Chapter 767: Chapter 312: I Want to Win This Race
That’s right, the momentum within Chen Xiangbei has indeed changed at this moment.
Previously, he only thought about holding on and not losing.
Now, he’s thinking about how to win!
The difference between losing and winning is the shift in Chen Xiangbei’s mentality, even if Alonso and Hamilton, those godlike drivers, are chasing behind him.
This race, I want to win!
The three cars raced at lightning speed, with Alonso continuously attacking Chen Xiangbei using a wide-arc strategy.
Honestly, the pressure on Chen Xiangbei at this moment is even greater than when he was defending against Schumacher before.
If not for the change in his mentality, he wouldn’t be able to hold off Alonso at all.
You should know that Alonso’s control over the attacking distance and slipstream effect has far exceeded that of any driver.
Remember, any driver!
Even in the future, in the hybrid era with DRS, Alonso is one of the few who can use conventional slipstream slingshot effect to overtake competitors on the track.
The other one is Hamilton.
However, Hamilton’s ability to accept and learn new things clearly surpasses Alonso’s old school approach, which is why he became a seven-time champion.
Alonso’s extreme control techniques are his signature, and in the future, they also became his shackles.
As hybrid mode became mainstream, racing simulators became a training method, and DRS changed the way overtaking worked, Alonso inevitably fell out of touch with the times in many situations.
Still able to stand in the first tier purely relies on his strong personal capabilities.
If it were any other driver, they would likely have long been eliminated by the times!
At the same time, Alonso’s heart is filled with shock and disbelief.
He now knows why Schumacher couldn’t overtake Chen Xiangbei earlier, Perez’s pursuit and interference only accounted for part of the reason.
The fundamental reason lies in this Chinese Kid’s speed and tenacity.
Not a trace of a novice can be seen!
To be honest, Alonso previously encountered Chen Xiangbei and got overtaken by him.
But at that time, let’s not say Alonso used his full strength, he didn’t even release half of his strength, more so, he was in a completely unguarded state when Chen Xiangbei took an unprecedented overtaking line, and the whole process was bland.
Not to mention Alonso himself, even the outside world didn’t believe that he couldn’t block Chen Xiangbei.
More so, they thought the Chinese rookie just had some incredible luck to accidentally create a brand new overtaking route.
Now the situation and context are completely different. Alonso knows what competitive state he has unleashed, and the car behind, Hamilton, has given up attacking, choosing to watch the tigers fight from the mountain and wait for the fisherman to gain.
In simple terms, Alonso is now having a 1V1 with Chen Xiangbei.
1V1 can’t surpass, plus this time the Ferrari is no weaker than the HRT Racing Car, leaving Alonso with no excuses.
The Chinese Kid is no longer a rookie or weakling, he has become strong enough to rival me!
Lap 41, Lap 42, Lap 43...
Alonso just followed behind Chen Xiangbei’s car, the much-anticipated overtaking scene did not appear.
Moreover, as the tires reached operating temperature, Chen Xiangbei’s defense became increasingly composed, and the two cars transformed from intense trembling to a strange cruising state, Alonso could no longer absolutely lead in speed!
"We’ve seen Chen Xiangbei be offensive, but with Schumacher ahead and Alonso behind, his defense is also impressive."
"Chen Xiangbei is a multidimensional warrior, with no technical weaknesses!"
"Xiangbei, great job, keep blocking like that!"
"If even Alonso can’t overtake, then no one can threaten Xiangbei."
"Chen Xiangbei’s defense is the new Great Wall of Steel!"
The perfect defense made the audience on site amazed, and the historical status of drivers like Schumacher and Alonso further highlighted the value of Chen Xiangbei.
However, the audience on site didn’t notice that the atmosphere of another racing team at the front, the Red Bull Racing Team, was becoming increasingly tense.
Utilizing upgrade kits and a car with no weaknesses in development, the Red Bull Racing Team is showcasing its might on the Lingyan high-low speed composite track, making it fair to call them a "Mars Rover" in the lead.
After initially surpassing Hamilton and Alonso, the two Red Bull Racers entered a long-distance cruise state, with no car able to threaten their position.
It was thought this race would dull end with Red Bull Racing Team returning as one and two, nobody expected Chen Xiangbei to chase up using a double car strategy and undercut.
At present, the gap between his car and Weber, who is in second place, is only 26 seconds.
You should know Weber still needs to pit once more, which means the actual gap between the two cars is less than 2 seconds!
There is an old saying on the internet about business warfare, saying "When the top two are fighting, they end up eliminating the third party."
On the track, as Chen Xiangbei pushed hard to distance himself from Alonso, the gap with Weber became shorter, almost catching up a full pit-stop window period.
And with Weber choosing a two-stop strategy, the set of medium yellow tires he put on have also run for more than twenty laps, already past their peak grip, and currently, his lap speed is over a second per lap slower than Chen Xiangbei.
If it continues this trend, within two laps at most, if Weber doesn’t pit and change tires, it’ll once again result in Chen Xiangbei’s undercut (tactical overtaking) situation, pitting and exiting right behind Chen Xiangbei’s car.
"Horner, I request a pit-stop for tire change."
