Car Racing without Money-Chapter 144 - 98: Flamboyant Super Dream Team Leader

Although Formula racing is highly technological, it has never been a robust and durable product. On the contrary, in pursuit of extreme performance and the drivers’ wild, aggressive driving, the failure rate is quite high.

Before every race, a meticulous inspection must be conducted to ensure no hidden dangers are overlooked.

And this time, not only did Liang Chi lead Ayong and Brother Lei, but even the former team of Super Aguri technicians also came to assist with the pre-race inspection.

No matter how the internal team belongs to different factions, during the race period, they are still one team, not to mention that Chen Xiangbei’s contract also includes a clause for providing technical services.

Chen Xiangbei, already wearing his racing suit, stood beside the car, communicating and providing feedback with the technician team, striving for perfect suspension tuning before the race.

At this moment, the pit lane was filled with a clamor, along with cheers from the audience.

Hearing the noise, Chen Xiangbei looked over out of curiosity, only to discover Renault’s race committee staff, FIA officials, and media reporters appearing in the pit lane, conducting pre-race promotion and interviews.

Of course, the audience’s cheers were not for them.

The real reason for the audience’s commotion was a group of racing grid girls appearing in the pit lane. Dressed in revealing clothing and with hot figures, they were striking poses to enliven the atmosphere on-site and for the media’s promotional photos.

Racing grid girls have always been a beautiful sight in the paddock. Unfortunately, due to the opposition of certain organizations in later years, the FIA decided to remove racing grid girls from car racing, turning the track into a purely male domain.

Drivers may not need women, but the paddock needs beauties to attract attention.

Facing this strange yet familiar scene, Chen Xiangbei could no longer remember how many years it had been since he’d seen the presence of racing grid girls.

"Brother Bei, you don’t seem as serious as you look..."

A teasing voice came from behind, as Ayong was adjusting the car. Meanwhile, Chen Xiangbei, halfway through his feedback, went straight to look at the racing grid girls in the pit lane, seemingly entranced.

To know that in Ayong’s eyes, Chen Xiangbei had always been the epitome of emotional stability, as if uninterested in anything other than racing.

It turns out that he is quite interested in looking at beauties.

Facing Ayong’s teasing, Chen Xiangbei was momentarily speechless. He was merely thinking about some rule changes in the future.

But in this situation, explaining is hiding, and hiding means it’s true, making it impossible to clear any suspicion.

After the journalists at the pit lane finished taking pictures of the racing grid girls, they began interviewing well-known teams and drivers.

Although Renault’s junior formula doesn’t have world-class superstars, there are still some budding figures in European events. For instance, Carlin Team’s Magnussen, who is seen as a favorite to win the event, and even the championship!

Besides, teams like ART and Manor were also targets pursued by the on-site media.

Normally, the Super Dream Team and someone like Chen Xiangbei, considered "leftovers," are unnoticed entities in the paddock, with no interviews attracting any traffic.

However, Odetto and Super Aguri are different. One is an old leader in the paddock, and the other is a former F1 team demoted. Reporters are very interested in why they appear here.

Odetto, the old man, was now surrounded by microphones, with a group of sports journalists frantically bombarding him with questions. It’s obvious that he is very accustomed to such scenes, acting calmly and composedly.

"Team Leader Odetto, why did Super Aguri reorganize into the Super Dream Team? Is it because you don’t want to leave the Formula racing field?"

"Odetto, as a failure in the F1 paddock, do you think you still have competitiveness?"

"Speaking of the Super Dream Team’s Chinese driver, who is considered purely a newcomer, do you think he can adapt to the intensity of European racing?"

Regarding the first two questions, Odetto neither confirmed nor denied them, as they fall under the domain the team leader should care about.

As for the last question, Odetto took the microphone and asked back, "What intensity are you referring to? Renault European Cup or F1?"

Hearing Odetto’s response, the questioning journalist was a bit stunned. Is there really a need to ask?

How does a Chinese driver even have the ability to enter F1!

But as a journalist, of course, one must abide by the professional rule of creating hotspots. He immediately retorted, "Odetto, do you think the Chinese newcomer can enter F1?"

"Of course, if you don’t want to enter F1, then why race in Formula at all?"

Odetto felt this was taken for granted, just like a soldier who doesn’t want to be a general is not a good soldier.

If you’re a Formula driver who doesn’t aspire to enter F1, you might as well give up and quit racing.

"Mr. Odetto, it seems you have great faith in the Chinese driver Bei. What position do you predict he’ll achieve in this event?"

"Champion, without a doubt!"

Odetto answered very decisively. As for whether Chen Xiangbei can achieve the championship, he wasn’t sure.

Anyway, the words were already spoken. If they can’t be taken back then, Chen Xiangbei himself will have to experience the intensity of Western journalism.