334 F1 level duels
"Youjing, you and Kossel, aren't you going to give any advice to Yifei-kun? He's up against an F1 driver. ”
Junko Takeda couldn't help but say to Ukyo Yamamoto, this is not a Renault event, Zhang Yifei wants to challenge one of the strongest drivers in the world.
Once upon a time, the official F1 drivers were among the top players who could not be expected to be at the top for Junko Takeda.
After all, there have not been a few F1 drivers in the entire Japanese racing industry for decades, and there is not a single active one.
Although there is no such thing as the original look-up, the title of F1 driver is still an insurmountable mountain, and Junko Takeda subconsciously still has a kind of awe for F1 drivers.
Zhang Yifei can only be regarded as "in name only" at present, and the lap speed of the interview run on the track does not represent the performance in actual combat. French veteran Alessi has incomparably rich experience in the event, and he definitely has countless ways to interfere with Zhang Yifei's driving, so in the end, Junko Takeda really has no confidence in his heart.
"In the past 20 days, my mentor and I have formulated more than 10 racing routes based on the previous record data of the team's Menglirui track, combined with the driving characteristics of Yifeijun!"
"It's fair to say that everything we can prepare before the game, we've got everything ready, and there's nothing more to say."
Yamamoto Ukyo recounted his twenty days of preparation with Cousin in a flat tone.
They are not what Junko Takeda imagined to be, and they don't value Alessi as an official F1 driver. On the contrary, Ukyo Yamamoto and Khosel have done more to prepare than any previous event.
Over the course of twenty days, they mapped out almost all the corners on the Montrieri circuit, as well as the overtaking and defensive routes that could occur. And together with Zhang Yifei, no less than ten sets of strategic plans have been simulated, and it is no exaggeration to say that the two of them have achieved the ultimate, and there is nothing to add.
Listening to Yamamoto Ukyo's description, Junko Takeda looked at him with big eyes of surprise, to be honest, Junko Takeda didn't expect that there was such a careful plan behind this seemingly simple intra-team match.
It seems that Yifeijun and they are indeed ready to challenge, and even defeat Alessi!
On the track, the JS51 car has been successfully started, and the ignition technician will also be leaving the track.
This time, it was none other than Ah Hu who ignited Zhang Yifei's car. When he was leaving, he lay down next to Zhang Yifei's helmet and shouted: "Brother Fei, get them all down!" ”
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Yifei's mouth, and he knew that the reckless and simple boy was back.
The mask had been put down, and it was inconvenient for Zhang Yifei to answer directly, he just made an OK gesture.
There are no teammates on the track today, only opponents, so you have to take them all down to determine your future status and authority!
The lights above the track start to light up one after another, representing the countdown of five seconds. When the five lights dimmed and went out, the three cars rushed out at an almost equal start, and the starting speed showed the strength of an F1 driver!
"F1 drivers who are serious are really strong!"
Yamamoto Ukyo muttered in his heart, this is actually the first time he has been in close contact with the duel between three F1 drivers.
Compared with the previous Renault or F3 races, Zhang Yifei can get rid of a large number of opponents with a starting reaction.
This time, Zhang Yifei's opponents, whether it is Alessi or Emile, are far from being comparable to those junior formula drivers. Even if Zhang Yifei's starting reaction was not slow at all, he still couldn't open the gap with any of them, and the three of them were terrifyingly fast!
Yamamoto Ukyo marveled at the strength of the F1 driver, and Alessi and Emir were also a little surprised by Zhang Yifei's strength. During the winter training period, because of the different training directions, coupled with the intention of hiding a hand, the three of them did not have direct contact during the training process.
They knew that Zhang Yifei's strength was not weak, but they didn't expect him to start so fast.
You must know that Alessi and Emir, for the proficiency of JS51 racing, it is no exaggeration to say that it is far more than Zhang Yifei. And the starting speed just now has reached the limit of the two of them.
As a result, with this kind of starting speed, there was no gap between Zhang Yifei and Zhang Yifei, which was what surprised them in their hearts.
Newcomers who have been training in F1 for less than a month, and even the JS51 car, have only driven it four times, and now they are on par with their starting speed. If he is allowed to spend a year in the rookie season, how far will it grow, and how high is the ceiling of the Chinese kid?
Of course, now is not the time to think about this, although Alessi and Emir accidentally showed off their starting speed, but this is only the beginning.
Due to the different age of the circuit, the Montrily circuit is not only longer than the average F1 track, but also a few meters wider than the average track, so it can accommodate three cars to start side by side.
However, this does not mean that the Montrily circuit is so wide all the way, and the width of the track will be very narrow when entering the first corner, and Turn 1 is a high-speed corner, so you pay a lot of attention to speed and tangents.
If you can get the fastest cornering route, you only need to tap the brakes lightly to maintain a speed of 270 km/h. If you don't catch it, you can only follow the car, or the speed of the car will drop to less than 230km/h, and take the inside corner.
