Zhang Yifei's speed can be said to have shocked the night in Monaco, especially during the F1 event, many people have actually vaguely guessed in their hearts that this can only be achieved by F1 drivers.

However, because it is a most ordinary Volkswagen Golf, and it is still on the street at night, it is impossible to confirm the identity of the driver.

In a sense, Xie Tiancheng's suggestion to buy a vegetable cart did save a lot of follow-up trouble.

Although it is difficult to catch an F1 driver on the road in this era, Zhang Yifei does not want to let himself jump from "Fast and Furious" to the script of "Grand Theft Auto" until the last resort.

This "duel" of the three people did not last long, it was to drive around the streets of Monaco, and Zhang Yifei returned to the parking lot.

After all, this is just a kind of settlement of regrets about the past, and one lap is enough.

Zhang Yifei, who returned to the parking lot, waited for about ten seconds before he saw Zhou Yunhui and Xie Tiancheng, who were "late Shanshan".

Although they no longer have any intention of competing after seeing Zhang Yifei's strength, such a large time gap is enough to prove that Zhang Yifei is indeed much stronger than them now.

Zhou Yunhui got out of the car first, looked at Zhang Yifei and said with emotion: "I thought at first that I could run with you, but now I understand how ignorant I am." ”

"What did you kid say, didn't you just run around casually."

Zhang Yifei opened his mouth to reply, for old friends, he has never been arrogant and arrogant in the F1 paddock.

"No, fly."

"It's not that I'm self-deprecating, but you really let me see the limits and boundaries of Chinese drivers, and win a world championship to prove that this is also the limit and boundaries of world drivers!"

When he said this, Zhou Yunhui did not have the indifference he used to have, but on the contrary, there was an irrepressible excitement in his tone.

From Zhang Yifei, Zhou Yunhui saw that the strength of foreign drivers was not weaker than that of foreign drivers, and from now on, when discussing the peak of driving skills, Zhang Yifei's portrait will also be engraved on the mountain of the president of the racing car!

Seeing Zhou Yunhui was excited, Zhang Yifei didn't know what to say, sometimes being too modest was a kind of hypocrisy, and I was glad that Zhang Yifei had always been a more real person.

"I chose to compete in the most difficult formula car, just to prove that Chinese drivers can also stand at the top. So Zhou Yunhui, even if you don't need to say it, I will definitely prove it. ”

Listening to Zhang Yifei's firm words, Zhou Yunhui instantly felt that his nose was sour, once upon a time this was the expectation and goal of all Chinese racing drivers, and now there is finally a Chinese driver who has come to the door of the Temple of Gods.

Zhou Yunhui is a very strong driver, and he doesn't want his emotional side to be exposed in front of his friends. So he turned his head and looked at the port of Monaco in the distance.

Regarding Zhou Yunhui's action, Zhang Yifei and Xie Tiancheng were very clear and did not expose him at this time.

"Yifei, your kid is indeed much stronger than last year's Japan station, no wonder you are confident to win the world championship."

"I won't say much else, China East China Station, I'm waiting to see you reach the top!"

"I'll let you see it."

Zhang Yifei nodded, this is a man's promise!

Years later, the three of them got together in such a street race race, just like they first met because of street racing.

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On July 4th, there are still 3 days left before the main race of Monaco, but there is only one day left until the practice of Monaco.

The construction of the team's pits, the assembly and inspection of the cars, the wiring around the track, and much more have been completed. Just like the Singapore Grand Prix before it, the Monaco Grand Prix's pit yard is concentrated in one building.

However, the media event center is located in another building, because Monaco is too expensive, the area is hundreds of times smaller than Singapore, and it is really difficult to build a new super-large complex, so it can only be requisitioned when the competition is held, and then continue to be used after the competition.

And what is even more peculiar is that the hotel where Zhang Yifei and his crew members live, is just above the tunnel of the track.

Yes, the Monaco circuit has a tunnel, and unlike the temporary tunnels in Singapore, which are caused by the artificial construction of spectator seats, the Monaco circuit is a real tunnel.

And above the tunnel, a star hotel was built, in order to save trouble and be closer to the maintenance station, the Prost team chose the hotel above the tunnel. You can even stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows every day and watch part of the track.

Of course, this kind of naked eye viewing of the track does not actually mean much to improve the driver's proficiency. So most of the time, Zhang Yifei and Alonso stayed in the simulator training room, using the racing simulator to familiarize themselves with the F1 crown track.

It is precisely because of the importance of the crown jewel that all drivers want to conquer the Monaco circuit in this race. Therefore, the smell of gunpowder before the race is stronger, and the intensity of the drivers' practice has improved a lot compared with the past, even if Zhang Yifei is the same.

Alonso, who was next to Zhang Yifei, was looking at the simulator car intently at the moment, and the current head brother, compared with the unruly attitude at the beginning of the season, was much more low-key and forbearing, at least in the next few races, he rarely heard the provocative words from his mouth.

The reason is also very simple, Zhang Yifei used his large lead in points, as well as the four sub-station championships since the new season, to prove what is called the absolute strength of the No. 1 driver, and stubbornly suppressed the ambition and arrogance of the head brother.

However, Alonso's performance this year has also been very impressive, although he did not win the championship, but basically every race has reached the points zone, which is a surprise for the Prost team.

Originally, the team's biggest expectation was that Zhang Yifei would create a miracle and win the drivers' championship. And now Alonso's points give Prost a hope of winning the constructors' championship, at least in terms of the current points standings, Prost is only narrowly behind Ferrari and ranks second in the overall standings.

As long as Alonso can maintain his current level, and then become a little stronger in the second half of the season, maybe Ferrari's three-in-a-row record will end in Prost's hands!

