"Did you see the announcement of the Prost team, the Chinese driver is ready to return to the track."

"Didn't the car magazine report it? The problem is that this kid suffered a car accident in his rookie season and missed more than three months of the main race, and I doubt that he can still maintain his previous level. ”

"Yes, some drivers who have been in a major car accident have a mental block, but the Chinese kid is still a newcomer, and I think he's going to be a flash in the pan."

"Not necessarily, I feel that Fei has a strong psychological quality, and he is definitely not the kind of person who will be afraid of the track in the event of an accident!"

"Even so, he's missed too many games and he's inexperienced, so how can he compare himself to the other newcomers on the pitch?"

"That's right, Montoya has already won the championship in Monza, Italy, Kimi's form is gradually improving, and even Heidenfeld has surpassed Fei, he is too far behind."

"Hey, I used to think that he would be the rookie king this year, but after an accident, the good situation is gone."

"Not necessarily, there are still three races to go, and although there is no hope of sprinting for the championship, there is a chance to get a good result. Let's not forget Schumacher's crash at Silverstone the year before, and he returned to the track as strong. ”

"Can he compare with Schumacher?"

"Why can't we compare, didn't the Brazilian Grand Prix surpass Schumacher?"

"You can compare with Schumacher in one more car, are you making trouble?"

"No matter what the situation is now, I still believe in flying, because I will never forget the rain battle at Sepang, the miracle of Brazil!"

In the recent Formula BBS forum in Europe, some fans are discussing the announcement of Zhang Yifei's return to the track by the Prost team.

Among these comments, there are accidents, cynicism, disapproval, support, and even comparisons with Schumacher's crash that year.

At the 1999 Silverstone Circuit in England, Schumacher rushed off the track at a speed of 230 km/h, and the gravel buffer did not stop Schumacher's Ferrari and crashed straight into the outermost tire wall.

The impact destroyed the entire front of the Ferrari, with tyres penetrating the chassis and invading the cockpit space, causing Schumacher to break his left leg in two places and retire from the race.

It was the worst accident of Schumacher's career, and it took him four months to recuperate before he returned to the track. A few years later, Schumacher recalled the scene and said: "The accident was so bizarre that I really thought I was going to die." ”

After returning to the track, Schumacher had only two races left for the season, and he had no hope of competing for the World Title. So he went all out to support teammate Eddie Erwyn, hoping that he could challenge for the World Championship title.

Unfortunately, Eddie Erwin still lost by 2 points to legendary Finnish driver Mika Hakkinen, only taking second place. However, thanks to Schumacher and Erwin's points, Ferrari still won the Constructors' Championship title that year.

If Schumacher's accident had not retired, perhaps the seven-time crown was not Schumacher's limit, and he would have sprinted to the height of the eight-time crown!

And Eddie Erwin can be regarded as the only driver who can make the peak Schumacher a "wingman". Thinking that in the future, it is also a face-saving thing to be able to boast that the car god helped me drive the road and help me block the car.

Zhang Yifei's current situation is very similar to Schumacher in 99, more than three months of recuperation, he missed 9 races, and only the last three games are left until the end of the 2000 season.

In fact, according to the normal frequency of games every two weeks, plus a half-month break in the summer break, Zhang Yifei will not miss so many games.

The main reason is that the sub-races during the recuperation period are basically held on European circuits, and compared with F1 overseas races, the transfer of European circuits is much more convenient for the team, and the efficiency has also been greatly improved. Therefore, the interval between many sub-events has also been compressed to one week.

It is precisely because of these factors that Zhang Yifei missed as many as nine races.

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"Yifei-kun, don't lighten the weight a little, it hasn't been long since you got better."

In the gym of the team, Zhang Yifei is doing physical training, and the decline in training volume during the recuperation period, as well as the muscle degeneration caused by the force in his right leg, are all problems that need to be solved.

Especially for F1 drivers, strong muscular strength is a must, otherwise it is impossible to control the accelerator and brake pedals accurately. A one-hundredth speed error in any one corner increases the risk of going off the track exponentially.

Because for Formula 1, there is never any redundancy, and every corner is dancing on the tip of a knife to challenge the limits of speed, which requires the driver to have absolute control of the car.

"Don't worry, I'm not that vulnerable."

Zhang Yifei said a word to Junko Takeda with a smile, and then continued.

Previously, because of the factor of looking for investment, Zhang Yifei's recovery from his injury was very slow. However, after getting a stake in the Prost team, basically Zhang Yifei doesn't have to worry about anything else, he has reached the limit of his ability, and then success or failure depends on the sky.

