Speed ​​God

Chapter 31 Training Life
Youth training life has officially begun.

For Lu Zhizhou, everything was new, unfamiliar, fresh, challenging, and also full of fun.

The first lesson in racing training is not about sitting in the driver's seat and holding the steering wheel, but about starting with the body and mind.

There's still a lot of work to be done before I get into the driver's seat.

The youth training academy doesn't have a strict wake-up time; it all depends on self-discipline.

Even for students like Leclerc and Lu Zhizhou who received full sponsorship, there was no exception. They only needed to remember one thing: full sponsorship is not permanent and can change at any time, and that was enough.

Generally speaking, Lu Zhizhou gets up between 6:30 and 6:45 in the morning and starts his day with a jog, running around Maranello for an hour.

Around 8 o'clock, I entered the gym and began physical training under the guidance of a professional coach, including core strength, balance training, neck strength, and so on.

Lu Zhizhou is slightly tall and still growing, so the first step he needs to take is to adjust his muscle mass and increase his strength, endurance, coordination, etc., while maintaining his weight. This requires a combination of diet, training, and daily routine.

Moreover, the key is to persevere.

Now, Lu Zhizhou finally understands the value of Rosana's dinner. Once you're on the training menu, eating is just a task of "putting food in your mouth."

The ingredients, portions, and combinations for each meal are all carefully designed.

Whether the main course is steak, chicken breast, fish, or pasta, whether the side dish is oatmeal, quinoa, brown rice, or whole wheat bread, and whether the vegetable pairing is broccoli, spinach, asparagus, or carrots, every step and every detail is strictly controlled.

Even details like a banana, three eggs, and twenty grams of almonds are included, showing none of the legendary Italian casualness and laxity. Instead, it's more like the rigid and meticulous German approach, making one wonder if this is the level of Mercedes-Benz's youth training.

In addition to three meals a day, there is one snack each in the morning, afternoon, and evening.

All of them were specially designed by a nutritionist based on Lu Zhizhou's specific situation. Every day, looking at his own plate and then at the plates of Leclerc and Zhou Guanyu, Lu Zhizhou had a "madhouse feeling"—all that was missing was a plastic cup filled with red and blue pills after each meal.

If the dietary arrangements demonstrate meticulous management of daily life, then the other course arrangements perfectly showcase Ferrari's professional expertise.

After two hours of physical training in the morning, followed by a fifteen-minute break, Lu Zhizhou began his theoretical lessons.

Just like attending classes at school.

From aerodynamics to flag signaling rules, from data analysis to competition strategy, it covers everything, not just introductory courses, but also professional courses.

Despite Lu Zhizhou being the only student in the introductory class, the teachers at the Ferrari Youth Academy were still dedicated and responsible, providing Lu Zhizhou with a comprehensive introduction to the professional world.

Without a doubt, this was the part that Lu Zhizhou was most interested in.

Previously, he relied entirely on self-study for driving and intuition for racing. Although there was a professional in his family, Lu Cheng was also self-taught and lacked professionalism and systematic approach.

Now, Lu Zhizhou finally has the opportunity to systematically organize his knowledge system, not only to understand it from the perspective of principles, but also to expand it comprehensively by analogy.

Generally speaking, cyclists, like athletes in other sports, prefer hands-on experience and personal participation. Nobody enjoys tedious theoretical learning. They are a group of people who are used to learning through physical contact and interaction, and most of them don't have a good impression of classroom learning.

Now, suddenly Lu Zhizhou appears.

"Does this change in downforce also affect the entry speed curve in high-speed corners? Then why does the vehicle height setting we discussed in the last lesson help offset this effect?"

The 90-minute class only covered one-third of the planned content. The heated back-and-forth discussion just wouldn't stop. The teacher was drenched in sweat and even missed lunch. In the end, it was Montalcini himself who stepped in to rescue the poor guy from the "100,000 Whys of Lu Zhizhou".

There was a flurry of whispers and discussions. Some said the teacher had been carried out in a princess carry by Montfattini, as she was drenched in sweat and nearly exhausted; others said the teacher broke down in her office after returning home, sobbing uncontrollably until she became dehydrated; still others said the teacher felt humiliated and complained to Marchionne, threatening to resign.

Rumors were rampant, to the point that Leclerc and the others trembled at the sight of Lu Zhizhou, and the students secretly cursed him as the Great Demon King.

However, rumors are ultimately just rumors.

The teacher did not resign; on the contrary, he was in high spirits and overjoyed, with an unprecedented surge of enthusiasm for teaching.

In the past, students would just skim through the material, relying on their experience of racing since childhood, which meant they had a thorough understanding of the basic principles and their thinking patterns were already fixed. When they continued to study in depth, they often did not seek a deep understanding, but simply verified each other according to their own understanding. As a result, the teachers' teaching was also constrained by the framework, making it boring and uninteresting, and they could not get excited.

But Lu Zhizhou is different.

Unconventional approaches can be both a bad thing and a good thing. Unfettered imagination can sometimes lead to basic, elementary mistakes, but at other times it can bring about eye-opening and ingenious ideas, so much so that teachers also eagerly prepare lessons and begin to explore their own taken-for-granted knowledge.

Now, the morning theory classes have become the most mysterious area in the Maranello youth training base. No one notices the passage of class time. Even after class, Monfati, as the technical advisor of the Ferrari youth academy, is often pulled over to join the discussion.

Alessi scoffed at this.

"Let him keep pretending.

"Racing is not like writing a thesis. You can't just sit in a classroom and brag. Once you're on the track, your true colors will be revealed. You can't become a world champion by just studying theory."

"However, that's exactly his type, it fits the character. He's proficient in everything from textbooks to simulators, except for real racetracks, hahaha."

To ridicule, mock, or attack.

Alessi made no attempt to hide his disdain and contempt.

Lu Zhizhou did not refute this, nor did he bother to respond. He remained calm and focused wholeheartedly on theoretical training, an attitude that earned him Monfati's secret admiration.

This composure and rationality are truly remarkable.

Young people who have just entered the youth training academy are often arrogant and eager to succeed. They haven't even learned to walk yet, but one or two of them can't wait to start flying.

Monfati was used to it; during his years at the Ferrari academy, almost every student had asked the same question.

When can I go to the racetrack?

They don't understand why, given how realistic the simulator is, with its complete car feel, track, and environmental details, it can't be used on a real racetrack.

Monfatini had to explain time and again that they couldn't rush things; they should build a solid foundation in theoretical knowledge and simulator training before heading to the track.

Even after thirty years of technological advancements and ever-increasing safety standards, Formula 1 remains one of the most dangerous sports in human history.

Here, vehicle speeds can easily exceed 300 kilometers per hour, and braking distances are measured in meters. A single mistake or deviation could result in a direct crash into the guardrail, or even death on the spot.

In those high-speed corners, drivers need to rely on a reaction time of 150 milliseconds and, under acceleration of more than 6G, use their flesh and blood to resist an impact force more than 100 times their own weight. In the face of a true impenetrable wall and extreme speed, the fragility of the human body is exposed.

People still remember that in 1994, the "racing legend" Ayrton Senna died at the Imola circuit at the young age of 34.

　The young racing enthusiast humbly begs for the support of all readers! Please continue reading! Please continue reading! The young author expresses sincere gratitude!

　　
　
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