However, the results of the Monaco circuit simulator were not as smooth as the team imagined, whether it was Zhang Yifei or Alonso, the fastest lap was not very ideal, at least in the fastest lap of F1 history, the gap is still very large.

Because Monaco is a very experience-oriented track, those narrow corners also require a high level of precision in line routing. Moreover, the Monaco circuit can be regarded as the only track that basically has no buffer zone in the seventeen races of F1.

That's right, just like the downtown neighborhood, where houses are built next to it, there is no room to extend the buffer zone. And the guardrails of the Monaco circuit are also very distinctive, not like the towering concrete walls of the general track, but the same as the guardrails next to the Chinese highway.

Then on top of the guardrail, a layer of barbed wire, which is also similar to China's high-speed, was added to prevent people from climbing into the track. In a sense, the Monaco circuit can be interpreted simply and crudely as the feeling of driving at high speeds.

However, compared to the straight and flat highways, the Monaco circuit is uneven and has many curves. You must know that the general F1 track is five kilometers long, which is just over ten corners, but the Monaco circuit is only 3.340 kilometers, but there are as many as 16 corners, and the complexity can be imagined.

Nelson Piquet, a three-time Brazilian F1 World Champion, describes it this way: "Racing in a Monte Carlo circuit in an F1 car is as difficult as flying a helicopter in a living room, and a small mistake can cause the car to crash into the fence and end it early." ”

But it is precisely because of the layout of the Monaco circuit that it has become the most popular circuit in the world, because not only can you feel the amazing handling skills of F1 drivers here, but also get the most immersive viewing experience.

After all, Formula 1 cars are all about moving from block to block, and you can even peek out of the window on the second floor and see the cars speeding under the window. This kind of visual experience is not available in any other field race, and may only be achieved by rally or street races.

“FUCK！”

Alonso, who finished a lap next to him, couldn't help but curse as he watched the final lap time on the simulator screen.

This scolding also attracted Zhang Yifei's attention, and he glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, Alonso's lap record was 1:15.773, and the current track record was 1:14.641 set by Schumacher, and the fastest lap was also set by Schumacher in 1999, 1:14.313.

As is widely recognized, the hallmark of a driver's peak is to take control of the Monaco circuit. When Senna was the strongest, he won this F1 crown jewel for five consecutive years, and now it is Schumacher's peak, naturally these track records are in his hands.

With a lap time of 1:15.773, the race track record was a full second slower, and this was still run in the ideal environment of the simulator, if it was also at this speed in the race, it would be difficult to compete for the championship or even a podium spot.

Alonso was very irritable, and Zhang Yifei's mood was not much better. His fastest lap is 1:15.511, less than a second off the track record, but a little over a second away from pole position.

In street races, pole position is always the biggest advantage, let alone on a track like Monaco. Once the qualifying is behind, even if it is played against the sky, it may be difficult for the miracle of counterattack to occur.

It's not just that it's difficult to overtake, but there are too many accidents on the track, and it's easy to disrupt your race rhythm by dispatching safety cars at every turn.

To be honest, Zhang Yifei's bottleneck is mainly due to proficiency. Last year, because of a crash, he didn't run the Monaco Grand Prix, so this crown track is completely unfamiliar to Zhang Yifei in a sense!

The kind of running on the street is too different from the real F1 race to meet the needs of actual combat. So what he can do now is make up for his proficiency in the racing simulator, but the progress is not as good as it should be.

Although Alonso ran last year, he is seriously a newcomer, and the reason is that this kid crashed in last year's practice session, and the Minardi crew dragged their feet until the main race.

As a result, he still repaired a half-hanger, and he failed to retire at the start of the race, which is equivalent to not running anything at all.

So now Zhang Yifei and Alonso have no choice, so they can only rely on the track information, and press the reset button again and again on the racing simulator to get familiar with the curve line as much as possible, which is much more difficult than expected.

Thinking about that night, Zhang Yifei was still in high spirits in front of Zhou Yunhui and Xie Tiancheng, but he didn't expect that only a few days later, he would bow down in front of the difficulty of the Monaco track.

It's not an easy task to take off this Formula 1 crown jewel.

Of course, for an F1 driver, none of these objective factors can be a reason for his own failure. The game is only about the result, losing is losing, winning is the winner, and it doesn't matter why you lost.

Just when Zhang Yifei and Alonso were concentrating on training, two figures walked into the simulation training room. One is the chief race engineer Kossel, who has basically stayed in the simulation training room these days, discussing the problem of line routing with Zhang Yifei and Alonso.

After all, Korsell is just a race engineer, and all he can pass on is data, but it is difficult for him to have his own insights and experience like a driver.

Originally, the most suitable person to coach at the moment should be the owner Prost, because before Senna dominated the Monaco circuit, Prost also won the Monaco Grand Prix.

However, with the halfway point of the race, the AP06 car has entered a critical development period next season. Theoretically, there is no shortage of funds and R&D personnel for Prost Racing this year, and there is no longer a need for the boss to personally go back to the R&D center to urge progress.

But the problem is that Zhang Yifei's strong performance this year not only threatens Schumacher's championship position, but also threatens the championship position of the Ferrari team, and next year's engine supply negotiations are not so smooth now.

The chassis was already being made, but the engine had not yet been built, and if the Ferrari engine was not confirmed, the chassis would not be able to match the size of the engine. So Prost has already gone to solve this matter, if it is really impossible to talk about Ferrari becoming an engine supplier, then next year we will have to consider changing to Mercedes-Benz or BMW engines.

The two men came to the middle of Zhang Yifei and Alonso's racing simulator, Zhang Yifei turned his head to look at Kossel, and there was no surprise.

But when he saw the man next to Cosell, there was an expression of surprise and even surprise on his face.

Because the other figure is none other than Zhang Yifei's former teammate, French veteran Jean Alessi!