Hearing Cosell's inexplicable words, Zhang Yifei was also a little surprised, who else would come to look for him at such a late hour

With this question, Zhang Yifei came to the small conference room of the hotel, where he used to learn racing theory from Koser, which was more suitable than going directly to the room to meet.

Opening the door of the conference room, there were several people standing in front of the office desk, one of which was naturally "Cosell" who disappeared directly after the afternoon qualifying.

There were two foreign men beside him, the older one was wearing casual clothes, and he was smiling at Zhang Yifei who pushed the door in.

The other was a young man in a suit and leather shoes, standing behind the elder with a briefcase in his hand, with no special expression on his face. Judging from this posture, Zhang Yifei guessed that it should be the identity of the elderly's secretary or assistant.

Faced with this scene, Zhang Yifei kept speculating about the identity of the other party in his head, with Coser's experience and identity, plus his current occupation, he could narrow the scope to a very small extent.

If Zhang Yifei guessed correctly, these two should be the management of professional teams, or higher-level owners and sponsors.

As a team owner, you need a keen business acumen, and seizing the opportunity is one of the basic skills. It is estimated that his second place in Monza and the current pole position in Hockenheim have made some team owners start to discover their potential, so they plan to contact them early.

In fact, this is also a very normal thing, after the triple jump of Kimi Renault, not only the drivers want to replicate the miracle, but even many team owners have set their sights on the junior event.

You must know that in the formula team, there are not only giants such as Ferrari, Red Bull, and Mercedes-Benz, but also many small teams with inferior strength.

For example, the arrows, Minardi, and even the more well-known Sauber team in this era can only be regarded as small teams with weak technical and financial strength.

Well-known drivers can't dig in, and they can't find big sponsors to pay for this, and they can only focus on potential stocks if they want to get better results.

For example, the new stars who have emerged in the F3 and F3000 classes may be future superstars if they are signed to their own teams as test drivers in advance.

But the problem is that an event of this level like F3000 has no small influence and can be regarded as a secondary league of F1. There are no individual paying drivers who can enter the F3000 class, they have already joined the team.

There is a more important point, that is, the F3000 team, although it is not as good as F1, but it is not a ragtag army, and even many are the second team of the F1 team.

If you want to dig from here, you still have to pay an expensive transfer fee, which is still unacceptable for some poor teams.

Who knows if the driver who spent a lot of money to poach will be a showman, after all, a lot of the history has swept the beginner and advanced formula, and there are few who have really made a name for themselves in F1. Originally, the small team was not well funded, and there was no capital to gamble.

As a result, some small teams began to look down again and enter the junior formula of the Renault series, hoping to find the seeds of potential.

The reason why Kimi Raikkonen was able to soar into the F1 Sauber team from the junior formula is because the Sauber team has been at the bottom of the team in recent years, and there is no money to poach strong drivers, so they can only choose to buy lottery tickets to select drivers from among the newcomers.

I have to say that Sauber Racing is full of luck, whether it is Kimi who signed before, or Massa who signed later, they can be regarded as first-class drivers in F1 and have had their own glory periods.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Yifei was a little excited, could it be that the F1 team saw his potential and planned to come over to sign himself

I thought that when I entered the F1 team, I would step on the iron shoes and find nowhere to go. As a result, I didn't expect the big boss to come to the door, and it really didn't take any effort to come.

"Fei, let me introduce you, this is the founder of the German Adenauer team, Vonk Adenauer, next to his assistant Saul."

After Cosell's introduction, Adenauer stretched out his hand to Zhang Yifei and said, "Hello, fly." ”

Adenauer Racing Team

When he heard the name, Zhang Yifei was a little stunned, is this the F1 team

In his previous life, Zhang Yifei was not very familiar with formula racing, but in this life, he has been in contact with go-kart for almost a year.

I don't dare to say that I know all about formula teams, but there are only a dozen F1 teams, and it's no problem to name them all.

Zhang Yifei really didn't remember that there was a team in the F1 team called Adenauer.

However, Zhang Yifei was only stunned for a moment, and in the face of Adenauer's outstretched hand, he also quickly shook it, and said with a polite smile: "Hello, Mr. Adenauer." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yifei shook hands with Adenauer's assistant Saul.

After saying hello, several people sat down along the conference table, and everyone knew in their hearts that it was time to talk about business.

Korcel has always been more direct, so he said straight to the point: "Fly, Adenauer is an old friend I met when I was at McLaren. ”

"Adenauer was a Le Mans driver in the early years, and after retiring from the game, he formed the F3 team, and after years of development, he also developed an F3000 team."

