Chapter 173: Playing with F3000 (4)
As a car that has continuously produced high-level talent for Formula 1, the competition has officially retired from the stage of history after this season. It will be replaced by the GP2, which supports a wider range of manufacturers and is cheaper to car. It is foreseeable that after the GP2 side of the FIA has made great efforts to promote the full promotion of the F3000, the construction of formula cars will be more perfect, which is what those of us who are used to the F3000 want to see in addition to nostalgia......
But that's only in the big picture. From another point of view, the situation of the F3000, which is about to be GP2, is even more bleak in such a final background, and the Belgian has set another F attendance record in Belgium in the opening race, and the next races in the Netherlands and Germany are so cold. Maybe it's because this year's F1 Heat: the European Football Championship is about to open, and in short, people don't seem to have much interest in taking a look at the F3000 that is about to say goodbye to everyone than those who love motorsports don't want to see......
Therefore, as drivers who participated in the European F3000 in the 04 season, they are sad in a sense. Originally, the purpose of participating in this competition was to attract the attention of more F1 teams, so that these young people who participated in the competition could get more attention so that they could enter the F1 stage smoothly. However, since this year is the last year of F3000. So a lot of people like Rosberg Jr. and Hamilton who were supposed to be in the F3000 this year have put their plans to advance to higher races next year. As you can imagine, next year will be the first year that the FIA will go all out to promote GP2. This new event is sure to attract more attention, and the drivers have chosen to avoid the absence of the last F3000 of the year, which has made this year's F3000 even more unpopular for the ordinary racers......
However, just when everyone thought that this year's event would silently go through its last history in silence, what everyone didn't expect was that Ye Feng, a racing genius from distant China that we had never paid attention to before, caused a whirlwind of sky blue in this unapplauded event with his amazing super performance!
Maybe the three consecutive championships of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany can't say anything about the shrinkage of F3000, but people who have really watched Ye Feng's competition will definitely not think like this! And in the midst of this. What is especially memorable is Ye Feng's amazing performance at the first stop at the Spa circuit in Belgium, the Chinese teenager even kicked off his F with almost a lap of second-place results!
And when the sky blue Sauber car driven by Ye Feng still accelerated, accelerated, and accelerated again at every corner without reservation after taking the lead, many older fans may have remembered a figure that we are infinitely nostalgic for but have not seen for a long time - Elton. Senna! Whether it is in the thirst for speed and the persistence in victory, Ye Feng is very similar to the shadow of the Brazilians back then!
Maybe I say this, and many fans of the car god will scoff at this, but this young man from China is indeed this dull last generation of the F3000... And here, I also wish Ye Feng can continue to continue this amazing state. Perhaps soon after the Shanghai circuit starts to enter the F1 family, people will soon see a local driver from China there......"
- Stefano Motorsport Edition
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April is still cool in Europe, especially in the interior of Europe such as Switzerland. But as long as Ye Feng is still training on the track, such coolness is basically insulated from him. Every time when the sweaty old Ye jumped out of the cockpit. He had the urge not to drive again, but it was just an impulse, the race went on and the training had to go on.
As the competition is played entirely on a European scale. As a result F3000EURO schedule has an astonishing density. Just three weeks after Ye Feng stepped into the Formula Hall for the first time, Ye Feng had already participated in three races, including Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Fortunately, there was a two-week gap between the fourth leg of the French race and the three races, which also gave the team and Lao Ye a temporary respite. However, after just winning a proud triple championship, Ye Feng did not let himself get any moment of relaxation, although he did not train with a heavy load, but Lao Ye still spent his daily time on the private track of the Sauber team.
Now for Lao Ye, driving this Sauber F3000 car has been: easy and freehand. But it's the result of a tough race. After an "atypical" victory in the first formula race of his career, he returned to his normal driving style
Kaede still encountered strong opponents in the two races in the Netherlands and Germany, and the heavy oil tactics that Southskel has always insisted on also made Lao Ye lose pole positions in both races. Therefore, overtaking all the way behind the car with heavy fuel has become the theme of Ye Feng's two races.
