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Chapter 48 The Unexpected Race

Another day passed like this, and finally came the main race on Sunday.

In order not to be hungry until noon, Lewis and Yang Hao got up early.

Enjoyed a bit of high-end restaurant breakfast.

The group of people on the bus did not feel any nervousness, and most of them expressed optimism about the local operations.

Just like yesterday, the meeting was held in the morning and the drivers entered the maintenance area in the afternoon.

However, Yang Hao and Lewis cannot go in today, because the race requires a high degree of cooperation between the technician team and the drivers.

Lewis and Dennis watched the game together, while Yang Hao followed his parents.

It can be seen that the car needs to warm up the tires for one lap before the start. This is because the tires coming out of the maintenance area are very cold after cooling overnight.

This can lead to a loss of grip and even a serious rollover.

That is to say, it is the same reason that ordinary tires are easy to slip in winter.

At high speeds in F1, the friction and heat generated by the tires is very large. Warming up the tires before the race can keep the tires at a better temperature without causing punctures and sideslips due to too cold.

The roar of the engine can be heard outside the window after the race starts.

Yang Hao stood at the window and watched. The offense and defense at the first turn were always exciting, and the ranking on the left changed continuously at the first turn.

The two Benetton and Ferrari cars started to attack and defend.

(Since there is no video at that time, we can only imagine the situation at that time by the final ranking.)
However, on the second lap, Erwin of the Jordan team had a yellow flag and entered the safety car due to a mechanical failure.

"I feel that this game is not as interesting as football, and the commentators can't understand what they are talking about."

Father Ge You lay on the side complaining.

"If you like watching football, go there and no one will stop you."

Mother said while watching the TV.

"Forgive me, I really don't understand why these people like to watch racing games."

"Then what do you do when you watch your son compete in the future?"

"My son's game must be watched as soon as it is aired."

"Then will you be able to understand how your son drives and wins?"

"Uh, as long as the son wins."

"Then it's up to you." It can be heard that the mother is dissatisfied with the father's behavior.

"Okay, okay, I'll read it."

Mother didn't say any more.

In fact, there is nothing special about the middle section of the race, but the Silverstone circuit has many corners and has caused many accidents.

On laps No.13 and No.16, there were successive failures and the virtual safety car was dispatched after the track was delimited.

On the [-]th lap, Hakkinen's car broke down and withdrew from the race. The McLaren fans at the scene could not believe that Hakkinen retired.

At the [-]th lap, eight people had withdrawn from the race in a row, and the entire Silverstone track looked very strange.

What makes people even more different is that Schumacher and Damon Hill, two favorable contenders for the championship, retired due to accidents.

The shot shows these two people on small motorcycles for a long time.

Of the 24 drivers, only thirteen drivers were left to continue the race.There was even an outrageous incident in which one was fined ten seconds for speeding when exiting the pit lane.

At the end of the last 61 laps, the top three were Benetton's Herbert Ferrari's Alessi and Williams' Coulthard. McLaren missed the top three.

Harder, the only McLaren driver, came in fifth and got the points smoothly.

Fortunately, Hakkinen did not have a serious crash and saved the overall vehicle.

"It's gone?"

My father stared at the TV in a daze.

"It's over, let's go down and watch the awards ceremony." Mother said.

The father, who didn't understand the charm of F1 at all, followed Yang Hao and Yang's mother out in such a daze.

Dennis and his team came out just as they passed the elevator, and everyone's faces were not very happy, probably because of Hakkinen's retirement.

Dennis and his team went to the garage, and Yang Hao and his team went to the awards ceremony.

Huge cheers have already been heard.

Looking at the cheering crowd, Yang Hao began to fantasize about the moment when he would be on the podium in the future.

But at this moment, a propagandist whom he had met before came over and stopped Yang Hao.

Said to have prepared a small press conference for him.

Mother and father went together, telling Yang Hao what to say and what not to say when facing the memory on the way.

After tidying up Yang Hao's clothes, Yang Hao was brought into a small room.

About two or three reporters were already waiting inside.

Before the start of the publicity, a brief introduction about the origin of Yang Hao and why McLaren signed the contract.

Yang Hao's eyes hurt from the flashing lights of the reporters.

But probably just asked one or two very simple questions, are you from country Z or where and what are your goals after joining McLaren.

What Yang Hao said was very simple. The general idea was to advance to the max group to get the qualification to participate in the national championship, and then to qualify for the European Youth Championship after winning the national championship.

The press conference was very short, but Yang Hao was really a little nervous facing the reporters, and he forgot how to say the words several times when answering.

"You should strengthen your vocabulary training."

Mother said after stepping down.

"Well, I was very nervous facing him, so I forgot how to say this word. I always think in Chinese first and then change to English in my mind."

"This is not okay. I will find a way to help you get rid of this problem when I go back."

"Is your press conference simpler than my recruitment? Just answer a few sentences and it's over?"

The father felt that his son seemed to be left out in the cold.

"Your son has just started learning karting, so how can he be famous? And it's at the award ceremony, so of course they all go to interview the champion drivers. Most of the people who can come to interview Yang Hao are small local British media."

"Small media? This McLaren looks down on my son too much."

"It's good to have the media. Don't make trouble for your son, this is not the country."

"I know, I won't make trouble for my son."

Not long after, my mother received a call.

"It's okay, you guys are busy, I took Yang Hao back, but how does Lewis go back?"

"See you later then."

"Who?"

"Newey, he said they're busy working on Hakkinen's car now and we're going to get a taxi back ourselves. And he said you can stay at home for a week until you get the contract in the mail."

"What about Lewis?"

"He has a car to take him."

"Can I still call the driver at this point?"

"You don't have to worry, your mother has already arranged that you won't be allowed to sleep on the street."

Mother pinched Yang Hao's nose.

"Your mother is a master of arrangements. Your mother can think of everything first. Anyway, you can definitely go to your mother if you have something to do."

Father interjected.

"I put you two on the table, the old ones are really getting older."

"Mom is not old, mother is young."

"Don't be like your father's glib tongue."

During the conversation, a taxi honked its horn and asked if the mother was Jenny.

"Yes."

"Okay, please get in the car, madam."

(End of this chapter)