Car Racing without Money

Chapter 739: Chapter 299: A Completely Different Chen Xiangbei

[Interesting.]

Faced with this situation, Chen Xiangbei was neither surprised nor angry.

If a top driver who holds the qualification for the top three wingmen in history and has won the world runner-up title cannot even learn and mimic basic race lines, then they might as well stop driving F1 and go back home to Mexico to drive a taxi.

Looking at Perez approaching in the rearview mirror, Chen Xiangbei’s foot pressed harder on the accelerator, with the car speed already surpassing 280km/h.

However, the problem lies ahead with the T4 and T5 chicane combination at Lingyan Circuit, still part of the early low-speed street race-like segment, which simply cannot handle such high cornering speeds.

But Chen Xiangbei cannot slow down!

Because Perez is not only learning the race line but also his control habits and brake points. Following the regular simulator method will inevitably allow Perez an opportunity to overtake.

No choice, Chen Xiangbei can only use more extreme and unconventional defensive race lines!

"Odetto, Mr. Xiang Bei’s movement shows he’ll fully defend against Perez, the final outcome will likely be mutual destruction."

Sawano Hiroyuki looked at the data returned from the race car, expressing worry.

Although he is Chen Xiangbei’s race engineer, sharing a common interest, from a rational standpoint a win-win should be sought, not this "harmful and unprofitable" hard defense.

Both Chen Xiangbei and Perez are on a one-stop strategy, excessive tire wear will cause strategic chaos and add a pit stop window period.

In severe cases, it might even cause a two-car accident!

Such scenarios are all too common in F1, we don’t even need to discuss the ancient tales like Senna and Prost’s collision or Hakkinen and Coulthard’s conflicts.

In a later 2016 season, Mercedes Team’s Hamilton and Rosberg publicly revealed inner team conflicts. One aggressively snatched the race line while the other denied entry, leading to both cars crashing.

And when staff reached the accident scene first, they offered a famous gesture, raising their thumbs at Hamilton.

This action was certainly not praise. In many ways, it was more of a sarcastic move, prompting Hamilton to angrily disassemble the steering wheel and throw it out.

During the 2018 season, Red Bull Racing’s Ricardo and Verstappen provided a technical peak in inter-team rivalry.

That year, Ricardo was at a critical contract renewal stage, urgently needing results to prove his strength to continue as an official driver for Red Bull Racing Team.

Thus, the two Red Bull Racing cars enacted a chase drama on the track, competing fiercely through extreme maneuvers, even more intensely than against opponents within the paddock.

The two fought tens of laps, ignoring multiple Red Bull Racing Team commands, eventually culminating at lap 40 with Ricardo rear-ending Verstappen at a 340km/h exaggerated speed, resulting in a double kill and joint retirement...

For the new team that has been urgently seeking achievements and exposure, the double car retirement result is evidently unacceptable.

Moreover, Perez is different from Trulli, he’s also in a youthful and spirited phase, his collisions will likely be even more aggressive and severe.

HRT, since the opening race, has been repairing cars every race, and another double car joint retirement would mean more than just the money issue; spare repair parts might not even be available for the next race!

"Let them fight."

Odetto replied coldly, completely unexpected to Sawano Hiroyuki.

"Let them fight?"

"Odetto, why?"

Sawano Hiroyuki immediately countered.

This answer is fundamentally not Odetto’s style!

Indeed, Odetto didn’t answer directly but turned his gaze to Briatore.

The two differed extremely in ideas and personality, yet at critical moments they share an inexplicable tacit understanding.

Briatore knew what Odetto intended to say.

"Sawano, history has repeatedly proven, before two young drivers settle dominance, you can’t stop their internal fight."

"The best way to solve internal conflicts is to let them thoroughly duel once, and the loser voluntarily concede!"

Indeed, throughout F1 history, no team has managed to resolve internal conflicts between young drivers.

Unless one party completely "submits" to the other.

Such as Barrichello to Schumacher, Bottas to Hamilton.

This is why early in the season, Briatore chose to allow and even encourage Trulli and Chen Xiangbei to race.

Problems solvable in the testing phase should best not be postponed to official race stages.

If unavoidable, let them bear the consequences themselves.

Much like Chen Xiangbei opting for near full-throttle high-speed cornering. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Extreme speeds exert immense pressure on both driver and car, especially since Chen Xiangbei had already lost control and went off track earlier in the race.

Yet he still didn’t ease the throttle, showing that F1 is always a brave man’s game. Whether defeating opponents or teammates, it often requires a reckless momentum, leaving little room for retreat.

"OH MY GOD, Lingyan Circuit T4 and T5 chicane, Driver Bei surprisingly didn’t decelerate. He had already gone off track earlier nearly causing a severe accident, even if there are no lingering psychological shadows, it’s too reckless to risk again."

"What’s even more outrageous is that Perez, trailing behind, chose the same cornering speed as Bei. Does this mean both HRT drivers have gone mad today?"