148 Sponsored by Toyota (Chapter 7)

Listening to Uncle Lu's story, Zhang Yifei was also very uncomfortable in his heart, Uncle Lu was not only his elder, but also his mentor in his career.

If he could, he wanted Uncle Lu to witness his success and watch himself step by step on the winner's podium.

But in the same way, he can understand the difficult choice and pain in Uncle Lu's heart now.

After more than ten years of professional racing career, he lost his closest navigator and lost the trust and reliance of his daughter. The long retirement career has also consumed his enthusiasm and impulsiveness, he is no longer a Chinese car king, just an ordinary Hong Kong Island karting coach.

In the face of his daughter's rebellion and his wife's fetters, there is no way to let go of everything and devote himself to his profession again, which is a very normal behavior, and it is also the responsibility of a father and a husband.

Except for the surprise and shock at the beginning, after a few words, Zhang Yifei actually felt that in a sense, Uncle Lu had made the right choice.

"Uncle Lu, you don't have to tell me I'm sorry, in fact, I respect and support your decision, you should do this, it's too simple for me to think before."

"One Fly, I'm ......"

Lu Ningping still wanted to say a few words, he felt a little sorry for Yifei in his heart, as if he had abandoned him.

"Uncle Lu, don't be a mother-in-law, you are also our Chinese generation of car kings, banner heroes!"

"Tranquility and aunts need you more, just like you said, it will be the world of young people in the future, and it is time for you older generation to rest."

"By the way, Uncle Lu, how about the visas for Brother Nazhi and Huzi, the first stop will be in Italy, and the visas should be relatively easy."

Lu Ningping knew that Zhang Yifei had changed the topic, and he was not a particularly hypocritical person, since it had already been decided, then this page should be turned over and start getting down to business.

"It's complicated when it comes to visas, because there will be seven tournaments at Euro 2000 and it's not realistic to want visas for every country. And they are not regular employees of the Toyota team, and it is difficult to get a work visa. ”

"I found Mr. Huo from Hong Kong Island, he is very supportive of the country's sports undertakings, and is willing to help the two of them with visa issues, and it should not be a problem to get a work visa, so that they can enter and exit the 26 Schengen countries in Europe without a visa."

Mr. Huo's name Zhang Yifei is known, he is not only the top rich man on Hong Kong Island, but also has an extremely close connection with the central government. More importantly, he is a red capitalist and has always been a strong supporter of sports.

It's just that Zhang Yifei didn't expect that Uncle Lu would be able to talk to Mr. Huo, this is a legend.

"In this case, it should be no problem, and I will meet Brother Zhi and them directly in Europe when the time comes."

"Well, people should pay more attention abroad in the future."

"Don't worry, Uncle Lu, I'm not a tender sparrow now."

Hanging up the phone, Zhang Yifei threw himself into the track practice as usual, and was not sad because of the old man's decision with Uncle Lu, what he said before was not polite, but rationally thought about it, their decision was more reasonable than his previous plan.

The number of trainees on the track is a little lower than before the simulation, and this has been going on for some time.

Not everyone can achieve Zhang Yifei's self-discipline and persistence, many of the youth trainees have little persistence and perseverance, and if they can't get the quota for the competition, they don't have that momentum, so they paddle to take it easy, and wait until the next event quota to work hard.

But they didn't think that when the time came for the next event, they would be able to win against the drivers who were still training on the track.

The answer is obvious, this is also the concept that Zhang Yifei has always believed in, most people's hard work is low, and it is not time to fight for talent.

However, Zhang Yifei is not surprised by this phenomenon, only drivers with talent and hard work can finally survive. Few adults have great perseverance, can they ask teenage kids to persevere?

There are a lot of people in any industry in the basic stage, and there are very few who can really go to the end, let alone the primary formula stage, even at this level, there are a lot of champions in Europe, and they may only be one step away from F1, but it is precisely this step that many drivers may not be able to cross in their lifetime.

At the end of the track practice, Junko Takeda and Ukyo Yamamoto came to Zhang Yifei to discuss with him the sponsorship of Renault's European Cup.

"Yifeijun, this time the Renault 2000 European Cup, there are a total of seven sub-competitions, and the time span is five months, which is one month shorter than the previous Renault European Cup, which means that the schedule is more intensive and the challenge is greater."

The first race will be at Monza in Italy, with more than 30 drivers, including 10 European teams. Of particular importance are the three teams of Prema, CramCompetition and Manor, who are regulars in the Formula Renault championship. ”

Listening to Junko Takeda's introduction, Zhang Yifei kept nodding his head, compared to the familiarity of the rally track, he has little understanding of the formula, especially this kind of Renault European Cup 20 years ago, it can be said that his understanding is zero.

If you don't have a professional team manager, then you must be blind and rely entirely on the field.

"For the time being, I will only tell you a general situation, and the details will be discussed in Europe, and this time I will mainly tell you about the sponsorship of the Toyota team."

"Junko Manager, please speak."

To be realistic, Zhang Yifei can find a way to overcome the difficulties in the event, and the money aspect is the current focus. Just the one million given by the old man before, it is completely not enough to run the Renault 2000 in Europe, and even half of it cannot be run at his own expense.

"Renault Euro 2000, because of the different car manufacturers, so you can only participate in the name of a paying driver, which means that you need to rent a Renault car for each race, as well as pay various fees."

"However, Toyota Racing will provide you with technical support, and the expenses within the scope of the sponsorship event, as well as your personal travel expenses, and other expenses beyond the scope will be covered by you."

"No problem."

Although Zhang Yifei has not run a formula race, he still knows the racing process, and the team will only sponsor the cost of the event, after all, they are not philanthropists, and it is impossible for you to bring your family over for a tour, and Toyota will reimburse all kinds of shopping expenses.

"Now that we're sure it's all right, we'll book your ticket to Milan International Airport and you'll soon have your first official Formula race."

"Thank you."

Zhang Yifei nodded and thanked him, the Toyota team is indeed very kind to the training of youth drivers.

"By the way, one more thing for you, this time I will be your assistant to help you with the event-related matters. In addition, Youjing-san is still your data analyst, helping you analyze data and develop competition strategies. ”

"What, I still have a team assistant and a race engineer?"

Zhang Yifei wondered if he had heard it wrong, this is the treatment that only F1 drivers have, no matter how kind Toyota is, it will not be like this, this can be called a big wrong.