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Zhang Yifei's mentality has made the team members, especially Junko Takeda and Ukyo Yamamoto, feel much more at ease. You should know that this is the first time Zhang Yifei has encountered such a scene, and they can be said to have seen it many times.

It is normal for Japanese drivers who have landed in before to be criticized by European media. Even other European drivers have publicly accused Japanese drivers of making mistakes, which is unsatisfactory.

The equation is different from traditional sports. It is a business at the same time, so many times it is not just about getting on the podium, but also about commercial interests. It is not just about competition on the track, but also about competition outside the paddock.

However, these Japanese drivers only entered Europe's f1 after they experienced the Japanese f3 and f3000 level competitions.

In terms of age and experience, Zhang Yifei is far superior to that of today, and his ability to withstand pressure is naturally much stronger.

So compared with these difficulties, Junko Takeda is more worried that Zhang Yifei will be unbalanced or make excessive actions, which will really affect his career.

Now, Zhang Yifei's psychological quality is far higher than he thought, so there is no need to worry too much.

After a five-hour drive, the group finally came from Milan to Heidelberg, Germany. It is different from the modern and fashionable capital of Milan. Heidelberg is an ancient cultural city.

It can also be seen from the name that the entire city was built on a medieval castle called Heidelberg. Zhang Yifei and his party, who had seen many metropolitan scenes, suddenly saw a small cultural town like Heidelberg, which did have a different scenery.

However, Zhang Yifei and the others didn't have time to enjoy the scenery. When they arrived in Heidelberg, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, so everyone first found a hotel to check in, and then gave the lunch to eat, and then considered the next plan.

"Ukyo, will we visit your mentor tomorrow, or will we go to the track first?"

"First get familiar with the track. If you want to impress the mentor, you can only be your performance on the track and make complete preparations first."

Yamamoto Ukyo was actually unsure of whether Zhang Yifei could impress his mentor. After all, compared with the current identities of both parties, it was equivalent to doing a snake swallowing an elephant.

Therefore, we can only continue to increase Zhang Yifei's bargaining chips, familiarize ourselves with the track as soon as possible, and show our strength and potential.

After making a decision, the next morning, the group headed to the Hoganheim Raceway, about 20 kilometers away from Heidelberg.

When I came to Hoganheim, I was different from the scene I had at Monza before. At this moment, the track was full of enthusiasm.

Because Renault racing cars transferred from Monza Raceway are being transported to the P-room one by one, and not only are the main racing cars, but also various spare cars, as well as official work cars, etc.

With the track layout and preparation, there are many Renault events staff now, so it is naturally much more lively than the scenes that are ready for Monza.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yifei frowned. He had already arrived at Hoganheim Track one day later than the established plan. However, he did not expect that the transportation work of Renault's race was not completed. This group of European developed countries has been working for a long time, and the work efficiency is really low. If you have to put this in China, you will be able to do it in half a day!

Fortunately, the vehicle transportation work is mainly outside the paddock, and the impact on the track is not very big. By the time there are few people at lunch, Zhang Yifei should be able to seize about an hour of track practice opportunities.

This is the disadvantage of falling behind at the starting line stage. Other drivers basically don’t need time-catching practice like Zhang Yifei, because they can use the winter break or the track’s closed day training and don’t care about the difference in these few days.

In the P room, Zhang Yifei's racing car had been placed. Yamamoto Ukyo took Ah Hu and Zhi Ge and began to inspect the racing car to prevent any damage during transportation.

After all, Formula racing cars are not resistant to construction. Whether it is a carbon fiber frame or a fiberglass shell, they are fragile products. They are easily damaged a little during transportation, causing an aerodynamic impact.

This is very similar to the expensive supercars transported in later generations. It is very difficult to repair the paint even if it is slightly damaged. The cost is tens of thousands of yuan. There will be detailed inspections at each delivery ceremony.

While Yamamoto Ukyo was inspecting, Junko Takeda handed Zhang Yifei the basic information on the Hoganheim track, asking him to take a look first, and he would become more familiar with it after practicing on the track.

Compared with the Hoganheim Raceway, the German Raceway that later generations are more familiar with should be the Nürburgring Raceway. Its northern area is commonly known as the New North Raceway, which can be regarded as a racing holy place.

Many new car test drives, performance car tests, and driver lap speeds will be chosen to be conducted on the New North Raceway.

As its fame gradually expands, New Taipei is the final test track used by global automakers as the test of high-performance models. The lap time below eight minutes is recognized by the world's automotive industry as the standard for "super sports cars".

At the same time, a famous mass-produced car lap list was also born. Going to New York to challenge the lap record, it has become the dream in the hearts of many drivers.

In his previous life, Zhang Yifei, after getting the European team test driver contract, also went to the New North Raceway and drove a high-performance car to challenge the idea of ​​lap record.

