Coming to the hotel's idle small conference hall, Korsell took out a stack of materials from his briefcase and put it in front of Zhang Yifei.

"This is the strategy of the former McLaren team for the Hockenheim circuit, which includes the best braking points, normal alignment, overtaking routes, defensive strategies, etc., as well as the cornering speed found from Renault."

"I know you've seen other drivers' videos and these materials will give you a better reference and learn from other people's lines. Before the competition, all the information must be memorized word for word, remember, it is word for word! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yifei gasped, the importance of McLaren's team strategy group information is self-evident.

Even if it was something from ten years ago, but the track has not changed, and there is no essential change in technology, this information is definitely called a "driver's book", but I didn't expect Korcel to actually take it out to himself.

Seeing the shocked expression on Zhang Yifei's face, Korsell said very calmly: "Don't be surprised, this thing is not a top secret, each team has its own database." ”

"Data is dead, people are alive, whether you can apply this data to the actual track is up to you."

After saying that, Kossel took out a few books again, which were different from the previous information about actual races, which were all car theory.

"When you were in the Toyota youth training before, did you come into contact with the training of automotive theoretical knowledge?"

"I have been contacted, but the Toyota Academy team is basically just a formality because it is in the preparatory stage and there is more important physical and track practice."

When Zhang Yifei joined the Toyota youth training team before, it happened to be in the initial stage of the Toyota team, and many aspects were not perfect, and even the drivers were still recruiting.

Automobile theory knowledge is the basic knowledge for top drivers, you can better understand your racing performance, any slight defects and changes on the track, you can feel it, and understand whether it is a racing problem or your own operation error.

It is then fed back to the team engineer for selective tuning, so that the driver and the car can be better matched, forming the so-called "car and man in one".

But for junior formula drivers, who may not even be at the top of their most basic skills, how can they feel such very subtle shortcomings and changes?

Therefore, although the Toyota youth training base has opened a theoretical course on automobile knowledge, whether it is Zhang Yifei or other drivers, they basically do not focus on theoretical knowledge.

Regarding Zhang Yifei's answer, Korsell just nodded, and did not say anything about Zhang Yifei because of this.

In fact, he can understand this, there are too many things that need to be improved for drivers in the junior stage, track practice and physical training are more important, and car theory knowledge is just the icing on the cake.

"You don't have the theoretical knowledge before, but if you want to be at the top of formula racing in the future, you can't do without it."

"The tyres, suspension, steering, aerodynamics, and even further the engine operating principles, such as the Otto cycle and related parameters, are all essential knowledge for top drivers."

"Only when you understand this, you will know what is wrong with the brake locking, which parts of the car should be adjusted for inaccurate steering, and even if the upshift acceleration feels bad, you can tune the gearbox gear ratio that is more suitable for you with the engineer."

"Once you don't have this knowledge, you're always just blindly driving, and you don't know where the problem is."

Cosell patiently explained to Zhang Yifei the importance of theoretical knowledge, which is exactly what many young drivers tend to overlook. If you want to get to the top and become a future F1 driver, you need to build up your knowledge of racing from now on.

Just like the word "driver", there is only the car and the hand, and the car must be treated as a part of life.

"I know."

Zhang Yifei also nodded solemnly, he actually understood these truths.

When I was a rally driver in my previous life, the car often had to be under the harsh racing environment, and damage repair or something was commonplace.

It's just that in this life, I have entered the stage of formula racing, and the rise in technology content is too exaggerated, and I just adjust the air kit, and I don't have a Ph.D. in racing engineering, I don't dare to start at all, maybe it will have some counterproductive effect.

And with more professional Toyota technical support, there is no need for Zhang Yifei to do anything by himself, so the theoretical knowledge of racing is put aside.

But then again, Kossel's demands and actions today are not based on the standards of junior formula drivers, but completely according to the standards of an F1 driver.

Perhaps for Kossel, F1 is his only criterion.

In the following time, Zhang Yifei stepped into the same "miserable situation" as Ah Hu and Brother Zhi, and all kinds of track data and theoretical knowledge filled his brain crazily.

Moreover, Kossel has higher requirements for Zhang Yifei, and the slightest deviation is not allowed in any event data, which fully reflects the rigor of a German university professor.

However, Zhang Yifei's brain is still much better than Ah Hu, and with the experience of his previous life, the process of his absorption is very fast, which makes Korsell satisfied.

