The two had now arrived at the second section, the Black Blind section, which was not really suitable for overtaking, but Lin Yan was running out of time.
He couldn't let the other person block him, as it would greatly limit his subsequent performance, so he had to quickly overtake the Augusta rider in front.
However, overtaking in the main race was not that easy. The opponent, relying on Augusta's excellent cornering ability, held the inside line tightly, coupled with the glaring sunlight on the Black Blind section, leaving Lin Yan with almost no chance.
"The Augusta rider ahead is defending very well, giving Lin Yan almost no opportunities, but our Lin Yan hasn't given up and is still looking for a chance to overtake!"
Hao Dong in the live broadcast room was also enthusiastically commentating. His eyes were glued to the computer screen, not wanting to miss any exciting moment.
This was the difference between a main race rider and a selection race rider.
Lin Yan found no opportunities in the next three corners.
It wasn't until he exited the last corner of the Black Blind section that Lin Yan had a chance to catch the Augusta's slipstream and overtake him on the main straight.
"Overtaken! Overtaken! I have to say, Ducati's straight-line acceleration is truly amazing!"
Hao Dong was very excited.
This was also what Lin Yan had calculated. If he couldn't make it on this main straight, he might only have a chance in the Qiao Yi section.
After Lin Yan overtook, the Augusta stayed close behind, wanting to regain the position. Lin Yan certainly wouldn't give him the chance, holding the apex of the corner tightly.
In the next few corners, Lin Yan gave him no opportunities. Just as Lin Yan was preparing to gradually pull away, an accident occurred.
In the second-to-last right-hand corner of the Qiao Yi section, as Lin Yan was cornering, due to the extreme lean angle of the front wheel, the front wheel, which was rotating at high speed in the corner, suddenly lost grip. The front wheel of the Ducati V4SP slid outwards, the bike shook violently, and was about to fall to the ground.
"Oh my god, this is bad, the front wheel suddenly lost grip, it's a low..."
Before Hao Dong in the live broadcast room could finish saying "low side," he saw that as the Ducati V4SP slid out, Lin Yan's right elbow slammed hard against the ground.
He pushed the bike, which was about to slide out, back up. The bike bounced once, the front wheel regained grip, and started rotating normally.
However, the speed had also dropped. The Augusta rider behind took the opportunity to overtake.
"God-tier save! God-tier save!"
Seeing this scene, Hao Dong shouted excitedly in the live broadcast room.
With such a simple action, he managed to save the bike that was sliding out at high speed, which was almost unheard of in the history of motorcycle racing.
To put it simply, a low side is when the rider, while cornering, suddenly loses grip on the front or rear wheel, causing both the bike and the rider to slide towards the ground, which is a form of crashing.
And it was almost impossible to save a bike that was sliding out.
But Lin Yan had truly done it, and he had saved the bike perfectly.
This move seemed simple, just pushing the ground with his elbow, but to react so quickly at such a moment and execute such a precise save was extremely difficult, even impossible.
Lin Yan was able to do it naturally because of his master and his constant hard practice in his previous life.
"Damn, this actually worked?"
"Was that real? Did I see it wrong?"
"It actually came back up..."
"The more I watch, the more I feel like a loser..."
"This scene has appeared again after many years!"
"What do you mean by 'many years' upstairs? Could someone else have done it?"
......
This scene not only stunned Hao Dong but also the audience in the grandstands.
The noisy atmosphere in the Chinese stands suddenly came to a halt at the moment Lin Yan was about to crash.
It instantly became silent. The fans' hearts felt as if they were being squeezed by a large pair of iron tongs, and not a sound was heard.
It wasn't until they saw Lin Yan save the bike that everyone's suspended hearts finally relaxed.
"Sister Yueyan, I was really scared just now. I thought he was going to fall."
Reba said, still catching her breath. The scene had indeed frightened her.
Not only her, but Gu Yueyan also thought he was going to fall just now, because it was already...
Not only them, but Lin Yan under his helmet also broke out in a cold sweat. Although there were bushes nearby, with his current physique, he wouldn't have felt good if he had crashed.
After the bike returned to normal, Lin Yan followed behind the Augusta in front. Due to his previous mistake, he had lost his position.
Now Lin Yan had to follow closely behind the Augusta. One mistake cost him nearly a second in lap time. The gap between them widened by a second again.
And then the two arrived at the Qiao Yi section. Compared to the previous Black Blind section, the Qiao Yi section had good visibility and was more suitable for overtaking. However, they were now a second apart again.
Lin Yan had to try hard to close the distance.
It wasn't until they passed the Qiao Yi section that Lin Yan managed to claw back zero point six seconds, and this was also because the opponent's tires were almost worn out.
The remaining zero point four seconds was clearly enough distance to overtake.
And the next section was the truly terrifying section, the Ramsay hairpin.
Before entering the Ramsay hairpin.
Lin Yan attempted to overtake the opponent on the last long straight of the Qiao Yi section, but due to the significant wear on his tires, he was overtaken again.
In the subsequent corners, Lin Yan had no choice but to reduce his front wheel lean angle to prevent another low side like the one just experienced.