"I know, Senna the hero."

Zhang Yifei said the half of the sentence that he remembered deeply, and the sadness of Massa was omitted.

After all, the history of this world has changed, and no one knows if the scene in 08 will be staged again. Even if it is staged, Massa is still mixed in the F3000 at the moment, and he will not be able to enter the Sauber team until next year at the earliest, which is still far from it.

"It's good to know."

After finishing speaking, Korsell handed over the track information in his hand to Zhang Yifei, and then said: "Go conquer it!" ”

Cosell made a rare blunt statement that let Zhang Yifei conquer a track, because the Interlagos circuit means more to him than other tracks.

After all, it was here that he witnessed the peak of Senna and the crazy and glorious era of Brazilian racing.

Senna is gone, but the racing spirit will never die, Zhang Yifei is Korcel's hope, he wants to see the Chinese kid on the Interlagos circuit, recreate the glory of Senna.

It would be nice if this Brazilian Grand Prix could still rain heavily, Senna relied on two rain battles to make a name for himself as a rookie and stand at the pinnacle of his career.

Since Zhang Yifei has copied Kimi Raikkonen's miracle, let him create another miracle and become Senna is not bad.

Zhang Yifei felt what Kosell was expecting of him, but he didn't know what Kosell was thinking.

If he knew, he would have chosen to refuse!

Because Zhang Yifei never thought of who he wanted to be the second from the beginning, this person would not be Kimi Raikkonen, let alone Elton Senna. He just wants to be his first, and when he makes others cheer in the future, he will always be the Chinese car god - Zhang Yifei!

After receiving the thick racing information, Zhang Yifei went to the hotel where the team stayed, and the racing simulators were installed in a special room in the hotel.

When Zhang Yi flew in, Alessi was training in a racing simulation inside. Although he is quite familiar with the Interlagos circuit, after all, he comes here every year to race.

But this time it means something different to Alessi, who doesn't want to be a runner and passerby anymore, but wants to hit the points and even the podium.

As an F1 veteran, he has a lot of racing experience, but he should also have a good record. Especially in the case of Zhang Yifei's outstanding performance, whether it is for his own dignity or the pride of the veteran, Alessi does not want to be thrown too far.

Zhang Yifei did not disturb Alesi's training, but quietly sat in the racing simulator and started his own training. He plans to familiarize himself with the track first to see how he runs, and then compare the course that Kossel has laid out to choose the best line for the race.

After running a lap on the simulator, Zhang Yifei instantly understood why there was such a thick stack of racing road maps.

Because the complexity of the Interlagos circuit is indeed a bit beyond Zhang Yifei's imagination, the width of many sections is particularly narrow, almost as wide as the two-lane width of a general township road. This is undoubtedly a great challenge for the selection of overtaking routes.

Not only is the track narrow, but even the entrance and exit of the pit lane are very narrow, which means that drivers returning to the track from the exit can easily collide with drivers who are racing normally on the track.

If you don't choose the right time to get out of the pit lane, you may waste 1 to 2 seconds when you get out of the pit lane. This senseless waste of time is simply unacceptable for F1.

Another point is that with the current level of technology, racing simulators cannot perfectly simulate the real feeling of being on the track. But Zhang Yifei has been able to experience the impact of the bumpy and uneven track on the spine.

At this time, the tuning requirements for the suspension are very high, and the stiffer the suspension, the stronger the air grip, which is suitable for high-speed tracks. On the low-speed track, when encountering a lot of corners and inclinations, the speed of the car cannot be increased, and the downforce brought by the air is not enough.

As a result, teams choose to soften the suspension to gain more mechanical grip and increase the speed of the riders in corners.

The Interlagos circuit is narrow and has a lot of curves, but it actually has two long straights and a lot of high-speed corners. Then the low-speed sharp corners are concentrated in a third of the track.

This kind of track layout is equivalent to forming two extremes, whether it is to choose hard suspension or soft suspension, it seems that it is not very suitable. However, under normal circumstances, teams will make trade-offs, and the high-speed section occupies most of the track, so they choose a harder tuning scheme.

But the Interlagos circuit is not so easy to make trade-offs, the rough road is very stressful for the driver's body, the bumps of the hard suspension can be an hour or two of the race, and the hot and humid climate may not be able to withstand the driver.

This kind of unbearable is not the kind of prostration in the conventional sense, and the body is not good enough to withdraw from the game or something. But for a high-intensity and high-precision event like F1, if the physical and mental state is slightly worse, you may have to be crushed by the opponent.

Formula 1 is a very driver-intensive event, and teams have to take into account the physical acceptance of the drivers.

