because he was confident in winning the Singapore Grand Prix. Even if he lost a little acceleration, as long as he was fast enough, he could also be on the podium of the opening championship.

Later, Alonso's performance alerted Zhang Yifei that he had an advantage in the night game in Singapore, which did not mean he would definitely win. With such a conservative choice, it would be fine to run to the front row, but it was really not safe to become a champion.

However, Zhang Yifei did not take the Alonso road, but chose another more difficult road, which was to record the temperature changes of the braking system at different time points through extremely accurate track tests.

Then, through various aerodynamics, suspensions, engines and gearbox adjustments, we will constantly test where the critical point of this temperature upper limit is, and finally make a relatively perfect Singapore adjustment!

Practice is the only criterion for testing truth! Isn’t the new track without any setting experience? Then just rely on running data on the track in circles, isn’t that the case?

This kind of thing is simple to say, but it is really difficult to do. It was originally a post-race data statistics, and twenty-two drivers jointly completed the historical data collection. Now Zhang Yifei has to complete the preliminary data analysis before the race with one person.

It is not only a matter of engineering quantity, but also requires Zhang Yifei to provide accurate control feedback on any subtle changes in adjustment, and completely treat himself as a racing machine.

It is precisely because it is too difficult that Kossell felt that he could not complete it after hearing Zhang Yifei's crazy idea yesterday.

But Cosel is not the same. He likes to persuade others with great sincerity. Alonso chooses to take risks, and Cosel respects his choice.

This time Zhang Yifei went to challenge the extreme difficulty, and Cosel also respected Zhang Yifei's choice.

You walk the road yourself, just be prepared to bear the consequences.

As a result, Zhang Yifei did it, and even he did what Kossel thought was impossible to accomplish. For the old German man, he hadn't felt this shock for a long time.

"Fly, now we can run at the fastest speed with the smallest risk, and you create a miracle!"

The boss Prost said, and he was both surprised and happy at this moment because Zhang Yifei's crazy decision, only Cosel was known before the three practices, Yamamoto Ukyo and Zhang Yifei themselves, but he was not very clear about it.

Zhang Yifei understood Prost's conservative character, and if he told him, he would inevitably be opposed. Even if he was executed in the end, it would be equivalent to challenging Prost's prestige, which was not a wise move.

There is an old Chinese saying that using history as a mirror can help you know the rise and fall. Prost is a good person, but he should never think that he is easy to talk to, so he keeps challenging and rejecting the boss's opinions.

Zhang Yifei needs to maintain a balance between his decision and Prost's opinion, because his ambition is not to control the overall situation, or even to devour Prost's team. Zhang Yifei's goal from beginning to end is aimed at the technology behind the F1 team.

Without Prost as the "middleman", no European F1 team would give the Chinese a chance to steal the opportunity. Even if they fully acquire Prost, it would be useless. Political factors would immediately intervene, just like Geely's acquisition of Volvo in later generations, and it would be impossible to use technology and patents.

So Zhang Yifei took action first and then reported. Prost might be unhappy when he learned about it, but when the result came out, it was definitely a surprise and he would not care about so much.

Of course, this premise is that the result is good.

"Yes, I think this time I can win pole position, and Alonso can also sprint to the top five!"

The team leader Henry was also extremely excited. The appearance of this test data was equivalent to removing the biggest stability threat point in the street race. The rest was to look at Zhang Yifei's driving skills and performance.

However, the members of the car crew were very confident in Zhang Yifei's driving skills and performance. At this moment, everyone's ambition to defeat the Big Three to win the pole position was crazy, and victory would belong to Prost!

The only person who was more surprised than happy was probably Alonso. After coming out of this data chart, he kept staring at Zhang Yifei's back with an incredible look.

After three practice games, Alonso's performance was very good. If compared according to his level last year, it would even exceed the evaluation of the word "good"!

The fastest lap in the first practice ranked eighth, the sixth in the second practice ranked sixth in the second practice, and the third practice directly killed Ralph Schumacher and came to the fifth position.

This kind of result is qualified to compete for pole positions, and even eventually reach the podium of the main competition. You should know that the first brother went to the newcomer season last year and entered the points zone twice throughout the year, and never even went to the podium.

Today's opening game showed such an exaggerated result. You can imagine how proud and proud Alonso would be with his personality.

Moreover, in comparison, Zhang Yifei's three practice games have been terrible, not as good as his lap of last year's rookie season. Even though Alonso had seen Zhang Yifei's lap of the car simulator, he didn't think that his strength was like this, but he still felt proud in his heart, looking forward to surpassing and defeating Zhang Yifei in the Singapore Grand Prix!

Now that I learned the truth and understood that my so-called "victory" was just a matter of Zhang Yifei challenging a higher difficulty. Alonso's nose suddenly felt sore and he felt like he wanted to cry.

Why is this Chinese boy so strong? When will he defeat him?

"Alonso, compare the test data of the flight and choose the adjustment plan that suits you the most. The qualifying competition is about to begin."

Cod did not feel the change in Alonso's heart, but instead was excited to let him take advantage of Zhang Yifei's light.

Although the fleet data are shared and there is no saying that it can benefit from it, in fact, this test data was completed by Zhang Yifei alone, and Alonso did not make any contribution.

Should I lower my head to study, or persevere to the end and rely on extreme manipulation to prove myself?
Chapter completed!
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