In the rest room of the Prost team, Zhang Yifei sat on the sofa with a notebook in front of him, and was carefully looking at the track data.

Compared with the previous junior formula directly in the pit pit, this time Zhang Yifei has a special track lounge, and the team also has a special masseur to relax the driver's muscles before or after the race.

You must know that without a test driver, Zhang Yifei is equivalent to facing five races in three days, which is several times the intensity of the previous junior formula.

Of course, the intensity of the three training matches is not as good as the qualifying and main matches. But even if Formula 1 is a training match, the pressure on the body is far greater than that of the previous Formula 1.

Because with the increase of speed, the pressure of the G-value is not linear in a sense. After all, the human body has an upper limit, and it is possible to break through or approach this upper limit, and the pressure will increase exponentially.

That's why, Zhang Yifei didn't dare to slack off on his physical training before, especially about neck muscle training, he has trained his neck, which is no less thick than that of a professional martial artist.

Sitting on a sofa in the break room is, of course, much better than sitting on a bench in the pit. But it's not a luxury, because the real top teams, every time they come to the track, they carry a dozen or so containers.

In addition to the cars, parts, tools, etc., some of these containers take on the role of RVs, in order to allow the driver to have a more comfortable and familiar environment, and will not be affected by the change of venue.

This feeling is like many people recognize the bed, and the lounge in an unfamiliar venue will also make people feel uncomfortable.

But this is not the upper limit, the big clubs, such as Mercedes-Benz in later generations. There is a container directly to bring out the kitchen, so as to completely ensure the driver's eating habits and health.

Because for the team, as long as the drivers can achieve good results, the money earned far outweighs the cost of transporting two containers. After all, people can take planes, containers only need to be shipped by sea, and the cost of tens of thousands of dollars in the F1 budget is like a drizzle.

That's why the FIA has to limit private training for drivers, and even the most basic racing lineups, where rich teams can open up such a big gap with small teams. Testing something that costs a lot of money is even more capable of completely crushing a small fleet.

The top teams can test five prototypes at different sites around the world in teams of three technicians. Poor B team, such as Prost, when Zhang Yifei ran F3, because of the financial collapse and cutting personnel, even basic technical support could not be provided.

Compared to this disparity, which almost affects the balance of the event, it is only the rest room now, and it is nothing.

Especially for Zhang Yifei, he doesn't care at all. After all, they were all in the pit before, and there was not even a rest room, but now there are sofas to sit on, what more bicycles do you need?

On the Albert Park circuit, Zhang Yifei has run on the racing simulator many times before, and it can be said that he has made sufficient preparations. However, due to the scientific and technological conditions of this era, the racing simulator cannot be completely realistic, so when the team was overhauling the racing car yesterday, Zhang Yifei also walked along the track.

This is what many professional drivers do before a race, and a lap walk can make the details of the track more vivid in their minds.

And it's not just Zhang Yifei personally, Korsell and Yamamoto Ukyo accompany him. Yamamoto, in particular, also brought equipment such as laser rangefinders to accurately record some extreme data on the edge of the racecourse.

None of these things are included in the normal track data, because borrowing the shoulder to pass is inherently dangerous. It's not uncommon for riders to be more aggressive and push their tires straight into grass or gravel buffers.

If you do not exceed the limit of the decision, you will not be penalized in many cases, but will be treated as a normal limit overtaking route.

Of course, this route cannot be used as a regular route, but keeping a few of these extreme overtaking routes may come in handy when it matters most.

In addition to Zhang Yifei in the lounge, there was another driver of the team, Alessi, who did not pay attention to any track data, but leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes.

It may be Zhang Yifei's actions that aroused his interest, so Alessi said: "Boy, you are still paying attention to the track data before the race, are you unprepared or nervous?" ”

Alessi's tone has an OG (old-timer) tone, and there is a feeling of relying on the old and selling the old.

Of course, Alessi is one of the oldest F1 drivers on the F1 circuit today, even past the Senna vs. Prost rivalry. There is nothing to question about saying that he is an OG identity.

Zhang Yifei didn't care much about the tone of the person, he just smiled faintly after hearing it: "I never fight unprepared battles, better preparation is for better results on the track." As for the nervousness, it is not yet the main competition, and the psychological quality is not bad enough to be nervous before the training match. ”

Zhang Yifei said very lightly, this is really not his boasting, not to mention that it is now an F1 event, even if it is only a Renault junior event, Zhang Yifei will do his best to do all the pre-race preparations.

