After a four-long off-season of F3000 races, the aim of the organising committee was to allow the tired F3000 teams to get a + leaf when F1 returned to Europe with Sauber, but stayed in the UK. Others rest, but Lao Ye can't have any rest. He also had to use this rare time to continue his F1 test drive and training with Williams after a hiatus of a while. In the meantime, he had to take time to go to France to attend the wedding ceremony of Elejie and Chatterian. In fact, what Lao Ye wants most now is to return to China to see his relatives and friends and Gu Lin, who is busy for CCC, but thinking that his skills are still not perfect, Lao Ye still chooses to squander this four-week vacation on the already hot track in Dorrington Park......

Although he was not happy to be mixed in the Williams team, after all, leaving for such a long time still made Lao Ye think a little about these colleagues who were "fooled" by himself, so after a short break, Ye Feng returned to the headquarters of the Williams team. However, before Ye Feng was enthusiastic and greeted the convoy with warmth, Lao Ye felt the solemn atmosphere of the convoy. Almost all of them didn't look at Lao Ye squarely, and at a glance, they were all busy with the things at hand. Only the "Mr. Tour Guide" Wells, who had some grievances with Lao Ye before and has now become friends, and Petrus, Lao Ye's best friend here, greeted Lao Ye warmly......

"Pete, Mr. Wells! What the hell is going on with the convoy? Why is everyone so sullen? Is it because of my return? Depend on. I'm not going to be so bad, am I? Lao Ye, who quickly sensed the strange atmosphere of the team, had all his previous interest long gone, and he asked Petrus and Wells next to him strangely. Maybe it's the overly busy F3000 training. So Ye Feng usually doesn't have much energy to worry about the Williams team, so it's no wonder that Lao Ye is so at a loss.

"Leaf! It has nothing to do with you. The way the team is now is because of the team's poor results this year! Frank has just held a meeting to criticize everyone, and it is inevitable that everyone will be in a bad mood! Ye, don't think about it too much. Wells on the side saw Ye Feng's depressed expression, so he quickly explained to this guy. From his tone, Lao Ye could also clearly feel the depression of "Mr. Tour Guide". While Wells comes across as a snob a lot of the time, this guy is very loyal and loved to the Williams team, where he has worked for decades.

"Yes! Ye, it's all about this year's poor results, and in the just finished Spanish race, our team only got a pitiful 3! Not only is Juan and Ralph very open in the overall drivers' standings. And now we are behind Ferrari, Anglo and Renault in the overall team standings. This is a clear blow for our team that wants to win the championship! And in my opinion, Juan and Ralph are obviously not used to the double keel car we used this year, and I don't think their performance in the corners is as consistent as Ye Youlai! Petrus next to him now followed Wells's words and told Lao Ye, saying that this guy in the back actually talked about the two main drivers of the team, and it is no wonder that no one knows better than Petrus about the double keel car and Ye Feng's control of this FW-26. However, this guy's open-mouthed mouth scared Wells next to him. The "guide" was almost on the verge of covering Petrus's mouth.

"Stop! Pete, don't talk nonsense! Ye, you go to Frank now. He knows you're back, let me tell you he's waiting to see you! ...... Peter! You *** are so open-mouthed, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will deduct your salary! Wells pushed Petrus and looked around nervously before speaking nervously to Lao Ye. You must know that a little guy like Petrus dares to "denigrate" the two selected drivers of the team like this, which is simply an act of "looking for death", this old Ye watched the two people leave. Wells whispered reprimands to Pete. After understanding this, Lao Ye could only shake his head helplessly, it seems that the situation of the team is getting worse and worse! Is this big empire going to go on like this?

After thinking about it, Williams was still waiting for him, and Lao Ye, who was a little depressed, still walked towards the team owner's office helplessly.

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It's obvious. The old Williams that Ye Feng sees now is far less calm and confident than when the team was about to leave for the new season two months ago. The team's poor record made the old man look so haggard and irritable. Originally, the team spent a lot of money this year to launch a new double keel car, and the old man just wanted to build on the momentum of last year and finally push Ferrari, the mountain in front of all the teams, to regain the title that Williams had not won for a long time!

