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Chapter 259 The Race Begins

As one driver after another took the initiative to end the competition in Q3, there were only two cars left running on the track. Although the two cars were about 1/4 lap behind because Carlo started more than ten seconds later, they were rising alternately in the final lap time ranking.

After breaking through 55 seconds, each of their improvements was only a few tenths of a millisecond, but their speed was still constantly increasing.

"Hey! Don't you want to persuade him?" Okita Kai looked at the Pegasus Unit 1 which was getting faster and faster and couldn't help but turn back to ask the Ferrari's technical team. Trying so hard in the qualifying round was not a rational choice.

"We can't persuade him." Ferrari's technical director said calmly.

"Enzo! Keep speeding up!" Carlo, who was experiencing huge acceleration in the cockpit, said expressionlessly to the AI ​​named after his founder.

"I understand. However, Carlo, the acceleration you are currently experiencing has almost reached your limit." While assisting Carlo to speed up, the AI ​​also reminded Carlo.

"I understand, but this record can only belong to Ferrari!" Carlo said with bloodshot eyes under his helmet, gritting his teeth.

If the lap record of this track had been held by another team, Carlo might not have cared so much about this pole position, but this record had always been held by Ferrari, so in this new era of Formula One racing, he also wanted to continue Ferrari's glory.

Ferrari pulled him out of the abyss that year, and he regarded this team as his home. Although the technical team of this team had been cheating him since he was 11 years old, he has always been proud to be a Ferrari driver and has never thought of leaving.

"Haha, I haven't been this passionate in a long time!" Xiao Hao also laughed wildly.

"Haojun, I detected that your heartbeat is a little fast. Can you still withstand the current acceleration?" Magnum asked at this time.

"Of course! That's just the extent!" Xiao Hao responded.

"I will monitor your physical condition more closely. However, if possible, please stay in this state for a while longer. I can feel that your ability to control the Charge is improving." Magnum said.

"Is that so? I was wondering why it felt like it was becoming more and more handy!" Xiao Hao said.

The two of them were breaking new records in speed as they circled around and around, making it hard to keep up.

"Aren't they done yet?" Lin Che had already finished taking a shower and changed his clothes, but the fight between Xiao Hao and Carlo was still going on.

"Why not let Xiaohao come back earlier? There's no need to fight so hard in a qualifying match." Chen Hewang said.

"Don't!" Just when Xiao Lie was about to make some unusual movements, J stopped him. "From the data uploaded by Magnum, it is not difficult to see that Xiao Hao's control over the Charge is rapidly improving. For Xiao Hao, this is a rare opportunity."

"Really?" Lin Che walked to J's side and looked at the data sent back by Magnum. This reaction seemed like a precursor to entering the realm of zero.

……

"There are only three minutes left! Who will be the first pole position in the history of GPX?" Li Bing stared at the two people's alternating rising rankings on the ranking list.

"This should be the last lap for both of them! After they finish, there won't be enough time left for them to run another lap."

"Xing Ma Hao! 54.375! If Carlo wants to get the pole position in this race, he must at least improve his last lap time by 0.06 seconds!"

"Done! 54!" Li Bing shouted excitedly, "He really did it! He left the lap record of this track to Ferrari! At the same time, he took the first pole position of this priceless GPX!"

"Damn it!" On the way back to the maintenance area, Xiao Hao, who received the news, slapped the steering wheel a little unhappily.

"Mr. Hao, you were a little careless in the third lap. You couldn't maintain the speed in that lap, so you gave your opponent a chance." Magnum said. After spending a long time with Xiao Hao, the AI ​​also knew this guy's temper. Instead of comforting him at this time, it would be better to help him review the game directly.

"I'll let him know how good I am in tomorrow's competition!" Xiao Hao said, "By the way, how's Ah Che doing?"

"According to the data uploaded by Silver, Mr. Lin Che probably only used 7% of his strength in the qualifying round. Unlike you, he needs to conserve his energy in the qualifying round in order to cope with the race tomorrow." Magnum said.

"Haha, that guy is just lame! He hasn't exercised in these years!" Xiao Hao said happily.

