It is not logical, and it is also the idea in Zhang Yifei's heart, sponsoring this money is nothing to Toyota, but the negative public opinion brought about by the breach of the contract, especially now that Zhang Yifei's popularity is in the limelight, is not worth it at all.

After all, the Toyota F1 team has not yet been formed, and there is a matter of canceling the sponsorship and breaking the contract, which driver will dare to join the Toyota team in the future, and he is not afraid that this kind of thing will happen again?

"Forget it, there is still more than half a month before the next event, and after the game, let Ah Hu and Brother Zhi try it first, and wait for confirmation with the European Toyota Racing Organization."

Zhang Yifei didn't delve into this issue, anyway, there was still plenty of time. At the moment, he is thinking more about how the Prost team will sign a driver contract with him, and what the terms will be.

At this time, Cosell, who had not spoken, also spoke: "It's not a big deal, Ah Hu and Chen Zhi want to enter the F1 team in the future, and now is an opportunity to train themselves." ”

"If you really can't do it, you can apply to the Renault event organization for technical support at the next stop, and there is basically no problem."

Kossell said it lightly, and didn't take it seriously at all, after all, compared to Formula 1, the precision of the junior formula car is much lower than that of F1.

This level of racing car overhaul can be completely "outsourced", it is nothing more than a matter of money.

Cosell said so, naturally there was nothing to discuss, Ah Hu and Chen Zhi stayed to overhaul the car, and Zhang Yifei and his party returned to the hotel first.

However, the maintenance after the game was not as easy as imagined, and it was not until ten o'clock in the evening that Ah Hu and Brother Zhi returned to the hotel, and the planned feeling of "Night Paris" could only be forced to run aground.

And the reason why they came back was not that the car was overhauled, but that the Manikul circuit did not allow the driver team to be overhauled at night, so the two of them had to be forced to come back.

"Brother Fei, I didn't feel anything with the Toyota technical team before, and I found out that the post-race maintenance was so complicated."

"Brother Zhi and I have finished overhauling the chassis and engine, as well as the gearbox and suspension have not been overhauled, and it should take another day to get it done."

Hearing Ah Hu's words, Zhang Yifei patted him on the shoulder and said: "Toyota's technical team can approach a dozen people, and the two of you can complete the overhaul of the car, which is already very good." ”

But Chen Zhi next to him was not so relaxed, he said a little worriedly: "Theoretically, we need another day to get it done, but tomorrow the car will be transported by the Renault event organization to the next stop, and if you want to continue the maintenance, you may have to go to the UK." ”

Renault's next race in Europe will be at the famous Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom, and the rest of the general post-race maintenance may become a pre-race maintenance at Silverstone.

"It doesn't matter, it's too late, just like Korcel said, applying for technical support from Renault is a big deal to add money!"

However, when he finished saying the word "add money", Zhang Yifei's heart twitched subconsciously, if the Toyota technical team really withdrew, he might not be able to add money.

I really didn't expect that I was about to enter F1, and I was still worried about the word money. Sometimes Zhang Yifei thinks to himself, is he going back to China to hype, with his name as the first Chinese driver to enter F1, it is not a big problem to find two gold owners to sponsor him, right?

Of course, Zhang Yifei is just thinking about it now, he really doesn't have time to return to China. And he is not taking the route of sponsoring drivers, he got the official F1 driver contract with his strength!

The next morning, Ah Hu and Chen Zhi went to the Manikul Circuit early in the morning. I hope to complete the overhaul of the gearbox and suspension before the car is boxed.

After all, with the deepening of the event, it is becoming more and more difficult to apply for a test run on the track, and the time is getting shorter and shorter. The overhaul of the car can be completed earlier, so that it will not affect Zhang Yifei's test run at the next stop.

You must know that Silverstone is one of the highest stations in the history of Formula Stone, and the United Kingdom is also the headquarters of several F1 teams.

However, as soon as Ah Hu and the others left, a guest came to visit Zhang Yifei, and this person was none other than Prost!

The previous agreement between Zhang Yifei and Prost can only be regarded as a verbal agreement, although with the current reputation and status of Prost, it is not enough to play anything that does not admit it, but if you want to become the official driver of Prost team, you need a formal signing contract.

The purpose of Prost's coming over today is to talk to Zhang Yifei about this official F1 driver contract!

came to the small conference room of the hotel, because Junko Takeda and they are still affiliated with Toyota, so they have no way to participate in the finalization of the driver contract, so there are only two people in the conference room, Zhang Yifei and Kossel.

