In the Pit Station of Prost Racing Team, the maintenance technician quickly adjusted the car according to Zhang Yifei's previous track feedback.

And Kossel was also holding a tactical board to quickly guide Zhang Yifei on the problems that occurred during the test just now.

"More than 50 percent of the sharp corners above 90 degrees on the A1 track are too precise, especially on the downhill straights, which have worn down the wooden blocks of the chassis."

"It starts to wear out after just a few laps of practice, and there is absolutely no way to survive the 71 laps of the race, and if you don't do it, you will be penalized or even cancelled, so you have to be more accurate to find the best braking point."

"If you can't do it, you can consider appropriately upgrading the chassis of the car to reduce the impact of changes in body attitude under sudden braking."

The problem pointed out by Cosell was actually felt by Zhang Yifei during the driving process.

Although titanium alloy nails were not used in this era, metal tungsten nails with a relatively high melting point were used, and there was no scene of sparks flying after the bottom was supported. But as an F1 driver, if you can't even feel the bottom line, it's a joke.

Raising the chassis of the racing car can avoid the punishment brought by the bottom, but after driving for a few laps, Zhang Yifei will never accept this plan.

Because the chassis of the car is lowered, not only is it faster, but it also has the advantages of stability and anti-roll. Zhang Yifei often makes a high-speed bend, and the apex of the G value on the sensor is as high as 3.8!

In other words, in some corners, Zhang Yifei has to bear 3.8 times his body weight of centrifugal force. This number is very terrifying, and it is almost comparable to the level of fighter steering.

If you raise the chassis, it means that the roll in corners will increase, and stability and handling will become more difficult.

Braking points and cornering routes can also be solved by personal driving skills, while the physical laws of steering G value cannot be changed by human means. Originally, the performance of Prost's racing car was not enough, Zhang Yifei had to run out of absolute advantage in the corners to make up for the backwardness on the straight, and he could no longer accept any weakening!

"Kossel, still the lowest chassis tuning scheme, I can solve the handling problem."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

"OK, just adjust it according to the original chassis and continue to have the lowest wind resistance downforce. In addition, the gearbox gear travel between the second and third gears is shortened, and the acceleration out of the corner is not fast enough. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Yifei sponsored the tuning plan, and added: "I need to be more precise with a little less steering space." In addition, the brake and throttle feedback force are lowered a little, and it is a little tiring to step on. ”

F1 braking can be more than 70 kilograms at most, but that doesn't mean you have to use 70 kilograms of power every time you step on it.

The feedback of this braking force is linear, the deeper you step on, the greater the force required, and only when you step on the end, will you reach the peak value of the brake feedback force in kilograms.

In fact, the adjustment principle of the brakes of civil vehicles is the same, and the force of stepping on the brakes can obviously feel much heavier than just stepping on it. It's just that F1 requires more precision, and the consequences of tyre locking up caused by pressing the brakes are very serious, so the end force is adjusted so amazingly to avoid the situation that the driver can easily step on the brakes.

The previous tracks, the requirements for hard braking were not as high as those of the A1 track, so the force was relatively small.

However, the A1 circuit in Austria has several hard brakes of more than 300 km/h, which are close to slamming the brakes to death. Zhang Yifei injured his right foot again, although he has almost recovered now, but after a few days of training and qualifying, he has to face nearly two hours of competition, he is really afraid that this leg will not be able to withstand such heavy pressure.

So to be on the safe side, he turned down the brake pedal a little bit and believed that he could also have precise control.

These riders' personal habits are adjusted, and there is no need for any discussion, and the technician team is changing according to Zhang Yifei's requirements.

With the current level of professionalism of Prost's technician team, similar to this kind of change and adjustment, even the gear ratio of the dynamic gearbox can be easily done in ten minutes. When Zhang Yifei sat in the cockpit of Prost again, it was a car that perfectly matched his style, and he would try to hit the fastest lap of the practice session!

Seeing Zhang Yifei coming out of the maintenance channel, the other team strategy groups all focused on him again.

"The speed of flying the technical test lap is amazingly slow, but this is also his usual style, how fast do you think he can run in this speed test?"

In McLaren's P room, Ron Dennis asked Whitmarsh next to him.

Now McLaren's driver, Coulthard has played his due level and maintained the second position in the overall points, which is already qualified.

But Kimi's results are too disappointing, and he has been left behind in the competition with Zhang Yifei and Montoya.

