"Brother Fei is on the head, this hard drive may even wear out the wheel."

Seeing such a scene, Ah Hu couldn't help muttering, whether it was the previous identity of a car repairer or the current formula technician, seeing this kind of grinding wheel hub behavior, it was a little unbearable.

"I ran for more than an hour, and there were more than 50 laps, and the finish line was just around the corner.

Chen Zhi also said that he could understand Zhang Yifei's mood, just before the finish line, the last corner had a flat tire, and Zhang Yifei definitely wanted to finish the race.

Korsel didn't pay attention to the grinding of the wheels, which is not uncommon in F1. He frowned when he saw the last puncture.

It's not that he is dissatisfied with Zhang Yifei's driving skills, it's just that he didn't expect that the super soft tires wore out so badly, and finally burst the tire.

Although Zhang Yifei only had a puncture at the last corner, if he really wants to use it on the track, no one dares to guarantee whether he can stick to the last corner, which is the biggest hidden danger.

Previously, Cosell's prediction was that the tire was smoothed and the grip decreased, and it would not reach the severity of a puncture.

The former can also be saved by reducing speed and driving skills, while a flat tire has little to save. Either choose to retire, or be lucky enough to be not far from the finish line or the pits, just like Zhang Yifei is driving through now.

"Ah Hu, prepare the tire change tool."

Yamamoto Ukyo instructed Ah Hu, and the end of the test run represented the arrival of the maintenance procedure.

At this time, Yamamoto Ukyo had a hunch in his heart that the wear and tear of the Renault car was very serious, and this would be a complete overhaul.

On the track, Zhang Yifei drove the Renault car so hard, passing the starting line of the original start, which can also be said to be the finish line.

Although it was only a short distance of 100 meters, the entire rubber of the Renault car on the left rear tire had been worn down, and only a few fragments were still hanging on the wheel.

More importantly, the wheel hub has been grinded into potholes and deformed, and it is destined to be scrapped. And I don't know if such a hard opening will affect the suspension and chassis.

At this moment, Zhang Yifei's mind is not thinking about results and lap times, he only has endless regret in his heart, he really shouldn't be so impulsive, a tire is only a thousand yuan, and this wheel hub is scrapped and tens of thousands of yuan are gone.

If there is any major problem with the suspension and chassis, the maintenance cost may be as high as hundreds of thousands. You must know that Toyota's event sponsorship does not include all the wear and tear outside the normal competition, which means that this money is completely Zhang Yifei's own.

The cost of the European competition is already very large, and if it is repaired by hundreds of thousands, then Zhang Yifei will really become a poor ghost.

Soon the members came to the track, and Ah Hu and they naturally went to change the tires of the car as soon as possible, and then pushed the car back to the pit for inspection.

Junko Takeda and He Ziling, two girls, one took the helmet that Zhang Yifei took off, and the other hurriedly took the kettle to replenish Zhang Yifei's water.

You must know that counting the preparation time, Zhang Yifei stayed on the car for nearly an hour and a half. At present, there is a high temperature of more than 30°C on the track, and the temperature in the cabin of the car is even higher, not below 60°C.

After a long time of high temperature baptism, coupled with the double test of mental and physical strength, Zhang Yifei's whole face was pale after dehydration in addition to sweating like rain at this moment.

An F1 race lasts only two hours, and the F1 cars are equipped with on-board drinking water systems. Zhang Yifei has been carrying it for an hour and a half completely by his own willpower.

It can be said that even the physical test has reached the F1 standard required by Kossel before the test run!

Seeing Zhang Yifei's pale face, He Ziling took out a tissue to wipe the sweat beads on Zhang Yifei's face while he was drinking water. At this moment, she really felt an indescribable distress for the big boy in front of her.

No matter how Zhang Yifei usually laughs, as long as he stands on the track, he is the most tenacious professional driver!

Zhang Yifei didn't notice He Ziling's movements, he breathed a sigh of relief after drinking the water, and immediately asked Koser: "How was the test running result, did you break the track record?" ”

During the test run, Cowel never said Zhang Yifei's lap time, because once Zhang Yifei learned that he had broken the track record, he would have a sense of psychological satisfaction, and the motivation to challenge the limit would also drop a few points.

So Korsell asked Zhang Yifei to keep his fighting spirit high, and only when the test run was over would he tell Zhang Yifei the final answer.

"I broke the course record, and I ran pretty well."

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei had a smile on his face, it was not easy to get Kossel's recognition and praise. If he can say that, it means that his lap time is very good.

