Chapter 203: Hockenheim (1)
The team embarked on a new journey. This time, the battlefield moved from England to Germany, from the famous Silverstone to the equally famous Hockenheim......
When it comes to British racing, it's natural to think of Silverstone. In Germany, the same applies to the Hockenheimring. Although it doesn't have as long a history as Silverstone, Hockenheim has always had a reputation for being fast and long since it replaced the Nürburgring as the circuit for the Formula 1 German Grand Prix. If you want to win a race here, a fast car is a must!
But that doesn't mean that at Hockenheimring a driver can step on the gas pedal as they please. Hockenheim, who also had a few difficult corners, also needed a driver who could pick up speed and have the best cornering skills. What's even more troubling is that the Hockenheimring Circuit also has four straights that run through the forest. As a result, the hot and cold temperature differences on these tracks that run through the forest and on other tracks can be a demanding factor in testing the performance of a racing tire. Once it is not handled well, punctures will happen from time to time......
For this, he once drove a Sauber in the F3000 race in Germany. Ye Feng still has some understanding. In fact, in Lao Ye's impression, in addition to the Belgian Spa Circuit that he once ran, the most impressive thing for Lao Ye is this Hockenheim Circuit! Running on this track, Ye Feng obviously felt that it was a double torture of a driver's driving skills and the comprehensive performance of the car. And this feeling is much less away for Ye Feng in Yinshi. Therefore, this time the F1 German station is a big test......
However, for the outside world at this time. Everyone put their eyes on Ye Feng, who had been hyped by the media before. Of course, there is a reason why people pay so much attention to Ye Feng! Two days ago, the BBC in the UK suddenly began to hype up the concept that if Kaede could continue his podium performance at Hockenheim, the Chinese driver of Williams would become the first driver in the 54-year history of F1 to finish on the podium in the first three races of his career! If Ye Feng could do this, then he would undoubtedly create a brand new history named after himself!
At a time when the Drivers' Championship and the Constructors' Championship have basically lost their suspense, Ye Feng's previous amazing performance has undoubtedly created such a suspense for everyone to have a certain degree of interest in this Grand Prix. For the Williams team, this race in Germany has the same significance as the last race in the UK! Because for the Williams team, which uses BMW engines, this is actually their other home stadium! Of course. The same is true for McLaren, which uses Mercedes-Benz engines. Therefore, at this time, the number of Williams and McLaren flags flying over Hockenheim and the number of fans occupied an absolute advantage. However, Schumacher, the car king of the authentic German, has become a supporting role here, and Ferrari red has also lost its dominance here. Of course Michael. It is well known that Schumacher is not very well received by his compatriots in Germany itself. Italy is actually the real home of the king of cars......
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When it really came to the beginning of a game, Senna chose to remain silent as before. And when Ye Feng is now more and more integrated into Williams' tactical system and team atmosphere, Senna has given Ye Feng fewer and fewer tactical and psychological points over time. In addition to watching the replay of the game with Ye Feng after each race, and making comments and improvement opinions on every corner detail of Lao Ye, Senna will quietly watch Ye Feng from the side as he is now. Again, for Ye Feng, this is just his own game......
But. After stepping on the Hockenheim Circuit today, which he had been to once before, Ye Feng did not wander around as easily as before, and after chatting with the car king Schumacher who came to greet him, Ye Feng only chatted lightly and then chose to leave. At this time, Ye Feng was sitting quietly in the dressing room, but he was still thinking about many things that had poured into his mind recently.
Three podiums in a row! Make history! To make herculean efforts to save a critical situation! These thoughts came out of Lao Ye's mind one by one. Although Senna had already spoken to him in depth before. Lao Ye also realized that the reality he was currently in was not as solid as he imagined. However, from many perspectives, Lao Ye, who has written and cried excitedly during the live broadcast of many classic sports events, is a guy who is full of feelings and easy to appear. and most of the others
Like a blood youth, Ye Feng, who is standing at such a juncture, also hopes to use himself to create a legend of his own! Go win everyone's recognition and praise of each other.