At this stop, the three most talked-about rookie drivers on the track once again had the opportunity to compete on the same stage, and it was also the A1 track, which is friendly to high-performance cars. If Kimi can't outrun the other two rivals, even if the team's management can accept it, McLaren fans may not be able to accept it.

This kind of driver is not worthy of the Big Three McLaren!

"About 1 minute and 10 seconds."

Whitmarsh gave an estimate, and the current A1 track record was set by Eddie Irwin when he won the championship in 1999.

Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to run a lap time that exceeds the track record in the first round of a practice session. After all, the tests have not been completely completed, and many of the tuning of the car has not been finalized.

If it were a normal rookie driver, Whitmarsh would probably give a lap time of around 1 minute and 11 seconds. But the other party is Zhang Yifei, this magical Chinese boy, who is really a bit incalculable about his upper limit.

"Kimmy's fastest lap in practice, which is to say, it's still a little slower."

Ron Dennis frowned, this lap time is really not guaranteed, and it will not be surpassed by Zhang Yifei next.

Although it doesn't matter how fast or slow the lap is in practice, many media and viewers have now focused on these three rookies, and Kimi can't be too far behind!

Historically, Dennis has an attitude towards Kimi as a son. Even if there were no results, he was given the best treatment in all aspects, until Kimi finally grew into the famous "Finnish Iceman".

Previously, he did not have strict requirements for Kimi Raikkonen. But now the other newcomers are too impressive, even as chairman of the McLaren Group, under a lot of pressure on the board.

This is the second season, and Kimi Raikkonen has not been able to show his quality, and perhaps next season, McLaren Racing will consider signing a stronger driver.

Whitmarsh also knew Dennis's "preference" for Kimmy, so he said, "Do you want to remind Kimi that Fly is already on the track and let him improve his lap time?" ”

"Yes, but it's safe."

Dennis nodded in agreement, a driver's foundation in the F1 paddock still depends on results. His preference has been guaranteed by Kimi Raikkonen for two years, and the subsequent development will depend on him after all!

After Zhang Yifei left the station, the time of the first lap of the speed test lap was frozen.

This speed is a big improvement over the previous "turtle" speed, but compared to the fastest lap of the current track, it is still at the back level.

But many people know that according to Zhang Yifei's style in previous competitions, this is just the beginning. This Chinese kid, the lap time behind him began to increase rapidly, until it reached an amazing point.

It's just that Zhang Yifei is returning to the track this time, and in the face of the dangerous A1 track, can he continue his previous rookie state?

"The drivers seem to be flying faster and faster, and the latest lap times have already surpassed Schumacher."

"Did the lap time show for today's practice session go wrong? The top three drivers are actually three newcomers, Schumacher, Coulthard, and Barrichello are not on the list? ”

"Montoya is still the fastest lap, worthy of the Indy World Champion!"

"Montoya is strong, after all, he just won the last race at Monza and is at the peak of his form. What I don't understand is that Kimi Raikkonen is actually ranked third, does he have the strength? ”

"Of course, he is also a rider who created the miracle of the triple jump, and he got points on his debut. Although the last two years have not been very good, I always believe that he will become a top driver! ”

"I guessed that the practice match was not so simple, these three guys really got up, and I didn't look forward to it in vain!"

The audience, looking at the constantly refreshing practice lap times on the big screen of the track, gradually became excited and excited.

Because it is obvious that you can feel a smell of gunpowder, the three controversial newcomers are all holding their breath at this moment, wanting to surpass the other two and become the only super newcomers on the track!

From the lap time of about 1 minute and 11 seconds, it has continued to improve, and now it has crossed the upper limit of 1 minute and 10 seconds to the realm of 1 minute 09 seconds.

You must know that in this event in history, Schumacher got the lap time of pole position, and that's it. Although there is still about half a second away from the pole position record, this is the first practice race, and no one can give an upper limit on how fast it can run in the end!

"Kimi, go a little faster, and surpass the fastest lap of the flight!"

Dennis also let go of his care for Kimi Raikkonen at this moment, and for the first time he clearly asked him to defeat Zhang Yifei.

The super newcomer who made the history of the F1 "triple jump" should not be left behind!

"Montoya, the lap speed is very tight, don't give him a chance to catch up!"

Sir Williams also coldly reminded Montoya that the Austrian A1 circuit is BMW's home turf!

The blue-and-white Williams Sabertooth Tigers can't afford to fail on this track, even if it's just an unimportant practice session. This is not a battle for grades, this is a fight for a breath!

"Fly, accelerate at full throttle, get the fastest lap of the first practice session, and show the others that you're still strong!"

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