I went back to the hotel room and took a shower, then fell asleep, and when Zhang Yifei woke up again, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.

Walk out of the room and come to the conference room on the same floor, where the members of the convoy have already assembled.

This is also a habit of the Prost team, that is, every time you stay in a hotel, you will rent a hotel conference room at the same time, and come to serve as a place for team members to discuss. In addition, a special room will be set aside to be used as a simulator training room.

Seeing Zhang Yifei come in, the team members were very happy and came forward to greet him.

"Yifei-kun, how is the matter handled at the French headquarters?"

Junko Takeda asked with concern, after all, if this matter is not handled well, it may affect the relationship between Zhang Yifei and his boss Prost.

"It's all settled."

"That's good."

At the same time, Henry on the other side also came over and said, "Fei, how about resting, if you can, familiarize yourself with the Suzuka track first, there is not much time left for you this time." ”

"Hmm."

Zhang Yifei nodded, and then glanced at Koser, the old German man was still cold and didn't say anything.

When Zhang Yifei took his seat, Ukyo Yamamoto began to speak as a data analyst, but the first thing he introduced was not the Suzuka circuit, but a decision on the FIA's penalty.

"Yifeijun, the crash and conflict in the United States Grand Prix, several teams have filed a complaint after the race, and the event arbitration committee has made a penalty result."

"You say the result."

For the FIA's punishment, Zhang Yifei has long expected it, after all, the deliberate crash in the United States Grand Prix is a bit too obvious. Whether it is himself or Montoya, he will inevitably be punished, and even Yang Long, who maliciously blocks the car, may not be able to escape.

"There were a total of four drivers in the US Grand Prix who were penalized, you and Montoya, and Yang and Villeneuve."

"It's a bit of a hilarity."

Zhang Yifei quipped that a post-race arbitration punishes four drivers, which is still relatively rare in F1 events.

"Yang Long has the lightest penalty, facing the Blue Flag to maliciously block the car twice, and the Japanese Grand Prix will start three places backwards."

"Villeneuve's racing technique violated the regulations, the front suspension parts did not meet the regulations, and theoretically it should have been a black flag retirement. However, it was only discovered after the race, so he was stripped of his USA Grand Prix points. ”

"Montoya had dangerous driving behaviour and excesses after the race, so he was penalised for starting the pits at the Japanese Grand Prix."

"As for your penalty, it's the second heaviest one, the pit starts and you need to stop for 10 seconds."

After listening to the punishment announced by Yamamoto Ukyo, Zhang Yifei instantly felt a little unconvinced, and after a round of punishment, he turned out to be second only to Villeneuve's private modification?

Originally, the pit stop was already at the end, and there was a 10-second penalty stop, which was far behind. Montoya's grandson maliciously crashed and hit someone after the game, can he be punished less lightly than himself?

"Damn, how did the FIA punish me, how can Montoya be punished like me, right?"

Looking at Zhang Yifei's unhappy face, Henry on the other side said: "Fei, I know you are not convinced, Montoya has a lot of manipulation on the track, which is indeed very dangerous and bad." ”

"But he didn't make it after all, and you really knocked him off the track. Compared with the penalty of directly canceling the points of the previous race, at least the title of the winner of the United States Grand Prix is already within the acceptable range. ”

Hearing Henry's explanation, in fact, Zhang Yifei also understood the truth, which is the same as an attempt to commit a crime.

No matter how malicious Montoya was at that time, and even had a "murderous intention", he did not succeed after all, and he could not be convicted for this.

To be honest, even if it was the punishment for starting the pits, the main reason was not Montoya's malicious driving on the track, but his post-race beating.

"Well, it's not the worst outcome."

Zhang Yifei also complained, after all, he really knocked Montoya off the track, and it was impossible to go without punishment.

Moreover, the boss Prost's operation back then caused his relationship with the FIA to be very unfriendly, and he had been stuck on his super driver's license once before.

This time, the points of the United States Grand Prix were not cancelled because of dangerous driving behavior, but it was still based on the fact that he outperformed the Indy 500, which was regarded as a fight for Formula 1, otherwise the punishment might be more severe.

It can only be said that Zhang Yifei was indeed a little up-and-coming at that time, and the crash was too obvious, and he didn't even want to disguise himself, and this kind of post-race punishment was already the lightest punishment of the FIA.

