506 Security VS Speed (Chapter 3)
Zhang Yifei was stunned in the direction of the audience for a few seconds, and after making sure that these support voices and cheers were all for himself, a crying and laughing expression appeared on his face.
It seems that he is used to facing cold eyes and ridicule, and he is surprised to suddenly face this situation. Sometimes, life is really full of accidents!
But when Montoya came out, another voice rang out.
"Montoya, you should have beaten this Chinese guy just now!"
"Do Chinese rookies still think it's the level of the opening game? Now the newcomers have improved, and he is still standing still! ”
"Soon the Chinese kid will pay the price for the provocation, and Montoya will make him understand what real strength is."
"Montoya is the Monza champion, what is it to fly, the one who stands on the shortest podium and looks up?"
These voices are also shouting wildly, after all, Zhang Yifei has been away from nine races, and Montoya has risen steadily during this period of time, and has also accumulated a lot of fans.
In addition, in terms of viewing, Montoya's racing style is rough, wild, and daring to fight. If the two sides are not "enemies" and competitors, Zhang Yifei also agrees with Montoya's style, let alone ordinary fans.
But compared with the previous cheering voices for Zhang Yifei, these shouting voices are obviously weaker.
In the past, he had seen the kind of ridicule of Zhang Yifei in the audience, but now that supporters occupy the mainstream position, he will not pay attention to these clamors.
The European circuit is really about to change.
Back at the pits, the pre-race inspection was all done and the crew was waiting for the practice session.
Seeing Zhang Yifei coming back, Ah Hu first rushed over and shouted: "Brother Fei, you didn't suffer any secret losses, you knew that there was a sense of doing something on the street, so you should have brought me over!" ”
Looking at Ah Hu's indignant appearance, Zhang Yifei patted him on the shoulder, but with a smile on his face.
"He doesn't mean to do anything, everyone is just pretending."
In fact, to put it bluntly, Zhang Yifei's-for-tat performance during the interview was also mainly a pretentious component.
After all, whoever makes the first move, who is unlucky, may have been angry at the time of the crash and went to Montoya to fight. Now that so much time has passed, Zhang Yifei is not a stunned young man, how can he not be able to restrain his emotions.
"But I'm still not convinced, so I should teach that kid a lesson."
"There are many opportunities to teach a lesson, and doing it in front of the camera is the stupidest way, and you kid should learn to be tactful."
Hearing Zhang Yifei's words, Ah Hu just spared his head and replied: "Brother Fei, you know, I can't even read well, how can I learn this." ”
Ah Hu's words made Zhang Yifei a little speechless, but then again, everyone has their own personality. Ah Hu is reckless, upright, and can't hold his breath, but he is also righteous, honest, and never plays with his heart.
really let him change and learn to be tactful, but he is no longer the same tiger.
"It's okay if you can't learn, and me."
Zhang Yi flew to Ah Hu and punched him in the chest, but this is almost the same effect as "meow boxing" for Ah Hu's current figure.
No matter what Ah Hu is, he will always be his little brother, and before Brother Zhi and himself fall, it will not be his turn to carry any situation.
Bidding farewell to Ah Hu, Zhang Yifei walked to the circular screen, where Corer was standing and discussing tactics with Korde.
Because he went to the media center for a pre-race interview, Zhang Yifei did not participate in the final tuning process of the car. So he plans to talk to Cowsell about the initial set-up plan and what kind of track feedback he should give during the practice session.
"Kossel, what's the final tuning plan for the car?"
Seeing Zhang Yifei coming over to ask, Korsell also stopped the strategy discussion with Kede, turned his head and said to Zhang Yifei.
"The minimum downforce adjustment scheme strengthens the braking ability, and the gear ratio is mainly in high gear."
The A1 circuit in Austria, located in the Styrian Mountains of the Alps, is a rare highland circuit with a very pronounced gradient.
And because this is still a high-speed track, the 7-speed gearbox racing car basically will not be lower than the 4th gear throughout the whole process, especially in the downhill section, it is easy to surpass the limit speed of other tracks and reach an ultra-high speed of more than 350km/h.
The tuning scheme for high-speed tracks is generally to reduce downforce as much as possible so that the car can run faster.
However, the power of Prost racing cars is insufficient, especially on this track that pursues engine performance, and the top speed is completely inferior to that of the Big Three. So Kosell opted for an extreme minimum downforce tuning to minimize downforce from the air.
The air downforce is reduced to a minimum, and the natural speed of the car can be relatively fast, but the disadvantage is that the stability of the body will be reduced, and the tire grip may be insufficient. After all, with the power and performance of a F1 car, if you don't rely on the aerodynamic kit and use the air flow to press the car on the road, otherwise you can overturn the car with a start, and with a pair of wings, you can really fly into the sky.