So during the two months of the summer break, Zhang Yifei was recuperating with peace of mind. With his physical fitness, as long as the injury of a broken bone can be well cultivated, the recovery speed is very fast.

Basically, it only took a month, Zhang Yifei was fine, and he began to do rehabilitation training. And now as the time of the competition approaches, the previous rehabilitation training intensity obviously cannot meet the requirements of the intensity of the event, so Zhang Yifei began to increase his training volume according to the normal physical fitness standard.

At this time, Kossel also walked into the gym, he did not pay attention to Zhang Yifei's training intensity, but asked: "Have you remembered the data of the Austrian A1 track?" ”

"How can you not remember a track that has been prepared in the past few months?"

Zhang Yifei replied with certainty that the time point for returning to the track has been determined during the recuperation period, so in the past two months, when Zhang Yifei basically has nothing to do, it is to remember the data of the Austrian A1 track and watch the video of the race line.

It can be said that the A1 track in Austria is the track that Zhang Yifei has prepared for the longest time except for the opening race at Albert Park in Australia, and even surpasses it.

"Well, there may be an adaptation process in the practice match, try to be safe."

When Korsell heard Zhang Yifei's answer, he actually gave a rare advice.

During Zhang Yifei's recuperation, although he did not give up his understanding of the track, he even drove a racing simulator in the later stage.

But racing simulators are different from driving real F1 cars, not to mention limited by the level of technology in this era, even if it is the most advanced racing simulator twenty years later, many driving feelings cannot be simulated.

Therefore, the practice race that Zhang Yifei is about to face is the "first" contact with F1 cars after a few months, and for a newcomer to the track, there must be a "hand-born" factor.

Zhang Yifei has already suffered a serious track accident, and everyone doesn't want this kind of thing to happen again, even the always aggressive Kossell has put safety in a higher position at the moment.

"Kossel, this doesn't look like your style, shouldn't you say go faster at full throttle?"

In the face of Zhang Yifei's ridicule, Korsell was unmoved by the expression on his face, but replied lightly: "If you are not afraid of death, you can also try to run the A1 track at full throttle." ”

"Forget it, I'm still young after all......"

The A1 circuit in Austria is a typical high-speed circuit, and unlike the pure speed of Monza and Hockenheim, the A1 circuit is much more dangerous because it faces many high-speed corners without buffering.

The most famous Bosch bend, for example, is on a long downhill straight. The car travels on straights and downhills to reach a staggering top speed of over 350 km/h before entering a right-hand turn without any cushioning.

It was impossible to turn at 350 km/h, so all the riders slowed down wildly before entering the Bosch corner. Coupled with the low downforce tuning of the A1 track, the chassis of the car is reduced to the minimum.

So on the A1 track in Austria, the audience can see the scene of the chassis being scraped directly onto the track road surface due to crazy deceleration and the body attitude being pressed down, splashing all the way.

Moreover, there is more than one corner of this type on the A1 track, and the degree of danger can be imagined. So even a radical like Korsell unexpectedly instructed Zhang Yifei instead of letting him run a faster lap time.

Of course, this is only the practice phase, and whether Korsell wants speed or safety when it comes to qualifying or the main race is another question.

Zhang Yifei is preparing for the Austrian Grand Prix, and the drivers of other teams are also not idle, especially those who are in direct competition with Zhang Yifei, such as Williams Montoya, McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen and so on.

"Montoya, you're about to fly back to the track, it's time to prove yourself."

After Sir Williams saw the announcement of the Prost team, he also reminded Montoya, but more in a tone that stimulated Montoya.

"He doesn't have any chances anymore."

Montoya replied indifferently.

Montoya is very different from when he first entered F1.

At that time, Montoya was proud, conceited, and more about showing himself on the outside.

The Indy World Champion and the youngest defending champion of Carter Racing, he entered the Big Three team at the rookie stage. These achievements made Montoya the pride of the sky, standing in the brightest position of all the newcomers, and the spotlight hung over his head.

Montoya has the capital of pride and conceit!

But the successive failures on the track shattered Montoya's self-confidence and pride again and again. The crash at the Brazilian Grand Prix pushed him to the focus of public opinion, because anyone with a discerning eye could see that Montoya did not have that collision, and he still had to lose Zhang Yifei once!

In F1, losing is nothing, all drivers have lost. But can't afford to lose, it's another concept, even the car god Schumacher, similar things have become their own black spots.

So Montoya's collision at the Brazilian Grand Prix, not only did not prove that he was stronger than Zhang Yifei with victory, but on the contrary, many fans who once supported him began to accuse him of whether he couldn't afford to lose?

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