Yamamoto Ukyo's personality has always been more conservative and steady, and if he can take any risks, he will definitely choose a safe plan.

But this time, he openly opposed Henry's strategic opinions, because he is a data analyst, and he insists on rational judgment on numbers more than human perceptual analysis!

In Formula 1, unless the situation changes, or parts need to be replaced. Otherwise, the pit stop strategy is not decided by a pat on the thigh, but has a very complex set of calculation formulas.

Ukyo Yamamoto did not join the strategy team of Prost Racing, but he still took on the role of team data analyst. This kind of thing is naturally in his hands.

According to Yamamoto's detailed calculations, the three-stop strategy would be the best choice, and this is the strategy that top teams such as Ferrari and McLaren would later choose at Albert Park.

The reason why these teams chose is that as a big three team, they have a strong driver and service team, and the performance of the car is not to say that the rover, at least it is also ranked in the middle and upper reaches of all teams.

All these factors are the basis for them to challenge the three-stop tactic. Just like the well-known French station Schumacher's four-stop tactic, if it were a different driver or not a Ferrari team, let alone build it into a classic event, it is estimated that this kind of play would have been cool for a long time.

If any driver can catch up with him after four pit stops, and the other teams are not Shabi, there is no way to imitate such a thing as a rover, and he can't learn to do it after four pit stops?

Therefore, the basis of many tactics depends on the strength of the driver and the team. With the current strength of the Prost team, Yamamoto Ukyo also feels a lack of confidence. Weighing the pros and cons, the two-stop tactic is riskier than the one-stop, but the speed is also faster, which is a compromise choice.

Hearing Yamamoto Ukyo's words, the team's strategy team fell silent, thinking about the current strength and mentality of Zhang Yifei, as well as the cooperation ability of the technical team of Prost Teams, which tactical strategy is the most in line with the current situation of the team.

It's like the three-stop tactic, everyone knows that it is fast, but the fastest is not necessarily the most suitable for you.

"Youjing, this is just a theoretical improvement, you have to take into account the coordination factor between Fei and the maintenance technician. This is the first time Fei has participated in the main race of F1, and the psychological pressure is estimated to be the largest, so we must try to use a safe way to ensure the results. ”

Hearing Henry's persuasion, Yamamoto Ukyo did not speak, let alone refute. As a data analyst, his responsibility is to give track data and put forward his own opinions. As for the decision-making side, it is up to the team strategy team to decide.

Seeing that Youkyo didn't speak, the conference room fell silent, and Prost opened his mouth to ask.

"Fly, if you have a choice, will you choose one stop or two stops."

Zhang Yifei is the protagonist on the track, and the basis of the strategy lies in his ability and confidence. If Zhang Yifei is not confident that he can chase back the pit stop time, let alone three stops, he has no hope of even two stops, and can only have the most basic one-stop tactics.

"Neither."

Zhang Yifei replied in a flat tone.

When he said this, the members of the team's strategy team in the conference room understood what he was going to choose.

The expressions on everyone's faces were different, Prost was surprised, Henry was dignified, and Yamamoto Youkyo frowned, he knew that Zhang Yifei was going to take a risk again.

The only one with the usual complexion, or even the corners of his mouth slightly raised, was the old German man Kossel.

Sure enough, this kid is still as arrogant as ever, even if he enters the F1 paddock, in the face of the world's top masters, he does not have any retreat and fear, but chooses a faster speed!

"There will be too many risk factors for the three-stop tactic, and every time you make a pit stop, there is an invisible psychological pressure, and I don't recommend that you make that choice."

Ole, the team's design director, spoke, and he designed the aerodynamic shape of the Prost car, and finally combined and assembled it with the engine, which was also completed in his hands.

So if you want to know more about the JS53 car, Ole is probably more familiar than the driver, and he single-handedly built the new car of the Prost team.

Ole is a serious automotive engineer, but due to the financial problems of the Prost team last season, many of the design factors of the JS53 car were not excellent, and the wind tunnel was not tested enough.

Therefore, in Ole's heart, the JS53 car can only be regarded as qualified, and it cannot reach the level of excellence with the "Mars rover".

And more importantly, the Peugeot engine is also unreliable, although it has experienced various "seams and patches" in the winter test stage, but for the high-end products such as race-level engines, the things that come out of the "seams and patches" are never as good as the original, and various hidden dangers are also buried.

