Half an hour later, Zhang Yifei received a call from Xie Tiancheng again, and he had already arrived at the hotel parking lot.

Walking out of the hotel building, Zhang Yifei saw Xie Tiancheng leaning against a red Honda NSX from a distance, his appearance has not changed much from half a year ago, it seems that the track race is still more comfortable than the formula race.

"Why, now it's all changed, don't open the Nissan 300ZX, and put it under the Honda door?"

Zhang Yifei laughed and teased, but seriously speaking, the Honda NSX is still stronger than the Nissan 300ZX, and it should be the Nissan GTR.

After all, the all-aluminum body, Japan's four king-level sports cars, has the title of "Dongying Ferrari". Later, it was replaced with the Acura logo and was built into a high-end supercar by Honda.

However, even if the brand is changed, the European NSX still has not achieved Honda's supercar dream, and the brand value is still not as good as those old giants in Europe. And with the silence of Japanese performance cars, the title of "civilian" sports car is gone, and it gradually disappears from the public's field of vision.

Of course, this is not a problem of Honda alone, but the decline of the entire Japanese high-end performance car market. Compared to other Japanese king-class sports cars that have been discontinued, at least Honda has kept the NSX series alive.

In the face of Zhang Yifei's ridicule, Xie Tiancheng didn't care, and replied in a gentle and indifferent tone: "The ARTA team is sponsored by Toyota, so naturally it will take NSX as the factory car." ”

"But what about you, why did you become an F1 driver and choose to run the F3 race on Ao Island?"

This is also a question in Xie Tiancheng's mind, it stands to reason that they are all F1 drivers, and they generally do not run F3 level events.

"There are a lot of factors, such as sponsorship, super license applications, and even reasons to expand your reach. I can't explain this kind of thing clearly, anyway, you know that I run the Australian Island Grand Prix, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. ”

"You don't have a super driver's license yet?"

Xie Tiancheng is also a professional driver, and he still knows about the FIA super driver's license.

In the whole world, including Le Mans, Indy and other events, there are no more than 300 drivers with super driver's licenses, of which there will be no more than 100 active F1 drivers, which still counts the third driver, test driver and their super driver's license.

They are already F1 drivers, basically they have a super driver's license by default, and Zhang Yifei doesn't have a super driver's license, which Xie Tiancheng didn't expect, which is really a bit strange.

"What's so surprising that I don't have a super driver's license, I don't even have a driver's license."

Zhang Yifei replied angrily, as an F1 driver, he is still driving without a license even on the road, who said that the application period for an international driver's license is 18 years old.

If you think about the entire history of F1, it is estimated that Verstappen of the Little Red Bull Racing team has experienced this pain of his own.

Hearing Zhang Yifei's words, Xie Tiancheng didn't know what to say, he had really seen such a strange thing, but he had never seen such a strange thing. The world's top drivers, even driving a car is still illegal on the road, it's really ......

"Okay, I'm not going to tell you that, I don't think I've been to the Guia Circuit yet. Let's go, take you for a lap. ”

Xie Tiancheng's sentence is also in Zhang Yifei's arms, in the absence of accurate track data, if you want to accurately understand the track situation, you naturally rely on going to the field to understand.

If you have the chance, it's best to practice laps for a long time, so that you can memorize the characteristics of the track in your mind. Maybe the street test run can't do the limit of the track test run, after all, there are all kinds of obstacles, vehicles, and even pedestrians.

If a small accident occurs, it will not only be a matter of responsibility at that time, just as Xie Tiancheng said, Zhang Yifei currently does not have a driver's license. There are many crimes in traffic accidents, such as driving without a license, dangerous driving, illegal speeding, and so on.

Once it has a bad impact, it is estimated that your super driver's license application will be useless, and that is really embarrassing!

But a lot of times, that's the way it is, there's no way to have it both ways. In the current situation, Zhang Yifei had to go to the Guia Circuit for a test run in order to deepen his understanding of the track.

Otherwise, the complexity of a street race, simple track data, and a 30-minute practice session would not be enough.

Not to mention Zhang Yifei's current level, even if he calls Schumacher over, he may not be able to outperform some local snakes on Ao Island on a completely unfamiliar track.

No, when he thought of this, Zhang Yifei felt a little empty, Schumacher really won the 90 Grand Prix, and his younger brother Ralph Schumacher won the 95 Grand Prix.

Therefore, it can only be said that the car god is the car god after all, and there must be a place far beyond ordinary people in order to achieve their king status.

But then again, Schumacher had a strong team behind the data at the time, and Zhang Yifei's Prost team was not reliable and was still considered an individual competitor.

