"Cosell, I'll raise my demands on myself."

Zhang Yifei replied solemnly, he is very arrogant in front of the outside world and the media's impression, but he is definitely not blindly arrogant, especially in the face of "good words".

And then again, Zhang Yifei's so-called "arrogant" image is also half-truth.

The reason why he shows this image to the outside world is more to correct the stereotype of Chinese athletes in Europe and the United States. At the same time, as a pioneer of Chinese motorsport, he should set a tough example for a steady stream of Chinese drivers.

Because Zhang Yifei knows that even after 20 years, Chinese drivers or Asian drivers are very "soft" on the European track. This is not a technical problem, but a weakness in thinking and psychology, and I dare not compete and challenge.

One person's strength may not be able to change everything, but Zhang Yifei believes that with such an arrogant image of himself in front of him, history will always change a little, and it will be worth it to make the successor stronger and more bloody.

"It's good, if you want to be the best driver, you have to hold yourself to the highest standards, remember."

Korcel has never tolerated the slightest flaw in training and competitions, and it is precisely under his high standards that Zhang Yifei has improved so much.

"Hmm"

Zhang Yifei nodded, then returned to his room and began to overturn his previous memory, using the speed and performance of Renault's racing car to bring in it, simulating and calculating the best cornering route.

In the afternoon, Junko Takeda also returned from Silverstone with good news and bad news.

The good news is that tomorrow's test run is still only an hour, and this time the time is very tight, and the rental contract stipulates that if you exceed the time, you will be punished with a hefty fine.

The bad news is that Zhang Yifei's application for Renault technical support was rejected, on the grounds that the application time has passed, and at present, the Renault technician team has no spare manpower to provide technical support to Zhang Yifei.

After all, the race is already halfway through, and the technicians on the Renault side are matched according to the number of drivers who apply for it, and it is impossible for the margin to be idle. Now Zhang Yifei wants to apply halfway, either the headquarters approves the transfer, or he is drawn from other drivers, provided that the other party agrees.

The answer is obvious, Zhang Yifei rejected Ghosn's invitation before, and he has announced the signing of the Prost team, so Renault headquarters will naturally not give special approval for such an "outsider".

As for the other drivers agreeing, that is, don't even think about it, just Zhang Yifei's identity as a "public enemy of the track", other drivers can't wait for him to retire from the race, how can they be willing to transfer their own technicians to Zhang Yifei?

"Does that mean that this station can only be topped by our own people?"

"Well, you can actually ask the Prost team for help, but in the current situation of the Prost team, this is not realistic."

At present, due to the financial crisis, the Prost team has drastically reduced the budget of the fleet, and basically all idle personnel have been laid off.

And now it is the end of the F1 season, and the technicians of the Prost team, except for those left behind by the French headquarters, are all traveling with the team on various F1 tracks, and it is impossible to send personnel over to help Zhang Yifei run this kind of junior formula.

After all, winning the first formula championship in his life is a very important thing for Zhang Yifei, but for the Prost team, it is completely irrelevant.

"By the way, there is also the fact that there is not enough money at the moment."

Junko Takeda said another difficulty, that is, Zhang Yifei is also in a "financial crisis" now.

With the termination of Toyota's contract and withdrawal, Zhang Yifei has now completely become a personal paying driver. This means that starting from Silverstone, all the participation fees of the Renault European Cup will be paid by Zhang Yifei himself.

For example, the use fee of the track and the P room, the rental fee of the Renault car, and the loss of various parts and fluids, etc. This is not a small amount, and with the rental of the track for tomorrow's test run, Junko Takeda has already paid $20,000 to Renault.

And this is just the beginning, the loss of parts and fluid after the race is the main thing, and the end of the fourth race will be a major overhaul of the engine, even if there is a preferential price from Renault for the driver, it is still worth a lot.

Zhang Yifei estimated that the whole set of post-game overhauls would take at least 300,000 yuan to go up before it could be completely completed.

Previously, when he was in the youth training of Toyota in Japan, Uncle Lu handed over a bank card given by the old man, in which one million cash was deposited. In addition, Zhang Yifei went underground to earn some bonuses, a total of about 1.1 million.

Although it didn't cost much to come to Europe this time, the food, housing and transportation of all the team members, plus the cost of the test run, spent almost 340,000 yuan in the past two months.

And now Junko Takeda and Ukyo Yamamoto have resigned from Toyota, and before he has not won sponsorship and let them officially join the Prost team, Zhang Yifei still has to consider their salary with Kossel.

