This is Ben Tian's strategy to protect the fetus. As long as the two people in front are still fighting, theoretically, they are unlikely to be shaken off, so Reisner is not in a hurry.
The peloton continued, and after navigating the last few corners, they returned to the starting position.
"On the straight after turn thirteen just now, Lin Shen clearly gained some distance on Daniel, but Ducati is too weak in this corner."
Hao Dong said with regret, watching Daniel gradually catch up.
The East Tooth circuit has two long straights. One is at the starting position, and the other is between turns thirteen and fourteen. The straight at the starting position is 1.3 kilometers long, while the straight between turns thirteen and fourteen is about nine hundred meters, nearly a kilometer long, both of which are very long, as can be seen from the weak Yamaha.
However, turn thirteen is not ideal for Ducati. While it has an advantage, the advantage is not significant because the three corners after the straight are unusually fast-paced.
Turn fourteen is a high-speed corner, with a very short transition to the following turn fifteen, which is a slow corner. It is a continuous corner in the same direction. The GP22 can handle the high-speed corner, and may even have a slight advantage.
However, fast-paced corners are a complete disadvantage for the GP22.
Being fast on the straight does not mean being fast everywhere. Whether it is cornering speed, cornering stability, or cornering agility, the GP22 has basically secured the last place among the six major factory bikes, which is also why the GP22 has not won a world championship.
In contrast, Yamaha, which is the weakest on the straight among GP bikes, has won more than a dozen world championships in history. After all, on every circuit, the number of straights cannot be more than the number of corners.
As for why Yamaha is not performing well now, it is because Qiong Hai's strength is insignificant in front of these monstrous talents.
On the straight after turn thirteen, Rossi also gained some distance on Reisner behind him, and even caught up to Daniel's bike in front. However, in the last three corners, Rossi's speed quickly dropped again.
This is cornering speed. With the same control level, my 135k
The top speed reached 369 km/h, which was even faster than in qualifying.
When there were still three hundred meters to turn one, Lin Yan decisively applied the brakes, his gaze never leaving the instrument panel.
The moment he applied the brakes, the speed was exactly 369 km/h. He extended his leg, downshifted, and entered the corner. To the spectators near turn one, the roar of the GP22 clearly dropped four gears, like a piano, clearly audible.
Under the huge braking inertia, the center of gravity shifted forward, and the rear wheel slowly lifted off the ground. After a brief jolt of the bike, the forward center of gravity gradually returned to its original position, and the rear wheel landed again.
He retracted his leg, spread his knees outward, and entered the corner. It was smooth and gentle. It was probably only Lin Yan who could make the GP22 corner like the other five major factories.
At turn one, Daniel had no offensive position whatsoever. Instead, he was left behind by a small margin on the straight.
He performed the same actions as Lin Yan: downshifting, braking, extending his leg to enter the corner. These were insignificant differences, and he would catch up later. Daniel had never harbored any illusions about attacking at turn one.
However, just as he extended his leg, a gust of wind suddenly whizzed past him.
"Wow, Rossi braked late and overtook Daniel! Just like he overtook Reisner before, attacking hard at turn one again!"
A red figure flashed past Daniel like lightning. It was Rossi, who was performing very strongly in this race. At this moment, he had gained a little distance from Reisner behind him by shaking him off on the straight, and had caught up to Daniel in front.
As Hao Dong had said earlier, the upgraded GP22 was incredibly fast on the straight.
Su Chen exclaimed excitedly, and the fans of Lin Yan in the stands also cheered.
It had to be said that Rossi was truly fierce today!
"Damn, Rossi went too wide!"
However, before Su Chen and the others could celebrate for too long, Rossi immediately performed a failed overtake for them.
At the entrance of turn one, Rossi's rear wheel lifted high, like a red bull that couldn't brake in a bullfighting arena. The front of the bike headed straight for the edge of the track.
In the stands.
"Good heavens, this Rossi is too fierce, actually going straight for Daniel."
"Going for what? He went too wide and didn't even touch Daniel. What's there to praise about someone whose ability doesn't match their ambition?"
"Yeah, I agree. He clearly doesn't have enough ability but still tries to push. I really don't know his own limits."
"..."
Rossi barely managed to brake at the edge of the track without going off. After stabilizing the bike, he immediately twisted the handlebars and moved back towards the inside of the track to minimize the loss of lap time.
When he returned, he was still ahead of Reisner, and even blocked Reisner a bit.
"Haha, this Reisner is quite shrewd. He wanted to sneak past by following Daniel and taking advantage of Rossi going wide."
On the inside of turn one, Reisner intended to take advantage of Rossi's wide exit and gain some ground. Unfortunately, his distance was still a bit short.
As soon as he entered the corner, the exiting Rossi moved back towards the inside, and the two nearly collided.
Vinalez below smiled helplessly. He didn't know what to say about Rossi.
Based on Rossi's current performance, he was clearly getting carried away. However, Vinalez understood Rossi's intentions. Vinalez was not getting carried away.
He knew his own abilities well. If he had been closer to Daniel at the exit of the corner, he might have had a chance on this straight. But the distance between them at turn sixteen was clearly not enough, and he couldn't possibly not know that he couldn't overtake.
He simply wanted to show a stronger presence in front of the audience and the team. The race had just started, and the audience couldn't see much yet. But as the race continued, they might see Reisner protecting his position.
The audience was not stupid. By then, they would easily see that Rossi was acting as a wingman for Lin Yan. MotoGP audiences knew that teammates could cooperate with each other.
The more aggressively Rossi performed now, the better impression he would leave on the Chinese audience. Compared to his performance in the previous race where he took down Lin Yan, the chances of him being cleared would be greater.