Chapter 153: Alone in England (1)
When Ye Feng, who was lonely, dragged his suitcase out of the London airport hall, it was drizzling again. As cold as the raindrops in England in February was the coldness of Williams' unique Britishness. Ye Feng's reception work in the UK naturally could not be done by BMW, and the Williams team did not seem to be looking forward to the arrival of the Chinese driver, so when Ye Feng saw the number plate that was even misspelled in pinyin, he only saw the figure of a team worker. However, Lao Ye didn't say anything, but silently followed the Englishman with a London accent on the way to the hotel
Lying in the room of this three-star hotel, which was almost half the size of the standard room of the three-star hotel in China, Ye Feng lazily sorted out his thoughts. Ye Feng, who suddenly threw aside the entanglement of feelings, felt an uncontrollable emptiness in his heart at this time. And after galloping in the rain, Senna also disappeared from Lao Ye's body for a while. This made Ye Feng even more soze up in his heart with nostalgia for Boss Sai and a deep sense of loneliness in his heart.
When Lao Ye chose to come to the UK to accept the challenge in this almost self-exiled way, there was no one who could bring him any help and reliance. The small room, the unfamiliar environment, and the cold attitude of the team colleagues all made Lao Ye feel very bad in his heart from the beginning. This is the feeling that Lao Ye has never had since he was with Senna, it has always been Boss Sai who arranged everything for him, and it has always been Ye Feng who can handle everything just by listening to Senna's arrangement, which has always made Lao Ye feel that everything may not be difficult. And now, when Lao Ye really comes to face another beginning of his career alone. He realized that he was just the same ignorant college student from more than a year ago
However, this situation also made Ye Feng completely throw aside the previous so-called "Racing Wind Speed Boss" and "the first Chinese to step into the F1 field". From now on. He Lao Ye is just a rookie who can only rely on his own efforts to work hard for his future career. This also inspired Lao Ye's fighting spirit after being persuaded to retire. He has never been more eager to create a new situation with his own strength. Lao Ye hopes that the next time Boss Sai comes back, what he can see is a completely independent ground leaf maple
In short, in the midst of such cranky thoughts, Ye Feng spent his first rainy night on the British Peninsula
Perhaps a person's emotions really have a lot to do with his surroundings. The next day, when Ye Feng, who had a good night's sleep, bathed in the rare warm sunshine of February in England, he felt a good mood also permeating his heart. The unique green English countryside around is constantly changing in front of Lao Ye under the speed of the taxi. Lao Ye thought to himself that maybe things weren't as bad as he had thought before.
It may be that Ye Feng has thought too much about it, and when the new test driver of the Williams team appeared at the Williams headquarters in a taxi, everyone was dumbfounded. Could this be the Chinese who unbelievably "played" Schumacher Jr. and Montoya on the Dorington Park circuit in the rain? Didn't you hear that he was also the owner of a large private fleet? How can it be so shabby? For this. The staff guarding the gate at the headquarters were stunned and didn't dare to let Lao Ye who came by taxi in
The managers of the Williams team, who arrived later, also realized that there might be some problems with their reception. They also originally thought that a character like Ye Feng would definitely have an entourage who hugged him when he traveled, and he must be in and out of a high-end five-star hotel. The three-star hotel room that the team had prepared for Ye Feng before was just a formality. Because they thought that Ye Feng must have his own arrangements, but no one expected Ye Feng to be so low-key. It was an unexpected surprise for the Williams team
"Hey! Ye, if I knew you were coming alone, I would definitely pick you up in person! Something happened in my house yesterday, so alas! God, how did you come by taxi? Who is in charge of Ye's reception? Why didn't that idiot know to call me in advance? Just when the "Mr. Tour Guide" named Wells, who had had some holidays with Lao Ye before, was explaining to Ye Feng repeatedly. Old Williams' Bentley also drove to the front gate of the headquarters, and after the old man learned what happened, he said to Ye Feng and the others in embarrassment. This made Lao Ye, who was not in a good mood now, feel a little warm, and it seemed that this world had not left him. Thinking about how sensitive I have been lately. Lao Ye also felt that he was too weak in the time that Boss Sai had been away for so long.
