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487 Stronger Racing (Chapter 4)

"Doctor, what's wrong with Yi Feijun's legs?"

Junko Takeda asked carefully, but in fact she had a vague answer in her heart.

"Maybe the bone was hurt."

"Ah! So serious, what should I do? Will it affect the racing?"

As soon as he heard that the bone might be injured, Ah Hu couldn't sit still and looked at the ambulance on the scene with a nervous look on his face.

"Don't be too nervous, just use hand tests to not feel severe deformation. Fractures of fibula and tibia are very common, and they may not be fractures. You need to go to the hospital for a thorough examination before you can draw a conclusion."

After hearing what the doctor said, Ah Hu's nervous expression temporarily relieved. As long as it did not affect Fei Ge's career, everything else would be easy to say.

"That's good."

After saying that, Ah Hu said straightforwardly to Zhang Yifei: "Brother Fei, don't worry, the doctor said nothing is wrong."

Seeing Ah Hu's shocking performance, the ambulance medical staff could only helplessly remind: "Silence for the time being, the injured need a rest space."

"Okay, OK."

After hearing this, Ah Hu nodded quickly and responded, but at this moment, Zhang Yifei closed his eyes and began to calm down. He felt very tired because of the game consumption and impact of impact.

On the other side of the Interlagers Circuit, Kossell and others were dealing with the follow-up issues of the accident and did not follow him to the hospital.

The ambulance space is just that, so it is enough to let Ah Hu and Junko take care of them, and it doesn’t make much sense to go with the past. Moreover, in this serious crash, there are many problems waiting to be resolved in the future, and in some aspects, it even affects the life and death of the Prost fleet.

You should know that this year's new season, Prost is on the verge of bankruptcy. Prost sold the team's shares and brought sponsors like Diniz and Camel Cigarettes to maintain the team's operations.

It was in this difficult situation that I accidentally picked up Zhang Yifei's "treasure", which led to a significant increase in the team's performance and exposure rate soaring, and everything was developing in a good direction.

It can be said that Zhang Yifei carries the hope of the revival of the Prost team. As long as he maintains this level, he will not worry about financial difficulties next season and Prost team will overcome the difficulties.

Judging from Zhang Yifei's condition of being carried away, he may be seriously injured and may be reimbursed this season. If Prost team cannot achieve results and there is no large amount of sponsorship inflow, the previously improved team's financial situation will deteriorate sharply again.

Because the team's participation, operation, team expenditure, etc. all require money, and the JS54 prototype car for next season is already under development, and it will cost millions of dollars to blow a wind tunnel. The Prost team's books are not much money.

Looking at the "wreck" of the racing car in front of him, Prost's expression was very serious. The members of the crew were waiting for the final victory to cheer, but because of Montoya's crash, he experienced what it means to go from heaven to hell.

"Charlie, is there any way to fix the car?"

Charlie, the team's chief technician, looked around the crashed car for a lap, then shook his head and replied: "It's difficult to fix, and the next race can only be used with backup cars."

Hearing this answer, Prost frowned. The f1 racing car is not a mass-produced car, and all racing cars are hand-made. Previously, due to team funding, only two official racing cars, one spare car, and one of the earliest tested prototypes were built.

If there is no way to repair it, the team will not have a spare car in the future. If any minor failure occurs, they will be forced to withdraw from the race. This will be a serious blow to the team's prospects, which will make it even worse.

"Let's consider these things later. Put the car back to the repair station first."

Cosell said, his face looked ugly, not because of racing, but because he was extremely worried about Zhang Yifei's current situation.

However, as the team's chief competition engineer, he must be stationed at his post during this difficult time, which is also the most basic professional spirit.

Just as Cosel finished saying this, there were bursts of cheers on the track, and the Brazilian Grand Prix was over. With Zhang Yifei and Montoya withdrawal, Schumacher of Ferrari once again stood on the championship podium and achieved his super achievement of winning seven consecutive championships.

But this time, Schumacher did not have the excitement of setting records, but instead seemed very cold. Because everyone knew that the championship in this sub-station was insufficient, and it was not won by absolute strength, but by luck.

And in this race, Schumacher was actually overtaken by two new drivers, and his invincible myth was also broken.

Even the interviews of the first three drivers after the race were not very lively this time. Many reporters turned to the Prost pit station during the post-race interview stage, wanting to interview Prost, ask him about his opinion on the accident, and learn about Zhang Yifei's injury as soon as possible.

