In addition to Zhang Yifei, there are also Alaisi and boss Prost in the driver's lounge.

Cosell was in the P room, with chief technician Charlie and a maintenance team. After the final inspection and adjustment of the racing car, he did not come to the lounge to provide pre-race guidance for Zhang Yifei.

And then again, with Kossel's personality, he couldn't say anything about pre-match guidance, and he was not interested in saying it.

After all, if you become an F1 driver, you can't even do the most basic pressure resistance, so what kind of race can you compete on the track?

What? You say newcomers? Sorry, in my Cosell's dictionary, newcomers and elderly people are treated equally.

"Fly, relax and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

When Prost saw Zhang Yifei's expression was serious, he realized that he must have a sense of tension in his heart. After all, Pros's characteristics have been fighting in the F1 paddock for twenty years, and he doesn't know how many newcomers have seen them. He can feel any small emotional fluctuations.

"I'm not nervous."

Zhang Yifei replied with a smile. He did feel nervous, but it would be nonsense to say how nervous it is. It is just that some emotional fluctuations arise naturally when facing the first main game in his life.

"That's good. I'm very satisfied with your performance. Just perform normally in the game."

Prost replied with a smile again. He was indeed very satisfied with Zhang Yifei's achievements, which was simply unimaginable last year.

You should know that Prost signed a newcomer Hydefield last year. He was full of confidence at the beginning, but it was incompatible with Alessi, which led to the collapse of the entire team's atmosphere.

Although Zhang Yifei is also a newcomer, there is one thing that is different from Hydefield, that is, he completely suppressed Alessi.

Many teams are actually not afraid of being clear about strength and weakness, and they are even more afraid of being equal in size, because racing is different from other sports, and almost every game requires competing with their teammates.

After the match is equal, unless the two sides have a harmonious personality or the team management is extremely tough and can suppress the idea of ​​the two drivers, in most cases, it will not be a cooperation, but an internal competition.

For example, Prost and Senna, Hamilton and Alonso, etc., are just well-known drivers, and there are more unknown internal struggles. In f1 history, there are few examples of two teammates with similar results and being able to get along well, and more are conflicts and struggles.

In a sense, Alessi's current retirement and "kindness" are also because Zhang Yifei defeated him with his results. Moreover, at the end of his career, after experiencing a crushing defeat last season, the French veteran did not want to make the situation too embarrass the situation, so he regressed and has the current state of peace and common progress in the team.

"no problem."

Zhang Yifei nodded. The pressure was still a little bit after all, but he was also confident that these pressures would not affect his game and would ensure normal performance.

After the opening ceremony, the FIA ​​began the track inspection. The main content of this inspection is to find out if there are any foreign objects or unsafe factors on the track. If any spectator with extremely low quality throws rubbish on the track, it is undoubtedly equivalent to a bomb for a car with a speed of up to 300km/h.

After the track inspection is no problem, the departure area will be opened. Team technicians will push the F1 car into the parking space in the order of qualifying.

This is different from the Renault Formula. The short-range movement of the F1 racing car basically does not ignite the ignition, and they rely on team members to push the car. On the one hand, many F1 parts have limited lifespans, and each time they start, it is a considerable expense.

Another point is that at low speed, there is not enough wind power to shuttle to dissipate heat, and the temperature of the entire car is extremely high. This is why, when the F1 car started and parked in place, two technicians could see holding air ducts and constantly blowing air towards the engine air inlet, just to dissipate heat to the engine.

When it is about two o'clock, all drivers will come out of the lounge, stand on the track, and collectively participate in the flag-raising ceremony of the host country. At this time, everyone will stand up and play the national anthem of the country where the branch station is located. This is also the last ceremony before the start of the race.

Zhang Yifei stood on the track with other drivers, listening to the Australian national anthem in his ears. Although he didn't like Australia very much, he also hated those Australians who had cold eyes and ridiculed him.

But he would not act rudely or even disrespectfully in the face of the flag-raising ceremony like some Australians. After all, when he is abroad, many times, whether he admits it or not, every move represents the country behind him. So Zhang Yifei stood straight and waited for the end of the flag-raising ceremony with a gaze.

After the flag-raising ceremony, Zhang Yifei came to his racing car. Unlike the previous primary formula, there were only two maintenance technicians, Ah Hu and Zhige. This time there were about a dozen people around him, and he was surrounded by him.

There are even special people who hold an umbrella to shade Zhang Yifei to prevent the high temperature in summer and affect his performance during the game.

