Car Racing without Money-Chapter 593 - 233: Arrogance Is the Original Sin of Failure

If Ross Brown insists on operating independently, then the Brawn GP Team will only become the next declining Williams Team.

However, Ross Brown couldn’t help but ponder a bit after Field’s inquiry.

If Chen Xiangbei were a member of the Mercedes Team, would pairing with Schumacher be stronger?

The battle on the track continues, and Alonso looks peacefully at the constantly attacking car number 13 in the rearview mirror.

Honestly, Chen Xiangbei’s offensive abilities have indeed impressed him, completely reaching the standard of the top newcomers in recent years in the paddock, even bringing some sense of crisis to Alonso.

But just this is far from enough!

Alonso has experienced the "red-blue war" with Schumacher, the championship blood fight with Raikkonen, and the championship suspense brought to the final showdown with Hamilton and Masa.

In recent years, only in the 09 season, Brawn GP, relying on the "Mars Rover" with overwhelming performance advantages, prevented Alonso from participating in the championship battle.

Years of fierce competition have accustomed Alonso to the pressure; he is indifferent to Chen Xiangbei’s attacks.

Alonso even has the spare energy to pay attention to Schumacher and Hamilton ahead; he doesn’t want to be held back too long by Chen Xiangbei, even stuck in third place, still yearning for the title!

As the red and black cars again cross the starting line, the race reached the 53rd lap, with only 5 laps left until the end. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

The audience that previously whispered and cursed now focuses more on the championship fight, with Schumacher launching an assault on Hamilton; the battle between the King of Cars and the new king is evidently more influential than rookie Chen Xiangbei.

Additionally, Alonso’s defense is so tight that spectators on site believe Chen Xiangbei has no chance of overtaking.

It’s merely following from behind, waiting for the race to end.

The real kill is often hidden inadvertently.

As Chen Xiangbei approaches turn 3, he shows a decisiveness completely different from previous actions, with freakish speed, changes lanes and moves outside, posing an attitude of strong overtaking from the outside!

For such a risky move from Chen Xiangbei, other drivers might just hold the middle line.

The outside lane is relatively slippery; Chen Xiangbei’s slick tires likely won’t grip the surface, probably flying off the track.

Yet Alonso is different; his confidence has reached a level of arrogance.

Alonso refuses to defend passively; he wants to proactively block all lines of Chen Xiangbei.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Alonso simultaneously changes lanes, moving outward firmly blocking Chen Xiangbei’s car.

Seeing this situation, Chen Xiangbei again shifts outward, half of the tire now riding the curb.

Riding the curb after rain is extremely dangerous; it’s like riding a bike or motorcycle after rain and pressing the white lines on the road, with a sudden drop in grip.

Feeling Chen Xiangbei’s determination and the theoretical possibility of overtaking on the outside, Alonso again shifts horizontally, blocking the front.

Slick tires aren’t afraid of rain-skidding; would semi-rain tires be scared?

In hard encounters, Alonso fears no one, especially since the opponent is a rookie!

But Chen Xiangbei never intended to overtake Alonso from the outside; what he wanted was exactly this kind of uncompromising defense.

At this moment, Chen Xiangbei lightly taps the brake to decelerate, then makes a sharp turn towards the inside of the track, followed by another accelerator pedal to accelerate.

The gripping performance of the slick tires on the asphalt surface is revealed; Alonso senses something wrong, wants to do similar operations as Chen Xiangbei to block again, but the car’s control response is a step slower.

No fancy operations, no excessive suspense, Chen Xiangbei’s car nose passes Alonso’s rear tires, and successfully seized the apex and inner line for cornering, overtaking in T3 corner is a done deal.

The truth proves that weakness and ignorance are never the obstacles to survival, arrogance is.

Alonso lost due to overconfidence!