"He happened to be watching the race in Hockenheim today and was surprised that I was on the grid, so he contacted me after the race to have a few words."

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei understood one thing, no wonder he didn't find Korsell after the game, it turned out to be this reason.

"But that's not the point, the main reason Adenauer came here today was because I saw how you did at Hockenheim. He's happy with your quality, so he wants to talk to you if you want to join the European team. ”

As Zhang Yifei had guessed before, Adenauer really invited himself to join the team.

However, Zhang Yifei was vaguely disappointed in his heart, thinking that the F1 team would come to negotiate today, preferably at the level of McLaren, after all, Korcel came out of the McLaren team, maybe it has something to do with it.

It's really not a small team like Sauber, and I can accept it, whether it's Kimi or Massa, it's not a pit, and I have the qualifications to become my teammates.

After all, F1 racing is not a one-man game, it is difficult to play without strong teammates, Zhang Yifei also dreams of one day, with Ferrari's Schumacher, in advance of the song of ice and fire.

But the reality is very cruel, just the founder of the F3000 team came to negotiate, Kimi's triple jump miracle is still difficult to replicate after all, and McLaren Racing doesn't look down on newcomers like themselves.

But then again, being able to skip F3 and enter F3000 directly can be regarded as a leapfrog development, at least this is something that Zhang Yifei couldn't think of before he entered Renault.

It can only be said that with the improvement of strength and knowledge, Zhang Yifei feels that he is really a little inflated, and he thinks about the F1 team at every turn.

For the sake of insurance, Zhang Yifei still confirmed: "Mr. Adenauer, are you inviting me to join as an F3 team or as an F3000 team?"

In the face of Zhang Yifei's inquiry, Adenauer smiled, then looked at Zhang Yifei and said: "It depends on your strength, but I can provide you with the contract of the test driver of the Adenauer F3000 team." ”

It's just that after Zhang Yifei heard the test driver contract, he still had a faint smile on his face, and he was not very satisfied.

Because the test driver is the lowest position among all the drivers in a team. If it sounds good, it is a substitute, and if it is bad, it is a "temporary worker".

In general, a formula racing team consists of two full-fledged drivers, with the No. 1 driver being the boss and the absolute main driver.

The role of the second driver is relatively complex, and he can be the most formidable teammate or the most fearsome opponent. And this change of identity is determined by the strength of the No. 2 driver.

If the No. 2 driver's fame and strength are significantly different from the No. 1 driver, then there is a high probability that it is the life of a wingman, who will take on the responsibility of "white gloves" for the team's performance.

For example, helping the No. 1 driver to seize the position and escort him, or even deliberately slowing down to press the car, blocking the drivers who are threatening from other teams, allowing his No. 1 driver to increase the distance advantage, etc.

It is also necessary to be unambiguous when it is time to give up the position, and be willing to become a green leaf player.

It can be said that in this case, the number two driver is the most reliable partner, showing the teamwork that a team should have.

But the problem is that to become an F1 driver, you have to be the best on the planet.

Arrogance is a hidden character of every F1 driver, how can a strong man be willing to be a subservient

So the No. 2 drivers, who were strong and felt that they were not inferior to the No. 1 driver, started to do things. I didn't have the consciousness of being a wingman at all, and I showed my strength on the track to challenge for the position of No. 1 driver.

After all, Lao Tzu runs fast with his ability, why should he be your little brother

And there is only one position for driver number one, and driver number two wants to come out on top, either to transfer to another team or to take the position of driver number one, there is no other choice.

So on the F1 track, you can not only see different teams chasing each other, but also see the crazy competition between drivers of the same team.

Teammates who fought side by side one moment are likely to be the most formidable rivals the next.

But no matter how the first and second drivers compete, they are all regular drivers who have a chance to play, and there is really no accident, and there is a third driver to come to the bench.

Only some small teams with no money will have the third driver and the test driver alone, otherwise the test driver will not have the opportunity to play at all.

It's much worse than the team's bench players, and it's not even as good as the water cooler patronus, so that they can still go up and touch the ball in garbage time.

If it is a test driver of F1 drivers, Zhang Yifei will also think about it, how to say that he has entered F1 and completed the legendary "triple jump".

But Zhang Yifei really didn't like the test driver contract of F3000, and he felt that he could fight for a formal driver contract with his strength.

"Koser, what do you think" Zhang Yifei asked Kossel.

"You don't have to consider my opinion, treat this as a business negotiation, and sign a contract if you think it's beneficial to you, and refuse if you don't have a benefit."

Kossel is still in a fiery style, and his words are extremely straightforward.

But at this point, Kossel suddenly added: "But I appreciate drivers who like a challenge." ”