"Yifeijun, your fastest lap is 1:24.885, which is a full 0.5 seconds faster than the junior formula record at the Manikul circuit!"

Junko Takeda told Zhang Yifei the specific number, in fact, in the process of running, she really wanted Zhang Yifei to know her breakthrough. It's just that because of Kossel's authority and the identity of the race engineer, everyone can only endure it.

Now she can finally say it, let Zhang Yifei know her breakthrough and achievements, and prove that all these efforts are not in vain.

1:24.885, when he heard this number, Zhang Yifei was a little stunned.

In fact, during the running, he felt that he must have broken the track record, otherwise according to Kossel's character, he would definitely put pressure on him to go full throttle faster.

Since Korsell didn't say that during the race, just keeping himself up to the corner, it means that his lap time must have reached his goal.

It's just that Zhang Yifei didn't expect that he could exceed the track record by as much as 0.5 seconds, which is a good result that Zhang Yifei predicted.

But Zhang Yifei was not complacent, he wanted to know more about his overall results, especially the puncture in the last corner, if it happened in the main race, whether it would have a big impact.

"Kossel, what's my overall grade?"

"If you count it according to 23 laps, the time is 32 minutes and 58 seconds, which also breaks the course record."

"You're saying I got a flat tire at the end and broke the track record for total time?"

Zhang Yifei couldn't believe it, he almost wasted nearly five seconds of time when he finally had a puncture, so he could still break the track record?

"Hmm."

Korsell nodded, he didn't continue, because he already felt that Zhang Yifei, this kid, was about to float.

"I'm really NB!"

Zhang Yifei couldn't help shouting, he thought that his lap time and overall score should be good, but because the final puncture wasted a lot of time, he still had no bottom in his heart for the final result.

As a result, I didn't expect to be able to break the track record in this way, is it because I am too NB, or is the previous driver too vegetable?

"Don't be too complacent, this is just a theoretical result of the test run, the official competition is a variety of opponents to defend and grab the line, and there is even the risk of crashing, wait for the championship and then be happy."

Korsell poured cold water on it at the right time, and he knew that Zhang Yifei would get scared.

"Don't worry, I'm a competitive player, and the official competition will only be faster and stronger!"

The success of the test run can be said to have increased Zhang Yifei's confidence too much, and he has completely floated!

"Well, I'll see."

Cosell replied with a smile, he didn't blindly pour cold water. Many times it is better to prefer the driver to be arrogant and arrogant than to be inferior and cowardly!

……

The three days passed quickly, and soon it was the official race day in Manicul.

In the past few days, Zhang Yifei has formulated a detailed race plan for himself based on the field experience gained from the test run and the cornering route on the data.

Expansion is expansion, it does not mean that Zhang Yifei began to indulge, before reaching a bet with Prost, Zhang Yifei will definitely not relax himself!

Today's Manikul Circuit has more people than in the previous two races, with more than 15,000 people.

And many spectators are wearing black and yellow clothing, which is the traditional color scheme of the Renault F1 team in the past. Once on the F1 track, there was a Renault car known as the "yellow lightning", and after 15 years, the black and yellow team once again entered the F1 paddock.

With the Renault Euro 2000 as a manufacturer-promoted event, and today it is the home circuit in France, it is not surprising that there are so many pro-Renault spectators.

In addition to the special audience today, in order to celebrate and promote the Renault team, Ghosn, vice president of the Renault Group, also appeared at the Manicour circuit. And before the start of the game, he also greeted the audience, which caused a cheer and applause.

The audience was cheering and cheering, but the atmosphere in the maintenance area was not very good.

To be precise, it is filled with a smell of gunpowder, and the main object of anger is Zhang Yifei!

Because of the previous Renault press conference, Zhang Yifei and Kubika made cowardly remarks, which almost included all the drivers participating today.

After all, after the race at Monza, whether they were intentional or pulled to make up the numbers, these drivers jointly accused Zhang Yifei of dangerous driving, and it can be said that none of them can escape.

It's been so long since the original incident that many people have almost forgotten it. As a result, I didn't expect Zhang Yifei to say so directly at the press conference, not giving a little face at all, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction and anger of many drivers, and no one wants to be called a coward!

In the face of these dissatisfied or hostile eyes, Zhang Yifei didn't care at all, and even who dared to provoke with his eyes, Zhang Yifei would unceremoniously return the past.

At the beginning, Monza couldn't run himself, so he found a dangerous driving step, and didn't dare to win himself on the track with his strength.

Public enemy Zhang Yifei has already regarded it as a second time, and he doesn't mind being a second time!