All round car designer

Chapter 372 Zhou Fei's Ambition

WRC World Rally Championship?
Ma Huafu was obviously taken aback, he didn't expect that Zhou Fei's promotional method was actually referring to car races!

As an important part of automobile culture, automobile races have always been an important part of automobile development, and have important positive significance for promoting the development of automobile industry.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, the significance of holding auto races does not seem to be great. Apart from viewing, it does not directly promote the development of civilian cars, and almost all mainstream auto races are a sport that burns money. .

Take the most common F1 as an example, the engine costing millions of dollars can only be used for two races, and it is declared scrapped, not to mention the cost of each F1 car is as high as nearly [-] million dollars. Wouldn't it be better to spend the money on the development of civilian vehicles?
But is this really the case?Are car races really meaningless to the development of civilian cars?
In fact, the result was far less dire than what these people thought. Car racing has great positive significance for the entire automobile industry, and even the development of human technology.

It is no exaggeration to say that almost everything about mass-produced cars today comes from the development of auto racing. Mass-produced cars can be faster, more stable, and more energy-efficient, all of which are silently promoted by auto racing behind the scenes.

The application of aerodynamics in automobiles has benefited from the development of F1, and it is precisely because of the continuous development of aerodynamics that the body of mass-produced cars has a smaller drag coefficient, and the drag coefficient becomes smaller. Not only has it brought faster speeds, but also greatly improved fuel economy.

In addition, active suspension, hybrid power, and even car safety and environmental protection have gradually penetrated into the civilian car field with the improvement of car races and race rules. The progressive automobile races actually promote the development of the automobile industry in all aspects.

Otherwise, so many savvy car manufacturers and investors would not spend a lot of money on this "useless" car race.

"Zhou is always serious, really want to let Mercedes-Benz participate in this year's rally championship?" Ma Huafu asked excitedly.

Participating in automobile races was also one of Ma Huafu's goals back then. He also dreamed that one day the team formed by Wei Peng Motors would also be able to gallop on the field and bring infinite glory to Huaxia.

It's a pity that there are many plans, all of which are stillborn in the face of Wei Peng's bankruptcy. Now that Zhou Fei proposes to participate in the WRC World Rally Championship, how can Ma Huafu not be excited!
"Of course it is true. I have been holding back this plan for a long time, and now I finally have the opportunity to implement it. Mr. Ma may not know that before I founded Feichi Company, I became famous by participating in the college student formula competition. Only then did the current Feichi Company come into existence." Zhou Fei replied with a smile.

Thinking of the glorious years in the past, Zhou Fei couldn't help showing a smile. The Mercedes-Benz team back then, relying only on him and Jiang Yang, won the championship in one fell swoop with a record score. The champion, now that I think about it, it was true that a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers.

"If Zhou is always serious, then I naturally agree with both hands. Compared with other aspects of my country's auto industry, auto racing is our biggest weakness. None of the three major races under the FIA ​​can win in China. If our Mercedes-Benz company can make a breakthrough in this area, it will definitely be of great benefit to improving our overall strength!"

Speaking of the backwardness of China's automobile industry, it does not refer to the backwardness of vehicle development and manufacturing alone, but refers to the backwardness of the entire automobile industry system, including the overall backwardness of soft and hard power!

In terms of soft power, the auto show is quite good, and the influence of the two major international auto shows in Yanjing and Shencheng is also growing, and they have become second only to the five major auto shows.

As another representative of soft power, auto racing, Huaxia is really hard to describe. There is no team that can rank in the FIA!
There is no domestic auto race with international influence!
A driver with international fame is also a no!
In the field of auto racing, Huaxia is a blank slate!
If Zhou Fei can lead China to a further step in the car race, then his contribution to China's auto industry will be all-round!

Zhou Fei smiled, "Of course I'm serious, and I already have preliminary ideas about the modification of the racing car."

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Fei and Ma Huafu briefly talked about his thoughts on the modification of the racing car.

The WRC Rally, which started in 1973, is the full name of the World Rally Championship. It is one of the four major events under the FIA ​​(FIA). Every year, corresponding competitions are held on different tracks in different countries around the world.

Although it is not as good as F1 in terms of viewing, and not as difficult as the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race, since WRC can achieve the same name as it, it is enough to prove the importance of this event.

Different from F1, WRC's participating cars are all mass-produced cars, and the audience will have a stronger sense of substitution when watching. In addition, WRC does not require tickets, and the audience can choose the best viewing angle by themselves. Every game at the station will attract thousands of game fans to watch the game on the spot.

In fact, Zhou Fei originally wanted Mercedes-Benz to participate in the race, not the World Rally Championship, but the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race, but this event was held in June, and the participating vehicles must be mass-produced cars. At that time, Mercedes-Benz was not satisfied, so it could only settle for the next best thing and participate in the WRC event instead.

Before Zhou Fei crossed, Audi and Mercedes-Benz in the BBA had always been the kings of car racing. One of the events Audi is best at is the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race. Its R8 model, I don’t know how much it leads Audi. The champion of this competition for the first time.

Unlike Audi, Mercedes-Benz is best at not the Le Mans Endurance Race, nor the upcoming WRC Rally Championship this time, but the Formula 1 race with the highest viewing and attention!
In the era when Ferrari and McLaren were gradually declining, it was Mercedes-Benz that held up half the sky of F1.

However, for the current Mercedes-Benz, or the Mercedes-Benz company, it is still too early to form an F1 team. After all, Zhou Fei only has the experience of participating in college student formula competitions, and has zero experience in international competitions.

So after much deliberation, Zhou Fei felt that he should start with the basic races and then gradually transition to F1.

Zhou Fei's goal is very simple. In the rest of this year, Mercedes-Benz must win at least one WRC championship. From next year, Mercedes-Benz will fully participate in the WRC rally for the entire season. Zhou Fei hopes to be able to compete in Within two years, come back with a championship!
And October of this year is the time for dreams to bloom!
(End of this chapter)