The first corner, the second corner, the third corner......

Until the seventh corner, Zhang Yifei didn't step on the brakes, just like the agreement with Kossel, he went directly to the full throttle!

Although the speed of the Renault car at full throttle may not be as fast as the speed at which the F1 car closes the throttle, this does not mean that the Renault car is no less difficult to turn at full throttle.

Because the performance of Renault's junior car is also far less powerful than F1 in all aspects. The same speed is easy for a Formula 1 car, but it's an extreme challenge for a Renault car in the junior stages.

Therefore, Zhang Yifei tried to run on the second lap, facing a completely unfamiliar track, and basically maintained a top speed of 260km/h throughout the whole process, which is definitely not a simple matter.

In the whole 7 corners, Zhang Yifei only let go of the throttle when he passed the 5th corner, and did not pass 290km/h according to the F1 standard. Instead, he combined the previous track data and the track videos of previous years, and chose to pass Turn 5 at a speed of 230km/h.

Regarding Zhang Yifei's deceleration at Turn 5, Korsell saw the data from the car's speed sensor, not only did he not choose to question Zhang Yifei, but on the contrary, a smile appeared on his face, just like when he saw Zhang Yifei win the championship before.

Because this corner is very special, if you follow the standard formula of F1, then the turning speed of Turn 5 is 290km/h.

If the style of the previous races is limited by the extreme speed performance of the car, Zhang Yifei can not say that he can reach the 290km/h cornering speed of F1. The slowest has to be at least the limit of a Renault car, 260km/h, right?

After all, this is already 30km/h slower, theoretically it can fill in the difference in the performance of the two cars, as long as Zhang Yifei can do the perfect tangent in the corner, then the chance of successful cornering is still very large.

But Zhang Yifei made such a choice, naturally for his reasons, that is, because the current Silverstone Circuit is still quite different from other F1 Grand Prix tracks.

Because the buffer zone of other tracks is either asphalt of the same material as the track, or regular sand and gravel, there is rarely a third texture of buffer zone material.

Silverstone is completely different, it was rebuilt from a military airport runway, and relatively little investment was made in the track, so its buffer zone is neither expensive asphalt nor relatively cheap sand, but grass and mud!

That's right, the buffer zone on both sides of the Silverstone track is very ordinary grass and dirt. This cushioning material causes the shoulder of the track to easily have "dirt", which affects the grip of the tires.

Therefore, Silverstone Circuit cannot unscrupulously borrow the shoulder to turn like other tracks, but more to test the driver's extreme control of conventional cornering.

That's why Silverstone has become a model for the F1 circuit, officially because it doesn't have so many bells and whistles to corner, and it can win a lot of times by hard power!

There is no way to borrow the shoulder or even the buffer zone to limit cornering, then the cornering limit of the Renault car will be greatly reduced.

F1 can pass at a speed of 290 km/h, and Renault junior cars can even pass at a top speed of 260 km/h, as long as there is a trace of foreign objects on the track, it may roll out of control.

Combined with the adjustment of the downforce in the lower middle class, the tires will not get enough grip. So Zhang Yifei entered Turn 5 to collect oil and reduced the speed to 230km/h, instead of blindly imitating the F1 speed and rushing straight through the corner.

This means that he has definitely thought seriously about Silverstone and has not memorized the data as before.

That's what makes Kossel feel gratified, and it's understandable for junior drivers to emulate the line and speed of F1, because it's just a matter of progression and learning.

But if you want to be the best driver, you have to have your own understanding of the track and create your own style.

Today's Zhang Yifei has shown this aim, he is not just a simple run, but has become able to consider and respond, and turn the corner in a way that suits him.

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After the continuous high-speed bends, Zhang Yifei is about to usher in a right-angle reduction bend called the VALE bend.

The VALE bend is almost a 90-degree right angle on the track, and the car needs to reduce its speed to 80km/h in second gear before entering the corner, and then cut through the corner.

The main difficulty of this corner is that because the previous corners are all high-speed corners, it is easy for drivers to form a kind of psychological inertia, subconsciously drive the speed to the maximum, and plan to continue to turn at high speed.

As a result, when faced with a right-angle VALE corner, many drivers braked hard to slow down the corner. Some of them are too fast, and in order to avoid rushing off the track, they even directly step on the brakes to the end, causing the racing tires to lock.

Although Zhang Yifei ran the Silverstone Track for the first time, the harsh "criticism" of Korcel before made him more impressed by the terrain of the Silverstone Track, so he did not make this mistake.

Instead, I was mentally prepared before entering the VALE corner, and I found the brake point accurately and did not make any mistakes.

"Beautiful!"

