American comics: Starting as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast

Pepper had just agreed to Christine's interview when Justin Hammer walked towards them with a wine glass in hand.

"Tony, how have you been? I didn't expect to run into you here."

Justin Hammer greeted Tony warmly, as if they were old friends.

"not bad."

Tony gave a simple reply.

"I'm going to the restroom. You two can continue your conversation."

Pepper had no liking for Justin either and had no intention of talking to him, so she immediately made up an excuse.

Before Tony could speak, she turned and walked toward the bathroom.

"Dude, you look really cool today!"

Justin put his arm around Tony's shoulder, leaned close to Tony, and looked at the photographer, signaling for him to take a picture of him and Tony together.

"Don't get so close to me."

Tony complained about Justin while taking out his sunglasses and putting them on.

The moment I put on my glasses, the flash went out.

Christine took a voice recorder out of her handbag and asked Tony and Justin, "Are you two getting along well?"

Tony didn't answer, and pushed Justin away with a look of disgust: "God, that's disgusting, I can't stand it."

"Is this your first meeting since the hearing?"

Christine continued to ask.

"Since his order was canceled by the military?"

Yes, that's right.

Tony nodded.

"It's not cancelled, it's just postponed!"

Justin's expression changed, and he immediately spoke.

"It's no big deal if the order gets cancelled. Just find a new one. You can't possibly not find one, can you?"

Before Justin could answer, Tony turned to Christine and said, "Mr. Hammer enjoys being interviewed. You go ahead and interview him. Roy and I have some personal matters to attend to."

After saying that, he gave Roy a look and prepared to head to the team's maintenance area.

Justin immediately stopped Tony and said quickly, "I'd like to have a booth at your expo to showcase my products. You wouldn't refuse, would you?"

"If you can invent something useful, I can guarantee you a booth."

While agreeing to Justin's request, Tony didn't forget to mock him.

Team maintenance area.

Suddenly changing drivers during the race, especially two at once, is not good news for any team.

What's more troublesome is that none of the replacements are professional race car drivers.

But the team eventually agreed.

You can't disagree.

After all, the boss has the final say.

After changing into his racing suit, Tony said to Roy, "Don't say I didn't warn you, F1 cars are completely different from family cars. Don't stall the engine as soon as you start."

"You should focus on yourself, try to finish the race, and avoid crashing."

As Roy adapted to the steering wheel, which was completely different from that of a family car, he memorized the functions of every button, knob, and paddle on the steering wheel and replied.

F1 car steering wheels typically have more than 20 buttons and switches.

The steering wheel, its functions, layout, and buttons will be different for each team and even each driver.

Both Roy and Tony used the spare steering wheels provided by the team for the drivers.

Soon, Roy adapted to the function and use of the steering wheel, and theoretically mastered the ability to drive an F1 car.

It's only in theory because he hasn't actually been exposed to racing yet.

However, as long as the car doesn't malfunction, driving an F1 car smoothly shouldn't be too much of a problem.

As expected, Stark Industries' last-minute driver change, including replacing both driver number 1 and number 2, immediately drew everyone's attention.

Especially when Tony walked out of the pit area in his racing suit and walked towards the car under the escort of the staff, the spectators on both sides of the track cheered.

As for Roy, he doesn't have a large following.

Like Tony, he didn't put on his helmet beforehand, but planned to put it on inside the race car.

But unlike Tony, who is known to everyone, he is much less famous now.

When they arrived at the track and walked toward the cars in their racing suits, they immediately became the focus of the camera's attention and appeared in the live broadcast worldwide.

"Who is this dark-haired guy? Is he a reserve driver for the Stark team?"

"It shouldn't be. If it were a substitute driver, the driver who was replaced wouldn't be that angry."

"I wonder how good his driving skills are?"

"I remember now, he was a director of Stark Industries, and he even bought the stock from Tony Stark."

"I don't know if he's a good driver, but he's quite handsome, no less so than me."

"He's probably another show-off playboy like Tony Stark."

"I don't think he and Stark can finish the race!"

"It's good to be rich; you can drive in F1 whenever you want!"

……

While the audience at the scene and watching the live stream were discussing it, Pepper and Christine in the hotel were also drawn to their attention.

The only difference was that Pepper looked helpless, while Christine's eyes lit up and she immediately thought of the exclusive news.

"The advantage of owning an F1 car is that you can participate in races anytime!"

Tony faced the camera and gave his remarks.

Roy got into the car, fastened his seatbelt, and put on his helmet.

Immediately afterwards, he mobilized the chakra within his body.

Sharingan!

open!

In an instant, his eyes turned from black to red.

With the awakening of his Sharingan, his vision was elevated to an extraordinary level far beyond that of ordinary people, and his insight and dynamic vision were significantly enhanced.

The five red lights went out, and the competition officially began!

A tremendous roar suddenly erupted as the meticulously tuned engine unleashed astonishing horsepower, propelling the race car forward at breakneck speed. The intense surge of power instantly thrilled Roy.

He had driven high-powered supercars before and experienced the feeling of being pushed back in his seat by acceleration.

But compared to F1 cars, the acceleration from a supercar is negligible.

The Monaco Grand Prix circuit is 3.3 kilometers long per lap and requires 78 laps clockwise, with a total race distance of 260 kilometers. It is known for its narrow, winding tracks and high difficulty of overtaking.

Roy, driving an F1 car for the first time, failed to gain an advantage at the start, resulting in a significant improvement in his ranking.

But he didn't encounter any accidents and passed the first few bends smoothly.

First lap, second lap, third lap...

Roy had assumed the whip would appear at the very beginning of the match, just like in the movies.

However, whether it was due to being late or for some other reason, after driving the F1 car for more than ten laps on the track, the whiplash still hadn't appeared.

Could it be that they're not coming?

This guess unconsciously flashed through Roy's mind.

Although he didn't know why the whip hadn't appeared yet, he didn't waste time thinking about it.

As the race progressed, his lap times increased, and before he knew it, he had moved into the top five.

Relying on the extraordinary vision provided by his Sharingan and physical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people, he demonstrated a level of skill that rivaled that of top racers.

Twenty laps, fifty laps, seventy laps...

Final sprint!

The whip never appeared until he crossed the finish line, as if he had never come to Monaco at all.

Roy drove the race car back to the pit lane, got out of the car with a satisfied look on his face, and took off his helmet.

Although it was his first time participating, he achieved a very good result, finishing in fourth place, just one step away from reaching the podium.

In the eyes of others, he had already achieved a very good result.

But only he knew that in the last 10 laps, he had given up on the idea of ​​going up to the podium.

If he wanted to, he could easily finish in the top three, or even use Magnetic Escape to secretly accelerate his car and win a race.

However, he did not intend to do so.

Achieving fourth place is sufficient; there's no need to specifically aim for the podium.

After all, he's not a real professional driver and doesn't need these honors.

Experiencing the speed and passion of driving an F1 car on the track, and then casually jokingly saying that Tony's driving skills aren't great after the race, is enough.

No man likes being told he can't do it!

Tony was no exception!

Unlike him, who finished fourth, Tony's result was much worse.

Tony hasn't finished the race yet; he's still speeding around the track in his race car.

Based on the current situation, he will likely finish the race in 17th place.

Because the last three drivers have retired from the race.

He handed his helmet to a staff member and was about to head to the locker room to change out of his racing suit when he saw a man in an orange work uniform with long hair enter the track in the live stream.

I thought you weren't coming!

Roy mentally muttered a complaint.

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