224 Do it yourself

"You decide the speed of this corner, but my standard is no less than 90 km/h in second gear."

Once again, Cosell's voice came from the headset, and this time he didn't directly limit the speed, but gave a "suggestion".

Because the difficulty factor of this corner is very large, even if the F1 driver is cornering, the limit speed is between 96km/h and 100km/h.

From the point of view of speed, Korsell gave Zhang Yifei a little margin, but in fact, considering the performance difference of the car, and Zhang Yifei's current status as a junior driver, this speed of no less than 90km/h is no less difficult than the limit of F1 drivers.

Hearing this order, Junko Takeda and Ukyo Yamamoto both had shocked expressions on their faces.

Because the track information is not only seen by Zhang Yifei alone, Junko Takeda and Ukyo Yamamoto also only know, at least Adelaide's key bend data, they are impossible to ignore.

At this speed, the possibility of losing control is higher than the previous Grand Corner, the Kossel standard is too high, do you really see Zhang Yifei as a future F1 driver?

It may be that Korsell himself knows that it is difficult to be strong, so he did not limit his speed, but just said his requirements, and it depends on how Zhang Yifei chooses.

"Mentor, I know how difficult it is for Yi Feijun to complete Prost's conditions, but some things are too much, this is his first contact with the Manikul circuit, and it is also the first lap, is it a little bit more adaptable?"

Ukyo Yamamoto finally spoke, the race engineer in F1 is not the same as the coach, and the biggest difference is authority!

The race engineer can give advice and instructions, but it is up to the driver to follow them, even if they ignore the race engineer's advice at all, there is no problem afterwards, because the race engineer does not have the right to impose penalties or bans.

Similarly, the Race Engineer is also a member of the strategy team, but it is equivalent to the role of the chief, and other strategists can also put forward their own ideas and opinions, and then everyone can discuss and give final instructions.

Ukyo Yamamoto, a race data analyst, is also a member of the strategy team, and he can also express his opinions and cooperate with the team to give tactical guidelines.

It's just that Yamamoto Ukyo himself is not good at words, and Kossell is his mentor, with Yamamoto Ukyo's rigorous and rigid Japanese workplace personality, how can he refute his mentor?

But now Yamamoto felt that he could no longer be silent, because the second half of the Manikul circuit was basically all kinds of slow corners. Even if you pass the Adelaide Corner, what should you do with the other corners, is it still the standard speed of this F1 car?

Zhang Yifei had almost lost control in the Grande Bend before, no one can be so lucky, to ensure that every bend is overrun to the limit, and can be saved on the edge of losing control, the mentor is really too aggressive this time.

Hearing Yamamoto Ukyo's words, Korsell knew what he was thinking, but he didn't retract his command, but said lightly: "I don't have a hard and fast rule, what speed to turn is to fly your own choice." ”

This sentence directly choked Yamamoto Ukyo, and it is true that the mentor let Yifeijun decide for himself. But the question is, he has said his own standards, can Zhang Yifei not achieve them?

Zhang Yifei, who was on the track, didn't know Yamamoto Youkyo's worries, he heard Koser's words, and knew that the old German man had left the right to challenge this turn to himself.

But just as Yamamoto Ukyo thought, Korsell had already said before the test run that he didn't want to see any conservative or death-scared opening, did Zhang Yifei still have a choice?

The answer is actually a choice, not to mention that Korsell just said his own standards, even if he made a decision, Zhang Yifei could choose not to abide by it.

But Zhang Yifei will not do this, because he is the same kind of person as Koser, and conservatism has never been Zhang Yifei's choice. If you want to crush all your opponents and beat the senior drivers at Manikul, you have to be more aggressive and desperate than them.

Velocity! Only speed is the ultimate goal pursued on the track, and since Zhang Yifei wants to become an F1 driver, he must challenge the difficulty of F1 drivers in cornering.

There was no hesitation or fear, Zhang Yifei passed the Adelaide Turn more than normal, and the brake was about 0.5 seconds later.

The speed of the Renault car began to drop sharply under the strong braking force, and the gears were constantly lowered. Because the lower the gear, the more torque there is, so the faster the re-acceleration.

The monochrome LCD instrument cluster in the middle of the steering wheel shows that the gear has been lowered to first gear and the speed has reached 90km/h. This kind of V-bend tangent line is no longer meaningful, basically close to the inside of the corner, and then turn hard, and pay more attention to the timing of braking.

Zhang Yifei's late braking made the car's cornering speed very fast, and it passed the APEX point almost instantly, and there was no room for rotation at all. So he had to slam the steering wheel as fast as he could to avoid the car going off the track.