The final result is very good for Ye Feng and the team, and winning the championship is also a certain affirmation of Southkel's heavy fuel tactics. However, for Lao Ye, who has experienced such a hard chase every time, it is undoubtedly a spiritual test. To be honest, if Ye Feng had to choose for himself, he would rather win the race in peace and security by taking pole position and leading all the way like he did in the first stop. However, when Ye Feng wanted to propose a change of strategy to the team, Senna stopped him.
Because according to the idea of the car god, the benefits of heavy oil tactics for the current ground leaf maple are obvious. It's not that it's to win the game, but it's a great help to Lao Ye's level at this time. Because it's well known. At the mid-stage start, a driver faces a much tougher external environment than a pole starter. At that moment, the mid-stage grid was full of competitors scrambling to overtake, and the track space became extremely crowded and dangerous! The slightest mistake can lead to scrapes between cars and even rear-end collisions. Therefore, it is a great challenge and difficult test for any driver to maintain the good operation of the car in such an environment while still seizing a very advantageous position, at this time, the driver's reaction speed, driving level and ability to deal with emergencies are the decisive factors that determine whether he can fight out of such a chaotic environment.
The reason why the car god wanted Lao Ye to deliberately give up the pole position and choose to start in the middle is to want Lao Ye to improve his driving level and experience as soon as possible in this harsh competition environment, so as to make up for Lao Ye's lack of experience. You must know that Ye Feng can now grab the pole position in the F3000 range, but if you put it in F1 at the current level of Lao Ye. So even if you use light oil to start, Lao Ye is not very sure to grab the pole position! Therefore, at that time, Ye Feng will definitely face an environment that is deliberately imitated by the current car god.
In short, learning how to keep a clear head and race safely on the harshest chaotic track is the ability that Lao Ye, who is not at a high level at this stage, must have if he wants to survive in F1! And Senna will always be like this, in every competition, the car god never gives Ye Feng any advice, just let him play freely, and let Lao Ye feel the game by himself to accumulate experience and lessons. But when it comes to training, the wisdom and foresight of the car god will always show up in every forgotten subtlety......
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"Boss Sai, I think I understand what you want me to understand in this technical statistic!" Lao Ye, who was in front of his notebook, was looking at a form arranged by Senna and typed out by Lao Ye at this time. While talking to Senna in his heart. In addition to training in the racing track, staying by the computer every day to analyze all kinds of seemingly lengthy data to outsiders is also Ye Feng's daily work.
"Oh? Hehe, boy, let's hear it! "Recently, Lao Ye's continuous progress has also made the car god feel very good at this time. Listening to Lao Ye's words this time, Senna said with a rare smile.
"Yes! I think the data sheet you're showing me is still a blend of the one you mentioned earlier, you and Michael. Schumacher's cornering technique is related. In this form, the corners you put in the first category should be what I've done well with traditional cornering techniques. And the second category, I guess, do you think I could try it with Schumacher's cornering technique? Is that so? Top dog? ”
"Huh! The children can be taught! That's what I mean! It's time to teach you new cornering techniques! We'll be adding these from tomorrow's track training! Listening to Ye Feng's speculation, Senna said with a smile. And the more he stayed with Ye Feng, the longer he stayed. When using Chinese dialogue, Che Shen's wording is becoming more and more like an authentic Chinese.
"Huh? Didn't you say that I wasn't perfect in traditional cornering techniques? Wouldn't adding Schumacher's cornering skills now mess up the two cornering techniques? "Being able to learn the stunts of today's car king is naturally very happy for Lao Ye, but now Lao Ye, who is more and more able to weigh his own pounds and taels, is still a little empty in his heart.
"Hehe, with me, what are you afraid of? Now it's great to practice both tricks on this slower F3000! Do you want to wait until you start in F1? It's too late, you know? Brat! And I'm sure that a guy like you who is terrible at a terrible level will learn something new faster than an old guy who has practiced conventional techniques to the extreme. The improvement is also even greater! That's it! Starting tomorrow! ”
"Khan! Boss Sai, look at what you said, is my level still so bad? ”
"Well, it may be stronger than before, but objectively speaking, it's still very bad!" Regardless of Lao Ye's complaints, the car god still hit the depressed Lao Ye mercilessly......