But reality and ideals are sometimes

It's that big. The fact that the FW-26 had changed its twin keel design philosophy gave him any advantage, but the FW-26 suffered from failure along with the team's two drivers due to poor tuning, engine power problems, and a disadvantage in speed on the straights. And the Ferrari and Schumacher they want to overthrow have a strong performance with Fran, and what makes Williams even more difficult to accept is that now even Anglo-American and Renault, who have just taken over Benetton, have climbed on Williams' head. And this old powerhouse can only fall into the same embarrassing dilemma as McLaren, another giant who has not been able to launch a new car. How does this make this year's ambitious old Williams acceptable?

In addition, the team is currently facing the problem of signing contracts with two cars in the team. Perhaps Schumacher Jr., who still has a year left on his contract, could give Serena Williams more room to maneuver. But the Colombian's reluctance to renew his contract with the team at the end of this year's season made the old jazz extremely annoyed! , why is that ungrateful guy so arrogant? If he hadn't brought Montoya from the United States to F1, who would know which onion he Montoya was? The old man has always hoped that these people can focus on the overall situation of the team, but when it comes to the team's most difficult situation, the old Williams sadly finds that he doesn't even have a person to rely on......

"Frank, I'm back! Tell me anything! I'm in good shape right now and I'm ready to play for our team! Ye Feng walked into his office in such an emotion as Old Williams. It stands to reason that Ye Feng should warm the old man if he is so considerate at this time. But when Old Williams saw that it was Ye Feng, who was "overestimated" by himself, all expectations in his heart naturally disappeared. He didn't have any begging for the current old leaf, he just hoped that this child wouldn't make trouble for him again.

"Oh! Hello Ye! I already know everything about the F3000, but I'm here to tell you something else! Old Williams is talking to Ye Feng in such an understatement now, he is calm in a wheelchair, and at the same time so cold.

"Yes! Say anything! The other party's indifference made Lao Ye a little unprepared, but he felt that maybe the old man was in a bad mood recently. And Lao Ye is also going to mention the double keel racing thing to Williams Sr., because when chatting with Boss Sai last night, the car god said some ideas about improving his FW26. Ye Feng thinks it's very good, if the team can, the performance of the car should be improved to a certain extent.

"Oh! Ye, in fact, there is nothing new! Don't think about it. It's just the second phase of the sponsorship fee signed in our contract, I think you should urge McDonald's and Lucent to hurry up and pay over! You also know that fleet operations are still very tight right now! It costs money everywhere and our new car is nowhere near the point where we are satisfied! So the team needs this funding! Old Williams said his words lightly, in fact, this is all the old man's current begging for Lao Ye, as long as this Chinese young man asks his sponsor to pay obediently, and does not add more trouble to the team and him, the other Ye Feng can practice as much as he likes......

"Oh! That's no problem, in fact, I have already discussed with both companies before I come back, and they will pay the second installment within this week! In addition, Frank, I have some ...... about the new race car here" Ye Feng naturally had no objection to the old man's proposal, in fact, Lao Ye was also urging the two sponsors to hurry up and pay. He knows that Serena Williams has been nervous recently, although he has not made any appearance in F1 so far, which makes the two sponsors a little annoyed with Ye Feng, but Ye Feng is still very similar to making the team better through his own efforts, so he doesn't care if he takes on some sponsor pressure. However, just as Lao Ye finished talking about money and was about to talk to old Williams about the improvement of the new car with great interest, he was directly interrupted by old Williams waving his hand......

"That's it! Ye, since we don't have any disagreement on this matter, let's stop here today! You go to Michael to negotiate your training schedule for the next few weeks, I'm tired and need to be alone for a while! Go ahead! Child! Old Williams's tone was still so faint, but this poured cold water on Lao Ye, who was holding a hot face. Lao Ye, who was not mentally prepared, stayed in place for a while, and finally saw that the other party had no desire to continue the conversation, so he quietly left the office full of lifelessness alone......