Zhang Yifei sat in the racing car, and Ah Hu immediately ignited the car and preheated the engine and oil. At the same time, in order to prevent the temperature from being too high, the two team technicians held air guns and pointed them at the air intake to blow air, so that the engine could be kept at a reasonable temperature.

It can be said that the f1 engine has extremely delicate "physical constitution" under the premise of having terrifying power, and it requires attention to its working conditions at all times.

Kossel leaned his head against Zhang Yifei's ear and started his last instructions before the race: "This team strategy is that if there is no accident, it will be three stops, so now the racing car is light oil and super soft tires. You should pay attention to the team instructions in the headphones and don't miss the entry time."

"I see!"

Zhang Yifei responded vigorously, even if the f1 racing car has no accelerator, its idle speed is as high as more than 5,000 rpm, so the noise is really not small.

"Don't be too weak when facing the oppression of other drivers, do you know?"

Cosell reminded again, but this sentence has nothing to do with the event, and it is more about Zhang Yifei maintaining his usual tough style.

You should know that the F1 event is due to the strength of the drivers. In many cases, the distance between the two cars is very close. This kind of oppression brought by a collision at any time is a great pressure for a newcomer.

Many times, newcomers will follow their own risk-averse instincts and subconsciously change lanes and cause route deviations, which is equivalent to giving the opponent a chance to overtake.

In the previous practice and qualifying competitions, there would not be such fierce competitions. Zhang Yifei will face the intensity of the F1 event for the first time, so Kossel would say something more.

"I know, I won't let the car!"

Zhang Yifei replied toughly, just like a person's first impression, the style shown in the first game will easily form an inherent impression in the hearts of others.

Once a weak move occurs, other drivers will treat you as a soft persimmon. When you cross the corner and grab the line, you will be more intense and even make some dangerous moves.

Even if you don’t give in in a move in the future and you will never hesitate to collide with your opponent, this is also a loss-making matter. Because an F1 driver is on the track, you have to face more than one opponent, but all the other drivers!

So Zhang Yifei had already made up his mind. If anyone thinks he is a Chinese rookie today and wants to pinch the persimmon, then he is sorry, even if he just knocks his opponent to the track, Zhang Yifei will do whatever he wants!

Seeing that Zhang Yifei was ready, Cosell didn't say much nonsense. The indicator lights on the track soon appeared two red indicator lights, which meant that the warm bead was about to start and all team members were evacuated from the track.

As members of the professional f1 team, their evacuation speed is very fast and orderly. The warm tire blanket, ignition, wind gun, sensor, and even umbrella technicians quickly retreated to the edge of the track, waiting for the F1 racing to start.

This is completely different from the Renault event. There is no so-called track interview session, and there is no need to completely evacuate outside the guardrail as soon as possible. They can stay on the edge of the track for a while to deal with possible accidents, such as starting and shutting down the engine.

The first lap is the conventional warm bead. Because of the speed limit and the non-overtaking regulations, all drivers drive more Buddhists, and Zhang Yifei is the same, and he has no idea of ​​causing trouble.

And then again, at the moment, there are not many opponents who can make trouble for him. Apart from bullying Xiong Long and Bernordi, who are both newcomers, no other old bird can eat.

The problem is that Marquis is still on Minardi's team, and he can't do it even if he wants to bully Bear Dragon. However, it seems that Marquis is more terrible than Bear Dragon, so he doesn't have the chance to run ahead and let Zhang Yifei make trouble unless he runs into the loop.

So at this moment, Zhang Yifei was more observing the tires of other racing cars. As expected, the three giants chose the three-stage tactics without exception. They were very confident that their repair stations and teams were cooperated with each other, so they naturally used the fastest strategy and tactics.

Some mid-sports teams have super soft tires that choose three stops, and two stops soft tires or neutral tires. Except for the last-stream super-rendered chickens like Minardi Marquez, basically no one chooses a one stop tactic.

Fortunately, I didn’t agree with the stop strategy, otherwise I wouldn’t be the same level as Marquis? This is the second-last "legendary" driver who can be slower by three seconds!

However, there is another "newcomer" here who chose three stops, which is Montoya of Williams. The powerful team as the backer, coupled with the confidence and experience of the Indy 500 champion, there is no doubt that Montoya cannot be viewed from the perspective of traditional newcomers. It is not surprising that he chose a more challenging three stop tactic.

The warm bead ended quickly, and all the cars parked in the starting space again. The atmosphere this time was completely different. You could feel the sound of the racing engine louder, and many drivers buzzed the accelerator to increase the idle speed, so that they could get more torque at the moment of starting.

Five red lights on the track lit up one after another, and the roar of the engine began to resound across the sky. All drivers focused their attention and prepared for the start.
Chapter completed!