Only when you are more prepared and more familiar with the track can you have a good understanding of the race.

He was able to win the Renault championship in advance, to dominate the Australian Island Grand Prix, and even to complete the miracle of "triple jump" to enter F1, all of which were won by hard work and preparation.

Listening to Zhang Yifei's not very modest words, Alessi was not as unhappy as he was with Heidenfeld before, and even fought hard.

On the contrary, there is a kind of appreciation in his heart. Because the performance can be seen in the eyes, what Zhang Yifei has done during this time, Alessi has also seen it in his eyes.

Even if Alesi was very unhappy that Zhang Yifei grabbed the position of the No. 1 driver, he still has to objectively admit that the Chinese newcomer in front of him, with enough hard work and talent, the success on the track is not accidental.

"The Albert Park Circuit, unlike other circuits on the edge of the city, is located in the heart of Melbourne, and even has the function of a city park, so the crash walls, the P room, the grandstand and other facilities here are all temporarily built before the race."

"More importantly, there is the Albert Park Circuit, which used to occupy part of the street during the expansion phase. Although it doesn't look like the Guia Circuit you ran on, and it doesn't look like the Monaco Circuit, the road conditions in that part of the renovated street are not ideal. ”

"So at Albert Park, you have to pay more attention to the wear and tear of the tyres, and medium or hard tyres are the better choice. In addition, there are many zigzag corners on the track, there are no long straights in the conventional sense, and the brake pads must also be made of the hardest materials. ”

"The hardest corners for me personally on the track are Turns 11 and 12, which are a series of zigzag high-speed corners that can be passed in five gears close to 260 km/h. This means that you have to maintain maximum speed in corners, and the choice of route is especially important in corners, as well as the use of the shoulders of the curves. ”

"Boy, study hard, it's more useful than you read the information."

Alessi was still leaning back on the sofa, not even looking at Zhang Yifei, but talking about his understanding and experience of the track.

If you don't add this last sentence, Alessi is like a teacher who imparts his own experience, and he can't feel the previous fights and grievances between him and Zhang Yifei.

To be honest, since the winter break, Zhang Yifei has changed a lot about Alessi, at least he has not positioned him as an "elderly" driver who has retired from the mix.

But the relationship between the two has not changed much. I don't see anyone looking up and looking down every day, but there is almost no communication, purely because of the identity of teammates, and the two of them have no way to stay in the same team.

If they can separate, it is estimated that the two sides don't even have the idea of having a casual meal, after all, they are really not very familiar with each other, and they have no friendship.

However, Alessi's words are undoubtedly to help Zhang Yifei, even if there are some data in it, but for the insights of the curve, this is not something that can be experienced by data.

"Why are you telling me this?"

Zhang Yifei opened his mouth to ask, and he was a little surprised by the change in Alessi's attitude.

"Because you're in an F1 driver, you're still just a rookie."

Alessi still has the pride of a veteran, even if he is helping Zhang Yifei, he is not willing to ease up in language, so as to show that he took the initiative to bow his head.

"It's true that I'm still a rookie."

To Alessi's surprise, Zhang Yifei was not angry, nor even refuted, and admitted very calmly that he was a rookie.

Seeing Alaisi sitting up straight and looking at himself with an unexpected expression, Zhang Yifei said flatly: "There is a great man in China who said that he despises the enemy strategically and attaches importance to the enemy tactically. ”

"I believe in my future and can beat all my opponents. But at this stage, there are too many opponents who are stronger than me, and in front of them, I am indeed just a rookie, which is nothing difficult to admit. ”

"Only by calmly facing your own shortcomings, and then learning from the strengths of others, can you eventually surpass these opponents."

Zhang Yifei still has a bit of a B number in his heart, just like in a previous interview, he said that he wanted to defeat everyone, including Schumacher. But how strong is Schumacher, and his state of "invincible in the world" in recent years, doesn't Zhang Yifei know?

It is precisely because he knows that Zhang Yifei will not be really arrogant in his heart that he can defeat those top drivers on the F1 track at will.

Sometimes it's not a shame to admit that you're a rookie and put yourself in a lower position. After all, Zhang Yifei's current identity is a newcomer in his own right!