Indeed, as his student Ukyo Yamamoto said, this little guy has a lot of potential and has the foundation to become an F1 driver.

As the days passed, it was soon Saturday, which would be the second leg of the Renault 2000 European Series and qualifying for Hockenheim.

Compared with the previous Monza station in Italy, Zhang Yifei has already had an experience and seems more calm. We leave the hotel at half past one in the afternoon and arrive at the Hockenheimring circuit by half past two.

In the car, Ah Hu asked Zhang Yifei: "Brother Fei, how do you feel about this competition, do you have confidence?" ”

"When have I not had faith?"

"Don't blow it, you just don't admit it when you don't have confidence!"

Ah Hu knows Zhang Yifei very well, and knows that many times although Fei Ge is full of confidence on the surface, there are also moments when he lacks confidence.

But this time, he felt Zhang Yifei's changes, as if he was more light and light, and there was no tension before the game.

"I think Yifei is indeed confident, Professor Coser's teaching during this period is even more terrifying than Teacher Ziling!"

Brother Zhi helped Zhang Yifei say a word, before they thought that He Ziling's recitation of various words was a kind of torture, but seeing Zhang Yifei's thick stack of track materials every day, coupled with the same dictionary of car theory knowledge, Chen Zhi felt a deep sympathy.

To be honest, when he entered the auto repair major, he didn't feel that he had studied as deeply as Zhang Yifei, at least the high-end disciplines of aerodynamics, fluid design, and racing engineering had not been contacted in China.

After all, domestic universities are only open to automotive engineering at most, while some top foreign universities have subdivided racing engineering, which essentially determines the specialization.

"Yifeijun has indeed studied a lot these days."

Junko Takeda agreed, these days Zhang Yifei's actions are in everyone's eyes, and he frantically remembers the racing information every day, and even when he sits in the simulated cockpit, he is under dozens of kilograms of traction pressure, and he also pastes the data on the steering wheel.

It can be said that Zhang Yifei has returned to the crazy years when he was competing for a place in the Renault competition, and the twelve hours of learning intensity squeezed all his potential.

"I don't know what kind of track strategy Professor Cosell will formulate for Yifei today."

He Ziling asked curiously, she was looking forward to seeing Zhang Yifei's performance in the qualifying competition.

"Full throttle!"

Everyone replied in unison, and then laughed out loud, just like Zhang Yifei, when the Cocel track was instructing, everyone also remembered the word full throttle.

Let's not talk about other strategies, just don't let go of the throttle!

chatting all the way, they soon came to the Hockenheimring circuit in Germany. Although Heidelberg can only be regarded as a small city compared to the size of Chinese cities, there are also tens of thousands of spectators watching the game today.

When entering the pit, Zhang Yifei also glanced at the audience, and to his surprise or surprise, he saw several red national flags.

To tell the truth, alone in a foreign land and competing on the track abroad, I suddenly saw these red flags waving for myself, and I had an indescribable feeling and emotion in my heart.

"Brother Fei, that's the national flag, and finally we have the support of our compatriots!"

Ah Hu's tone was very excited, in the last Monza event, Zhang Yifei was a pure stranger, no one knew his name, and there was no supporter in the audience, not even the most basic group of relatives and friends.

Because at that time, Zhang Yifei was just a newcomer, and the Renault European Cup could only be regarded as a junior formula event, and no one would cheer and applaud him.

Even if some overseas Chinese in Europe are willing to support a Chinese driver, they have no channel to know that Zhang Yifei will participate.

At that time, there were actually some overseas Chinese watching the battle, but their initial target was not Zhang Yifei, so it was naturally impossible to prepare the national flag or anything in advance.

But today is different, Zhang Yifei's negative or positive reports can be regarded as enhancing his popularity in a sense. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of someone being black, you are afraid that there are no black people.

At the same time, the runner-up title of Monza station, although it is not very valuable, is also a breakthrough in Chinese formula racing. More importantly, it gave hope to supporters, it turns out that Chinese drivers are not all accompaniments, and they also have the strength to stand on the podium.

And not only that, Zhang Yifei finally issued that championship declaration through Renault racing reporter Ji Na, which made some overseas fans feel excited!

Perhaps in the history of the European circuit, no Chinese driver has ever dared to say the goal of the championship, even if he came to support the platform, he had to cheer for Zhang Yifei, so there was a scene of the audience wearing the national flag today.