"Hey! Frank! Don't do that, Mr. Wells, he didn't know I was alone. And Petrus, who received me yesterday, also did a good job, saying that he did exactly what the convoy did to the standard of receiving guests. Yesterday was a day off, so maybe he didn't report it! Nothing though, I slept well yesterday! Lao Ye saw that the old man was a little really angry, so he hurriedly said to the old man. Lao Ye is actually not a calculating
, and will not use such an opportunity to calculate people afterwards. Seeing the submissive appearance of Petrus, a young man who had just entered the convoy, Lao Ye couldn't bear it.
"But no matter how you say it, you can't live in a place like that! But then again, leaves. How did you come here alone, and still be so low-key? Know that you're in a strange country and there are a lot of chores that need someone to take care of for you! Why don't you even have a broker or assistant? That's not going to work! Are you the same in your convoy? Ye Feng's low-key honesty made Old Williams feel a lot more good for this young man who was still a little mustard before, Ye Feng was unruly? Isn't this kid quite humble now?
"Hehe, Frank, I'm not a team owner from now on! I'm just a humble test driver! This is where I am now, and I think I have the confidence and ability to start from the most basic role! So everything is fine now! Nothing needs to change! It's just that it would be nice if the team could reimburse me for the taxi fare! After all, my salary is very low right now! Lao Ye, who was in a much better mood now, listened to the old sir's care, and began to laugh and joke in his fluent English, which surprised these Englishmen. In fact, Lao Ye is also telling the truth, so it feels good to start from the bottom.
"Yes! Leaf! I appreciate your attitude now! Williams laughed too, and he felt that he was starting to like this Chinese kid a little
After signing a non-disclosure agreement, Lao Ye, under the leadership of Wells, finally entered the core organization of the Williams team, which he had not visited last time. This is actually a huge dust-free workshop, where wind tunnel testing, production of body shells, chassis, etc., as well as proofreading, are all done. The people who can get in here are the core members of the real Williams team. Looking at the dusty precision instruments in front of him, and the professional workers who use micro-operation tools and robot arms to perform precision machining, Lao Ye understood why Senna and Romario both said that Lao Ye's workshop was a small workshop compared to the workshop of the F1 team.
This really can't be compared! Lao Ye sighed in his heart! Why isn't there a team that can make an accurate offer for an F1 car? It is precisely because of the complexity of the process of making an F1 car, and the huge investment in the research work that makes it impossible to really measure the value of a finished F1 car. A piece of semi-finished products and finished products like works of art in a huge workshop, Lao Ye's heart at this time exudes a respect, it is the excellent work of these world's top and most outstanding engineers, so that the talented F1 drivers have a platform to show their talents, in a sense, it is these engineers who have made today's F1, not those drivers
"Ye, this is where I work! These are the engines that you see removed from the team's two cars at the end of each race. They were sent here and I came to do an in-depth study of these 'scrapped' engines, from which I could gather a lot of data that would benefit the team's car tuning! "The Pitrus who received Ye Feng yesterday saw Ye Feng stop in front of a pile of parts, so he took the initiative to say. This is also where Petrus works. And Lao Ye's words and deeds just now made this young man, who was not much older than Lao Ye, very grateful, and the work of explaining to Lao Ye was extremely enthusiastic.
"Oh? So this computer holds the simulation data of all the F1 tracks? With this data, you can simulate a variety of track scenarios at will, and with different weather and wind data, you can test these old engines? Ye Feng has now fully integrated into this kind of working environment full of academic atmosphere, in his opinion, the research environment here has not changed much from what Senna told him before, and Senna also told Ye Feng that a successful driver always starts with patient study in the workshop. So Lao Ye is also looking at it very seriously now.
"Huh? Ye, it seems that you are also very familiar with F1 research institutions! You know, the drivers I've met are usually only interested in the finished car! Ye Feng said the functions of these instruments, which surprised both Petrus and Wells, in fact, the strong curiosity that Lao Ye was showing now made both of them feel a little incredible. Could it be that this Chinese is still a rare "academic" driver?
"Hehe, I can't talk about familiarity, but when it comes to workshop experience, I still have the right to speak! Mr. Wells, I think I'll be doing odd jobs for you in the workshop in the future! Of course it's free! Is that okay? Ye Feng walked to a semi-finished carbon fiber body at this time, and said while staring.
"Of course that's fine! But then your working hours are too much, right? Will it affect your rest time? ”
"Don't worry! Work is the best leisure for me! ”