On the closed circular test track, technicians were nervously inspecting the cars, and technicians from China followed these foreigners one by one, staring at their movements. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The East Star team's first F1 car, codenamed F-8701, was assembled in mid-12 after several improvements.

The car is powered by Honda's 1.5-liter turbocharged V6RA167E engine with a 4-bar boost value and a maximum output of 1,050 hp at its peak.

Lin Qiangsheng learned that in addition to his team's choice of this engine, there are also Williams Racing and Lotus Racing that both use Honda RA167E engines, and most of the participating teams use turbocharged technology, which is significantly better than the teams that use non-supercharged engines.

Lamborghini provided the chassis technology for the Eastern Star Racing Car and Pagani supplied most of the carbon fiber components.

In addition to engine support, Honda also offers an electronic detection system that provides feedback to drivers at all times during the race, and other teams are said to have adopted this technology.

Lin Johnson has instructed Lamborghini to start working on a new engine with a displacement of 3.5 liters to adapt to the new rules of the '89 season.

He knew that the FIA had run out of turbocharging that year and banned the use of turbocharged engines in Formula 1.

Lamborghini hired former Ferrari manager Daniel Odeto to run a company called Lamborghini Engineering, and appointed renowned racing engineer Mauro Fuguiari as technical director, who was responsible for the design and construction of a V12 engine to comply with the new 3.5-litre engine regulations of 1989.

The F-8701 car is painted in dark blue, with narrow azure blue transitions on the nose of the nose and black vertical wings and wings.

The chimney-like air intake above the driver's head is used to fuel the air into the engine, and this is the only one that supplies the engine gas. Because the upper part of the car has the most airflow and more impact, it has a better air intake effect, and can use the speed of the car to increase the intake pressure to increase the engine power. Therefore, the car only needs such an engine air intake on it, so as not to fly into the road debris and affect the engine work.

Of course, it would be better to have the air intakes at the front of the car, but the F1 engine is located in the middle of the cabin, behind the cabin. The structure of the air intake in front is unreasonable, and because the air intake is too long, it will increase the resistance of the air intake itself, and the gains outweigh the losses, so the F1 engine air intake is selected on the top of the driver's head under various factors.

The large air intakes on both sides of the driver's cockpit, like the air intakes of an aircraft engine, are used to dissipate heat from the engine and other equipment, and at the same time can also play a role in diversion, giving the car less resistance.

The amount of air required for heat dissipation is very large, but the total pressure of the intake is generally required, unlike the engine combustion needs the greater the air pressure, the greater the power, here only requires the most air, so the size of the two air intakes is very large, due to the high speed, the outside air is already very low for the engine, which can take away a lot of heat.

Since these two air intakes are very low from the ground, it is inevitable that some debris will run in, and the staff will need to clean it up in time during the race, otherwise the engine temperature will be too high and it will cause a cylinder burst.

Young British racing driver Damon Hill sat in the cockpit and since 1981 he has been racing as a motorcycle, Formula Ford, F3 and F3000 driver with great results.

He was invited to work in Modena, and the 26-year-old quickly accepted a test driver contract with the Eastern Star team, and Damon Hill was looking forward to becoming an official driver for the Eastern Star F1 team, which he used as a starting point for the F1 race.

Of course, Lin Qiangsheng also wants to sign those famous drivers, such as Senna, Mansell and other famous star drivers, but these people are quite sought-after, a lot of teams are waiting for them with multi-million dollar contracts, and their personalities are also very unique, and they are already qualified to pick teams at this level.

And heroes like Schumacher in the 90s are too young now, even if Lin Qiangsheng signs a contract with someone now, the growth period is too long, there are too many changes, and he can't wait that long.

On the sidelines, Niki Lauda, wearing a red sunhat to hide the scars on his face, calmly patrolled the various posts, and after contacting Damon Hill through the headset, he gave instructions to the flag bearer.

Lin Qiangsheng's heart lifted suddenly, as if he was being dragged by a giant to his internal organs, and he felt that the whole person was empty.

Although the engine and chassis and other parts were checked one by one to confirm that there was no problem, he was still quite nervous.

Damon Hill waved his hand to the crowd outside the stadium, he calmly looked forward, while holding the steering wheel tightly, and lightly pressed the accelerator a few times, the engine suddenly erupted into a beast-like roar, buzzing...

Lin Qiangsheng stood on the sidelines and watched this sci-fi car, it was the first time he had observed F1 so closely, and he was extremely excited to see it being built himself.

