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Chapter 631 631. Battle of Car King for Hegemony
He Bing excitedly explained the scene on the court. What he said about the talented boy before was more of a show-off. After all, Ren Zhiguo's state has declined drastically and he has been surpassed by many newcomers in the past two years.

But Chen Congfu is different. He is still at his peak. He competes with Dong Hebin on the Formula A1 track and holds the title of the strongest Chinese Formula driver.

Now he was defeated by a complete newcomer on the Bird's Nest indoor track!

Although the format and nature of the ROC Nations Cup do not represent the true strength of a driver, for example, top kings such as Hamilton and Alonso have not actually achieved any good results in the ROC Nations Cup and are not very adaptable to this kind of competition. Type of track.

But it represents the relative strength of a driver. Even Vettel, who crashes, or Hamilton, no matter how bad he is, will not be defeated by an opponent who is much weaker than him!

Xu Jia's victory over Chen Congfu does not necessarily mean that he is stronger than the latter, but it does mean that he is not much weaker than the opponent!

"I lost?"

Looking at Xu Jia who crossed the finish line first, Chen Congfu's mind went blank for a moment.

According to his intuitive estimation, he not only lost, but also lost by at least 0.5 seconds. It can be said to be a disastrous defeat.

It’s okay to have a strong line on the Xujia track. Some large-angle corner drifts on the inner track have also reached the level of a first-class professional rally driver. Just like Han Han, it can be said that there are no shortcomings.

Is this new Chinese driver who suddenly appeared out of nowhere really a rising star in the racing world?
"Damn it, I really won. Is this newcomer named Xu Jia so strong?"

"Chen Congfu can't stop him, and Han Han probably doesn't have an absolute advantage either."

"No way. If Han Han can't stop him, he will create history for a newcomer to win the championship."

"History is created by people, come on, Xu Jia!"

As Xu Jia stepped off the racing car, he heard that there were already vague spectators in the stands, shouting his name to cheer.

There were some disturbances in his originally calm heart.

No professional driver wants to stand under the spotlight on the highest podium and listen to the cheers of his own.

Maybe I am not standing high enough now and not many people are paying attention to me, but this is already the beginning. One day, I will make the world pay attention to me!

In the Paddockclub (paddock club, which can also be understood as a VIP box) at the Bird's Nest Circuit, a group of invited corporate bosses and sponsors were sitting inside to watch the event.

After all, it is a global automobile event, so the invited companies and sponsors are mostly automobile-related companies, such as Qirui Automobile, Huali Automobile, China Petroleum, Shell, etc.

Among them, sitting next to Cheng Long was Yin Tong, the chairman of the domestic Qirui Group.

"Brother Cheng Long, this rookie driver of your Dragon Team is outstanding and his future is limitless."

Yin Tong is nearly ten years younger than Cheng Long, so he is more polite in his address.

"Haha, Xiang Bei is indeed very talented. When I first saw him racing on Hong Kong Island, I thought he was the driver I wanted."

Cheng Long replied with a smile on his face. He has always been more approachable in terms of human relations and sophistication.

"If the director of our company's racing division had such vision as you, Brother Cheng Long, Xu Jia might now be a driver of our Qirui Racing Team."

After hearing this, Cheng Long's face showed an expression of surprise, and he asked, "Oh, what's the story in this?"

"There is a young girl from Donghai Investment Bank. She started a racing team and wanted to get technical support from the manufacturer, so she approached our racing department."

"At that time, the director of the racing division had no intention of cooperation, so he rejected the little girl, and the driver of their team was this Xu Jia."

"Is there still this?"

Cheng Long was even more surprised now. He didn't know about the team behind Xu Jia, and he had never met Feng Bingman.

To be honest, not to mention Cheng Long, even Xu Jia himself didn't know there was such a thing.

He only knew that Feng Bingman was in Donghai, hoping to get sponsorship and technical support, but he did not expect that it was related to Qirui Automobile.

But having said that, among the domestic brand rally teams, Qi Rui's A3 team is indeed the strongest at present, and even won the CRC championship title in the domestic group in 09.

