401 The Struggle of the Year (Chapter 2)
"And do you know the risks of doing so?"
Like Kossel, Prost also knew the German engineer in front of him, and this kind of quarrel had happened countless times in McLaren, but he didn't expect that Prost would repeat this scene ten years later.
"Racing is a risk in itself, don't drive F1 if you're afraid!"
"You're gambling on your luck!"
"Luck is also a kind of strength!"
The two of them were arguing not to be outdone, but this scene was simply stunned in the eyes of the other members of the team pit.
They never imagined that the calculating boss would have such an emotional side. They didn't expect that this new race engineer had such a tough attitude and directly fought against the boss.
If this is placed in the Ferrari team, let alone such a tough engineer, even if it is a driver, it is estimated that they will have to pack up and go home. It is estimated that it is Schumacher, who is bold and not afraid of being cut, so he dares to be so tough.
"Charlie, who do you think makes sense?"
Henry, the team leader standing on the side, whispered to Charlie, the chief technician, the two of them are old teammates of the Ligier team, and the relationship is relatively familiar, and it is also the first time to see this kind of scene.
"I don't know, it all makes sense."
Charlie shook his head, the science and engineering thinking of the graduate of automotive engineering made him feel that what both sides said made sense.
"I think what Korsell said makes more sense."
"Why?"
Charlie didn't understand the rhetorical question, now Zhang Yifei's speed has exceeded 300km/h. To be honest, with Charlie's years of experience in racing extremes, he doesn't know how to wait for the V-shaped corner, Zhang Yifei should pass, and there is a high probability that he will slide sideways and rush out of the track.
But if you can't be faster than your opponent, how can you surpass Yoong? So that's the contradiction between racing, speed or safety, you can't have both.
"Because of Koser's philosophy, it is more suitable for the style of flying."
Henry paused after saying a word, and explained as he looked at Charlie's confused look.
"Don't look at Fei Fei's attitude in the past six months since he joined the team, he has basically been very low-key and polite, but in fact, this Chinese newcomer has a kind of unwillingness to admit defeat and arrogant attitude in his bones. I think the previous reports from Renault are Fei's real character. ”
Hearing Henry's answer, Charlie's eyes appeared in his mind, this young man always has a flame in his eyes that will not be extinguished, maybe it is really as Henry said, he tried his best to suppress his light and character.
Arguing about who is right and who is wrong, there is actually a very simple way to distinguish it, that is, to look at the results of Zhang Yifei on the track.
Seeing that the number displayed on the LCD screen of the steering wheel had come to 310km/h, Zhang Yifei still did not relax the accelerator under his feet.
Because there is probably less than two seconds between him and Xiong Long now, Zhang Yifei intends to surpass Xiong Long between three laps without giving the other party any chance. And he also wants to show the world that an official driver is an official driver, even if he comes up by "triple jumping", it is not something that the third driver or test driver can challenge!
The sequelae brought by high speed is that Zhang Yifei rarely feels that F1 cars are fluttering!
This feeling, in his previous life, Zhang Yifei drove an AO-class car on the highway, and a big truck roared past him, and the whole car began to sway uncontrollably from side to side.
The easiest way to get rid of this fluttering feeling is, of course, to reduce the speed. But this does not work on the F1 track, as long as it does not get out of control, Zhang Yifei will not let go of his accelerator.
And then again, if you really lose control on the track in the rain, you don't need to rely on the brake to slow down to save the car, you still need to rely on the accelerator to save the limit.
So now the accelerator pedal under the right foot is the only thing Zhang Yifei can rely on.
After the long straight, in front of the V-shaped curve, the car in front of Xiong Long has begun to slow down in advance, and he does not dare to slam on the brakes and brake sharply, because there is a high probability that there will be sideslip out of control in this case. Therefore, when entering a corner in a rainy day, you should lightly press the brakes in advance to slow down, and then turn the steering wheel to enter the corner.
Before entering the corner, Xiong Long glanced at the rearview mirror again through the corner of his eye, and Zhang Yifei took advantage of his deceleration to get the distance closer crazily.
When he saw this scene, the corners of Yang Long's mouth showed a sneer, the angle of this V-shaped corner is extremely small, and the speed of the car needs to be reduced from about 300km/h in the previous 7th gear, and it is necessary to slow down sharply in the second gear to about 90km/h in the second gear before entering the corner.
Think about how much pressure does reducing speeds of more than 200 km/h put on the brakes? Even in normal weather, you need to start slowing down early, Zhang Yifei still wants to catch up by delaying the braking point at this time, it's just looking for death!
Of course, this thought was only a matter of moments, and as he entered the V-corner, all of Yang Long's attention was on handling the car.
Even though he is extremely familiar with the Sepang Circuit and has experienced several rain battles on the Sepang Track, but entering this V-shaped corner, especially today's speed is still so fast, Yang Long does not dare to take it lightly.
