Beyblade: You call this a four-wheel drive vehicle?

Chapter 263

However, because it will take some time to manufacture new equipment and let the AI ​​learn, Xiao Hao will not be able to use this system in the second stop in Hangzhou.

The other teams also arrived in Hangzhou one after another after returning to their respective headquarters to adjust their vehicles.

Soon, the Hangzhou race came to the warm-up match day.

On Friday, in a racetrack converted from a part of the airport, 20 cars from ten teams made their official debut in front of the media. After the previous race, each team has begun to have some ideas. When interviewed by the media, they all stated that the means of explosive acceleration for their team's cars are already under study.

As the media reports come out one after another, car fans' expectations for this are increasing day by day.

The Hangzhou Culture and Tourism Bureau also attaches great importance to this race. Unlike Shanghai, which has an F1 venue and holds an F1 race every year, it is difficult for Hangzhou to host such a racing event. The last time a large-scale racing event was held was the WGP a few years ago. The Spanish team chose this place as their home court, and they tasted the sweetness that time. Therefore, they also attached great importance to this GPX and gave the green light all the way.

All the drivers also had a very good impression of this city.

In the qualifying round of the second day, compared to the warm-up round of the previous day, everyone started to get serious.

The previous Shanghai station used a track that was modified based on the previous F1 event. Strictly speaking, it was not the most suitable venue for CF cars to perform. Therefore, except for the top drivers, many people felt restrained when running. After all, a track with a lap of five kilometers is still too short for CF cars. Many times there is no time to increase to the top speed and they have to slow down because of the bends.

The length of a single lap in the Hangzhou station is nearly double that of the Shanghai station. In addition, a three-kilometer straight track is reserved in the nine-kilometer track to accelerate the CF car, and the number of laps has also been increased to 60.

As a result, the requirements for drivers' physical strength and concentration have become more stringent. After all, in the last Shanghai station, 6 drivers retired due to mistakes due to decreased concentration. As the track becomes more difficult this time, the number may be even higher.

In this qualifying race, Nie Ming's Arctic Fox team took the pole position.

This team, which was initiated by a Russian consortium, currently ranks fourth thanks to the points won by Nie Ming. However, they also have a big problem. That is, the strength of their number two driver is obviously inferior to Nie Ming. He was one of the six drivers who retired in the last race due to mistakes.

Originally in training, this guy's performance was much better than Nie Ming, who had to take his car to the repair shop every other day. However, the intensity of the race made this former F1 mid-range driver experience the difficulty of the new era of formula racing. Therefore, the current Arctic Fox team has also begun to shift all its resources to Nie Ming.

Relying on archaeological scientific research methods, the technical team of the Arctic Fox team found a drawing of a thruster from a database left behind by a former Soviet racing team. Due to limitations in technology and materials at the time, this thruster named blizzard only existed in theory, but the drawings were indeed extremely complete. After the Arctic Fox team produced it, they let Nie Ming get started directly after a simple test.

Nie Ming lived up to expectations and relied on this new equipment to take the pole position in this race.

After taking the pole position, Nie Ming gained confidence and announced in the post-race interview that he is now the fastest man in the world.

Lin Che had to admit that this guy really didn't forget his original intention in this regard. Compared with him, Xiao Hao and Huo Yuesheng were inferior.

In this race, in addition to Nie Ming who took the pole position, Carlo and Okita Kai also relied on their new equipment to take the second and third places respectively. Michael was in fourth place, Xiao Hao and Hijikata Ling were fifth and sixth, and Lin Che was in tenth place, just on the edge of T3. However, after the last race, no one dared to underestimate him anymore.

After the qualifying round, the outside media also made certain predictions about this game. They predicted that Ferrari would win this game. After all, in the last game, although Carlo did not grab the top two places, he was ranked ahead of Mercedes, which got the second place, in the standings because of the combined advantage of their points, and ranked second in the overall standings.

In this game, after everyone began to pay attention to the means of explosive acceleration, Ferrari was the only team that installed explosive equipment on both cars. In addition, Carlo's strength was not inferior to Michael's, so it was not surprising that everyone was optimistic about Ferrari's overtaking DRS in the standings.

However, the media did not make any firm statements. They were still relatively conservative in their predictions for the race champion, thinking that the champion would be among Lin Che, Michael, Carlo, and Nie Ming who took pole position.

The race started as scheduled at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Sitting in the cockpit of the Aurora, Nie Ming stared at the signal light ahead.

"Mr. Nie Ming, you look very excited." Aurora said.

"Of course!" Nie Ming said, "I will definitely win this game, just don't hold me back!"

"Mr. Nie Ming's words are really sad." Aurora said, "Under your suggestion, most of the permissions are completely open to me. In this game, I will only provide you with advice and will not interfere with your decision-making."

"That's good, let's win this game together!" The signal lights in front of him had begun to change. When all five lights were fully lit, Nie Ming stepped on the accelerator, "Let's go! Aurora!"

Nie Ming's Aurora sped out, and the racing cars behind followed closely behind.

After three laps, the echelons on the track became clear.

Nie Ming, Xiao Hao, Okita Kai, and Hijikata Ling maintained their lead, and in the first echelon, there were two cars from the Red Bull Racing team and the McLaren Racing team. Behind them, Carlo, Lin Che, and Michael maintained a stable speed and were in the second echelon.

Lin Che saw Carlo's figure on the rearview screen, smiled slightly, and thought to himself: "Have you tried to enter the Zero Realm?"

After Carlo returned to Maranello from Shanghai, he immediately asked the team to install the aerodynamic component that improves explosive power on his car. When the speed reached 550 km/h, Carlo successfully entered the zero zone.

