220 F1 Bet (Chapter 3)
. , the latest chapter of the Car God Spokesperson is updated the fastest!
"Impossible! Even if the Prost team goes bankrupt tomorrow, I will not accept a rookie and become the official driver of my team!"
Prost refused directly, and he didn't know whether Cosel was whimsical or something else.
It's just a joke to actually make a Formula Elementary Driver become an official driver of his team! Does he think everyone is Kimi Raikkonen?
"There is nothing impossible in this world. Do you really want to see Prost team go bankrupt?"
"Prost team will not go bankrupt. Even if it can't last, it will not be a Chinese rookie to save it."
Prost could not accept Cosell's statement at all, and this matter could be said to be undiscussed.
"It is precisely because of your stubbornness that Prost has come to this situation today."
"I dare not say that flying will definitely save Prost, but now you have no better choice, why not give it a try like Sauber?"
"I dare to give it a try, are you sure Fei has the strength of Kimi Raikkonen?"
Prost felt that his anger was also rising. Just like in McLaren, Kossel was always so radical and never considered whether he could really do it.
With Senna's cooperation, many tactical strategies were successful, but now can he have the strength to change the situation with a new Chinese student?
"I haven't tried it, how do you know that Fei doesn't have the strength of Kimi Raikkonen?"
"Then will my fleet be a test subject?"
Prest sneered, Kossel may have overestimated the relationship between the two of them.
"I never thought of using your team as a test subject, but I firmly believe that Fei has the strength to build on F1, so I want you to give him a chance."
Cosel no longer had the coldness he used to be, but looked at Prost and said this in a very sincere tone.
Even Cosel didn't want to admit that he was begging the other party to give Zhang Yifei a chance.
Maybe it was because he had never seen Cosel before, Prost became angry a little and calmed down his emotions.
"Cosell, although I don't agree with many of your radical ideas, I'm sure you look at the driver's eyes and Fei is indeed capable, and I don't deny this."
"But he lacks enough strength to prove his desire to be an official F1 driver, at least now I can't see that he is better than Kimi Raikkonen."
"I can trust your vision and give him a chance to test the driver. As for further becoming a formal driver, it requires flying to prove his strength."
Hearing Prost's words, Kossel thought for a while and replied: "How about using the pole extra points championship at Manicur Station to prove it?"
Zhang Yifei's fastest way to prove it is the next French Manicur Circuit. Kossel doesn't want to give Prost any chance to hesitate.
In fact, Kossel is also very anxious now. Since he became Zhang Yifei's racing engineer, he has already begun to consider how to allow him to enter the F1 team as soon as possible. After all, Kossel has no intention of really working in the Elementary Formula for a few years.
The Prost team is the goal chosen by Kossel in recent times, and it is easiest to achieve the team that will allow Zhang Yifei to enter the F1.
Because Prost team is on the verge of bankruptcy, it is difficult for them to absorb powerful F1 drivers in their current state. If there is no power driver joining, the team's performance will not be improved, and this will be in a vicious cycle.
Therefore, Prost team must use some extreme means to change the fate of the team. Just like the previous Sauber team, they chose Kimi Raikkonen.
But the problem is that the current operating status of the Prost team is much worse than that of the Sauber team. In addition, Renault announced the acquisition of Benetton today, which completely made Prost team lose its last life-saving straw.
If there is no inflow of funds and sponsorship, the Prost team will be able to survive next year at most.
Without major changes, Kossel's life expectancy for Prost team is only one year. Most of the F1 schedule this year has passed, and there will inevitably be a gap in the flow of drivers in this performance of Prost team.
If Zhang Yifei doesn't fill this vacancy, it will naturally be filled by the current test driver, and Zhang Yifei will become the new test driver.
In this case, if you want to become a formal driver, you can wait at least one year before the next F1 season is over before you can become a regular player. Whether Prost can still exist is a question.
If the Prost team goes bankrupt directly, a year will be wasted. It is very likely that they will go to other teams and still have to start with the test driver.
"Are you sure he will definitely win the pole position and championship at Manicur Station?"
"I'm sure I won't come to you again if he can't get it."
Now that things have come to this point, Cosell must trust Zhang Yifei 100%.
"Pole position and championship are not enough. You have to break the track record and complete the hat trick before I will consider signing a formal driver with him."
