Car Racing without Money-Chapter 590 - 232: The Dragon Slayer Becomes the Dragon (Part 2)
Thereโs nothing much to say about reaping what you sow, but what surprised Prost is why Trulli would help Chen Xiangbei.
After all, at the start of the race, he couldnโt wait to crash his teammate off the track. ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐ท๐๐ซ๐๐ก.๐๐ธ๐ถ
Chen Xiangbei was baffled, Prost was surprised, and even the HRT Teamโs strategy group didnโt understand.
Only Trulli, after the collision, had a look of "revenge accomplished" on his face!
Last yearโs accusations from Sutil and Alonso not only made Trulli feel wronged and stifled but also directly affected his career, leaving the Toyota Team with no one wanting him when they exited.
Cutting off someoneโs income is like killing their parents.
Ending someoneโs career is even more hateful than cutting off their income.
Besides that, it was Trulliโs pride and stubbornness that made him unwilling to owe Chen Xiangbei a favor.
When Sutil suddenly accelerated like a torpedo, from Trulliโs perspective, he couldnโt determine if Chen Xiangbei could dodge it, so the only way to resolve the crisis was to strike first and crash the opponent off the track.
If Trulli didnโt do this and watched Chen Xiangbei get crashed out, he wouldnโt be able to get over it mentally.
Thereโs nothing noble about sacrificing oneself for the teammate, itโs merely a "tit for tat".
Chen Xiangbei blocked the car and lent a hand, so he had to return the favor!
However, the collision incident was far from over, as an extremely angry Sutil charged at Trulli intending to demand an explanation.
But this time, Trulli was unbelievably calm, with a hint of mockery on his face as he followed the staff out, with no argument as people anticipated, and no paddock "boxing match" that the audience hoped for.
The reason is simple, Trulliโs previous anger was because he was wronged.
Now he crashed deliberately, so why be angry!
The track appeared with another single yellow flag speed limit, preventing Chen Xiangbei and Alonsoโs gap from closing, but during this yellow flag period, the track surface conditions improved drastically.
A track capable of hosting an F1 Grand Prix implies it has obtained FIA Level 1 certification and met many stringent review standards, including the drainage of the track.
As long as the rain stops, the track water will drain quickly in a short time, and the drying speed of the driving line will be even faster!
The two-lap yellow flag for towing away the accident cars let Chen Xiangbei pass through the most slippery danger period, and with the appearance of the green flag, the speed limit was canceled and Chen Xiangbei entered his moment of slaughter.
Speeding up, frantically speeding up, the grip of soft red tires on a half-dry track already far exceeded that of semi-wet tires.
Moreover, the few drivers in the front were still in an extremely difficult situation.
Change tires in the pit stop? The remaining race distance is less than ten laps, itโs impossible to make up the 22-second window period.
Donโt change tires in the pit stop? The rear car Chen Xiangbei showed unstoppable speed, the gap reduced visibly to the naked eye.
In the end, no driver in the front chose to pit stop and change tires.
The rear car is just Chen Xiangbei catching up; if they really canโt hold it, they lose one position.
Going into the pit stop means most likely dropping off the podium.
Besides, both Schumacher and Alonso are absolutely confident in their driving skills.
The Chinese rookie can surpass other drivers, but not me!
"Terrifying, the combination of Chen Xiangbei and soft red tires, this lap closed in 3 seconds on Alonso."
"According to this trend, the driver Xiangbei can launch an attack in at most two laps. Is he really going to create the miracle of getting on the podium?"
Red looked at the data on the broadcast screen, completely convinced by Chen Xiangbeiโs speed.
Once could be a coincidence, twice is inevitable!
Whether Trulliโs collision brought benefits or not, the Chinese rookie indeed has top-notch car feel and absolute speed.
The F1 Paddock has finally welcomed a top Asian genius!
"Miracle my ass, the driver Xiangbei is clearly not making unjust profits."
"Now I understand, Trulli intentionally crashed into Sutil just to provoke a yellow flag to drag the driver Xiangbei through the danger period."
