He figured it out, no matter how good Lin Yan was, he couldn't have surpassed Qionghai so quickly. He had been counting on Lin Yan to wear down Qionghai more, but he hadn't expected Qionghai to just yield.
What a calculated move, the KTM rider cursed Qionghai in his mind.
Without giving him time to ponder, Lin Yan's bike was already charging up the straight.
On the main straight before the finish line, two racing bikes, one in front of the other, were about to stage a scene of a horsepower-driven Ducati versus a KTM.
Whether Ducati's aerodynamics or KTM's brute force would prevail on the straight depended on whether Lin Yan could outpace the KTM on this straight.
Hugging the slipstream of the bike ahead, Lin Yan violently hit the throttle, twisting it to the floor. The roaring of the ferocious engine reached Lin Yan's ears.
The GP22 roared through the air, closely chasing the KTM RC16 in front.
From the aerial helicopter view, the two bikes converged at the entrance of the first corner.
He hadn't outpaced him, but he still managed to get to the inside line at the first corner, braking hard and directly overtaking, moving up to second place.
Throughout the entire process, the KTM rider didn't offer much resistance, nor could he have.
Now in second place, Lin Yan was still 1.5 seconds behind the leading Reithner. The race had only just begun its seventh lap, with twenty-three laps remaining. This gap wasn't large, and it was entirely possible to catch up.
After being overtaken by Lin Yan, the KTM rider hadn't even had time to recover when Qionghai behind him started making his move.
The two of them began to battle again.
In the pit box, Honda's chief technician shook his head. He had lost count of how many times he had been left speechless.
He had initially thought these two could slow them down, but they had unexpectedly let them pass directly.
It was true that the KTM rider and Qionghai had let them pass, as they had made no defensive maneuvers whatsoever.
The championship was in jeopardy!
Honda's chief technician sighed softly.
From thirteenth place to second place in seven laps, this mythical feat had the fans of Lin Yan cheering wildly, with some even starting to celebrate prematurely.
"Isn't the championship a sure thing? It's only a 1.5-second gap, I don't believe Lin Shen can't handle Reithner."
Some spectators were already predicting the outcome of the race.
"Not necessarily, don't jump to conclusions so early. You never know with races."
"What, jumping to conclusions? I think you're a mole trying to stir up trouble. This is a sure win."
...
Having reached second place, Lin Yan immediately began to push, squeezing every bit of power out of the GP22. He took every corner exit to the limit, trying to catch up to the leading Reithner as quickly as possible.
At the finish line on the eighth lap, Reithner was informed that Lin Yan had moved up to second.
Reithner took a deep breath. He felt that Lin Yan's strength seemed to be even greater than during the previous A country race.
This increase in speed...
The two bikes chased each other around the track.
"How long do you think it will take him to catch up to Reithner?"
"Based on the current situation, about fifteen laps."
Ma Wang offered his opinion. Given Lin Yan's remaining tire life, he estimated it would take about fifteen laps to catch up to Reithner.
According to Ma Wang's prediction, the next period would likely be spent in Lin Yan's pursuit.
Qionghai and Lin Yan behind him were already battling, and besides them, Balun had also joined the fray.
Lin Yan had now shaken off the second group behind him and was chasing Reithner ahead by a margin of 0.1 seconds per lap.
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Shanghai, Yingfeng International Circuit.
Su Chen successfully crossed the finish line, winning first place.
A supercar worth millions was now his.
Initially, it would have been somewhat difficult for Su Chen to win with his current skill level. However, on the final lap, the driver ahead of Su Chen made a mistake, crashing his car into the wall, which allowed Su Chen to win the championship without much effort.
"Mr. Su, our master wishes to meet you."
After coming down from the podium, before Su Chen could even look for the Chen family, the Chen family had already come looking for him.
Su Chen sized up the woman dressed as a secretary before him. However, this Master Chen...
Su Chen hadn't expected to attract the attention of such an important figure.
He had only won a race championship, so logically, it shouldn't have alerted the master of the family.
Upon hearing that he was invited, Su Chen didn't immediately follow her. Instead, he began to weigh his options, wondering why they wanted to see him.
Su Chen was quite astute and didn't just follow along based on a simple invitation.
"Forget it, I'll go take a look first. If anything goes wrong, I'll call my sister and have my brother-in-law come save me."
"Mr. Su, you don't need to worry. Our President Chen has no ill intentions in meeting you. We just have some matters we'd like to discuss."
"Alright, lead the way. I also have some things I'd like to discuss with your President."
Hearing the secretary's words, Su Chen sensed a hint of something.
It was probably related to his brother-in-law. He couldn't think of any other reason why he would attract their attention besides that connection.
Chen Shenglong's secretary led Su Chen to an office at the Yingfeng Racing Circuit.
As soon as the office door was opened, before Su Chen could react, Chen Shenglong walked to the door with a beaming smile and shook Su Chen's hand.
"Mr. Su, may I ask why you are gracing our Chen family with your presence?"
His respectful demeanor made Su Chen momentarily doubt if this was indeed the head of the Chen family.
Su Chen sized up Chen Shenglong and then spoke.
"I just came to participate in that competition."
"Competition? What competition? Oh, the competition. Someone, bring out the Porsche I just bought and present it to Mr. Su as a championship reward."
Chen Shenglong was still a bit dazed, but then he reacted and whispered a few words to his secretary. He hadn't realized that Lin Shen's brother-in-law was also a racer.
Hmm? A racer! Chen Shenglong paused, looked at Su Chen's appearance, and a thought emerged in his mind.
"Uh, never mind. I'll only take what I'm entitled to."
Upon hearing that they wanted to give him an even more expensive Porsche, Su Chen quickly refused. He knew they were doing this because of his brother-in-law, but he didn't want to use his brother-in-law's name to freeload.
It was true that his racing skills were taught by his brother-in-law, but he had also put in his own effort.