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This year, there are 1 teams participating in the LMP33-H category of the Le Mans Endurance Race, including Porsche, Audi, Ferrari, Jaguar, Bentley, Toyota, Ford, etc. Many old teams, with many contracted drivers and deep foundation, will send two or even three cars to participate in the competition. It can be said that there are many masters and fierce competition. Of course, in addition to the LMP1-H category, there are several other low-level groups of teams participating in the competition, but the attention is much lower and the competition time is also shorter, less than 24 hours.

The 24 Hours of Le Mans requires a team of three drivers to drive a car for 24 hours. It is known as one of the most difficult individual events in the world and one of the three most famous and difficult car events in the world. Since the first race in 1923, the Le Mans Endurance Race has never been interrupted except for a few years before and after World War II. The 24 Hours of Le Mans requires not only fast speeds, but also stability and fuel efficiency. In order to win the race, the car must have good aerodynamics when driving on the e-track and perform well in fuel efficiency. This is in line with the trend of automobile development in the 21st century. Many car manufacturers regard Le Mans as a place to test the performance and endurance of new cars, and cars with good test results can also be put into higher-level cars.

The team was busy preparing, and Qiao Ruida had nothing to do, so he walked around the competition venue and saw many teams and legendary racers who had won multiple championships. In the media center, Qiao Ruida was somewhat surprised to see the live broadcast team sent by CCTV and Kuaipai, as well as the interview teams sent by several domestic online media. Perhaps it was because Qiao Ruida was too famous, or perhaps it was because a yellow man walking among a group of white and black people was too conspicuous, several mainland reporters recognized Qiao Ruida's identity and came over to stop Qiao Ruida for an interview.

"Mr. Qiao, you are here in Le Mans today to watch the race?" a female reporter from NetEase News asked.

"Yes, the Le Mans Endurance Race is one of the three most famous automobile races in the world and is well worth watching. At the same time, I came to the competition to cheer for our Ruida team." Since becoming the richest man in China, Qiao Ruida has been interviewed and facing the camera more and more often. He rarely gets nervous and speaks much calmer.

Qiao Ruida's inadvertent revelation caused a small amount of exclamation at the scene. It was obvious that some reporters and media people from China did not do their homework and did not know that there was a Chinese team participating in the Le Mans Endurance Race.

"Hey, is there a Chinese team participating in this competition? I haven't heard of it."

"Let me check the list of participating teams. There is indeed a Reda team, and they are participating in the most difficult LMP1 group race."

"The family cars and business cars produced by Ruida Motors are pretty good, but do they really have the ability to develop racing cars?"

"I think Ruida Automobile is in a tough situation. It's hard to make a racing engine. We don't have the technical reserves for racing car research and development in China."

"You guys, didn't you do some research before coming to Le Mans? Not only did the Reda team sign up for this year's Le Mans Endurance Race, but they also won third place in the qualifying race held two days ago. That was a result achieved when competing against veteran teams such as Ferrari, Audi, and Toyota."

"Really? Ruida Automobile's R&D capabilities are so impressive."

Regardless of what the colleagues in the back were discussing, the interview with Qiao Ruida was still going on. A CCTV reporter took over the topic and continued to ask: "Mr. Qiao, has the Ruida team set any goals for this competition?"

"We, Ruida Motors, have just established a professional racing team for less than a year. We participated in this Le Mans Endurance Race mainly to accumulate experience. As for the ranking, it would be better if we can get it, but it is normal if we can't. After all, this is the first time for our Ruida team to participate in the competition. The drivers have no experience, and the car is newly developed. There are many technical details that are not in place." Qiao Ruida did not participate in the development process of the car used by the Ruida team this time. He also did not know what level the car developed by the racing car development team had reached, and whether it could compete with the cars that have been improved many times by those old racing teams.

"Mr. Qiao, according to the information I have learned, domestic car companies rarely organize teams to participate in various car competitions. What is the purpose of Ruida Automobile forming a team to participate in the Le Mans endurance race this time?" The reporter who asked the question this time was a sweet-looking young lady sent by the Kuaipai platform.