The two of them got into the car and headed to the Guia Circuit on Ao Island, the so-called Guia Track, which is actually formed by the streets that surround the Guia Hill and the Ao Island Reservoir. Normally, it's the same as the streets of a big city, but when it's time for the Grand Prix, the island authorities will carry out road renovations and traffic control to host street races.

Sitting in the car, Xie Tiancheng said in an emotional tone: "When I first met you on Qixing Mountain, I really didn't expect that one day, the two of us would become professional drivers and participate in the Grand Prix on Ao Island at the same time. ”

"That's because you didn't want to be a professional driver, and I've always been aiming for a professional driver."

Zhang Yifei replied with a smile, if it weren't for his own stimulation, maybe Xie Tiancheng really planned to mix in the underground racing on Hong Kong Island.

The golden age of a driver is around 30 years old, when people's energy, physical fitness and reflexes are at their peak.

At the age of Xie Tiancheng in his twenties at that time, if he didn't hurry up and become a professional driver, even if he changed his attention in the future, it was estimated that it would be difficult to reach his peak state. In a sense, I really helped Xie Tiancheng.

"yes, if you weren't that determined, you wouldn't be an F1 driver so quickly."

Xie Tiancheng sighed with emotion, at that time, a group of drivers who ran on the streets, almost no one could be like Zhang Yifei, who planned to take the road of professional drivers. What's more, no one chooses to take formula car, the hardest path!

"Honestly, when I was at ARTA, some of my teammates talked about you and they were very surprised and surprised that you could be an F1 driver.

"It's normal, it's not just them who think it's incredible, basically no one believes that I can be an F1 driver."

Zhang Yifei replied indifferently, looking at the street scene outside the window.

Along the way, Zhang Yifei can be said to be the enemy of the whole world's concept, but he succeeded in doing it.

It's like a dream that is not ridiculed, and there is no value in realizing it, I was already a professional driver in my previous life, and if I don't challenge the highest difficulty in this life, how boring is my life?

"There are still people who believe it, like me."

"No, I said I wanted to be an F1 driver, it was almost like blowing to the sky, you can believe it, that's really easy to deceive."

Zhang Yifei said half-truths and half-truths, and it is true that for a rookie who has never even touched go-karts, planning to become an F1 driver is almost like a pipe dream.

Even Uncle Lu and the others are very cautious, thinking that Zhang Yifei should choose an RV or their old road rally.

But in the end, they still respected Zhang Yifei's choice and used their best to achieve his dream. That's why Zhang Yifei gave two of his three and two cups to the old man and Uncle Lu.

This is not because of family affection, but Zhang Yifei is grateful for their original understanding. You know, many times, understanding is the support that a person needs most.

"I didn't believe it when I was on Hong Kong Island, but when I saw you in Tokyo that time, I did."

"Because at that time, you really changed a lot, and you also refused my master's help and wanted to be completely on your own. This would not have been possible without amazing perseverance. ”

"You can say that at that point, you already have the potential to be a top driver."

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei laughed and said: "Okay, it's almost enough to blow, you know that I'm not a modest person, and I'll float if I say it." ”

"Indeed, you are not very modest!"

Xie Tiancheng replied approvingly on this point, it is difficult for Zhang Yifei to see the influence of the traditional mean thinking, which is far more confident and arrogant than ordinary newcomers.

Maybe it's this trait that makes him have no fear when he is weak and dare to challenge difficult points.

The area of Ao Island is not large, and from the perspective of the mainland, it is simply a palm-sized place.

So after only about 20 minutes of driving, the two of them came to the starting point of the Guia Circuit, which is the Avenida da Friendship that surrounds the reservoir.

At this time, on both sides of the street, you can already clearly see the differences from the previous street scene, for example, there are some scaffolding, and some reinforced protective fences are built at key points on the street to ensure the safety of drivers and residents on both sides as much as possible.

However, as far as Zhang Yifei can see, this kind of reinforced protective fence will only be built if there are residential buildings next to it, and the previous protective embankment will still be used in ordinary road sections. And because of the topography of the Guia Mountains, some sections of the Guia Circuit are actually "cliffs" on both sides, with a large height difference.

Once out of the track, ordinary fences may not be able to withstand the high-intensity power impact of the car, and it will be more than lucky to fall.

With the development of time, the authorities of Ao Island have actually avoided many dangerous points of the Guia Circuit through engineering means in later generations. However, in this era, limited by the limitations of time, technology and cost, the safety guarantee of the event is completely inferior to that of future generations.

That's why the Guia Circuit on Ao Island is also known as the most dangerous track in Asia!