Chapter 185: Super Driver's License Turmoil (Part II)
Ye Feng, who was dressed in a suit, couldn't help but be a little nervous when he saw the row of eight judges sitting across from him. Although he had seen such a battle before this, and had been questioned by the committee before upgrading his driver's license, none of the previous inquiries were as big as today's, and the eight FIA officials sitting here at this time are all leading figures in the international automotive world today! Thinking about whether this inquiry is related to whether his application for a super driver's license can be approved, Lao Ye's forehead is already covered with sweat at this time. And sitting next to Ye Feng is the team director Michael, this Australian is looking at the committee members for a long time, his task is to assist Ye Feng in the interview as the representative of the Williams team......
Ye Feng was looking at these committee officials, and these officials were also looking at him. Especially when Moseley, who entered the defense hall at the end, stared at Ye Feng on the opposite side as soon as he came in, as if he wanted to see through how this young man got this amazing but somewhat absurd resume, and also asked the Williams team to follow him to apply for a driver's license. At this time, at Moseley's behest, several other committee officials also began to take a closer look at Ye Feng's personal information. For a moment, all kinds of whispered discussions and exclamations rang out in the hall. And seeing the skeptical expressions of his colleagues similar to himself, Moseley understood that he didn't need to say anything more now, everyone had already doubted this Ye Feng. And unlike other levels of license upgrades, there is no clear upgrade criteria for upgrading a Super License like other levels of licenses, and the committee assesses whether a driver can be upgraded to a Super License based on whether the applicant has enough racing and training experience. and whether they have enough driving skills to compete in F1. From any point of view, Moseley understands that this Ye Feng doesn't even want to pass this interview.
"Mr. Ye. Can you answer me a few questions now? After a while, after reading the information, the officials re-stared at Ye Feng. And one of the executive committee members named Hunter began to say to Ye Feng.
"Yes! Okay, please ask a question, Mr. Hunt! "To be honest, being watched like a monkey just now made Lao Ye have goosebumps all over his body. Now that the normal procedure has finally begun, Lao Ye is still relieved.
"Mr. Ye, in your information, I saw that you are ~ standard racing driving training. Is this true? After glancing at Moseley. As the head of the committee, Hunt began to ask his own questions.
"Yes, Mr. Hunter, I am indeed ~ Hunter's first question, Lao Ye feels that today's interview may be a little more difficult, making people believe that a guy with only 1 year of semi-formal training experience can get a super driver's license is actually much more difficult than Lao Ye's previous driver's license upgrade.
"So you've only been training for a year and a half now? But as far as I know, the best professional drivers today have been trained for more than 10 years! Can you tell me how you managed to reach the level of 10 in just one and a half years? ”
"I don't know how other people do it, but I just train hard every day to do what my coach has set for me! That's it! "Listened to each other's questions. Lao Ye could only stubbornly reply, he couldn't tell these gringos that he Ye Feng was messing with the car god Senna, right......
"Well, another question, from the resume. You've only competed in 8 races, 6 Formula cars and 1 Dakar Rally, is that all you have to offer? ”
"Yes!" As soon as he heard that the other party's next question was more inducing and tricky than just now, Lao Ye sighed in his heart. How did this foreigner do it, just pick his old leaf's "weakness" and ask.
"Please forgive me for being presumptuous. Did you just get your driver's license to its current A grade with so few races? Hunter seemed to see Ye Feng's crampedness at this time, and he launched a tricky offensive even more firmly.
"That's right! My upgrade process is fully in line with the FIA's regulations on this, and it was also the FIA that approved my driver's license upgrade Lao Ye is really a little hot now, these annoying bureaucrats, at that time, all levels of driver's licenses were issued by your FIA, I don't believe that he still has to endure it, no matter what, he has to endure it.
