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401 The Struggle of the Year (Chapter 2)

"Do you know the risks of doing this?"

Like Kossel, Prost also knows the German engineer in front of him. This kind of quarrel has happened countless times in McLaren, but he didn't expect that Prost will repeat this scene ten years later.

"Racing itself is a risk. If you are afraid, don't drive F1!"

"You are gambleing for luck!"

"Luck is also a kind of strength!"

The two of them were quarreling unwilling to be outdone, but this scene was stunned in the eyes of other members of the fleet maintenance station.

They never imagined that the boss who was good at calculating had such an emotional side. They did not expect that the new competition engineer had such a tough attitude and would directly push the boss.

If this were placed in the Ferrari team, let alone such a tough engineer, even if it was a driver, he would probably have to go home with a burden. It was probably Schumacher, who was very skilled and brave and not afraid of being laid off, so he dared to be so tough.

"Charlie, who do you think makes sense?"

The team leader Henry, who stood aside, asked the chief technician Charlie quietly. They were both old teammates of the Ligier team and had a familiar relationship. It was also the first time they had seen such a scene.

"I don't know, it makes sense."

Charlie shook his head. The science and engineering thinking of graduating from automotive engineering made him feel that what both parties said makes sense.

"I think what Cosell said makes more sense."

"Why?"

Charlie asked in a remarkable way, now Zhang Yifei's speed has exceeded 300km/h. To be honest, based on Charlie's experience in racing limits over the years, he didn't know how Zhang Yifei should pass the V-shaped bend, and he would probably slide sideways and rush out of the track.

But if you can't be faster than your opponent, how can you surpass Bear Dragon? So this is a contradictory race car. If you want speed or safety, you can't have both.

"Because of Cosell's philosophy, it is more suitable for flying style."

Henry paused after saying something, and explained as Charlie was confused.

"Don't think that Fei has been in a very low-key and polite attitude for more than half a year since he joined the team, but in fact, this Chinese newcomer has a kind of unyielding and arrogant attitude in his bones. I think the previous reports from Renault were Fei's true personality."

Hearing Henry's answer, Zhang Yifei's eyes appeared in Charlie's mind. There was always a ball of flame that would not be extinguished in the young man's eyes. Maybe as Henry said, he tried his best to suppress his light and character.

When arguing about who is right and who is wrong, there is actually a very simple way to distinguish, which is to look at the result of Zhang Yifei on the track.

Seeing that the numbers displayed on the steering wheel LCD screen had reached 310km/h, Zhang Yifei still did not relax the accelerator under his feet.

Because there is a gap between him and Xiong Long now, Zhang Yifei plans to surpass Xiong Long between three laps and not give the other party any chance. And he also wants to let the world see that the formal driver is the formal driver. Even if he relies on the "three-level jump", he is not the third driver or test driver who can challenge it!

The sequelae brought by high speed is that Zhang Yifei rarely feels that the F1 racing car is floating!

This feeling was like this. In the previous life, Zhang Yifei drove an AO-class car to the highway. A large truck roared by next to him. The whole car began to sway left and right uncontrollably.

The easiest way to get rid of this feeling of floating is of course to reduce the speed. However, this won’t work in the F1 track. As long as it doesn’t lose control, Zhang Yifei will not release his accelerator.

And then again, if you really lose control on the track on rainy days, you don’t rely on brakes to slow down to rescue the car. You still need to rely on the accelerator to perform extreme rescue.

So now the accelerator pedal under your right foot is the only thing Zhang Yifei can rely on.

After the long straight road passed, in front of the V-shaped curve, Xiong Long, the car in front of the car, had already started to slow down in advance. He did not dare to step on the brakes and brake suddenly, because this situation is highly likely to cause side slipping and losing control. Therefore, when entering the curve on rainy days, he would lightly step on the brakes in advance to slow down, and then turn the steering wheel to make a turn.

Before entering the corner, Xiong Long looked at the rearview mirror again through the corner of his eyes. Zhang Yifei, the rear car, took advantage of the time he slowed down and brought the distance crazy closer.

When seeing this scene, Xiong Long showed a sneer on the corner of his mouth. The angle of this V-shaped curve is extremely small. The racing speed needs to be reduced from the previous 7th gear to about 300km/h, and before entering the corner, it is sharply reduced to about 90km/h.

Think about how much pressure the brake is to reduce the speed by more than 200km/h? Even in normal weather, you need to start slowing down early. At this time, Zhang Yifei wanted to catch up with the delayed brake point, which was simply seeking death!

Of course, this idea was just a matter of a moment. As he entered the V-shaped curve, Xiong Long focused all his attention on controlling the racing car.