Magnum: …

"Huh? Why aren't you talking?" Xiao Hao asked curiously. You know, Magnum would always be his supporting actor whenever he complained.

Magnum: Does he dare to speak? Silver is staring at him now.

"I can hear it!" Lin Che said with a dark face on the team's radio.

Although he really wanted to get the pole position, Xiao Hao didn't have any particular obsession if he didn't get it, and he quickly accepted the result.

When Carlo returned to the maintenance area and got out of the car with the help of the staff, he was greeted with warm applause and cheers from the audience.

In the eyes of countless Iron Buddha Temples, Carlo is their pride!
The starting order for tomorrow's race has been determined.

Carlo was the first to start, followed by Xing Mahao, then Hijikata Ling, then the number one driver of the McLaren team, the number one driver of the Red Bull team, Michael, Okita Kai... Lin Che and Nie Ming who was eliminated in Q3 were not far behind, one was eleventh and the other was thirteenth.

"Tomorrow's main competition is really getting more and more exciting!" Li Bing said in the studio after the broadcast ended.

"That's right. In today's qualifying, although the Tai Chi War Dragon we had been looking forward to for a long time chose to conserve its strength, we also saw the wonderful performances of Xing Mahao, Carlo, Michael and other young drivers who had previously shined in the WGP in new fields. This has greatly increased the highlights of tomorrow's race!" said Brother Ran.

"Then let us look forward to tomorrow's main competition together. At the same time, for tomorrow's competition, we will also invite a special guest to the Five Star Sports studio. See you at 14:00 tomorrow!" said Brother Fei.

…Sunday, the day of the main competition.

After two days of warm-up, the GPX event has shown the potential to become a hit. There are still two hours before the race, but the stands of the Shanghai International Circuit are already full of people. Tickets for the main race have been sold to sky-high prices by scalpers, but that still can't stop the enthusiasm of the audience to come and witness GPX's first race championship.

“The atmosphere of this event has heated up. Whether it can be successful depends on today,” said Fujiyoshi, sitting on a customized monkey car and waving a paper fan.

When he first knew that Lin Che was planning to organize this event, Teng Ji was prepared to lose money and accompany Lin Che in his crazy efforts. After all, the Three Kingdoms Group had made a lot of money in cooperation with Lin's Technology over the years. Coupled with Teng Ji's love for racing, losing some money was not a big deal. However, he did not expect that Lin Che would come up with too many good things. The event suddenly became popular, and a large number of sponsors were already waiting and watching. As long as this first race got off to a good start, GPX would be able to completely replace F1 and become the most popular racing championship, and they would be able to make a lot of money.

At this time, Xiao Lie was already directing the technical team to get busy.

Today's race, in addition to the two drivers in the team, is also a brand new test for the technical team of their new team. Therefore, Xiao Lie checked repeatedly before the race to ensure that any possible problems are nipped in the bud.

As time passed, the live broadcast of Five Star Sports began.

"Welcome to the 2007 GPX Racing Championship Shanghai Station! I am Brother Bing!" Li Bing opened the speech with full energy.

"I'm Brother Fei."

"I'm Brother Ran."

"At the same time, we have invited a special guest to the live broadcast room of Five Star Sports today." The camera turned and a tall old man appeared in the camera.

"Hello everyone, I am commentator Zhang Weiping!" The old man waved and greeted the audience.

The audience watching the live broadcast were delighted when they saw this figure. In the first two WGP competitions, this old man was the mainstay of the commentary desk. However, after the retirement of the first generation of the China War Dragon Team, the professional mini racing commentators trained by CCTV also grew up, and the old man faded out of the sight of racing fans and returned to his familiar field of basketball commentary. Today, the audience was very surprised to see him sitting on the commentary desk of a racing event again.

"Let's welcome Coach Zhang!" said Li Bing.

Before the game started, several commentators started chatting.

"Coach Zhang hasn't commented on a racing event for a long time, whether it's WGP or other events. How does it feel to sit on the racing commentary stand again?" Li Bing asked with a smile.

