Car Racing without Money-Chapter 589 - 232: The Dragon Slayer Becomes the Evil Dragon
Hearing Trulli’s thanks through the headset, honestly, Chen Xiangbei’s initial intention was not about team collaboration, nor was he considering his identity as a teammate, but simply to retaliate against Sutil.
But setting aside the petty calculations, returning to the essence of F1, a team that only has competition without cooperation cannot go far.
And it can never become a championship team!
Many times between teammates, in addition to the zero-sum game of life and death, there is also a possibility of a win-win situation.
For example, Chen Xiangbei blocking Sutil not only helps Trulli climb the rankings, but in a sense, it also gets Trulli to help protect him.
If Sutil wants to attack and cause trouble, he must overtake Trulli.
Soon, Chen Xiangbei’s car number 13 arrived at the braking zone for the corner. This time, he stepped on the brakes early to slow down, while keeping his peripheral vision on Sutil’s line in the rearview mirror, ready to change lanes and block the front of the opponent’s car.
Of course, Sutil didn’t know what Chen Xiangbei had in mind, plus in the starting phase, the two HRT Team drivers were fiercely fighting internally, hardly showing any signs of identity as teammates. How could the Chinese Kid possibly help competitor Trulli?
In Sutil’s eyes, Chen Xiangbei’s early deceleration seemed like the Chinese rookie lacked the confidence to take the corner at high speed and therefore had to slow down.
Thinking about this, Sutil hesitated no more and changed lanes, ready to complete an overtaking maneuver on Chen Xiangbei at this corner. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
However, he didn’t expect Chen Xiangbei’s reaction speed to be astonishing, almost simultaneously changing lanes to block the front of his car, firmly sealing the overtaking route.
If that was all, Sutil could still understand; two cars entering the corner one after the other, but instead of taking the optimal apex route, Chen Xiangbei further slowed down the speed at the corner, forcing him to decelerate simultaneously and leave "no way to go"!
Meanwhile, the car behind, Trulli, seized the opportunity to swiftly catch up, and soon the two cars were side by side.
At that moment, Sutil finally understood Chen Xiangbei’s true intention.
The Chinese Kid was slowing down to block and create an overtaking opportunity for Trulli!
"FUCK, is this that hypocritical team cooperation thing?"
Sutil mocked scornfully, clearly, both sides are eager for each other to "die" for the team’s resources, and now they’re doing some kind of double team tactic.
If that’s the case, then I’ll tear off your false masks!
This round, the Indian Force Racing, there’s basically no chance to score, and Sutil, a pure barefooter, is he really afraid of Chen Xiangbei who’s wearing shoes?
At this moment, a grim expression appeared on Sutil’s face, the new hatred and old grievances made him stomp down on the accelerator, planning to directly launch a torpedo overtaking maneuver.
If Chen Xiangbei gives way, even if he can’t overtake, at least he can block Trulli.
If Chen Xiangbei doesn’t let up, then he’s going to crash this Chinese into the track to avenge his practice session crash!
Sutil’s intentions and actions, Chen Xiangbei saw through them.
It’s safe to say that from the beginning, he was prepared for Sutil’s "self-destructive" tactics.
He was not going to give Sutil any opportunity for success.
You’re not worthy of a one-for-one with me!
In the blink of an eye, Chen Xiangbei simultaneously stepped on the accelerator to speed up, and the HRT Racing Car in the paddock is not the fastest but ranks third or fourth fastest.
But it’s not something that a bottom-tier team like Indian Force can mess with.
As long as Chen Xiangbei’s reaction speed is fast enough, with the power response and acceleration ability, Sutil couldn’t catch up to TF110, let alone execute any torpedo crash.
Just as the "Mars Rover" looks down upon all beings, the "Earth Car" can equally crush the "Core Car," unless this driver comes with a 0.5-second advantage.
Obviously, Sutil is not that kind of god-level driver.
But what happened next on the track was completely unexpected for Chen Xiangbei.
Trulli, who was driving side by side, did not choose to seize the opportunity to overtake Sutil. On the contrary, when Sutil accelerated to attempt a torpedo move on Chen Xiangbei, he turned his steering wheel, and the two cars collided side by side.
The slippery track combined with the lateral G-force in the corner, without any suspense, both cars veered off the track, leaving Chen Xiangbei bewildered.
"OM MY GOD, another accident occurred on the track; veteran from the HRT Team, Trulli, during an overtaking maneuver, seemingly slipped in the corner and hit the Indian Force Team’s driver Sutil, both sliding into the buffer zone and stalling for a double retirement."
"Last season, they had a similar collision event, which almost led to a brawl incident. Now is this a coincidence or..."
Commentator Red didn’t finish his sentence, and although the broadcast camera didn’t capture the details well, it can be clearly seen that Trulli made an intentional lane change.
Whether it’s a slip and loss of control or dangerous driving needs to be assessed and defined by the FIA official.
As a commentator, giving an early definition inevitably risks leading public opinion.
Of course, Red shouldn’t comment, but there’s someone very suitable to be a spokesperson.
"Professor, what do you think of this track accident?"
Prost is held in high esteem, and coupled with his role as only a guest, he doesn’t need to take too much responsibility.
"An accident."
Prost said this sentence meaningfully.
The young commentator seeking to dig a pit for himself is still too inexperienced, the nickname "Professor" is not given for no reason?
Experience tells him that Trulli indeed crashed intentionally, but that does not mean Sutil is any saint.
This Indian Force driver was equally planning to crash into the car in front, Chen Xiangbei!