Ukyo Yamamoto in the pit station saw this scene and applauded directly. You must know that the track data is not only for Zhang Yifei to read and remember, but also for Yamamoto Ukyo, a data analyst, to remember.

He had always been worried about whether Zhang Yifei's radical style would turn corners and find the brake point in VALE.

Even Yamamoto Youkyo once wanted to use the voice call system to remind Zhang Yifei, but when he saw Cosell, he didn't move, and Yamamoto Youkyo didn't dare to speak.

The data analyst has no decision-making power in the strategy team, and the competition engineer is the boss of the competition team. What's more, Korcel is still Yamamoto Ukyo's mentor, so naturally he has no right to speak.

It's just that what Yamamoto Ukyo didn't know was that before Zhang Yifei entered the VALE corner, Kosell had already put his finger on the red call button, ready to remind Zhang Yifei of the right-angle chirp in front of him, but Kosell didn't press it in the end.

Because today Zhang Yifei has shown a deeper understanding of the track, not just the data on paper. Korcel didn't want to interrupt Zhang Yifei's current good competitive state, and there were many things that should be reminded by Zhang Yifei himself.

After all, after entering the F1 team in the future, these things will still have to test Zhang Yifei himself after all, and now he is too point-pointing to intervene to solve some difficulties on the track, which may not be a good thing for Zhang Yifei.

After the VALE Corner, one of the toughest corners at Silverstone is the Club Corner, known as the Club's Corner.

This corner is not complicated, it is just a relatively ordinary high-speed corner, the difficulty lies in the deceleration of the VALE bend in front, and after the corner, it is necessary to accelerate wildly to make up for the lost speed and time on the corner.

And in terms of the performance of a formula car, the speed can easily approach 200km/h with just one foot on the accelerator, and if it is changed to an F1 car. It is not difficult to quickly increase to 300 km/h after cornering.

According to F1 standards, the Club corner can be cornered at a speed of 210km/h in 4th gear. But this speed, for the Renault results car is still a little too fast, the steering is not completed at all, and there is a high probability that it will be directly flicked out of the tail.

If Zhang Yifei wants to reach the speed of F1, then he must use the shoulder heel buffer, which can expand the limit of the tangent line and maintain the stability of the Renault car.

But the problem is the special buffer zone texture of the Silverstone Track, Zhang Yifei is very worried that there will be mud or other impurities on the shoulder, once there is any mud and water, the grip of the tires will drop amazingly, and the risk of losing control will increase geometrically.

Why don't you slow down and cross this corner yourself?

Zhang Yifei had an idea in his mind, the limit standard of F1 cars is 210km/h, so he passed at a speed of 180km/h, which is no problem, right?

It's just that the idea is fleeting, because 210km/h is not fast compared to the top speed of 290km/h at Turn 5. It's true that the track buffer zone is prone to slippage, but the Club can get past it by bending a shoulder, are you so afraid?

The answer, of course, is no, Zhang Yifei can't tolerate his fear and cowardice on the track. And Zhang Yifei also thought of Korcel, if he slowed down and chose to be safe, then he would definitely be impatient to ask.

But then again, according to the usual practice, at this time, there will already be a roar of Korcel in the headset, reminding himself to maintain the speed of cornering.

But this time, Cosell didn't give any instructions, to be precise, he didn't seem to say a word after he got on the track from the test run.

The only thing Zhang Yifei could think of in this situation was Korcel's dissatisfaction with his speed. So Zhang Yifei didn't hesitate at all, he directly chose the 4th gear 210km/h, rode on the shoulder without fear, and then looked for APEX points to corner.

The speed of 210km/h is amazing, especially when cornering, Zhang Yifei has to control the edge of the shoulder very precisely to ensure that there is no "close" contact with the muddy water and grass in the buffer zone.

"Mentor, Yifeijun, I still chose to challenge."

Yamamoto Youkyo thought that Zhang Yifei's curve would be the same as before, and he chose to slow down and pass safely. But now it seems that I was still wrong.

Hearing Yamamoto Ukyo's words, Korsell just smiled at the corner of his mouth and didn't speak.

Because he understands Zhang Yifei, this kid is radical in his bones, and his own oppression is just to release his radicalism.

As long as he has the opportunity, Zhang Yifei will never stick to the corner, because for an aggressive driver, the thrill of challenging the limit is the charm they are looking for on the track.

Zhang Yifei chose to slow down and turn before, because if he didn't slow down at Turn 5, with the downforce of Renault's car, without the help of the shoulder and track buffer, he would really not be able to pass at a speed of 230km/h.

But the angle of the club bend is larger, and the speed is relatively slow, if Zhang Yifei does not dare to ride the shoulder card to the limit of the corner in this case, then he is not Zhang Yifei!

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