Chapter 5 The Chase
As the fifth lap began, Lin Yan was already not far behind him.
He would do this in the future.
The Suzuki rider was still looking for an opportunity, unaware that Lin Yan behind him had already set his sights on him.
This Suzuki rider was indeed a tricky opponent, his strength not much different from King ahead.
He was riding a Suzuki Hayabusa.
"Now our Lin Shen is continuously closing the distance with the Suzuki rider."
Hao Dong commented with difficulty, saliva flying.
On the track, Lin Yan's Ducati V4 was not far behind the Suzuki ahead, and Lin Yan was constantly chasing with his racing car.
On the sixth lap, Lin Yan had already reached the Suzuki rider's rear.
The noble red of the Ducati and the sky blue of the Suzuki intertwined.
The Suzuki rider ahead also noticed the Ducati V4 behind him and began to accelerate fiercely, trying to open up the distance.
Lin Yan followed closely behind.
This time, he did not use a higher cornering angle to overtake. He simply followed steadily behind, saving tire wear.
But the Suzuki rider ahead was not so simple.
The pressure from the Ducati V4 behind him was immense.
The oppressive feeling from a world champion forced him to constantly use larger angles to enter the corners.
Lin Yan didn't even need to overtake; he could simply wear him down through tire attrition.
This was Lin Yan's new tactic.
Not only the Suzuki rider but also the Suzuki team staff became tense.
"Tell him not to struggle pointlessly, just let him pass, save his tires. If he can't get first, we must secure second."
The Suzuki team leader said.
He was a decisive person, immediately issuing orders when he saw the situation was not right.
They could see more clearly from the stands than the riders, and Lin Yan was clearly toying with him.
When they passed the finish line on the seventh lap, the Suzuki rider saw the team's instructions. Although he didn't quite understand, he followed them. At the first corner, he deliberately took a wide line, giving up the inside.
Lin Yan naturally did not miss the opportunity and easily overtook.
"What's going on, did the Suzuki rider go too wide? That shouldn't be the case, this first corner isn't a difficult one."
"But I think he probably let Lin Shen pass deliberately. He shouldn't have gone so wide at this position in the first corner. It's very likely they want Lin Shen to wear down King ahead."
Hao Dong, as expected of a professional commentator, guessed the Suzuki team's intentions.
From the moment Lin Yan entered the track, they knew that the first position was almost a certainty.
Therefore, Suzuki's original goal was not first place.
Indeed, after Lin Yan passed, the pressure shifted to King.
He was not far from Suzuki, and Lin Yan didn't need to chase much to easily get behind the Kawasaki Hayabusa.
Lin Yan went from twelfth to second place in less than eight laps.
On the main straight of the eighth lap, King glanced back and saw that Lin Yan was indeed behind him. Without time to think, he immediately accelerated.
He thought the Suzuki rider would at least hold on for a few more laps, but it ended in one lap.
Tasting the sweetness, Lin Yan did not overtake this time. He just idled behind.
If I can overtake, I won't. I'll just follow you from behind.
Lin Yan didn't even use an angle exceeding fifty degrees throughout, just following closely behind.
"Hey, something's not right, why isn't he overtaking? Is this a repeat of the old trick?"
Hao Dong was also a bit confused this time.
Because Lin Yan was behind him, King's lines were always full, not daring to make any mistakes.
Fearing being overtaken, his cornering angles became larger and larger.
Lin Yan was saving tires, while King was accelerating tire wear.
"Let him pass."
Finally, when the race reached the eleventh lap, the Kawasaki team's general manager could no longer sit still and sent his subordinate to issue orders.
He had also seen the scene where Suzuki had yielded position. He had wanted to use King to test Lin Yan's true strength and compare him with his own rider, but it had no effect. Not to mention testing, he hadn't even gauged the opponent's strength.
Soon, on the main straight of the twelfth lap, King saw the sign. Although he was helpless, he still yielded his position.
This was because his car was shaking too much at the moment.
In the same first corner, King also took a clever wide line, giving up the inside.
Lin Yan once again overtook easily. He realized that this method of overtaking was much more effective than his previous ones, safer, and saved tires.
"This..."
Everyone watching this scene didn't know what to say. Was this considered a foul? It seemed reasonable but also not quite reasonable.
After Lin Yan overtook, he seemed like a different person.
He accelerated again, and the fastest lap of the entire track returned to Lin Yan.
Even faster, he pulled far ahead of King behind him in just two laps.
Lin Yan pushed the Ducati V4's speed to its limit.
The race officials did not comment on this, as he had not committed any fouls.
After King yielded his position, he did not relax. The Suzuki rider behind him immediately launched an attack.
King's tires were already heavily worn.
This was a good opportunity for Suzuki.
In the Kawasaki pit, the Kawasaki chief technician, however, remained unfazed.
A faint smile even hung on the corner of his mouth.
They still had a trump card that they hadn't used.
This trump card, even if it couldn't guarantee first place, would definitely secure second.
...
"Alas, there's nothing more to see now. Lin Shen has started to fly solo."
"Indeed, with the current situation, as long as Lin Shen performs steadily, this championship is easily within his grasp."
"Don't celebrate too early. Don't forget that Lin Shen still has myasthenia gravis, and furthermore, there's another team of riders who haven't competed yet."
A fan calmly analyzed.
"The other team of riders, didn't they all compete in the selection races before? I didn't see any particularly outstanding strengths! They couldn't have deliberately hidden their strength, could they?"
"Yeah, and I think since Lin Shen dared to come, his physical condition has probably been resolved long ago."
Several people in the stands began to discuss.
However, no one expected that the Kawasaki rider from before had indeed hidden his strength.
He had even hidden his strength in a way that eluded everyone's eyes, and even Lin Yan hadn't noticed.
This was also the Kawasaki team's biggest trump card this time.
Hiding strength during a race was a normal occurrence, but for Kawasaki to evade Lin Yan's eyes, they had likely used some special methods.
ps: Daily harvest. Also, I might add more updates recently. Well... yes... even if I can't do it, I'll make a promise first... haha.