Just as Sawano Hiroyuki expected, once Chen Xiangbei got the track data and the video of the driver’s cornering path, he imdiately began to study it with extre seriousness.
For many European drivers, they have a complete formula racing system and can train in professional karting races at a very young age.
Resources such as track data, line analysis, and driver cornering trajectories are easily accessible, provided and guaranteed by professional teams.
Things that are too easily obtained are often not cherished and might even generate aversion.
That’s why the young European drivers Odetto encountered before were reluctant to morize the tedious track information.
But Chen Xiangbei never had any of this!
His entire karting and Asia Renault Formula career in his last life was spent in China.
It wasn’t until the F3 Level races that he had the opportunity to study in Europe.
Dostic low-level teams couldn’t even gather decent team mbers, let alone have professional data analysts to create such "tedious and boring" materials.
Even if they were willing, they couldn’t obtain detailed internal core team data and could only analyze from broadcast footage like ordinary spectators, which naturally greatly reduced the effectiveness.
As a result, many of Chen Xiangbei’s track racing lines relied purely on his own exploration and repeated practice, with many flaws in details that couldn’t reach their limits, thus limiting his potential.
During training at the Suzuka Circuit, Sawano Hiroyuki discovered this issue and helped him correct his habits.
Now, with this track information and the F1 driver’s cornering trajectory map, he can perfectly adapt to the era of the Silverstone Circuit.
The sa items that so would abandon as worthless, others would treasure!
In the following two days, not only Chen Xiangbei but the entire new team mbers all entered a phase of crazy learning.
The Renault European Cup is about to start, and according to the contract signed with the Super Dream Team, Chen Xiangbei’s technician team will be responsible for tuning and maintenance.
Except for Liang Chi who has research experience, Feng Yong and Zhao Lei had previously only been exposed to the CFR2000 Formula and hadn’t even seen a Renault race car in reality, nearly starting from scratch.
However, Chinese maintenance technicians often have a very strong advantage, which is an extrely solid foundation in hardware, and only need to understand the principles of this car’s tuning to quickly get started.
Mizutani Sho is a very patient and excellent data analyst. In order to cultivate tuning synergy with the technician team, he worked hard through language communication barriers, spending all day with Liang Chi and others, conducting principle-level analysis and research on Renault race cars.
In their words, they aim to understand what needs to change in the car with just a glance!
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At this mont, in Odetto’s office, he was staring wide-eyed at Chen Xiangbei with an incredulous look.
Just this morning, this Chinese Kid walked into his office and said that he had morized all the track information in his mind.
In response, to be honest, Odetto was not very convinced. Chen Xiangbei got the materials the day before yesterday at noon, and it had been less than 48 hours, just enough ti to get through it once; morizing it all wasn’t that simple.
The reason he ntioned three days was more of a psychological pressure technique, creating a tense atmosphere to boost Chen Xiangbei’s efficiency.
Just like many leaders setting goals, often setting them high to boost employee motivation.
In a sense, a team leader is akin to the leader of the team’s managent, fundantally different in thought from technical roles like engineers!
But then Chen Xiangbei accurately and completely described every corner’s data and the F1 driver’s line characteristics, with a precision of "hitting the target with precision."
This scene stunned Odetto. Although he had never seen Chinese drivers before, he had t quite a few Chinese students and knew that due to their learning environnt, they were very talented in "rote morization."
But wasn’t this a bit exaggerated?
"Xiangbei, how is the T6 corner line?"
Odetto was still not convinced and randomly presented a question.
"Due to the long straight before Turn 6, entering the corner requires simultaneous braking and steering."
"Following Hamilton’s optimal corner line, braking should be released only as you’re approaching the apex."
"Entering at high speed and exiting at low speed is the current fastest way to corner Turn 6 at Silverstone Circuit!"
Hearing Chen Xiangbei’s answer, Odetto didn’t need to open the data to verify the answer.
Because these Silverstone Circuit data were also engraved in his mind, Odetto knew Chen Xiangbei was right!
To be honest, until this mont, Odetto’s impression of Chen Xiangbei was only that he was a Chinese driver, which was a bit novel, with no special regard, more like a stranger among many.
It’s not that Odetto had any prejudice against Chinese drivers or Asians.
If he truly looked down upon them, he wouldn’t work for the Super Dream Team.
More so, Odetto is fundantally an F1 team leader, interacting with the Super Dream Team and Chen Xiangbei only under special circumstances.
It’s like a university professor who has spent decades interacting with university students, suddenly having to interface with a newly enrolled elentary school student; no matter how exceptional the young talent, it’s hard to pique his interest.
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