The JS53 car looks pretty good right now, and the consistency in practice and qualifying is passable. However, the intensity of the race is much higher than that of practice and qualifying, and the acceleration of multiple pit stops will also put more pressure on the car.

After having the "painful" memories of last season, Ole does not want to go through it again in the new season. The one-stop tactic that Henry said was a strategy supported by Ole, and the two-stop tactic was already the limit in his heart, and the three-stop tactic was simply unacceptable.

Not to mention the Prost team, in addition to the three giants of Ferrari, McLaren, and Williams, the other eight teams, if there are newcomers, do not have the capital to play the three-stop tactics with the strength in the first race!

In the first race, with the title of newcomer on the track, Zhang Yifei had better be conservative and safe.

"If you're afraid of pressure, what kind of F1 driver is you?"

Zhang Yifei replied with a smile, pressure is the thing that most affects the driver's performance, but it is also the most insignificant psychological factor.

The reason is simple, overcoming and overcoming pressure is a necessary psychological condition for a top driver.

I've only heard that you can't become an F1 driver if you can't do it, and I've never heard of an F1 driver who can't withstand the pressure of a race. If there is such a driver, then he will be eliminated by this event in the first place!

Zhang Yifei is a newcomer, but he has the courage to challenge the strongest in the world!

"I know what you're worried about, but as Ukyo said, the three-stop strategy will be the quickest solution. Then there is no doubt that the teams of Ferrari, McLaren and Williams will inevitably choose the fastest track strategy. ”

"Is Schumacher good? Is Scuderia Ferrari strong? I think you all have the answer in your mind. Since I'm not as good as Schumacher, the current strength of the Prost team can't match that of Ferrari. ”

"Then under the premise that the opponent chooses the fastest three-stop tactic, we also choose the slowest one-stop tactic, is this the game has not even started, and we decided to admit defeat? I don't want to be a deserter before the war starts. ”

Zhang Yifei said this paragraph slowly and logically in a calm tone. However, this not fierce remark brought a great psychological impact to the members of the team strategy team present.

That's right, on the premise that it is inferior to its opponent in all aspects, it has not yet had the courage to make a desperate bet and break the boat, this is a situation where the game has not started and is waiting to lose.

The only chance of winning is a mistake or a car failure. It may be true that the failure rate of racing cars in this era is high, but in retrospect, Prost's JS53 car has a lower failure rate than Ferrari's F2001 model car?

Maybe the other party hasn't had a car breakdown, and his car has already stopped on the track.

"If you play it safe, you still have a chance to get points, or to finish in the top 10. If you choose the three-stop tactic, it is very likely that you will count down or even retire, are you mentally prepared for this? ”

Prost opened his mouth and asked rhetorically, this is also the choice in front of Zhang Yifei.

"It's hard to get points with a one-stop tactic, and without points, is there much difference between the top 10 and the bottom one?"

Similarly, Zhang Yifei asked this topic rhetorically, maybe the top ten reputation is better, maybe it can be praised and praised by many people, after all, most people don't expect Zhang Yifei to get points at the first stop, or even get on the podium.

The top ten is their psychological expectation, and if they do it, they are qualified.

If you count down the results, there will undoubtedly be a "black wave". But when the time comes, the opponents who were suppressed by Zhang Yifei's achievements will emerge overwhelmingly, and public opinion may change from the current blow to the sky and become a situation of black to death.

But who cares? Zhang Yifei knows the Internet philosophy of later generations, this is the inevitable scene that an athlete will experience, if he wins, he is crazy, then he will carry it if he loses.

"That's it, it's decided, three-stop tactics."

The final decision was made by Korser, who was the lead race engineer and the true decision-maker of the strategy group.

Now that he's all talking, there's nothing else to say about the others, setting the tone for tomorrow's game strategy.

"Alessi, what about you?"

Prost asked Alessi, who didn't speak next to him, the French veteran has seen a lot of this kind of scene, and there is no need to discuss it, just formulate a game strategy according to his state.

"Three-stop tactics."

Alessi replied unusually succinctly.

You must know that Alessi has never been a radical driver, especially now that he has entered the end of his career, he basically drives a "health car", not seeking merit, but seeking no fault.

Now this kind of initiative to ask for three stops is really a bit out of his style, and it also surprised the team's strategy team.

But soon, everyone nodded silently, which was indeed an unexpected, but reasonable answer. Veterans also have their own dignity and pride, and it is impossible to admit it in front of everyone in front of a newcomer!