Prost directly gave this certificate again, and he also knew that Zhang Yifei completed the hat trick in one stop. If this Chinese newcomer could achieve the hat trick for two consecutive stops, he would really have certain strength and potential for fear.
Even if you just take a gamble, you will have more confidence.
"No problem, Prost, you prepare the contract."
"You are still as confident as ever."
Prost replied with a smile, then raised his glass to celebrate his rare consensus with Cosell.
Seeing Prost's movements, Cosell also showed a rare smile on his face and raised his wine glass.
So many years have passed, and many things have changed. The conflicts in the original concepts are not really a barrier to overcome now.
When Cosel and Prost were "negotiating", a heavyweight figure also came to Zhang Yifei, who was the legendary driver Nicky Lauda on the f1 paddock.
Zhang Yifei was originally staring at Prost and wanted to see how the two of them were talking, but he saw Lauda walking towards him and even reached the position of Kossel before.
Zhang Yifei could be said to be surprised and shocked by Lauda's actions, and at the same time he could also confirm one thing, that is, Lauda's previous gaze was indeed looking at him.
"Is it a surprise, Fei?" Lauda said to Zhang Yifei with a smile.
Zhang Yifei was even more surprised when he heard that the other party had even called out his name.
What's going on? Why did Lauda take the initiative to find him and know his name?
"It's a surprise, Mr. Lauda, how did you know me?"
“I was on the Jaguar Building at the Nürburgring Raceway and just saw you running the Nürburgring Raceway.”
"ah?"
There are such a coincidence these days, when Lauda actually saw himself running on the New North Raceway.
"To be honest, someone chooses a Mercedes-Benz S55amg to run the New North track, and it is difficult to not attract attention."
Zhang Yifei chose Mercedes-Benz S55amg at that time, just to experience the feeling of a "suit thug".
But then again, in the New North Raceway, almost no one would choose Mercedes-Benz S-Class to run in such places as thrilling and lap speed. Naturally, Zhang Yifei's unique taste attracted the attention of others.
"You have very good driving skills in the New North Raceway. You can still run 7 minutes and 47 seconds while driving a Mercedes-Benz S55amg, which is very amazing."
This also surprised Zhang Yifei secretly. Unexpectedly, Lauda even knew the specific time he had been running in New North. Because of He Ziling, he didn't know the exact amount.
"Thank you for your compliment, just luck, it's a very long performance."
Zhang Yifei replied modestly, but the uncontrollable smile on his face still exposed his inner thoughts.
The legendary driver of F1 praised his good driving skills, which is a very high evaluation.
"I also saw your performance on the Renault Formula, which is also very good."
Lauda praised him again, then changed his subject and asked, "Fei, do you know the Jaguars?"
"Know that Ford acquired the Stewart team and established the new Jaguar team."
Zhang Yifei replied truthfully, this is what Cosell just introduced.
"My current identity is the CEO of the Jaguars. The team has just been established and is in its infancy. I think you have great potential and want to invite you to be a development driver for the Jaguars. You can consider it."
Nicky Lauda explained his purpose. After watching Zhang Yifei's performance in the field race and Formula, he was almost the best among drivers of this age.
The Jaguars are also in their infancy and need some potential drivers to expand their reserve strength, so he plans to invite Zhang Yifei to be the development driver of the Jaguars.
I have to say that Lauda has a very accurate vision of people and can take action.
In fact, it is not just Zhang Yifei. In history, Lauda also introduced Schumacher to Ferrari, which solved the problem of Hamilton to Mercedes-Benz, and made the two greatest drivers of contemporary F1.
It is precisely because of this keen vision and a person who can take action that Lauda can now be by Zhang Yifei. As an F1 team CEO, he invited Zhang Yifei to act as a small role in the primary Formula 1 to act as a driver in his team's development.
It seems that I am lucky today. There are Renault Vice President Ghosn and Jaguar Ceadola, who are all looking at the development drivers.
To be honest, Zhang Yifei was moved by Lauda's behavior of being a "polite and polite" person, but just like the reason why he rejected Ghosn, Zhang Yifei also did not want to be the development driver of the Jaguars.
He hesitated in front of Ghosn before, but this time Zhang Yifei did not hesitate and directly gave his own reply.
Chapter completed!