Car Racing without Money-Chapter 576 - 226: Mental Resilience Determines Your Ceiling

Chapter 576: Chapter 226: Mental Resilience Determines Your Ceiling

The TF110 racing car speeds fiercely, Chen Xiangbei no longer considers the long-distance tire preservation issue. If his speed in this lap fails to be one second faster than Masa, he will decisively execute the pit stop for tire change instruction, no longer entangled in overtaking.

Many times, decisively abandoning sunk costs is a gain in itself.

"The Chinese newcomer wants to challenge Masa?"

In the Ferrari Team’s P-room, team leader Domenicali looked at the monitor screen with the distance shortening gradually, muttering somewhat unexpectedly.

The Ferrari Team of later times had many clown operations. During this era, though also heading towards clownish directions, at least the foundations of the Prancing Horse dynasty established by Schumacher’s iron triangle still remained.

Their data analysis capabilities far exceeded those of ordinary drivers within the paddock.

The "three great families" team of the century-old Prancing Horse is not just talk!

They were very aware of the performance of the HRT Racing Car, as well as the current tire wear situation.

Chen Xiangbei is chasing Masa at the risk of tire blowout. Not to mention whether he can catch up, but even if he catches up to the tail, so what?

A newcomer, what reason does he have to surpass Ferrari’s world runner-up!

The Chinese Kid is somewhat overly arrogant, to the point of not distinguishing the big and small kings within the paddock.

"It seems this idea, defeating Kubica and overtaking Rosberg has greatly boosted Xiangbei’s confidence."

Beside him, sports director Armand shrugged, his words seemingly recognizing Chen Xiangbei, but actually not taking him seriously at all.

Rookies ultimately need to suffer a little to understand what things can be done, and what things cannot.

The car is still roaring, with Trulli holding back behind, Chen Xiangbei has fully entered a self-forgetting pursuit state.

2.3 seconds, 2.1 seconds, 1.8 seconds...

The numbers on the monitor screen kept jumping. With everyone’s incredulous gazes, Chen Xiangbei frantically closed the gap with Masa, ready to launch a challenge on this true contender!

"The data shows Xiangbei’s speed in this lap is very fast. If he maintains it, he might just set the fastest lap and gain the extra point; is he planning to overtake Masa?"

Commentator Red also noticed the change in lap speed.

In every F1 race, aside from various track records, there’s also a ranking for the fastest lap.

Whoever sets the fastest lap in the race, if still within the top ten ranking point zone when the race ends, will receive an extra point reward.

Chen Xiangbei’s lap is very likely to achieve the fastest lap in the entire field!

Normally, the fastest lap often appears in the latter half of the race, when the fuel is mostly consumed, the car is lighter, and there are enough pieces of worn rubber built up on the track, increasing grip.

Chen Xiangbei started pushing now, leaving only one possibility: he’s chasing front-runner Masa.

The Chinese Kid truly brims with the desire to attack!

"That’s right, Xiangbei is prepared to challenge Masa."

Prost affirmed, the difficulty of overtaking on the Albert Park Circuit meant no driver would casually consume their tires for meaningless actions.

But he is somewhat skeptical that Chen Xiangbei might ultimately just do useless work!

If he can catch up to Masa within three laps, it’s considered exceptional performance; how does Chen Xiangbei then plan to overtake?

Masa’s offensive and defensive capabilities undoubtedly surpass Trulli, Kubica, and even Rosberg by a notch.

The Chinese Kid simply can’t be that strong!

The words "impossible" also appeared in Masa’s mind.

As another lap passed, the team radio informed him of the rear car situation. When Masa glanced at his rearview mirror, he saw a black and orange-colored racing car emerging at the end of the long straight, his shock unable to be understated.

A gap of over two seconds, just after one lap, reached his slipstream zone.

This means the Chinese Kid’s speed in the previous lap was at least over one second faster than his own!

Though Masa was cruising, not pushing, his average speed wasn’t slow, theoretically not easily caught up.

Now the fact was undeniable, Chen Xiangbei did it!

"Masa, Xiangbei’s last lap was purple, he must have been pushing to the limit."

"However, his tires won’t hold much longer, just stay on the defense line."

The team instructions came again, telling Masa how to respond.

Masa understood the logic, he just couldn’t fathom how Chen Xiangbei managed to run so fast, given the other was merely a total newcomer with only two F1 races, from China, known for its racing desert!

"Received, he can’t pass."

Masa calmly responded, not pondering unexplainable things, extremely confident about his own skills.

By the twelfth lap, the TF110 racing car, like a "black lightning", finally caught Masa’s car tail, entering the regular attack range.

However, overtaking for Chen Xiangbei was not an easy task.

The biggest reason being the soft red tires after more than ten laps, coupled with the two laps of full-throttle pushing, the tire grip was rapidly deteriorating. Consequently, when Chen Xiangbei cornered at high speed, he occasionally heard the unusual sounds of sliding and free-spinning, and the entire car was in a state of slight oscillation, requiring constant corrective action.

Two laps, maximum two laps following; if overtaking isn’t achieved, Chen Xiangbei must pit.

Otherwise, even if the tires don’t explode due to a slightly thin locked sidewall, the car will lose grip and control completely.