Maybe they didn't think about the salary at all, and they wouldn't ask for it, but Zhang Yifei couldn't help but give it.

Friendship is something that can't be consumed like this, especially if you have the ability. Otherwise, this is not called friendship, it is called taking advantage.

Zhang Yifei is naturally not a person who takes advantage, and before the team members officially enter the Prost team, he plans to pay all the salaries by himself. It's impossible for others to help you, so you have to post it upside down, right?

"Junko, then it's okay to finish this stop, right?"

"It's okay to finish this stop, but there may be a shortage of funds for the next stop."

Because Junko Takeda herself is a team manager, Zhang Yifei handed over these things to her to take care of, so naturally Zhang Yifei still has a lot of old bottoms, and Junko Takeda is also clear.

"It's enough to finish this stop."

Zhang Yifei breathed a sigh of relief, his Renault race plan, that is, to finish the British Silverstone station.

However, there is a premise for this, that is, Zhang Yifei must win the championship of the British Silverstone station. Otherwise, it is too difficult to lock the championship in advance with three points, unless the right time and place and everyone are on their side.

In fact, it may be the right time and place, Zhang Yifei does not occupy the same, coupled with the urgency of sponsorship and F1 winter training, Zhang Yifei has no choice under the double pressure, and must achieve three consecutive championships!

Hey, when he got the Manikul circuit and got the F1 driver contract before, Zhang Yifei felt that he was in a good situation. Why is it that in a few days now, the situation seems to have reversed, there is no time, there is no money?

……

The next morning, Yamamoto Ukyo, Ah Hu and Brother Zhi went to the Silverstone Circuit in advance. Because the previous post-race overhaul at the Manikul circuit was not completed, they had to hurry up and get it done before Zhang Yifei's test run.

After all, this time there is only one hour, whether it is waste or timeout, it is a huge loss for Zhang Yifei, and he must race against time.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yifei and Cowsell drove to Silverstone Circuit, compared with Hockenheim and Manikul, Zhang Yifei was more looking forward to the famous Silverstone Circuit.

"Go ahead and take the left road, it's faster."

Just as Zhang Yifei was driving, He Ziling reminded him coldly.

"Do you know the road?"

Zhang Yifei asked in surprise, as a professional driver, it was the first time for him to come to Silverstone Circuit, and his heart was still full of expectations, but He Ziling was more familiar than himself?

"Well, have you forgotten that my brother trained with the British Citroën team, and he took me to Silverstone a few times before."

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei was not surprised, because Silverstone Circuit is a holy place in the minds of many drivers, after all, its history is too long, and there have been too many classic events on the track, resulting in many cars wanting to run a lap on Silverstone.

This is very similar to the previous New North Circuit in Germany, except that New North is more of a fan and enthusiast, and the threshold is relatively low. Most of the Silverstone drivers are professional drivers, and they have less impact on ordinary people, so the fame is not as famous as New North.

"In that case, you are familiar with the UK."

"It's okay, I'm familiar with London."

"That's half a landlord, after this stop, shouldn't you do your best to be a landlord?"

Hearing this, He Ziling was a little speechless, Zhang Yifei is really looking for an opportunity.

"Let me do the friendship of the landlord, it's no problem, if you win the championship at this stop, I'll invite everyone to dinner."

Now He Ziling, after more than two months of contact, has long since lost the original strangeness.

Even if Zhang Yifei didn't say it, she would consider inviting everyone to dinner, but He Ziling was not thinking about the friendship of landlords, but about saying goodbye.

Listening to He Ziling's chat and Zhang Yifei's jokes, Junko Takeda also interjected at this time and said, "Ziling, do you think Yifeijun will win the championship?" ”

"Yes."

He Ziling blurted out subconsciously, definitely not realizing that she herself had subconsciously identified with Zhang Yifei.

"Do you believe in Yifei-kun so much?"

Seeing the flirtatious smile on Junko Takeda's face, He Ziling reacted instantly, and she retorted embarrassedly: "Of course I want to support Zhang Yifeila, do I still want to support those foreigners?" ”

"Is this really the only reason?"

"That's the reason!"

"Hee-hee."

Junko Takeda didn't answer, but showed her attitude with a smile.

Facing Junko Takeda's meaningful smile, He Ziling's face began to turn crimson, as if she had a feeling that her heart was being seen through.

Northampton is not far from the Silverstone Circuit, and Zhang Yifei got the guidance of He Ziling to take a shortcut, so he only drove for half an hour and came to the famous Silverstone Circuit.