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Chapter 43 I Only Run a Circle of God

Han Han, who was sitting in the driver's seat of a Volkswagen POLO, saw the Subaru Impreza appearing in the rearview mirror, and his pupils were also filled with surprise and shock.

When Che Laoquan and Chen Xiangbei were fighting each other, he thought the race had ended early. It was impossible for the opponent to overtake a professional driver who "maliciously" blocked his car and then catch up with him on a track of only 4.3 kilometers.

The reality overturned Han Han's cognition. Chen Xiangbei got rid of Che Laoquan in just half of the race, and now he has used two combination turns to catch up with his car!

Is this really a high school student who has not received any vocational training?

No one on the track could give Han Han this answer, but it didn't matter.

As the CCC national champion, Han Han has his own pride and it is impossible for him to admit that he is not as good as others.

As long as the race reaches the finish line, he firmly believes that he will be ahead to the end!
The two cars continued to speed on the track. At Turn 10, the front of the cars were basically passing each other. Han Han stuck to the best cornering line and, relying on his advantage in power response out of the corner, did not give Chen Xiangbei any chance to overtake.

Next was another U-turn. Han Han, who was giving it his all, had obviously learned from Che Laoquan's lesson and also braked extremely late to prevent Chen Xiangbei from taking the intersecting line.

To be honest, when a national champion-level driver chooses to defend with all his strength despite having the performance advantage of his car, it is extremely difficult for Chen Xiangbei to overtake.

In a sense, Chen Xiangbei is not afraid of Che Laoquan, an irritable and impulsive opponent who wants to fight with him or even crash into him.

Because whether it is changing lanes or crashing, too many operations will lead to too many loopholes.

On the contrary, if you defend with all your strength, the loopholes and flaws will be reduced a lot, and it will be troublesome even if you encounter such an opponent in the F1 arena.

Soon the two cars arrived in front of Turn 14, the last turn of the Haizhu International Circuit. Further ahead is the main straight for the start.

Chen Xiangbei's Subaru Impreza has only 20 horsepower more than Han Han's racing-level POLO, but the latter is 400 kilograms lighter.

If running on a long straight track alone, the best Chen Xiangbei can do is keep pace with Han Han. It is impossible for him to rely on horsepower to win like Che Laoquan.

Turn 14 is Chen Xiangbei’s last overtaking point.

At this time, everyone's eyes were on Turn 14, and everyone knew that the outcome depended on this moment.

However, Turn 14 is not a regular overtaking point on the Haizhu International Circuit, so it is extremely difficult to overtake. No one knows what Chen Xiangbei should do to complete the final overtaking of Han Han.

100 meters before the curve is the regular braking point for Turn 14, but neither Chen Xiangbei nor Han Han stepped on the brakes. The two had already started a game of chess in the braking area before entering the curve.

At this moment, a shocking scene appeared. Not only did Chen Xiangbei not brake, but his Subaru Impreza actually accelerated significantly. The wheels rode on the curb and the front of the car entered the turning line on the inside of Han Han's car.

That’s right, Chen Xiangbei really couldn’t overtake directly, but he took advantage of the large gap on the inside left by Han Han and forced his front end to seize the curve, putting pressure on his opponent to brake early or make a mistake in line!
If this kind of operation is not performed well, it would be called a "torpedo" in F1.

But Chen Xiangbei had no choice. Che Laoquan's malicious blocking of the car wasted too much of his time in catching up.

At the same time, the performance gap of the cars prevented him from overtaking his opponents in corners or by accelerating out of corners.

The only chance to win is to forcefully seize the cornering line and force the opponent to make mistakes in their line!

According to the rules of F1 racing, when entering a curve "wheel-to-wheel", as long as the front of the rear car exceeds the rear wheels of the front car, all responsibility for the collision will be on the front car, which means that no space is left for the rear car to overtake.

But rules are rules. If you really want to drive too hard, whoever steps on the brakes is a grandson, and whoever releases the accelerator is a dog. The worst that can happen is that they will be punished after the race.

Facing unfamiliar professional racers, or even those with dirty driving habits like Che Laoquan, Chen Xiangbei wouldn't take the risk of gamble on his opponent's professional ethics. However, Han Han's car was reliable, and coupled with the pride of being a champion, he wouldn't resort to malicious violations, potentially harming both sides.

As Chen Xiangbei's car took the inside lane, Han Han could no longer take the best curve and was forced to slow down and brake. Otherwise, the car would be too fast, the tires would lose grip on the ground, and he would go off the track at the center of the curve.

Han Han braked to slow down, and Chen Xiangbei braked almost at the same time, but the Subaru Impreza, which occupied the best cornering line, still overtook the Volkswagen POLO by virtue of its cornering advantage.

At the moment when the two cars were side by side, Chen Xiangbei glanced at Han Han out of the corner of his eye. The other party was also looking at him, and the two looked at each other in silence.

After passing the center of the corner, Chen Xiangbei had already overtaken the front, but at this moment Han Han still did not give up. He planned to rely on the power response advantage and use a faster cornering speed to overtake Chen Xiangbei.

Just like he overtook Lao Quan at Turn 1 before.

But as a "spectator" who witnessed the incident on the scene, how could Chen Xiangbei make the same mistake as Che Laoquan?

After exiting the corner, he immediately changed lanes, blocking Han Han's racing-grade Volkswagen Polo. Even if the other car changed lanes again immediately, as long as he didn't pass him immediately, the remaining distance on the straight would not be enough for Han Han to complete the overtaking.

However, Chen Xiangbei still underestimated the full acceleration performance of the racing-level Volkswagen POLO. Just 200 meters before the finish line on the main straight, with the throttle still at full throttle, he saw from the rearview mirror that the front of Han Han's car had passed the rear wheels of his Subaru Impreza.

Then came the rear door, followed by the front door and the entire car body, until finally reaching the front part, and the two cars crossed the finish line almost at the same time.

To be honest, at this moment Chen Xiangbei was a little unsure whether he had won or not.

But the excitement on Liang Chi's face as he rushed over on the track had already told him the answer.

I became the ultimate winner of this "entertainment game"!
There was complete silence in the P room of Volkswagen 222 Team.

The crew members couldn't believe their eyes. The newly crowned CCC national champion, driving the championship-winning competition-level Volkswagen Polo, didn't beat a single high school student on the track.

If this matter were to spread, the outside world would probably think it was a fairy tale.

After more than ten seconds, Ye Yongcai asked Wang Xiao, "How long did it take Chen Xiangbei to complete this lap?"

"1 minutes, 35 seconds, 463."

Hearing this number, Ye Yong took a breath.

The current fastest lap record at the Haizhu International Circuit is 1 minute 1 seconds set by an A24GP Formula One car.

Judging from the comparison of numbers, Chen Xiangbei was about ten seconds slower, which seems not very fast.

事实上房车的最快记录，却是由法拉利550 GT1赛车创造的1分31秒691！

Judging from the data alone, Chen Xiangbei was still almost 4 seconds slower.

But you have to know that the Ferrari 550 GT1 is a Le Mans champion model, and its aerodynamic layout is simply incomparable to ordinary performance cars. The cornering speeds of the two are worlds apart.

More importantly, Chen Xiangbei only ran one lap. The speed in the first lap of any race is always slower, not to mention the factors of overtaking and confrontation.

Under such harsh conditions, Chen Xiangbei drove a high-performance car and was only less than 4 seconds slower than the record-breaking Le Mans race. Coupled with his status as a high school student, Ye Yong was at a loss for words to describe it.

If he had to give a word, he would even call it "the circle of God"!
(End of this chapter)