The Chinese members of the sideline team are also excited and dare not breathe, the height of nearly 30 people is between 1.75 meters ~ 1.85 meters, which should be close to the average level of the F1 team. Each of them trained hard, practiced desperately, and everyone wanted to stay in the team and was not willing to be eliminated.

Today, the boss sat on the sidelines and watched them play, and everyone trembled slightly with excitement.

“1，2，3...” As the black-and-white flags fell, Hill quickly put up gear and drove out of the starting point, the car engine roaring louder and louder, and it was quickly raised.

This is a small circular track, Modena does not have a standard F1 field, Lin Qiangsheng nervously raised the binoculars to observe the circle of the No. 1 car, he is most afraid of accidents, hit a million dollars and it will be gone.

Then he thought that his mentality was not right, don't be afraid of losses when playing the F1 team, and if there is no accident on the field in any year, Lin Qiangsheng quickly adjusted his mentality, tried to relax, and then held up the binoculars to observe the performance of the car and drivers.

The average F1 race is about 310 kilometers, and the shortest race in Monaco is 280 kilometers.

He tried the extreme acceleration several times, and even drove the prototype car at a high speed of nearly 300 kilometers per hour, which made everyone in China sweat, especially Lin Qiangsheng was afraid that an accident would happen and the car would be destroyed.

The huge roar of the engine, echoing in the venue, this immersive feeling is simply not seen in China.

The command came from the headset, Hill gradually slowed down the car, and finally stopped, and the engineers hurriedly stepped forward to check the car's inspection car, and he got out of the car excitedly, and pretended to be calm to deal with Nicky's inquiry, but his expression could not hide his excitement.

"How's the car?" Lin Qiangsheng walked up to him and asked the question he was most concerned about.

Damon Hill hugged his helmet and said shyly: "Very good, boss, the No. 1 car gives me a very good feeling, especially the engine is great, I seem to be able to run faster!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Very good, I want to give it a try, hahaha..."

Unfortunately, he's tried to drive it before, and he still needs a lot of practice to get to the level of a racer.

He said to Nikki Lauda: "Nicky, we need to find a proper track and release a new car!" ”

Niki Lauda nodded silently and suggested, "I propose a test and launch event at the Nado circuit in the province of Lecce in southern Italy. Often used as a proving ground for racing, the track features a 6.2-kilometre-long handling test track and a 12.5-kilometre-long circular track that simulates different road conditions and weather conditions.

And most importantly, the Nadeau circuit is located in a mild climate, with a full range of personnel and technology, and a high standard, with three shifts throughout the year, seven days a week, and a variety of tests can be carried out around the clock. ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said, "It seems that you are ready, so choose to test it on the Nado track!" ”

Niki Lauda nodded and said, "Yes sir, we can test the high-speed performance and vehicle handling there." ”

He hesitated for a moment and said to Lin Qiangsheng: "Actually, I don't recommend that the team participate in the race just after it is established, and there are few teams in such a hurry. ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said, "I know it too, but the emphasis is on participation, and the first year should be used to sharpen experience." ”

In history, Honda once won the championship in the first year of competition, Lin Qiangsheng felt that the team had Honda engines and Lamborghini technology, which should be able to participate, and the Honda team that had just joined the F1 competition did not have such strong technical support.

Niki Lauda nodded helplessly, the team spends more than 100,000 US dollars every day, and it needs a high budget of tens of millions of US dollars a year, he guessed that the young people in front of him may be frightened by the huge expenses, which made the unprepared team participate quickly, and he even felt that the future of the East Star team was worrying, but the Austrian still insisted on doing his job well.

A week later, the East Star team organized a crew to the Nadeau circuit, where Damon Hill drove the East Star F8701 and even ran a time of 320 km/h, and he had to continue to push for higher speeds to test the limit speed of the No. 1 car.

Of course, the test track is also extremely busy, with many teams coming here to challenge 400km/h, and the Eastern Star Racing Team is no exception.

Two days before Christmas, the Eastern Star team unveiled its new car at the Nadeau circuit, which foreshadowed the team's participation in the '87 season.

The team members wore blue striped uniforms on a white background, and appeared in front of the media as a whole, and they took a group photo on the Nadeau track, and Lin Qiangsheng stood in the middle with a smile on his face, with the team members.

"Everyone, the opening tournament will be held in Brazil on March 18 next year, and it will be up to you then," he said.

“forza-ragazzi！” Lin Qiangsheng raised his hand and shouted.

"Come on, buddies!"

“forza-ragazzi！” The team members also raised their hands and chanted in Italian, so the photographer seized the opportunity to capture the moment. (To be continued.) )