There are pros and cons in any period, especially when the capital is insufficient, the pros and cons are more prominent. Kossel chose extreme tuning disgust, and directly made the pros and cons a double-edged sword level, not hurting others, hurting himself!
Thinking about the practice match, the old German man also swore that he should pay attention to safety in the practice match, and when the game comes, safety is what kind of hanging thing, and he will leave it behind, how to come quickly.
Between safety and speed, Cosell finally chose the latter......
"Did you listen?"
Seeing that Zhang Yifei's expression seemed to be a little distracted, Korsell asked with a serious face.
"Huh? Listened. ”
Zhang Yifei just thought about what happened a few days ago, and he was a little distracted, but he didn't expect to be discovered by Kossel so soon.
"As I told you before, A1 is a dangerous track and tuning will determine how well you handle the car. With just a few barely qualifying races and being out for so long, do you think you can take control of the new track? ”
Koser's sudden outburst of sternness made Zhang Yifei a little overwhelmed, did this old German man take gunpowder today, and he was so angry?
"I didn't."
Zhang Yifei denied it, he never underestimated or despised the A1 track, it can be said that during the past few months of recuperation, the preparation was very sufficient, and Korsell made a little fuss.
"Remember, this kind of tuning is dangerous, and any accident, even if the injury is not serious, can end your career!"
"Got it."
Zhang Yifei's imagination in the outside world has always been relatively arrogant and arrogant, but the spirit of respecting teachers and respecting the way is something engraved in the bones of Chinese.
Zhang Yifei may sometimes ridicule the old German man, but when he really encounters what Kossel wants to say, he will honestly respect the authority and not see any shadow of arrogance.
Seeing Zhang Yifei quickly admit his mistake, Korsell also adjusted his emotions.
He is concerned about chaos, it is in the face of safety and speed that he chooses speed, so he is more and more worried about Zhang Yifei's safety.
If something really happens, it can be said that his decision is the main reason. But if he had to choose again, he would still make such a choice, a driver, can never give up fast and furious!
"The A1 track has a lot of downhill corners, where the speed is beyond the previous limits, and you need to find the brake point with precision, even heavy braking. So at this stop, you have to pay careful attention to the temperature of the brakes to prevent high temperature overheating attenuation. ”
Just as the thermal decay will occur after the brakes of civilian vehicles overheat, even if the F1 uses a charcoal ceramic brake disc that can withstand the high temperature of 1200 degrees Celsius, it cannot withstand the continuous and long-term sudden braking.
The main reason is that the speed of the F1 car is too fast, and the requirements for the speed reduction standard are too high, and the brake system is very large in an instant, and even the brake disc can be seen to turn red in an instant, and the Mercedes-Benz team has also ignited the tires when it is exaggerated.
Therefore, at this stop, Zhang Yifei must find the braking point very accurately, and then reasonably control the braking strength in order to run the entire A1 course at a high speed.
"By the way, and this time the chassis is very low, pay attention to the bottom problem."
In the early days of F1 cars, in order to enhance the speed and cornering stability of the car, the chassis was pressed as low as possible, resulting in accidents during the race due to the bottom support.
In order to ensure safety, the FIA has imposed a height limit on the chassis of the car, and a wooden plank has been placed under the chassis. If the team adjusts the chassis of the car too low, causing excessive wear and tear on the planks, the driver will be penalized.
Later, this piece of wood was replaced with titanium alloy material, so in the F1 race 16 years later, you can occasionally see the sparks splashed on the chassis of the car, which increases the enjoyment of the race.
Zhang Yifei's racing cars did not have this kind of extremely low tuning before, so there was no need to pay too much attention to the wear and tear of the chassis. And this time it was easy to support the bottom in a heavy braking situation, so Korsell reminded not to be penalized after the final game.
"I remember it all."
Zhang Yifei nodded, this time he was very serious.
Korsell glanced at his watch, and then said: "Change into a racing suit and get ready to play, in addition to being familiar with the track, you also need to be familiar with the racing car this time, the spare car was tuned according to the habits of Berdais before, after all, good things are a little different." ”
"Hmm."
Zhang Yifei has considered this, but he has also driven this spare car, which is not the first time to get started, so there should be no problem.
Change into your suit and sit inside the JS53 and wait for the practice start lights to come on. That long-lost familiar feeling swept over again.
Maybe the Prost JS car can only be in the middle and bottom of the F1 team, but it is one of the fastest cars on the planet after all, and this feeling is not something that other cars can give, let alone a racing simulator can simulate.
Racing is the second life of the driver, Zhang Yifei realized for the first time that he missed this old guy who didn't perform very well!