"Well, now that the punishment has come down, there is no need to discuss it again. Now the main question is how to run this Japanese Grand Prix under the punishment! ”

Korcel stood up and said a word, ending the conversation about the FIA post-FIA penalty and focusing on the Japanese Grand Prix.

Hearing Korcel's words, Zhang Yifei also quieted down, sat on the chair honestly, and listened to the German old man's analysis of the Suzuka track.

"Suzuka Speedway, which was built in 1962 as a test track for Honda, was built in 1962. Since 1987, the home F1 Grand Prix has been held, and since then, the Japanese Grand Prix has been held at the Suzuka Circuit. ”

Because Zhang Yifei experienced the Indy 500 event this time and flew to the German headquarters for a few days, his preparation for the Japanese Grand Prix is almost zero.

Therefore, instead of analyzing the running method and key lines in the past, Korsell even explained the history of the track, so that Zhang Yifei could better understand this famous track.

In fact, Zhang Yifei is still very clear about these, after all, there are two F1 tracks in East Asia, in addition to the East China Sea International Circuit, this Suzuka circuit in Japan is the most famous.

It can even be said that the Suzuka Circuit is a track full of exciting events and legends in the world, and the main reason is that in the eighties and nineties of the last century, the peak battle between Senna and Prost basically took place on the Suzuka Circuit.

And it's not just Senna's three-year battle with Prost, but also Schumacher's end to Ferrari's championship drought at Suzuka Circuit, Kimi Raikkkonen's 17th place comeback to win the championship, Massa's peak rain battle with Kubica in '07, and the Japanese driver's first podium in F1 history.

It can be said that there have been too many wonderful stories on the Suzuka Circuit, not to mention that Zhang Yifei has become an F1 driver in this world and will pay attention to the F1 track. Even in his previous life, Zhang Yifei was familiar with the story that happened on the Suzuka Circuit, and Kossel did not need such a detailed explanation.

It may be that seeing the change in the expression on Zhang Yifei's face, plus Korsell himself is not a person who likes nonsense. So he quickly jumped from track history to track professional layout analysis.

"Suzuka is the only track in F1 with a figure-eight crossover design, which means it has not only clockwise corners, but also as many counterclockwise corners."

"And as Honda's original test track, the whole track was relatively narrow, with a mix of high-speed sections and low-speed corners. It can be said that this is a very competitive track for drivers, and strength will be the decisive factor on this track. ”

After Cosell finished speaking, he looked at Yakyo Yamamoto.

Facing the eyes of the mentor, Yamamoto Youkyo took out a stack of track data and handed it to Zhang Yifei and said: "Yifei-kun, this is the complete layout of the Suzuka track and the route map over the years, the data is very detailed, I hope you can remember it in the remaining three days." ”

Compared to other tracks, the collection of data on the Suzuka Circuit is the easiest track.

One is that it has a long enough history to give birth to countless well-known races, and it has detailed public data as a test track.

Another point is that this is Japan, which is the territory of Ukyo Yamamoto and Junko Takeda, and it is much easier for them to collect data on the Suzuka circuit.

Therefore, the pre-competition preparations for this station can almost be described as perfect, there is no omission, it depends on Zhang Yifei's own performance.

"I will."

Zhang Yifei nodded and accepted the track data prepared by Yamamoto Ukyo.

However, at this time, Caser stood in front of Zhang Yifei and said to him in a very formal tone: "Although this stop is no longer relevant to the season rankings, even if you are punished by the FIA, it is difficult to run a brilliant result." ”

"But I want you to run as hard as you can on any track, no matter what the background and situation you are facing, instead of coping with things, can you do that?"

Cossel is different from Prost, Prost's conservative style back then, as long as he can win the championship, or there is no possibility of winning the championship, then he will not take any more risks, let alone fight for every event!

For this, it is Cosell who despises Prost the most, thinking that he is a coward and a coward! There is no such thing as the enthusiasm and passion that a driver should have, and the courage to fight for victory.

So he didn't want Zhang Yifei to have this kind of thought, and run around casually in events that he didn't think mattered. Even if there is no possibility of a world championship, any sub-event is still a self-affirmation of a driver, and it can also create a brilliant scene on the track.

At any time, you should never lose the yearning for the championship, as well as the speed and passion on the track!

"Absolutely, I will give my best in any event."

Zhang Yifei replied to Kossel in the affirmative.

He always believed that a true professional driver should have the kind of manly romance that he had on the Isle of Man TT.

It's not just about winning and profit, it's about chasing the freedom of the wind and the limit of speed!