However, Junko Takeda just took advantage of this opportunity to drive to Le Mans, that is, the headquarters of the Toyota European Racing Organization, with Yamamoto Ukyo, to report on their work, and by the way, to understand the reason why the Toyota technical team was evacuated.

In the hotel conference room, after the two sides said hello, they sat down face to face, and Prost asked his assistant to take out two driver contracts from his briefcase and hand them to Zhang Yifei and Kossel respectively.

Because Prost also understands that the current Cosell is equivalent to Zhang Yifei's "agent" status, rather than waiting for Zhang Yifei to read it slowly and then show Cosell it, it is better to make one more copy directly, so that they have enough time to negotiate.

"Professor" just likes to be calculating on the track, which does not mean that he is also conservative in real life.

After receiving the contract, Korsell did not open it directly, but asked Prost: "Fei joins the Prost team, which driver in the current team will he replace?" ”

This question was asked by a reporter on the podium at the Manikul Circuit before, but he gave it a perfunctory pass.

But this problem is a top priority for Zhang Yifei, because if he wants to enter the Prost team, he will inevitably replace one driver of the current team, and the remaining one will become Fei's teammate.

For an F1 driver, who your teammates are can be more important than who your opponents are, as this will determine your position in the team. In the end, whether you can play freely or have to give way as a wingman depends on the strength of your teammates.

"I have reached a transfer agreement with Sauber Racing to succeed Nick Heindfeld, who will replace retired Mika Hakkinen next season as a regular driver for Sauber Racing, partnering the legendary Kimi Raikkonen."

At present, the two official drivers of the Prost team are Jean Alessy and Nick Heidfeld.

Jean Alessi is a French veteran and a central figure in Prost's plan to build an all-French team, which Jean Alessi has been with since the day the team was born.

However, Alessi, who is 35 years old this year, has not had a very good F1 record, and his career has only won one and only one race in Canada in 1995.

It turned out to be the highlight of Alessi's career, but it was also a dark period for him. Because after the race, he was informed that his position as Ferrari driver had been replaced by Schumacher from Benetton, which meant that he had been terminated from his contract.

From a talented teenager who won the F3 and F3000 championships to an uncrowned veteran now, Alessi's career can be said to have come to an end. But Prost still chose to keep him, and it is estimated that French feelings occupy a large factor.

Nick Heidfeld, another driver of the Prost team, is also a talented driver. He is a newcomer to F1 this year, and Prost is the first F1 stop for Heidfeld.

Before the German entered the Prost team, he had just won the Formula 3000 Drivers' Championship, which can be described as infinitely beautiful.

As a result, he did not expect that his experience in the Prost team could be called the most painful period of his career.

As a newcomer, I was undoubtedly lucky to get a seat as an official driver. In particular, Heidenfeld has just won the F3000 World Championship, which can be described as vigorous, and everyone is optimistic that he can show his edge.

It is for this reason that Prost chose to sign such a German newcomer and wanted to bring change to the team.

This is why, when Cowel negotiated with Prost before, he was not interested in Zhang Yifei. Even if Zhang Yifei is strong in Formula Renault, is it comparable to the F3000 world championship?

is also a newcomer, at least Heidefeld has proved himself with various sweeps before entering F1, and Zhang Yifei's results in primary formula are really not convincing enough.

But Heidfeld's arrival in F1 behind the wheel of the world's highest-tech new car has not been as good as it could have been. Now that more than half of the season has passed, Heindfield have not scored a single point and have a series of retirements, and the results are worrying.

And he didn't have a good relationship with the team, and he had more than one brawl with teammate Jean Alessy. Originally, the speed of the car was slow, and there was nothing between the drivers to stage an all-out martial arts, how can this race be compared?

So far, the Prost team is still zero points, and it is foreseeable that if this state continues, the Prost team will eat zero eggs this year. It is based on this poor result that Prost will think of change and sign Zhang Yifei in.

"It's not a good choice to keep Alessi."

Korser replied bluntly, Alessi is an experienced veteran, yes, but in F1, it is not that the older the qualification, the more powerful it is. The decline in physical fitness and reaction speed brought about by age is already irreversible.

And Alessi's experience doesn't help the newcomers, as he is a hot-tempered driver in his own right, as evidenced by the fact that Heidfeld has been able to fight him a few times a season.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yifei is also a radical and decisive driver, and he wants to become an opponent with Alessi, afraid that it will turn into Mars hitting the Earth at that time!