"Let's talk about formula racing! I've heard that you've won an astonishing six consecutive championships in the ongoing F3000 Continental Cup! This is indeed a surprising achievement. But what I've seen is that you've only had 120 hours + hours of F1 driving experience, all of which you train within the Williams team. How do you prove that these driving hours really exist? ”
"Mr. Hunt, these hours do exist, and I have detailed track and car-related memoranda and records for each track training, as well as video footage of each training session. If the FIA is suspicious, you can ask for a picture
People go to verify the authenticity of the tape and whether it is a simple training session. ”
"So if that's the case, why didn't Team Williams let you show up in official Grand Prix training? You know, that driving time is a little more convincing than yours! ”
"Why I'm hidden, I'm afraid it's not for me to say clearly, you can ask Mr. Michael about this. This decision was made by him personally. After being asked so many negative questions, Ye Feng already faintly felt that today's application might be in vain, thinking that this question was raised by the other party at this moment, Lao Ye simply calmed himself down, and after looking at Michael next to him, Lao Ye replied lightly.
"Oh! Mr. Michael, can you give an explanation? ”
"Well, the truth is that there is no problem with Ye Feng's driving time inside my team. At that time, the reason why Ye Feng was considered not to participate in the training race of the Grand Prix was because there was a certain gap between his level at that time and a qualified F1 driver! ”
was looked at by Hunter with interest, in fact, Michael at this time had no intention of gloating at all about the embarrassment that Ye Feng had just faced. Michael is not stupid, Ye Feng was questioned and "humiliated" by the other party like this, which is not a glorious thing for the Williams team that hired Ye Feng. And it was only today, just after Hunter asked Ye Feng those questions just now, that Michael realized for the first time that Ye Feng's short resume was unique, if this guy really only participated in training for one and a half years, and only had so pitiful more than a dozen official race experiences, then it was entirely possible that Ye Feng was not suitable for the training of the Williams team and the driving of F at the beginning. On the other hand, if Ye Feng really completed many leaps from a D-level driver's license to a A-level driver's license in a year and a half, then this young man who had been despised by his Michael before was undoubtedly a genius! Therefore, Michael was holding back the inner turmoil at this time to answer Hunt, and because of his own principle, Michael still chose to tell the truth.
"Oh! So that's ......"
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There is no doubt that the application for a super driver's license has ended with the other party's "I'm sorry" for the time being. Lao Ye, who came out of the FIA review committee, simply ignored Michael's "fake" condolences and left directly. This *** called the committee of birds? Lao Ye's heart was full of anger at this time, he just felt like a fool who was humiliated by those committee members in every way and didn't dare to say anything. But Lao Ye doesn't have any way about this, not only China in this world has those seniority who say, the FIA humiliated Lao Ye today, is it not because of his "pitiful" qualifications? Thinking of this, Lao Ye felt an unprecedented tiredness invade his body for the first time. He felt tired right now. At this time, the car god asked him to quickly call Schultz's phone, and Lao Ye did so, but he felt that even if the German uncle went out, the effect would not be much better than today......
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As soon as Schultz heard Ye Feng's lost voice on the phone, the old man in Germany had already guessed that Ye Feng might be in trouble. What is the virtue of Mosley and the core management of the FIA he leads, Ye Feng is not clear, but he Schultz is very familiar. However, Schultz also understood the reason why those guys made the decision not to grant Ye Feng a super driver's license, after all, when the old German man saw Ye Feng's resume in detail for the first time, he himself was stunned. Raikkonen, who also encountered similar problems back then, still had more than ten years of racing training experience and dozens of formula racing experience, but he Ye Feng actually obtained an A-level driver's license as if he had used the fastest customs clearance cheats. In shock, Schultz had to smile wryly and think that Ye Feng was the weirdest freak he had ever met. Thinking about the scene when he was easily overtaken by Ye Feng in the rain, and then looking at Ye Feng's resume, Schultz found that he really didn't know this little Chinese guy......
However, understanding is understanding, surprise is surprise, and a wry smile is a bitter smile, Schultz still called the two of them as soon as he hung up Ye Feng's phone. The first phone call Schultz was to old Williams, and on the phone, the old German man asked the British old man to unconditionally support Ye Feng in Ye Feng's application for a driver's license! For this reason, Schultz even used the new engine that was about to be supplied to Williams as a kind of blackmail, and after getting the old Williams's reluctant consent, Schultz made another phone call to another person......
"Hey! Bernie? I'm Schultz from BMW! I'm looking for you this time to do a favor to a little Chinese guy, and I have a video of the game in the rain on hand right now, I think you will be interested! ”