"Trulliโs collisonโs malice is no less than the crashgate Renault erupted last year, sacrificing the number two driver to profite, FIA should thoroughly investigate HRT Team!"
"How much money does Trulli have to be willing to be a scapegoat for a Chinese guy?"
"Briatore is just a habitual offender, itโs definitely his order!"
No one expected that as Chen Xiangbei got closer to Alonso, the entire spectator stand collectively lost its composure.
Chen Xiangbeiโs reputation on the Australian track had been not too good, and now with a Chinese driver in the spotlight, it made the white audience and other driversโ fans feel very frustrated.
Now Chen Xiangbei is almost about to catch Alonso and mount the podium, directly breaking through their psychological bottom line and making it unacceptable to them.
Even more importantly, thereโs a significant suspicion of unwarranted gain in Chen Xiangbeiโs pursuit, and if Alonso is overtaken by this Chinese rookie, his car lovers and fans will definitely be unconvinced.
Compared to Raikkonenโs easy-going style, Alonso in his prime was definitely no pushover.
The fans are naturally the same.
Listening to the crowdโs aim at him, in the P room, Briatore showed a mixed expression of crying and laughing.
Honestly, he really wanted to do that, only itโs a pity that under normal circumstances, Trulli definitely wouldnโt cooperate.
But by a twist of fate, the unexpected achieved the desired effect.
Briatore couldnโt care less about insults or slanders; he wasnโt afraid of more lice.
Since the atmosphere on the stands was so lively, they might as well go big.
He pressed the call button on the headset and asked in a teasing tone, "North, want to hear a little secret?"
At this moment, Chen Xiangbei was highly focused, as extreme speed often meant walking on the verge of losing control, let alone the track was only drier compared to rainy conditions, far from a normal track environment.
A slight mistake will cause Chen Xiangbei to go off at this speed, leaving no room for error.
For Briatoreโs inexplicable "going crazy", Chen Xiangbei didnโt even think of responding, simply ignoring the noise in the headset.
Seeing Chen Xiangbei not responding, Briatore couldnโt help but shrug his shoulders.
Then continued, "This secret is related to overtaking Alonso."
[Overtaking Alonso?]
Hearing this, Chen Xiangbei became slightly interested.
"Speak."
Still a short reply, he suspected that this old rascal Hua Bu was stirring things up and didnโt want to waste words.
"No one in this paddock knows Alonso better than me; he has top-level tire perception ability and absolute confidence in his driving skills."
"This causes his driving style and overtaking method to tend towards choosing the outside line, wholly using up the trackโs width and tire grip limit."
"Habit is a terrifying power, it can make a driver stronger, and it can become an exploitable weakness, depending on whether you can grasp it!"
Briatoreโs tone became serious at the end of his sentence.
Hua Bu was the one who discovered Alonso and turned him into the strongest driver in the paddock, witnessing the kingโs growth and peak step by step.
Indeed, no one knows better about Alonsoโs driving style and habits than he does.
Originally, Hua Bu had no intentions to speak of these; on one side, under normal circumstances, Chen Xiangbei wouldnโt catch Alonso anyway, making it meaningless.
On the other side, Chen Xiangbei hadnโt given him the confidence to challenge Alonso.
The palm, the back of the hand, both are flesh; helping Chen Xiangbei meant "backstabbing" Alonso.
But this stop, Chen Xiangbeiโs talents and speed gained Briatoreโs recognition.
Saying the Chinese boy will become the next Schumacher and Alonso used to be a marketing stunt and bold words.
Now intuition tells Hua Bu, Chen Xiangbei will become the next Schumacher and Alonso!
Briatore trusts his instinct, which never errs.
"Take down Alonso, I believe you can do it."
After saying this, Briatore hung up the team call, looking up at the broadcast big screen above the paddock with head held high.
In the picture, a black and orange HRT Racing Car appeared behind the red Ferrari.
The red vs blue battle of the past has become history, and Alonso has now donned the "enemy" Ferrari red racing suit.
Now itโs the era of the black lightning challenging the red prancing horse.
That Dragon Slayer, Alonso, has also become a dragon!