"We sent a team to participate in the Le Mans Endurance Race mainly for publicity. As a new car manufacturer, Ruida Automobile has some fame in China, but it is not well-known abroad, especially in Europe and the United States, which is very unfavorable to Ruida Automobile's global sales. Now we send a team to participate in the Le Mans Endurance Race. If we can get a good result in the top few places, it will greatly expand the popularity of Ruida Automobile. Even if the final result of the competition is not ideal, our team and our car logo have made a name for ourselves in front of racing enthusiasts around the world. It will be helpful for the subsequent export of cars."

Qiao Ruida answered a few more questions and then hurriedly ended the interview because his girlfriend Du Qingqing was calling him. Qiao Ruida rushed back to the rest area of ​​the motorcade and reunited with Du Qingqing.

"Honey, where have you been? You haven't been seen for over an hour. I thought you were lost."

"I didn't go anywhere. I just walked around the racetrack and gave an interview at the media center."

"This is France, not many people know you, why is someone interviewing you?" "The person interviewing me is a reporter from China. It's still early, let's go to the RV and have a rest." The convoy drove a total of four RVs, three of which were occupied by the three racing drivers who were about to participate in the competition, and the remaining one was naturally given to Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing for use.

At 24 pm local time, the 13.629 Hours of Le Mans officially started. Fei Yushu drove a car and more than 1 cars from other teams set off one after another, racing along the 1km track. The No. 1 car of the Ferrari team took the first place first, and the No. 2 car of the Audi LMP group rose to the second place at the beginning of the race, and the No. car followed closely behind. Fei Yushu of the Ruida team did not rush to seize the qualifying position, but adopted a follow-up strategy, taking steady steps, and focusing on familiarizing himself with the track in the first few laps. However, the performance of the Ruida team's car is indeed excellent, with stable power output and rapid acceleration. It has always remained in the first echelon, and can occasionally absorb a wave of tail flow from the car in front to speed up and save fuel.

As the saying goes, there are unexpected changes in the weather. Just now it was sunny, but in the blink of an eye it started to rain heavily. Two hours after the race started, it started to rain, and most of the cars entered the pits to change to rain tires. However, due to the heavy rain, the qualifying of the cars changed dramatically. The No. 7 car of the Ferrari team gradually fell to the second echelon, the No. 8 car of the Toyota team took the first position, and the No. car went into the garage and took half an hour to repair before it came back. The No. and No. cars of the Audi team performed stably and took the second and third positions. Some particularly unlucky cars even retired due to the rain, such as the highly anticipated No. car of the Audi team, which had a malfunction in the rain and had to retire. The car of the Ruida team performed fairly stably, ranked seventh, and was still in the first echelon, retaining the hope of winning the championship.

Four hours after the start of the race, the racers made their first change. Fei Yushu got off the car to eat and rest, and Zhong Mansheng, who had already prepared, got on the car and continued the next battle. If Fei Yushu is mature and technically mature, Zhong Mansheng, who is just 26 years old this year, is a newborn calf with full momentum. Since the driver was replaced by Zhong Mansheng, the car of the Ruida team has been accelerating to catch up with the car in front, and it has caught up to the fourth place after an hour. The top three cars have first-class mechanical performance and the level of the racers is also very high. It is very difficult for Zhong Mansheng to catch up. Zhong Mansheng worked hard for four hours, and when he got off the car to rest, he was still fourth in the ranking. The person who replaced Zhong Mansheng was Qin Zhenhua, who was one year younger than Zhong Mansheng and had the lowest technical level among the three. However, eight hours after the start of the race, the distance between the participating cars had opened up a very large distance. As long as Qin Zhenhua did not make mistakes, it would not be difficult to keep his current ranking.

Toyota car No. 7 was in the lead throughout the night, but at dawn, it broke down and stopped on the track. Audi car No. 1 overtook it and took the first place. Zhong Mansheng, who was back on the track, also took the opportunity to overtake Audi car No. 2 and took the second place.