Formula cars slammed into the steering wheel because of the car's ultra-low suspension chassis and wide-body design problems, which did not cause a rollover like a normal car.

But the consequences of oversteer are the same, at this moment the huge steering inertia, exceeding the limit of tire grip, directly appeared tail flick, the whole car came to a 180-degree U-turn.

Because Zhang Yifei happened to be on the inner edge of the corner, this 180-degree tail flick directly threw the car off the track. However, the road surface of the Manikul circuit is very smooth, and there is almost no height difference between the shoulder and the asphalt buffer zone, so Zhang Yifei just braked sharply and stopped the car in the corner buffer zone, and there was no more serious rolling accident.

Seeing this scene happening, Yamamoto Youkyo immediately pressed the red call button of the earphone and asked Zhang Yifei: "Yifei-kun, how is the situation now, are you injured?" ”

There was no answer from Zhang Yifei in the earphones, just some harsh electric current sounds.

"Yifei-kun, please answer when you hear it, Yifei-kun?"

Yamamoto Youkyo tried to call two more sentences, but he still couldn't hear Zhang Yifei's voice.

"Something's wrong!"

"One Fly!"

"Hurry up!"

Seeing that Zhang Yifei didn't answer, the people in the maintenance station began to panic, and several voices sounded almost at the same time, and then everyone subconsciously wanted to rush to the place where the incident occurred.

Just like the puncture at Hockenheim before, they didn't want to see a second time. The official F1 driver's seat is very important, but for the team members, Zhang Yifei's safety is even more important!

Because at his current growth rate, even if he can't enter F1, there is a high probability that he can enter the F3 or F3000 giant team.

Not everyone has to create the miracle of Kimi Raikkonen, and only Kimi has achieved a "triple jump" in the nearly 100-year history of formula racing. As long as Zhang Yifei's safety can be guaranteed, he will have a chance to enter F1 in the future.

But if something happens to people, then all hope is extravagant.

"What's the panic, isn't it just rushing off the track, what kind of serious thing is this?"

Seeing the panicked appearance of a group of people in the pit, Korsell directly yelled loudly to calm the scene.

Zhang Yifei jumped directly from karting to Formula Renault, so his racing experience is much less than that of other European drivers, and he has naturally experienced a lot fewer track accidents.

In fact, not only Zhang Yifei has no experience, but the team members also have no experience in formula racing, so it is difficult to treat every accident on the track with a normal heart, and subconsciously nervous about Zhang Yifei's safety.

But for Korcel, he has seen too many of these in his entire career, because accidents like rushing off the track are simply the most ordinary part of formula racing, and can be seen in almost every event.

As long as there is no violent impact, rollover or fire, it is basically a minor accident and there are no serious safety problems for the drivers.

Even more cruel, experiencing a few more such track accidents is also an experience for Zhang Yifei, and when he faces it again, he will be better mentally prepared.

Korcel's authority in the team is here, and when he shouted this sentence, the team members who were still flustered before instantly stood in place and looked at him, without making any more flustered moves.

"Ah Hu, Chen Zhi, prepare the car maintenance tools."

"Ukyo, drive the track safety car in the pit lane."

"Junko, you and the little girl, just stay in the pits, and if there is any problem, I will notify you through the team intercom system. When the time comes, contact the track command center and ask them to come and support. ”

Kossel arranged it in an orderly manner, there is no point in rushing this kind of thing, and the formula has long had a standardized and efficient process for dealing with track accidents, so there is no need to bump around like a headless fly.

"Understood, I'll go right away."

With Kossel under his command, the team members began to perform their duties, and Yamamoto Ukyo immediately rushed out of the pit station and drove the safety car parked in the pit lane, which was prepared for the possible accident of the test run.

Ah Hu and Chen Zhi put the tires and some maintenance tools on the cart with the fastest action, ready to be transported to Adelaide Bend. Normally, this kind of rush off the track will be accompanied by a puncture or other minor problems, so that the car can be quickly repaired and driven back to the pits.

As for Junko Takeda and He Ziling, they can only worry about staying in the pit and waiting, they also know that they can't help much in this situation, and obeying Korcel will only be the best action.

The team members moved quickly, and it only took a minute for the track safety car to stop at the door of the pit station with a sharp brake.

Korsell pulled the car door and sat on it at this time, Ah Hu and the two of them also hooked the trailer and hung it on the back of the safety car, and the two of them got into the back seat as quickly as possible and went to the accident site at Adelaide Bend together.