However, before people arrived in Europe, they came to the world twenty years ago, and this idea also weakened a lot.

Because even the fastest sports car, you can't see the taillights of the F1 racing car on the track. When you have a higher challenge goal, the expectation of New North to refresh the lap will naturally disappear.

Like the Monza track before, the Hoganheim track is also a high-speed track, even faster than Monza. Before the track renovation in 2002, it had the title of the fastest track in F1, with an extreme speed of up to 360km/h and a long straight line with a full throttle of up to 15 seconds.

In the late 1980s, with the car god Senna winning the Hoganheim circuit three times in a row, it became McLaren's home court and reached its peak of fame with McLaren.

However, with the renovation in 2002, the original 6.8-kilometer old track was replaced as a new track with a length of 4.574 kilometers, shortening the length by a full two kilometers.

In addition, the limit speed has also been reduced from 360km/h to 326km/h, and the longest section of the throttle has been reduced to 12 seconds.

More importantly, I gave up my fastest F1 track title to the Monza Track in Italy.

Just as McLaren gradually faded after 1998, Hoganheim Raceway was defeated by the German Gemini Nürburgring after 2002.

At noon, the staff on the track were basically evacuated, and Zhang Yifei started his own test drive time.

The suspension and air kit adjustments are used, and the Hoganheim Track is the same as the Monza Track. They choose harder suspension and lower pressure adjustments, so that the acceleration can be faster when going out of corners.

But this time, Zhang Yifei wanted to make changes to the tires. He did not choose soft tires that were common on ordinary tracks, but chose neutral tires!

"Yifeijun, are you planning to use a neutral tire? But you have to know that the grip of a neutral tire is not as good as a soft tire, and the tire temperature rises slowly, so it is easy to have accidents when cornering at high speeds."

At this time, Yukyo Yamamoto reminded me that in this era of Formula Racing, tires are generally divided into two categories and six types.

The two major categories are naturally dry ground tires and wetland tires. Among them, dry ground tires have four small categories, namely super soft tires, soft tires, neutral tires, and hard tires. Compared with later generations, the type of extremely soft tires is missing.

If you want to know in detail about the performance of each tire, you can simply understand that the softer the tire, the better the grip, so that the cornering speed can be faster. However, the disadvantages are also obvious. Soft tires are not wear-resistant, especially extremely soft tires. They must be smoothed if they run less than ten laps, and the grip will drop rapidly. You must enter the station to change the tire.

In the late 1990s, due to technology and technology, the wear resistance of tires was lower than that of later generations. According to later tire standards, soft tires were enough to ensure that the complete range of Formula Elementary Racing Cars like Zhang Yifei would basically not decline significantly.

But now it is not possible. After Zhang Yifei's experience in qualifying and main competitions, the soft tires began to decline when they reached the last few laps, and the speed was naturally forced to slow down.

However, the advantages of soft tires are also obvious, that is, the tire temperature rises rapidly in the initial stage and the grip is significantly better than that of neutral tires. When you grab the detour at high speed in the early stage, you will have some advantages.

Therefore, most drivers will use soft tires without extreme weather conditions, just like general tires.

"Ukyo, I understand the disadvantages of neutral tires, but it is summer now, and the road temperature on the Hoganheim track is more than 40c. There are no special circumstances on the day of the race, and the air temperature will be above 32c. In this hot and high temperature situation, the disadvantages of neutral tires will be greatly avoided."

After saying that, Zhang Yifei expressed his other considerations: "I plan to challenge Monza champion Masa at this stop. He is very strong and must use a more extreme strategy."

At the last stop at Monza, the feeling of standing on the left side of the championship was not good. Moreover, as the media fermented, Zhang Yifei's personal image had dropped to the bottom and was even more rejected by other drivers.

In the competitive arena, if you want to save all this, you only rely on strength and achievements. After all, seriously, these are some small stains. Zhang Yifei did not have any principled black spots, which can completely change the public's view.

If you want to challenge the championship, you will naturally have to be stronger than the championship. Zhang Yifei knows the risks of neutral fetuses, but he wants to pursue faster speeds in the second half.

There is never an absolutely safe moment in the pursuit of speed and limits. Even if it is as strong as Senna, it still falls on the San Marino track.

Without the courage to be on the verge of losing control at any time, you will not be qualified to win the championship. You would rather be crushed to pieces and never slow down. This is Zhang Yifei's track spirit.

Yamamoto Ukyo thought about Zhang Yifei's idea. As a current competition engineer, he must measure risks and benefits. Blind adventure is not worth it, but it is even more impossible to be absolutely safe.

"Yifeijun, let's try running with neutral fetus today and make a decision based on the test running effect."

"Can."

Zhang Yifei nodded. Heidelberg is now clear and the air and ground conditions should be similar to those on the day of the competition.
Chapter completed!