Car Racing without Money-Chapter 247 - 123: Hat Trick in Racing (Double-Length)
Raikkonen only won one world championship; his career peak was not long, and towards the end, his performance was unremarkable and bumpy.
The fundamental gap lies in "effort" and "discipline".
Don’t even mention maintaining training intensity like a racing machine; Raikkonen couldn’t even quit basic drinking habits. Even the highest talent needs to be built on the foundation of hard work, or else it will just become a castle in the air.
However, this doesn’t prevent Raikkonen from being considered the purest driver in F1 history. He didn’t meddle in any paddock scandals or political strife and won the 2007 world championship in the cleanest way possible, leaving no controversy among outsiders.
Because of this, Raikkonen attracted a multitude of fans!
However, Chen Xiangbei’s answer wasn’t acknowledged by the reporters on site.
The reason is equally simple; they can’t see the effort behind Chen Xiangbei.
At this moment, Hank from Sky Sports finally squeezed into a spot and loudly asked Chen Xiangbei.
"Bei, after successfully defending the Renault race championship, what are your next goals?"
"Are you asking short-term or long-term?"
Chen Xiangbei countered with a question.
Although this guy named Hank writes nonsense news, causing him quite a bit of ridicule and mockery on the track.
But speaking back, without this guy’s hype, he wouldn’t be this well-known today.
The media uses drivers as topics, and drivers must also learn to use the media as a tool!
"Both are fine."
"Short-term is to win the championship, long-term is also to win the championship."
"What do you mean?"
Hank didn’t catch on at first.
But this time Chen Xiangbei didn’t reply; instead, he gave him a "you get it" look.
In an instant, Hank understood what Chen Xiangbei meant, and he showed a faintly amused expression on his face.
He hadn’t even thought about creating a news buzz, and the Chinese Kid delivered himself, aiming to win the Renault championship short-term and the F1 world championship long-term.
Driver Bei really dares to dream!
After saying this, Chen Xiangbei turned and walked towards the podium, leaving the remaining interview time for second place Magnussen and third place Costa.
The two of them couldn’t match Chen Xiangbei’s elegance and composure, especially Magnussen, who couldn’t hide his grim expression in front of the media cameras.
Although he moved up one place in this race, from third to second. But it’s important to know that Magnussen was the top seed before the race, the hottest driver in the Renault event, yet in two races, he couldn’t even win a single segment championship.
Odetto wasn’t wrong when he said, the second place is the number one loser!
As for Costa, he still couldn’t figure out why Chen Xiangbei easily overtook him after defending for more than ten laps. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Moreover, he vaguely realized that Chen Xiangbei was following behind his car with the idea of drafting to preserve tires.
But it was this realization that made Costa shiver at the thought!
Doesn’t that mean that Chen Xiangbei’s attack was long planned, and he thought he could surpass him anytime?
Finding an overtaking opportunity and a planned overtake are fundamentally different.
The former has a certain accidental nature, while the latter is an inevitable result of absolute strength.
Costa doesn’t believe there’s such a huge gap between him and Chen Xiangbei, and he really wants to understand this answer.
The interview ended with the award ceremony, and the top three drivers took turns stepping onto the podium.
Magnussen, after all, is experienced in the competitions, so he could somewhat manage his emotions. Facing the team members and supporters under the podium, he managed a fake smile and waved in acknowledgment.
As for Costa, he couldn’t even muster a slight smile, taking the trophy from the organizer with a blank expression.
As Chen Xiangbei stood on the top podium, the enthusiasm from the crowd was different from the previous cold scene; thunderous cheers and applause erupted from the audience below.
Strength is often the best catalyst, and Chen Xiangbei has already proven his bold claims with his victory.
Can they still be called "bold claims"?
The familiar national anthem melody played, and a bright red national flag appeared on the LED screen behind Chen Xiangbei.
Among the silent crowd below, there was a journalist on vacation from China, feeling a rush of excitement seeing this scene on the European racetrack podium.
His name was Ye Kai, from the renowned domestic sports media "Sports Weekly".
Since the domestic media didn’t have the rights to cover the Renault event, his current identity was just a regular spectator. But after watching this race, Ye Kai couldn’t control his excitement and wished desperately to spread Chen Xiangbei’s story back home.
Let the Chinese people know there’s a Chinese driver competing in overseas events, achieving extremely outstanding results.
Perhaps most Chinese in this era don’t understand Formula racing, but it doesn’t stop them from cheering for Chen Xiangbei.
Because Ye Kai had a premonition that Chen Xiangbei’s achievements wouldn’t stop here; this nineteen-year-old Chinese boy might become a milestone figure in Chinese racing, like Yao Ming in basketball and Liu Xiang in athletics.
At this moment, Ye Kai even thought of the headline for his news article.
"A Historical Breakthrough in Chinese Racing: Young Chen Xiangbei Repeats as Renault Event Champion and Secures F1 Team Contract!"
Of course, Chen Xiangbei was unaware there was a sports journalist from China among the audience below.