However, the highest domestic displacement is only 1.6L, which is not in line with the internationally mainstream 2.0L displacement, so the gold content is not too high.

"Well, so I missed such a step, and a good young man was recruited by you."

Cheng Long has been working hard in the international arena for so many years, so he can naturally tell that Yin Tong attaches great importance to Xu Jia.

So he followed the words and said, "It seems that Chairman Yin also likes Xiang Bei very much. Maybe we have opportunities to cooperate."

"Brother Cheng Long, if we have time tomorrow, can we have a meal?"

"What an honor."

The biggest bottleneck of the private fleet is the lack of technical strength. Cheng Long is actually very clear about this.

The Le Mans team he formed in later generations used the Oreca07 body provided by the French racing company, the GK428 engine provided by Gibson, and the aerodynamic layout design came from Riley, the technical department of Mercedes-Benz AMG.

Without the support of these racing companies, Dragon Team would not be able to win the Le Mans LMP2 championship.

It can be said that with the development of technology, motorsports has been controlled by the original drivers, and in a sense has become controlled by technology. Any championship team is backed by top technical support.

Qirui Group may be placed in an international car company and play the role of a younger brother. However, if it is placed in a racing car modification company, it is not even a younger brother.

But no matter how you say it, it is nowhere near as strong as a private racing team. Instead of cooperating with foreign racing companies, it is better to consider domestic car companies. If "lucky" can achieve results, it will be an extremely huge improvement for the company and even Chinese automobiles!
Why has Japan been able to build so many world-class car companies, and has even become synonymous with reliability, durability, and technology in the minds of many people.

The reason is that in the 1970s and 1980s, the golden age of the Japanese economy, a group of car companies went crazy to participate in various automobile events to improve their R&D capabilities and global reputation.

Not to mention anything else, as an engine supplier, Honda has won the F1 world championship for six consecutive years, directly pushing it to the top.

Even though Honda has been down for decades since the 2s, and even Alonso publicly mocked the Honda engine in the track team's voice for being only at GP level, it still created a lot of people's hearts. Honda cars are Impressive engine performance.

The original source of this impression is the F1 race results!

There is even a more striking example in later generations. The Lingke brand was able to achieve a breakthrough in domestic performance cars. There was even a wave of panic buying for 03+. The scene of a car being hard to find was not unrelated to its ability to win the WTCC championship title. This makes many people naturally think of the WTCC championship model when mentioning the performance of the Lingke, which should not be much different.

This is why car companies spend huge sums of money to participate in car events that seem to be losing money.

Achievements in car racing can endorse the performance and brand value of car companies. If one day a car designed by a Chinese car company can win the F1 or WRC world championship, then there is no doubt that no one will talk about this car. Performance garbage.

Whoever says it’s rubbish will lose face with its results. Let those who are not rubbish beat it on the track first!
Now that there is such a coincidence, Cheng Long will naturally consider cooperating with domestic car companies to achieve a win-win relationship.

When Xu Jia returned to the pit, he didn't know that some big guys were already focusing on him in the VIP viewing room.

But having said that, during the preparations for the Asia-Pacific Rally, Xu Jia participated in the ROC Nations Cup under such tight time constraints. In fact, he actually thought about getting more attention to himself.

After all, racing is expensive, and even if there is no technical support, it would be nice to get a few sponsors or advertisers. An annual salary of 100,000 US dollars may seem like a lot, but in fact, for racing projects, it is really not even a drop in the bucket.

Xu Jia has higher pursuits and dreams for his career path, so the more funds, the better.

"Xiang Beijun, congratulations, you have firmly entered the Chinese national team with your current lap speed."

As a data analyst, Genji Ito has been recording the lap times of Xu Jia and other drivers on the field.

Xu Jia currently has the fastest lap among all Chinese drivers, and has already confirmed his place in the national team to participate in tomorrow's official ROC Nations Cup event.

"Thank you."

Xu Jia nodded, without any obvious expression of excitement, and remained calm as usual.

"Damn, you guys are really a racing machine without emotions. You don't feel any joy at all when you join the national team?"

Li Wenfeng came closer at this time. When Xu Jia defeated Chen Congfu just now, he jumped up with excitement, but the person involved was so calm?
"Of course, but that's to be expected."