"It feels pretty good." Coach Zhang said with a smile.

"Then, what was the reason that made Coach Zhang accept our invitation?" Brother Fei asked.

“Need I say more? How can Lin Che’s first game in a new field be without the support of me, China’s number one Lin fan!” said Coach Zhang. It was obvious that without being at the CCTV commentary desk, the old man had completely relaxed.

"However, the familiar faces among this group of players are still missed," said Coach Zhang.

"So, Coach Zhang, which driver do you think will be a good pick today?" Brother Fei asked, but he realized as soon as he said it that he seemed to have asked a nonsense question. This is the famous No. 1 Lin Chui in China, so which driver do you think he can pick?

“Haha, if I were to say which driver I’m optimistic about, I’d naturally pick Lin Che,” said Coach Zhang. “Although he and Tai Chi Zhan Long seemed to be conserving their strength in yesterday’s qualifying, this also shows that he has the confidence to do so!”

"The race is about to begin. All drivers are ready at the starting line. The referee signals that the warm-up lap can begin."

All drivers set off one after another, and after running a lap along the track, they lined up at the starting point according to the order determined in yesterday's qualifying round.

As the five signal lights in front of everyone lit up one after another, the race began and everyone stepped on the accelerator at the first opportunity.

Carlo in pole position and Xiao Hao in second place continued the fierce battle from yesterday's qualifying round at the beginning of the race. Tornado Charge and Pegasus rushed to the first corner without giving in.

Behind them, Hijikata Rei, Okita Kai and Michael were following closely, waiting for any flaws to be revealed in the chase ahead.

"Aurora! Let's catch up!" Nie Ming stepped on the accelerator and the engine of Aurora roared forward. Nie Ming, who had been ranked tenth in the starting order due to an accident yesterday, was naturally unwilling to accept it. He planned to sprint to catch up with his old rivals in front from the start. After the software engineers' overnight modification, Aurora also removed many restrictions. Nie Ming, who was able to let go, naturally planned to do a big job.

"Wow! Nie Ming from the Arctic Fox team in the rear group was the first to start exerting his strength. It seems that he plans to perform well today after unfortunately missing the opportunity yesterday." Brother Fei said.

“This kid hasn’t changed at all over the years.” Coach Zhang said, “He was the first driver to run off the track in GPX yesterday.”

"That's right." Li Bing nodded. "But this also indirectly shows the safety of the new era CF racing car. According to the experience of previous Formula One racing cars, if driver Nie Ming rushed off the track at the speed he ran at yesterday, he would have to stay in bed for at least half a year to recover from his injuries. But yesterday, not only was he fine, but his car also underwent a simple repair and did not delay today's race."

"That's what I said," Coach Zhang said, "I don't think highly of this kind of driver, because he doesn't drive rationally, he just rushes around randomly, and if he makes a mistake he'll get chased by others."

"Oh? Contestant Lin Che has also started to speed up!" Brother Ran noticed at this time that Tai Chi War Dragon accelerated while nimbly avoiding other drivers blocking the front. His ranking improved by several places in just a few breaths, and he would soon catch up with Nie Ming.

"Great! You are worthy of being our Chinese captain!" Coach Zhang said excitedly, "It seems that Lin Che's driving skills are also very good. At the same time, the Tai Chi War Dragon has also continued the reputation of the car that has set countless records in the WGP arena!"

Fei Ge:......

Ran Ge: ...

The old commentator's undisguised double standards really opened their eyes, but Li Bing, as their old partner, was no longer surprised.

"The Taiji War Dragon and Aurora are now basically moving in lockstep. They will soon complete the first lap, but if they want to overtake, it may not be that easy. Standing in their way is Rozier, the former number one driver of the Williams F1 team! This driver is 26 years old this year, and is considered to be one of the older contestants in this GPX. He has won a single race in the F1 arena before. Among all the F1 drivers, he is one of the ones who is better at cooperating with AI."

"Humph, it's not that easy for those little devils to overtake me!" Rozier gritted his teeth and sped up, getting stuck on the best line for the continuous bends in the second lap.

(End of this chapter)