The lateral G-value brought by the sharp bend swept in, and Yang Long's entire body was pressed against the seat. But that's not the most critical part, the inertia brought by the car's high-speed cornering, coupled with the wet slippery caused by the rain, even if it is decelerated in advance, the whole car is a little uncontrollable sideslip.
Feeling the deviation of the cornering route, combined with the hot and humid weather in Kuala Lumpur today, under the high mental pressure, Xiong Long's hood was instantly wet with sweat.
He was mentally prepared, but he didn't expect the car's grip to be so low that it was still beyond his imagination, could it be that he was going to rush off the track?
After this idea appeared, Yang Long was deeply unwilling in his heart, and today's practice match could be said to be his last chance. And it is on the home turf of his own country, and now he has nearly 100,000 supporters of the motherland, if he fails to rush out of the track like this, he doesn't know how to face the people!
The car slid sideways for an exaggerated distance of about 30 centimeters, and then Yang felt as if the tires were being blocked by something, and the car began to stabilize.
Experience told Yang that it was the tires that hit the shoulder above the track, so it prevented the car from continuing to slide off the track. And this is also a setting that many sharp corners will have, and the shoulder is slightly higher than the track surface, which can better help the car recover its grip and prevent it from rushing off the track.
In addition, in many dangerous stages, a large sand and gravel buffer zone will be set up, but the sand and gravel buffer zone can easily cause tires to sink in and not be able to rush. So a lot of the more aggressive drivers don't like the buffer zone of this protective measure, and they prefer to widen the corners a little bit and make themselves more temporary!
In any case, Yang finally stabilized the car and successfully rushed out of this V-shaped corner.
With the arrival of the moment of exiting the corner, the tension in Xiong Long's heart instantly changed from relaxation to joy! Because he almost couldn't get through the corner at this speed, and that Zhang Yifei was faster than his own speed, how could this kid solve the problem of sideslip in the corner?
If nothing else, the next scene is Zhang Yifei rushing out of the track!
Although this is not an official race, the previous winter test matchup is also not an F1 race. In addition to the team, there are about 100,000 spectators at the scene today, as long as they can defeat Zhang Yifei, they will completely wash away the shame of being relaxed before and prove that they are the "light of the Chinese"!
Zhang Yifei in the back car, the expression on his face was extremely serious at the moment, but he did not have a nervous and panicked expression.
Because after making the decision to go full throttle, Zhang Yifei had already considered the consequences of rushing out of the corner. But he doesn't care about that, there is no victory in the racing world that does not take any risks, and if you want to catch up with Yang Long, you have to drive faster than him.
However, Zhang Yifei was still surprised by Xiong Long's speed and performance today, as far as his speed and bending speed were almost not inferior to those of the official drivers, far exceeding the strength of the original winter test.
In half a year, it seems that not only has he improved, but also Yang Long's improvement is even greater!
Zhang Yifei is not a driver who is jealous and does not recognize the progress of others, on the contrary, he thinks that Xiong Long's performance on the track today has a hint of becoming his opponent.
The so-called "Chinese duel" before was not a competition, but a one-sided crushing!
The V-shaped curve is close in front of him, Zhang Yifei's current speed has exceeded the previous Yang Long, he has no choice but to step on the heavy brake, and instantly you can see the tire locked, and then the high temperature brought by friction evaporates the rain on the tire to form a piece of moisture.
If it is placed in a normal weather race, Zhang Yifei locks the brakes of the tire with one foot, which will cause serious wear on the side of the tire touching the ground, and it is possible to have a puncture directly.
Therefore, in the F1 car, unless it is really uncontrollable, it must not be rebraked to cause the tire to lock, which will bring endless troubles.
But Zhang Yifei is now in a position where he has no choice, he will rush out of the track without stepping on the brakes, his cornering speed is too fast, and even to the point where he can't brake when he steps on the brakes.
The only thing that can be called lucky is that the track locks the tires on a rainy day today, and the low temperature and rain make the tire wear not so serious, at least there will be no puncture.
Otherwise, Zhang Yifei has already run more than ten laps, and this foot brake may really lead to a puncture, coupled with the inertia of this sharp bend, the consequences will be unimaginable!
"Yifeijun tires are locked!"
Junko Takeda, who was in the pit, saw this scene on the broadcast screen, and her heart instantly pinched.
Since she got out of the "decision-making" layer, she hasn't been so worried and nervous about Zhang Yifei on the track for a long time.
Today was his first practice match in the rain, but he didn't want to turn into a rain battle, and under the stimulation of Cosell, Zhang Yifei became more aggressive.
An ominous premonition came towards Junko Takeda, and she felt that Zhang Yifei's bend would be very thrilling!
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