Car Racing without Money

Chapter 735 - 297: Lady Luck Did Not Favor

"FUCK!"Hamilton cursed angrily, looking at Chen Xiangbei ahead, who was still doing point brakes to warm the tires. He ultimately didn’t step on the gas to provoke and certainly didn’t intend to rear-end and perish together.

Exchanging world championship for a division championship, no matter how you calculate it, it’s a loss for him.

Watching Hamilton become "obedient" through the rear-view mirror, Chen Xiangbei’s lips curled up into a contemptuous smile.

To be honest, he also didn’t want to exchange blows with Hamilton.

The reason is simple; currently, he’s ranked ahead on the points table, not to mention HRT, whether the car or the team, has already shown championship potential.

Being a rookie division champion is only temporary, not a lifelong label.

He also has a chance to vie for the world championship. Is an exchange really worth it?

Of course, if Hamilton continues to provoke, Chen Xiangbei will persist in countering hard, and even have more tricks waiting for him.

For example, changing lanes and braking suddenly to cause Hamilton to accidentally overtake during the tire warming lap, resulting in a hefty thirty-second penalty — nobody can withstand that!

But such maneuvers require precise timing; it must be done when Hamilton is blinded by rage.

Because you can never underestimate a seven-time champion’s reaction speed and control skill. Even if you brake in time, in normal circumstances, Hamilton has a high chance to react and brake instead of overtaking.

Trying to sabotage Hamilton is not easy!

"The tire warming lap regained tranquility, Hamilton ceased his provocative actions. From another angle, Driver Bei did not lose any ground in this contest, showcasing his extremely tough stance and determination."

"In the sixty years of F1 racing history, he is the first Asian driver to face the world champion without showing any sign of weakness!"

Red acknowledged Chen Xiangbei’s attitude, as the saying goes, ’In a narrow path, the bravest wins,’ often F1 drivers compete with their aura.

There might have been Asian drivers like Sato Takuma and Ino Yuji who dared to crash.

But honestly, their crashes were more due to incompetence and recklessness, rather than courage.

Just like when Sato Takuma got slapped on the helmet by Schumacher and dared not say a word, having to apologize honestly after the race.

If it were Chen Xiangbei, he might have returned a punch on the spot, regardless of whether you’re the King of Cars or not, he wouldn’t swallow that insult!

Upon hearing Red’s words, Park Dongxu instinctively wanted to refute.

Yet, as the words came to his lips, he finally didn’t say them.

The reason is simple; he is also Asian, South Korea is also considered to have Asian drivers.

They envied and were jealous of Chen Xiangbei, but deep down they hoped for their country to have such a tough driver.

Mocking Chen Xiangbei is equivalent to mocking the future hope of South Korea.

The tire warming lap ended, and twenty-four cars returned to their starting positions. Along with the roar of the engines came an invisible gunpowder scent.

Everyone knew in their hearts that Hamilton definitely couldn’t swallow the insult; he was certainly filled with anger and the desire for "revenge." During the scramble at T1 corner, they’d better avoid it; otherwise, a collision between two cars would affect others.

However, the thoughts in their minds swiftly got dispelled by the start lights lit above the track, as the onsite drivers must lock their eyes tightly to increase the reaction times of mere fractions of seconds.

Only by doing this can they avoid being overtaken at the start.

"Beep, beep, beep..."

The regular light frequency is designed to prevent drivers from predicting and jumping the start; the extinguishing of lights follows no pattern, entirely reliant on manually pressing the button.

Releasing the clutch and fueling up, the engine revved furiously. As the light above the track went out, Chen Xiangbei slammed the pedal and shot forward. In terms of reaction speed and start control, he was considered top-notch.

The question is, who among F1 drivers starting at the front row isn’t top-notch?

There’s a saying, in the F1 paddock, there are no last places, only the world’s top twenty.

The reaction speed and start control of Hamilton, Vettel, Weber were on par with Chen Xiangbei. Next, each driver would compete on acceleration control and positioning skills.

Of course, the most crucial factor is tire grip.

Chen Xiangbei’s starting control and gear shifting acceleration were always among the top tier, both in this life and the previous, having extremely solid basic skills.

Because formula racing cars often move short distances, some drivers usually find it cumbersome to get pushed by the technical team, but as long as the engine is ignited, Chen Xiangbei insists on driving by himself.

This is akin to manual transmission novice drivers hitting the road — half-clutch start, gear shifting, etc., no one knows them naturally, but rather practices through repeated stalls.

Many things thought irrelevant become crucial during critical moments when one might not be as familiar as the opponents.

Furthermore, the start is often the moment with the lowest demand on car performance. In the previous life, as he never drove any "Mars Rover" in big teams, if overtaken at the start phase, the entire race would be spent chasing without catching up.

Efforts and several real-life factors honed Chen Xiangbei’s basic skills!

While fueling linearly and using the paddle shifters to shift based on RPMs, Chen Xiangbei’s car exhibited no spinning. The neutral yellow tires’ relatively weak grip stubbornly held their position.

"Brilliant!"