No one wanted to fall behind or slow down, so on the long straights, all three of them geared up frantically to overtake their opponents and take the line.
The three of them have the same idea, driving the same car, and if they want to open a slight gap in the straight-line acceleration stage, the only way to see who has a better control of the timing of the gear change.
It was Zhang Yifei's weakness to control the timing of gear changes in F1 cars, and when he drove the racing simulator, Cowel also pointed out this problem to his face.
At that time, Zhang Yifei's answer was that he would definitely correct it, and gave a deadline for changing his gear shift habits, that is, three days!
Facts have proved that Zhang Yifei did not break his promise, and now the upshift acceleration of the long straight, Zhang Yifei's shift timing perfectly matches the power range of the JS51 racing car. Although the gearbox is not used now, Zhang Yifei connects the power to the neutral gear and controls it in milliseconds!
The crazy acceleration of the long straight, from the first three cars going head-to-neck, became two cars leading the front of the car, and Emir was in the process of changing gears on the long straight, and Zhang Yifei and Alessi opened up the gap.
Test drivers are test drivers after all, and their strength may be infinitely close to that of regular F1 drivers, just waiting for a vacancy to turn into a regular one.
But in the F1 field, any slight gap will be infinitely magnified. It's like the current lag of the emir, maybe with the naked eye, you can't see where the emir's shift is slow.
However, under the high-speed driving of F1 cars, the slight difference in operation is shown in the backwardness of half of the body!
Turn 1 was just around the corner, and Emile was half a body behind, which meant he had no chance of competing for the tangent of the corner. Now there are only two people left, Zhang Yifei and Alessi, who can be the first to turn the corner and become the leader!
You must know that this track is the private track of the Prost team, and the drivers in the team are very familiar with it. Zhang Yifei can get the data of the track over the years and formulate various overtaking and defensive routes, which means that Alessi also knows this.
The track is very well understood, so the difficulty of overtaking will increase dramatically. So whoever can grab the leading position will have a big advantage, even a whole game ahead!
Zhang Yifei and Alessi are both throttle acceleration, wanting to surpass each other to complete the lead.
But as he got closer to Turn 1, Zhang Yifei found himself racing and had come to the edge of the track. You must know that the maintenance of the Montriray Circuit is very poor, and some sections of the road are even ordinary cement floors, and even the asphalt is not paved with a layer.
The conditions of the race road are all like this kind of bird, and what the edge areas such as the shoulder of the road look like, Zhang Yifei has long known in his heart.
Before at Silverstone Circuit, Zhang Yifei encountered this kind of choice of whether to borrow the shoulder of the road. It's just that the Silverstone Track is at most skidding out of the track due to muddy water, and the shoulder of the Montriary Track has a high probability of crushing gravel and other sharp objects to burst tires.
Slipping can also maintain the basic balance of the car, and a flat tire has the probability of causing the car to roll, and the danger factor is instantly increased several times.
Therefore, it is impossible for Zhang Yifei to do this kind of meaningless adventure, and in the absence of a way to seize the best tangent, he can only click the brakes, let Alessi pass first to become the leader, and then find a way to surpass the past.
After Turn 1, the scene of the three cars going side by side became Alessi leading the way, Zhang Yifei followed closely behind, and Emile became the one at the bottom.
In the team pit, Prost looked at the changes in Turn 1 and said in an emotional tone: "Jiang is still old and spicy, Alessi has long expected this kind of scene to happen, and when he is on the long straight, he slowly clings to the position of Zhanfei, and finally forces him to the edge of the track, thus seizing the best tangent position, and Fei is still a little younger after all." ”
"yes, Fei is too young, after all, the youngest F1 driver."
Charlie agreed, but he then said: "But judging from the performance just now, Fei's control skills are not inferior to Alessi at all, and he has a clear advantage against Emir. ”
"You must know that Emile has been in the team for a year, and even the JS51 car was finalized and produced under his feedback, theoretically he has a much greater advantage than Fei, but now he is lagging behind Fei, and it turns out that Fei already has the hard power of an official F1 driver!"
Hearing Charlie's words of praise, Prost nodded and replied: "It's true that Fei has shown more hard power than Emir, but this is also what he should do, after all, he is the official driver of the team." ”
"Now it's all back to the starting point, and it's left for Alessi to compete with Fly for the number one driver, and Alessi is in a dominant position at the moment."
"Charlie, who do you think will be the ultimate victor of the two of them?"
"Fly."
Charlie gave an affirmative answer.
"Why?"
At this time, even Prost is curious, Zhang Yifei is not only not an advantage, but also in a disadvantaged position. And in terms of driving skills alone, he is actually just a match for Alessi, and he is even more crushed in terms of experience, and the winning side is only about 30%.
Charlie can definitely see the situation on the track, why is he so sure?
"That's because the boss was not there when he was training, although he is just a newcomer, but the momentum of challenging the limit on the track, as well as the desire to win, far surpasses Alesi."
"Now Alessi is just an ordinary driver who is content with the status quo. And fly, but with a champion heart! ”