Opting for a soft suspension relieves some of the bumps and puts less strain on the rider's body, but it's not as fast as a hard suspension. So this is a very tangled thing, even Zhang Yifei himself is not easy to make a decision, and it is even more difficult for the team to give up.

It's hard to think about things, Zhang Yifei simply doesn't think about it, and this kind of thing is left to the team strategy team to weigh the troubles. Anyway, whatever plan they give at that time, just go up and run by yourself, and if there is a problem, it is also the pot of the team strategy group!

After running a few laps on the simulator, Zhang Yifei suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity on this track. Theoretically speaking, this is the first time I have come to Brazil, and it is the first time I have come into contact with the Interlagos circuit, and I have never even been to the country a few times in my previous life, how did this familiarity come about?

After being puzzled for a while, Zhang Yifei suddenly remembered that he had played a game called "Running Kart" in his later life, and there was a map of Zhang Interlagos Circuit in it?

It's just that no one explored why that map was called Interlagos Circuit, let alone the Brazilian F1 circuit.

Although playing games on the computer to run the track, it is not the same thing as driving the simulator to run the track now, and there is no such thing as drifting. But the game map, modeled after the Interlagos circuit, adds layouts such as bleachers and pit stops, which are the same locations and locations as on the simulator.

So after Zhang Yifei ran a few laps, there would be this sense of familiarity, but he didn't expect that in his previous life, he would still run the Interlagos track on the computer.

However, after Zhang Yifei's memory comparison, the map in "Running Kart", in addition to the gameplay, the track layout is still different from reality in many places.

I just don't know if these differences are due to the reconstruction of the track or the modification of the map when it was made. Of course, it doesn't matter what the reason is, after all, even if it is exactly the same, it will not help to drive F1 now, it can only be regarded as a small surprise.

Zhang Yifei trained on the simulator for about half an hour, and after having a preliminary understanding of the current stage of the Interlagos track, he stopped his simulation training.

He plans to combine the track data that Coatel gave him to see how big the gap between the "blind run" and the theoretical data is, so that he can better compare the accuracy of his line alignment.

However, when he took off the headphones, he unexpectedly found that Alessi had finished his racing simulator training and was standing behind him.

"When did you come back?"

Alessi was still in that lukewarm tone.

However, compared to the embarrassing state of basically having nothing to say before, at least now Alessi will choose to take the initiative to say hello, which is already a breakthrough.

"I came back in the morning, went to the track to have a look, and then started simulator training."

"Hmm."

Alesi nodded, and then planned to turn away, he knew that Zhang Yifei did not have much time for simulation training, and as a newcomer to this year's F1 season, the Chinese kid was also running the Interlagos circuit for the first time, so he would not waste time.

Seeing Alaisi preparing to walk out of the room, Zhang Yifei suddenly thought of something, so he spoke.

"Alessi, what do you think I'm at Interlagos, what suspension tuning should I choose?"

Zhang Yifei was still worried about this problem before, but after seeing Alessi, he suddenly reacted, isn't this the best person to consult?

If it is not an exaggeration, it may be that in terms of the current understanding of the F1 circuit, Alessi is the most experienced person in Prost, even surpassing Korsell and Prost.

Because Caser has been away from the F1 circuit for nearly a decade, he had planned to retire with peace of mind, run his own small golf course, and live an idyllic life, and it is impossible to study the tracks according to the intensity of his profession every year.

Prost used to be a legendary, but now he's been a team owner for five years, and how to run the whole team is what a boss should do, not what track.

If the boss has to do everything himself, then what do you need the competition engineer and the strategy team to do?

And the F1 track is not static, it may only happen once in many years, but there will be a small change basically every year.

In the case of Interlagos, the exit of Turn 4 was fitted with a new double shoulder. If you want to borrow the shoulder of Turn 4 to get around, you have to reconsider the shoulder height and the strength of the car's suspension.

The section at Turn 14 has been resurfaced, the grip has been improved and the corners can be made at more aggressive speeds.

There are also sections with a lot more extra slots to improve drainage during rain battles, which means that the track grips are improved and the rain battles can be faster.

These small changes and details can affect the speed of the race, and Alessi runs on this track every year, and he is definitely the best person to answer this question!

"You choose the hard suspension."

"Why?"

Zhang Yifei asked curiously, but Alessi did not hesitate at all, and gave the answer directly, which made him feel a little surprised.

"Young people are in good health and can withstand bumps."

After saying this, Alessi turned around and left.

This time it was Zhang Yifei's turn to be a little confused, damn me, is this Alessi's suggestion, or is it a joke made by the French?

But according to Alesi's personality in the past, he doesn't like jokes very much, isn't it black humor?