Even though he is very familiar with the Sepang track and has experienced several rain battles on the Sepang track, he has entered this V-shaped curve, especially today's speed is so fast that Xiong Long dared not take it lightly.

The lateral g value brought by the sharp bend swept over, and Xiong Long's entire body was pressed on the seat. But this is not the most critical point. The inertia brought by the high-speed curve of the car and the slippery wetness caused by the rain, even if it slows down in advance, the whole car has a bit uncontrollable side slippage.

Feeling the deviation of the detour route, and cooperating with the wet and hot weather in Kuala Lumpur today, under the high mental pressure, Xiong Long's hood was instantly wet with sweat.

He was mentally prepared, but he didn't expect that the racing car's grip was still beyond his imagination. Could it be that he was going to break out of the track?

After this idea appeared, Xiong Long felt deeply unwilling. Today's practice competition can be said to be his last chance. And it is at his home court in his country, and now there are nearly 100,000 supporters of his motherland. If he fails to break out of the track, he doesn't know how to face the people!

The car slid on the side by side with an exaggerated distance of about 30 cm, and then Xiong Long felt that the tire seemed to be blocked by something, and the car began to stabilize.

Experience tells Xiong Long that the tire hit the shoulder higher than the track, so it prevented the car from continuing to slide sideways and rushing out of the track. And this is also a setting that many sharp turns will have. The shoulder slightly higher than the track surface can better help the car recover its grip and prevent it from rushing out of the track.

In addition, many dangerous stages, large gravel buffer zones will be set up, but the gravel buffer zone can easily cause tires to get stuck and unable to rush. Therefore, many more radical drivers do not like this protective buffer zone. They would rather widen the curves and let themselves challenge at a faster speed!

In any case, Xiong Long finally stabilized the car and successfully rushed out of this V-shaped curve.

With the moment of leaving the corner, Xiong Long's nervousness instantly changed from relaxation to secret joy! Because he almost couldn't get through the corner at this speed, Zhang Yifei was faster than himself. How could this kid solve the problem of slipping in the corner?

If nothing unexpected happens, the next scene is Zhang Yifei rushing out of the track!

Although this is not a formal competition, the previous winter test duel was not the F1 main race. Today, in addition to the team, there were about 100,000 spectators. As long as you can defeat Zhang Yifei, you will completely wash away the previous sluggish shame and prove that you are the "light of Chinese"!

Zhang Yifei, who was in the car behind, had an extremely serious expression on his face at this moment, but he did not have a nervous and panic expression.

Because after making the decision to get full throttle, Zhang Yifei had already considered the consequences of rushing out of the corner. But he didn't care about this. There was no victory in the racing industry without any risk. If you want to catch up with Xiong Long, you must drive faster than him.

However, Xiong Long's speed and performance today still surprised Zhang Yifei. His speed and turn-in speed were almost no worse than those of the official driver, far exceeding the strength of the winter test.

In half a year, it seems that not only has improved by myself, but Xiong Long’s improvement has become even greater!

Zhang Yifei is not a driver who is jealous or unrecognized by others' progress. On the contrary, he believes that Xiong Long's performance on the track today has a feeling of becoming his opponent.

The so-called "Chinese duel" in the past is not a competition in the same field, but a one-sided crush!

The V-shaped curve is close in front of you. Zhang Yifei's current speed has exceeded Xiong Long before. He had no choice but to step on it with a heavy brake. In an instant, he could see the tire locked, and then the high temperature brought by friction evaporates the rain on the tire to form a piece of water vapor.

If it is in a normal weather game, Zhang Yifei locks the brakes of the tires, which will cause severe wear on the side where the tires touch the ground, and may cause tire blowouts directly.

Therefore, in the F1 racing car, unless you really can't control it, you must not brake heavily and cause the tire to lock, which will bring endless troubles.

But Zhang Yifei is now in a position of no choice. If he doesn't step on the brakes, he will rush out of the track. His cornering speed is too fast, and he has even reached the point where he can't stop when he stepped on the brakes.

The only thing that can be called lucky is that the tires are locked in the rainy track today. The low temperature and rain will not wear the tires so severely, at least there will be no tire blowouts.

Otherwise, Zhang Yifei had already run for more than ten laps. This brake may really lead to a tire blowout. Coupled with the inertia of this sharp turn, the consequences will be unimaginable!

"Yifeijun tires are locked!"

Junko Takeda, who was in the repair station, felt instantly thrust when she saw this scene on the broadcast screen.

Since she left the "decision-making" level, she has not been so worried and nervous about Zhang Yifei on the track for a long time.

Today was his first practice match in the rain, but he didn't want it to directly evolve into a rain battle. And under the stimulation of Cosell, Zhang Yifei became more radical.
Chapter completed!
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