A large number of reporters stood at the door of the repair station, and the microphone and lens were aimed at Prost.

"Mr. Prost, while flying in the last lap, was knocked out of the track by Montoya of Williams and lost the soon-to-be-winning champion. What do you have to say about this?"

When Prost heard this question, he became angry, and the culprit of all this was Montoya!

"I strongly condemn Montoya for this behavior and will file a complaint with the FIA. He will take full responsibility for this accident!"

"Hello, Prost, how is Fei's injury now? Is there news from the hospital?"

"According to our phone call, the preliminary examination was not serious after flying to the hospital, but the right foot was hit and showed signs of bone cracks, which took some time to recuperate."

Zhang Yifei's examination results in the hospital were also conveyed to the team immediately. This injury was a blessing for the severity of the accident on the track.

"Mr. Prost, we can see Fei performing well for several consecutive games. It's not too much to say that he is the strongest newcomer this year. However, Prost's performance is very weak, which is why Fei is constantly being caught up. Is it because of the Peugeot engine?"

Prost could easily prove the answer to the previous questions, but he was not easy to speak for this question.

Everyone knows in their hearts that since the Prost team changed the engine supplier from Honda to Peugeot, their performance has plummeted. Before, they could even blame the drivers for disagreement, the team atmosphere was not good, etc.

But now Zhang Yifei is extremely strong, but he is repeatedly overtaken by his opponents on the straight road and is always "eat" by him. The weak power defect of the car is too obvious. If the car's performance is stronger this time, Zhang Yifei will go directly through the apex point instead of being hit by Montoya at the rear of the car.

Seeing that Prost did not give a positive answer, the reporters even "siege" on this question like bloodthirsty wolves!

"Mr. Prost, is your performance a default problem with the Peugeot engine?"

"Prost, then are you considering changing the engine supplier, such as the previous Honda?"

"Has Peugeot reached some private agreement with you, otherwise how could you choose a low-performance Peugeot engine for several years?"

"Is the current situation related to your dream of the French team? Is the team still planning to continue using the Peugeot engine?"

Unexpectedly, the reporter's questioning direction was all directed to racing performance and engine suppliers.

At first, Prost didn't know how to answer for a moment. But as the question became more and more acute, he began to realize what impact these public opinions would have if they were reported.

So he quickly explained: "The reasons for the strength of racing performance are very complicated, not just the engine."

"Then are you admitting that the engine is because of its weak performance?"

"Last season, the JS series was so high that the engine was amazing. Does this have nothing to do with Peugeot?"

"Mr. Prost, have you brought riders into danger because of your stubborn French supplier priority?"

This time, the journalist's public opinion became even more intense and no longer gave Prost another explanation.

The next morning, almost global media paid attention to the accident at the Brazil Grand Prix. In addition to Montoya's radical overtaking, the main finger was also placed on Peugeot.

In the past, no one paid attention to engine garbage, and the team at the bottom did not deserve a name. But now, the Prost team has too much attention, so the engine defects of the racing car are fully exposed!

Even the engine problem extends to the R&D strength and quality of Peugeot Group, causing the stock price of PSA Group to plummet! It is conceivable that if Peugeot Engine continues to supply the Prost fleet, this problem will continue to be raised.

This situation caused great dissatisfaction from Peugeot Group. They supplied the race engine to the Prost team at an extremely low price, which was almost half sold and half given away. As a result, when something happened, they took the blame themselves, and everyone blamed the engine performance problems.

If the scattered accusations before were still able to bear them, then the stock price plummeted now has reached the bottom line of Peugeot Engine. They contacted Prost, either the team issued a statement to put the blame on racing development, or even drivers' operations.

Or cancel the cooperation and no longer supply the event engine next year, let Prost choose one.

Peugeot's tough attitude also touched Prost's bottom line. The engine was rubbish before, but Prost team tried to take the blame as much as possible.

One is the sentiment of the Prost French team, and the other is that the price of Peugeot Engine is indeed low in order to promote itself. This is not qualified to bargain for the Prost team with financial difficulties.

If Prost had to choose to admit defeat before, then Zhang Yifei's strength now gives him the courage to fight. Since God has given him such a good driver, he should not be dragged down by the weak engine power. Prost does not want the team he created himself to be just at the bottom of the level.

A good horse with a saddle, a powerful driver should give him a racing car with stronger performance!
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