Ye Feng longs to be recognized by everyone. Hungry for success! And today one such opportunity is in front of him. This has nothing to do with whether Lao Ye realized his actual positioning, nor does it have anything to do with the calmness and calmness that Ye Feng showed before. It's one thing to be theoretical, it's another thing to have such an opportunity in front of you. It was impossible for Ye Feng to let himself leave these messy thoughts behind him now, if he hadn't had such a brilliant start before, then Lao Ye knew that he wouldn't be like this. However, the fact is that Ye Feng has such an opportunity in front of him to move the whole world......
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"Hello everyone! The qualifying ...... of the 04 German Grand Prix that you see now is in the ears of many Chinese TV viewers, and at this time, Lao Shana's unique voice is heard. Due to this period of time, some Chinese fans saw F1 in the middle of the night. Because of the existence of Ye Feng. Because of the continuous amazing performance of this Chinese kid, Chinese fans also seem to be accustomed to such sleepless summer nights, not only in France, but every night Ye Feng plays, all Chinese fans are sleepless......
"I believe that many fans and friends have learned about the significance of this race through various channels before the race. First of all, if both of Ferrari's cars win again, Ferrari will lift the Constructors' Championship trophy in advance in the home of the car king. And even more important to us Chinese fans, if Ye Feng continues to be on the podium in this race, he will set a new record! Now let's follow the camera and see if Ye Feng can achieve his first leap! ”
Lao Sha continued to speak in front of the camera about this bright prospect that all Chinese fans are looking forward to. Like most Chinese who pay attention to Ye Feng, Lao Sha is also very much looking forward to Ye Feng creating such a legend at this time! Perhaps because China's current motorsports is too weak and too low compared with the mature racing markets in Europe and the United States, Lao Sha especially hopes that Ye Feng can shoulder the heavy responsibility of Chinese to hit the highest hall of F1, so that the future world car world will open its doors to more and more Chinese driven by Ye Feng's amazing play. And in the reverie of Lao Sha and many fans, the qualifying race for the German station began......
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As with most of the games that people have already seen, the first stage of qualifying for this game was a hasty one. Due to the uncertainties of Hockenheim's road conditions, everyone ran cautiously for fear of encountering something wrong.
Ye Feng also successfully passed the first round of qualifying, but after really running a lap on Hockenheim today, Lao Ye felt that the car was still a little different from before. After two weeks of intense tuning and refinement, the FW-26 was faster than any previous race, and in order to pursue more speed on the track, the team opted for stiff suspension and low downforce. Although it is supported by a double keel frame, such a change still makes a guy like Lao Ye, who eats by a curve, a little uncomfortable. At this time, Ye Feng had already vaguely felt the difficulty of winning this game when he was calm again. But what he didn't have to think about it was that the second stage of qualifying soon began again......
Hockenheim has never been Schumacher's blessed land. The king of cars did not show enough determination in the first stage of qualifying. But now even ahead of Ye Feng, the king of cars soon showed a strong desire to win on the second time lap that decided the pole position of this competition. F2004 changed the lazy decline just now, and became extremely roaring, so amazing that many TV commentaries did not react! And when the king of the car completed this extremely fast timing lap in style, everyone stared at the data on the timer in amazement. Because Schumacher's time was almost 0.5 seconds faster than Montoya, who was temporarily in first place in the second stage, and 5 seconds faster than the slowest car! Such an astonishing result immediately sent the Germans at Hockenheimring into a frenzy......
The performance of the king of the car at this time undoubtedly formed a great mental pressure on the players behind him. And this pressure is the first to bear the brunt of Ye Feng. In the midst of all the attention, Ye Feng's Williams racing car finally appeared in front of everyone, and after the huge roar, Ye Feng also began his journey on Hockenheim......