As a person who has loved racing since childhood, F1 racing is simply a mythical existence for Li Fanyu.

Although he has experienced the baptism of Le Mans, Dakar and Formula E, in fact, if you want to talk about racing, F1 is more attractive to him;

Participating in Le Mans, it is a production sports car, while the Dakar and FE are both using their own electric models. Although it is the next era in terms of technology, it is still not comparable to F1, which represents the top technology in the automotive industry.

At the Williams factory, Wang Rui has already taken the Xcar team and the factory's technicians to assemble the No. 2 car bit by bit.

It has to be said that this group of engineers and technicians at the Williams factory are all skilled in their work.

Normally, if a family car unfortunately breaks a component. Even if it seems like a small problem, a group of car mechanics will toss around your car for a long time, and after an unimaginable toss, the car repair shop still can't give you a 100% sure answer.

If the car needs to be completely dismantled and reassembled, don't expect to get it back in a week.

But in Formula 1, rebuilding a car from scratch is a common occurrence for team mechanics. At the end of each race, every test, the F1 car is immediately taken to the factory to be dismantled so that every part can be inspected and improved.

And in order to gain an advantage on the track, it is also part of the competition to be able to dismantle and load the car as soon as possible. If the team's car is damaged during practice sessions on the F1 race weekend, the mechanics will make repairs directly at the trackside.

In Formula 1, time is the result and the life of the team.

Li Fanyu participated in the assembly of the No. 2 car.

From the installation of the chassis, to the front overhang brakes, to the powertrain, to the rear overhang and fixed wing, to the nose cone body floor and body. After a set of processes, it took the technicians only six and a half hours.

The whole process is outrageous, and the hundreds of meters of wiring in the chassis part alone makes Li Fanyu's scalp numb.

Formula 1 cars are extremely compact, and a single wire on the chassis has to be placed on the ideal trajectory in an orderly manner. Problems with any one of the wires can directly lead to a rider's early exit from the race.

Once all the components are mounted on the chassis, they must not move, a small bolt wrapped in a wire under the brake pedal is enough to pose a threat to the safety of the rider, and the slightest movement of the fuel tank port can cause an oil leak, and a little friction can cause a spark and cause burning.

It was such a complex and delicate work that it only took the technicians half an hour.

In fact, not only Li Fanyu, but even Zhengxin engineers who often participate in the research and development of Formula E cars have to admit that there is still a big gap between FE and F1 in terms of technical support.

This has benefited them a lot.

"It's technical, get a reward!"

When the entire car was assembled and the technicians habitually raised their arms and shouted "done", Li Fanyu slapped and praised him.

Claire on the side smiled slightly in the face of this disguised compliment: "What you see is just one side of Williams, Lee." I promise, our riders will surprise you even more. ”

Last year, the Williams team formed a new squad. Twenty-one-year-old Swedish driver Symless and nineteen-year-old Spanish driver Amondero, known as "Little Massa", form the youngest driver lineup in F1.

The one who came to the test today was Amondelo.

Li Fanyu doesn't look at F1 much lately, and he doesn't have any special impression of the drivers from two years ago.

But looking at his watch, he had his first impression of the legendary little driver - unpunctual.

"Claire, it's ten past nine, when are we going to start?"

That's right, according to the testing process, that "Little Massa" should have been in place ten minutes ago.

As soon as he said this, Claire realized the problem and hurriedly asked the assistant to call and urge.

In order to complete the assembly of the racing car, Li Fanyu got up early in the morning and came to the factory at two o'clock in the morning. But now that the car is assembled and the drivers are not in place, everyone can only wait in place.

It took about ten minutes for Amondello to drive the sports car.

Claire has always been strict in managing the team, and when she saw that the young driver that the team had wasted a lot of effort to train was twenty minutes late, she couldn't help but be angry.

In the face of Claire's questioning, Amondello, who didn't even change into a flame retardant suit, shrugged his shoulders, "Boss, it's not like I was late on purpose. Rather, as a driver, I can't agree with the team's decision to change engines on an ad hoc basis. I've been dealing with Mercedes engines for half a season, and now I'm changing ...... I really can't accept such an unproven motivation. You know, this is my first F1 season and if it's too bad, it will have an impact on my career. So I ask you to think carefully about whether or not to change the power for the rest of the season. ”

Hearing the young Spaniard say something in broken English, aiming at himself while almost going against a team's leadership, Li Fan was stupid;

a chicken!

Lao Tzu bought the team himself, used his own engine, and now his own drivers refuse to drive?

What the is that?

Playing with emotions?

You're too incompetent, aren't you?!

So when Claire communicated with Amondero, Li Fanyu interjected directly and said to Amundero: "What are your usual results on this test track?"

When it comes to his achievements, Amondelo is very proud.

"It's about 1 minute and 11 seconds. The best time was 1:09.29. This was a test when he joined the team last year, breaking the all-time best of this test track. ”

Looking at the arrogance on the other party's face, Li Fanyu nodded deeply.

The pony thinks the road is narrow at first glance, and the chicks complain about the low sky when they first fly!

Damn, do you really think you're really awesome if you call Little Massa?

Today, my brother will let you see what real technology is!

"Good. ”

After saying that, he walked directly to the factory.

I found a set of technician's flame retardant suits and helmets, and put them on myself in the midst of everyone's surprised eyes.

He frightened the management of the Williams team.

F1 is no joke!

Not to mention how much damage the car crashed in, if the new boss had a good one, the team would be ruined.

"There was an accident at the Williams Racing Stadium test site, and Li Fanyu, the controlling shareholder of the team, died in an accident while testing the No. 2 car. The Williams team owner will have a car accident and become a curse. ”

For no reason, Claire had such a piece of news in her mind.

You must know that his father, the founder of the team, Frank Williams, was paralyzed in a car accident and sat in a wheelchair for more than 20 years!

Now, if Li Fanyu makes another bad move, the team may become a joke for the whole F1.

"Lee, what are you going to do?" Thinking of this, she didn't care about educating Amondello and chased after her.

Li Fanyu put the fire mask on his head, turned to look at Amondero, and said lightly: "I need to demonstrate the performance of the new engine for my drivers." ”

Unlike the surprise of everyone in the Williams team, Wang Rui and Zhengxin XCAR engineers on the side smiled unkindly when they saw such a scene;

"Senior brother, his best time is 1:9.29, which is amazing. You have to do it!"

Seeing Li Fanyu stepping onto the car without hesitation, everyone coaxed.