After entering the realm of zero for the first time, Carlo also understood why Lin Che and Michael were able to fully control the car at that speed. This was a state where the five senses were raised to the limit. The car that was on the verge of losing control in the eyes of others was completely a part of his body in his hands. This feeling directly made Carlo addicted to it.

It was not until Carlo fainted in the car after his body exceeded its limit and triggered the AI's protection program that the Pegasus came to a complete stop.

This attempt caused Carlo to stay in the hospital for a week. At the same time, Carlo also realized that Lin Che’s previous reminder was not false. That kind of feeling was really something that made people unable to help but indulge in it.

However, Carlo is not the kind of person who would easily lose himself in power. After a brief excitement, Carlo calmed down.

Therefore, in this qualifying round, Carlo simply quit while he was ahead, entered T3 and ran casually, getting a similar ranking. After the start, he did not rush to accelerate, but kept the speed similar to Lin Che and Michael.

After experiencing the power of the zero realm, Carlo understood that after entering this state, compared to other drivers who have not entered this state, it is a complete dimensionality reduction attack. Therefore, he only needs to maintain the speed at an appropriate level and burst into the zero realm at the end of the race to win the game.

Compared with maintaining the lead from the beginning, how to maintain physical strength before the decisive moment arrives and win the confrontation between these two people in that state is more worthy of consideration, Carlo thought as he looked at the cars of Lin Che and Michael beside him.

"In the current competition for the first place, Nie Ming's Aurora, Xiao Hao's Tornado Charge, and Okita Kai's Pegasus stand out. The three cars are constantly accelerating and gradually widening the gap with the other cars in the first echelon." In the studio of Five Star Sports, Brother Ran was paying attention to the confrontation in the first echelon.

"The newly installed thrusters on contestant Nie Ming's Aurora seem to have excellent performance. In terms of short-distance instantaneous burst, it is not inferior to the Tai Chi War Dragon, which has always been famous for its thrusters. However, Ferrari's new aerodynamic components are also not much inferior in this regard." Brother Fei said, "But what is unexpected is that the Whirlwind Charge can catch up with the speed of the two of them without the means of burst acceleration."

"It's because of those two long straight lines." Brother Bing laughed. "The straight-line acceleration capability of the Tornado Charge is the best among all CF racers. The only problem is that it lacks explosive power. However, the track of this race gave it a lot of room to play. Rather than saying that it can keep up with the Aurora and Pegasus, it is better to say that the Aurora and Pegasus rely on new equipment that increases explosive power to keep up with his speed in Tornado Charge's home court."

“However, Xing Mahao’s driving skills are also very commendable. This track is not just about straight lines. On the curves after the straight lines, he was able to rely on his superb skills to prevent the car from losing too much speed on the curves, which really proves the value of his former F2 season championship.”

"But speaking of it, at the press conference the day before yesterday, DRS's technical leader, Xing Ma Hao's brother Xing Ma Lie, said that the explosive acceleration method of Whirlwind Charge is already under research and development and manufacturing. What kind of method do you think it is similar to?" Li Bing asked with a smile.

"It shouldn't be a propeller like the Tai Chi War Dragon." Brother Fei said, "The body of the Cyclone Charge doesn't look like there's room for adding a propeller. I think it's more likely to be the engine itself or the aerodynamics."

"It can't really be a tornado." Ran Ge also laughed.

Most fans who have watched WGP were extremely excited when they saw the Tornado Charge debut on GPX for the first time. The childhood filter made this car attract a lot of people's attention, but after the initial excitement passed, many fans felt that something was not right.

Because this car can't fly.

From the time Xiao Hao first appeared on the international stage to his retirement from WGP, which of the four Chargers he used along the way was the one that ran honestly on the ground?

So, after the first race, many jokes appeared on major racing discussion platforms, such as why this car is called Whirlwind Charge even though it can't fly, and why Tai Chi War Dragon can use thrusters but Whirlwind Charge can't create a tornado.

Of course, after nine years of compulsory education, everyone understands that it is a bit disrespectful to the British Mint Minister to let a Trumpet of this size be restored to resemble a tornado. These remarks are more of a joke, and this is what Ran Ge meant at this time.

"If it really is a tornado, the size of the CF racing car makes one feel the impact is huge just thinking about it. But it's just an idea. Given the speed of a tornado's rotation, let's not talk about whether it can be done, even if it can, the people in the car won't be able to bear it!" Li Bing said with a smile.

"The rankings have basically stabilized at the moment. The two drivers from Red Bull and McLaren in the first echelon were once regulars in the top ten in F1 events. Although their performance in the last race was not very ideal, after adjustments and with their formal experience in operating CF cars, they regained their form in this race."

On lap 12, the drivers in th and th position collided on a curve and were both eliminated.

"The No. 2 driver of the McLaren team collided with the No. 2 car of the Sauber team. The accident was not serious. Both drivers left the cockpit after the safety car arrived. However, they probably cannot continue this race."

"It seems that the pressure of CF racing is still very high. Both players made some low-level mistakes in this corner, which led to their elimination. The speed of CF racing has been greatly increased compared to F1, and the requirements for the drivers are also higher." Brother Fei said with some regret.

On the 19th lap, the McLaren and Red Bull No. 1 cars in the first echelon gradually began to fall behind and fell out of the team. As they were not yet accustomed to cooperating with AI, these veteran drivers from the F era were more accustomed to relying on their own instincts to make judgments, so the load on their brains was more severe, and their concentration naturally could not keep up with Xiaohao and others who had developed the habit of cooperating with AI since childhood.

(End of this chapter)