The Le Mans Endurance Race will last for 24 hours, which is a test for the drivers, the cars, the mechanics, and the service team. Qiao Ruida, Du Qingqing, and most of the fans who watched the race on site would not watch it from beginning to end, but would choose to rest at night and continue watching the race after waking up the next day. Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing did not choose to go back to the hotel to rest, but stayed in the RV for the night. The next morning, after waking up, Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing ate some bread and milk, and then went to the team maintenance department to find Feng Jiayu and ask about the current ranking.

"Old Feng, what's the situation now? Where do we rank?"

"Our car is now ranked second. The first place is Audi team's No. 1 car, and the third place is Audi team's No. 2 car." Feng Jiayu's eyes were a little red, and he kept yawning while speaking. It seemed that he had been busy last night and had not rested.

"Ranked second? That's great. If we can maintain this result to the end, our Ruida Automobile will become famous." Du Qingqing didn't know much about racing, but was very sensitive to rankings. She knew how valuable the runner-up place in the Le Mans Endurance Race was.

Feng Jiayu shook his head and said, "Accidents can happen at any time on a racetrack. It's not easy to get second place. Look at Porsche's No. 20 car. It's catching up."

Hearing this, Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing turned their heads at the same time and looked in the direction of the track, only to see that Porsche's No. 20 car had indeed caught up from behind and entered into a tangle with the No. 42 car of the Ruida team. At this critical moment of chasing each other, Zhong Mansheng's inexperience was undoubtedly exposed. In order to keep the track and prevent his opponents from overtaking, Zhong Mansheng accidentally rolled his wheels onto the inner line of the track, and was penalized, losing the second position in vain. The No. 2 car of the Audi team also took this opportunity to overtake and took the third position. When Zhong Mansheng's penalty time ended and the race started again, he could only rank fourth.

In the subsequent race, Zhong Mansheng and Qin Zhenhua tried hard to catch up for six hours, but they were still ranked fourth, and the distance between them and the car in front was more than three kilometers. When there were only four hours left before the finish, Fei Yushu once again stepped on the accelerator and frantically chased the three cars in front. However, the distance between them and the car in front was too far, and it was very difficult to catch up in the remaining four hours. Two hours later, the No. 42 car of the Ruida team was still one kilometer away from the car in front.

Just when everyone thought that the fourth place was the final result of the Ruida team in this competition, a dramatic scene appeared. The No. 1 Audi car, which ranked first, had thick black smoke coming out of the rear of the car, and lost a lot of power, so it had to enter the pit for maintenance. When everyone thought that Porsche had a chance to win the 20th championship trophy with the leading advantage of the No. 17 car, even if it was the top 3, it would be a relief to return to a long-lost place. The 919 Hybrid suddenly lost power, and the team could not repair it in time, and unfortunately retired from the race. Such a scene shocked hundreds of thousands of spectators at the scene. So the No. 2 Audi car came from behind and ranked first, and the No. 42 car of the Ruida team ranked second. Ten minutes later, the No. 1 Audi car completed the maintenance and returned to the track, but the ranking had fallen to third place.

In the following races, Fei Yushu performed steadily and always held the second place. In the last few laps before the finish, Fei Yushu tried to launch a final sprint for the championship, but the driver of Audi No. 2 was very experienced and his defense was impeccable, so he never gave him a chance to overtake.

At 24 pm local time, the -hour Le Mans Endurance Race came to an end. The Audi team became the biggest winner, taking the first and third place. The Ruida team, which participated in the race for the first time, also gained a lot, winning the second place, and successfully made Ruida Automobile well-known among the racing fans.

After the race, the awards ceremony began after a short break. The first to stand on the podium were the three drivers of BMW No. 2. When they held up the Le Mans Rally Championship trophy, the scene was filled with thunderous applause.

When Fei Yushu, Zhong Mansheng, and Qin Zhenhua stood on the runner-up podium, Qiao Ruida, Du Qingqing, and the team members standing in the audience cheered and applauded. (End of this chapter)