Xu Jia replied with a smile. He was naturally happy that he could become a member of the national team and represent China in the ROC Nations Cup.

But Xu Jia was not surprised by this result. On the contrary, he might have been even more surprised if he had been defeated and not entered.

"It's too early to say this now. You still have one last opponent, Han Han, who you haven't defeated yet."

"Only if you beat him, you will be the number one driver of the national team and the king of Chinese cars."

The old drunkard said, Xu Jia is getting more and more arrogant, and it's time to suppress his behavior.

"Uncle Xu, sooner or later, Han Han can't run away from me."

Xu Jia replied confidently, Han Han was indeed very strong, but he couldn't be faster than himself!

"So confident?"

"Don't forget that Han Han is China's first track and rally double champion. He also has no shortcomings on this indoor track."

The reason why Xu Jia is currently able to dominate the world has something to do with his "all-around" in racing events.

Whether it is the venue or the rally running method, he adapts quickly and will not have any shortcomings.

The same is true for Han Han, and he has taken both to the top level. It can be said that short track events are born for this kind of driver!

"He does have an advantage running the indoor short track, but I want to win this game."

Xu Jia looked at the old drunkard and replied with a smile.

There was no unconvinced argument like that of a young man, and there was no sign of a guilty conscience. Xu Jia gave the most domineering answer in a very calm tone.

Listening to Xu Jia's words, the old drunkard did not continue, because his purpose was to make Xu Jia pay attention to his opponent, but in fact it was no longer needed. Xu Jia even gave Xu Lang a kind of king to rule the track. breath.

Xu Lang couldn't explain how this kind of momentum came about, but this "momentum" has already happened, and Han Han may not be able to stop it!
At 8:30 p.m., the final race of the Chinese Car Championship begins, which is the finals.

Han Han chose a "convertible supercar" like KTM as the model for this competition, and Xu Jia did not refuse.

KTM is an ultra-short wheelbase sports car, equipped with a 2.0L inline four-cylinder engine with a maximum horsepower of 240P, and the car weighs only less than kilograms.

The reason why he chose this car was Chen Congfu's suggestion to Han Han. Through the previous duel, he had determined that Xu Jia was a formula driver who had received professional training, not a seemingly new rally driver.

The reason is the borrowing of road shoulders, which can be said to be the signature running method of formula drivers. Xu Jia used it so skillfully that Chen Congfu could see it at a glance.

Xu Jia has already shown amazing strength in ROC official racing cars and touring cars. As an off-road vehicle like the RX150, Xu Jia, as a rally driver, definitely cannot be a weak link.

So among the five models, only the KTM crossover is left, which may not be in the list of models that Xu Jia is familiar with.

After all, formula drivers generally train from a young age, and most of the typical majors are exposed to racing. As for Han Han, he had driven many of these manual-shift sports cars in the country, so he might have an advantage.

It can only be said that Xu Jia has put pressure on Han Han after these few duels, otherwise he would not make such a slightly advantageous choice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the ROC China Car Championship has come to the finals. Han Han from Subaru Racing Team of China will face off against Xu Jia from Team Dragon!"

"Compared to Xu Jia, who has just started to perform well in ROC, Han Han became the first double champion in China this year to gather the field and rally championships. He is currently the most popular and powerful champion driver in China!"

"I don't know whether this duel will be Han Han proving his strength as a king, or Xu Jia will carry out the magic to the end, let's wait and see!"

The host of the event, He Bing, still used a passionate voice to give the opening commentary.

On the track, Xu Jia and Han Han, accompanied by the roar of tens of thousands of spectators, began to slam the accelerator to hold down the engine speed.

The KTM is a convertible, so both parties can clearly see the expressions on each other's faces. Han Han's expression was a little serious, and his heart was full of fighting spirit, but Xu Jia looked relatively relaxed, as if he was sure of victory.

But when the track indicator light began to enter the countdown stage, Xu Jia pushed the helmet mask down, and his whole face was covered under the mask with a "pop" sound.

A driver can truly be called an emotionless racing machine only if he hides himself under the mask of a racing helmet!
(End of this chapter)