The pack of cars remained tightly bunched. Through turn three, Reisner's head was almost touching Qionghai's rear tire as he leaned into the corner. The drivers behind him were bumper-to-bumper. It was easy to imagine the scene as they entered the subsequent series of tight, connected turns.
"The consecutive turns are coming up. Drivers, please be careful!"
Exiting turn three, the pack entered the section of continuous turns. Lin Yan, at the front, displayed remarkable agility as he maneuvered back and forth. The broadcast director, with good timing, focused the camera on Lin Yan.
First-person view from Lin Yan's shoulder-mounted micro-camera.
In a situation where the braking points were barely discernible due to the speed, Lin Yan handled the entry and braking details exceptionally well.
"Wow... this first-person view is so thrilling!"
A visibly older fan in the spectator stands exclaimed in surprise. The advantage of the first-person perspective was the immersive feeling, as if they themselves were driving, not Lin Yan.
Previously, first-person cameras were fixed at the front of the car, clearly lacking the sense of immersion provided by the current cameras mounted directly on the driver.
Moreover, it was on the shoulder, almost at the same position as Lin Yan's helmet, meaning the camera's perspective was virtually identical to Lin Yan's current view.
"Our Xiao Yan just can't drive any slower."
In the villa, Fu Qingyun, who had been silently watching the screen, finally spoke, her tone laced with tension and worry.
The car's speed was displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen. Even through the turns, the speed was over a hundred, and he was constantly turning the steering wheel. This speed greatly frightened Fu Qingyun, her usually dignified and elegant face shifting through various expressions.
"What do you know? This is a racing competition, there's no such thing as driving slowly,"
Lin Guoxiong chimed in upon hearing his wife speak.
"You don't need to tell me!"
Fu Qingyun turned and glared at Lin Guoxiong. She was worried about her son!
After saying this, Fu Qingyun turned back to watch the race. However, just as she turned her gaze back to the screen, a blue shadow suddenly darted out from the side of the video feed.
The shadow emerged abruptly from the side. Lin Yan was leading the pack, so there were no cars ahead of him on the track. This suddenly appearing blue car startled the family on the sofa.
Lin Yan was clearly also startled by the car that had suddenly appeared, his hand on the steering wheel giving a slight tremor before quickly stabilizing.
"Who is that! How did they pass the driving test? How do you overtake on a corner like that!"
Even Fu Qingyun, who didn't understand much, knew that Lin Yan had been overtaken. She immediately said, somewhat angrily.
Overtaking in GP is indeed frightening. Not just for Lin Yan driving, but even the spectators were startled. It came out of nowhere from the side of the view. Remember, the camera has a wide-angle lens, and Lin Yan's own perspective from under his helmet was much narrower than what the camera captured. How terrifying it must have been for someone to suddenly appear from the side.
The overtaker was Qionghai. While Yamaha wasn't strong on the straights, their cornering precision was still sharp. Seizing the inside line of the consecutive turns, Qionghai directly cut off Lin Yan with superior cornering agility and incredible speed, taking the lead.
"Oh my, Qionghai made a move! Overtake! Overtake!"
On the track, unexpectedly, Lin Yan was overtaken. In the Chinese spectator stands, there was a burst of cheers. Lin Yan's fans, in particular, seemed to be subtly excited.
To be honest, in the recent races, there had been few overtaking scenes involving Lin Yan. He usually quickly established a gap right from the start, and it was even possible for Lin Yan to lead the entire race, with Reisner and other drivers unable to catch up.
What is dominance? This is dominance, leaving no chance for others to overtake, forcing them to fight for second place.
It was rare for someone to challenge "Lin Shen," so how could they not be excited?
In the video feed, not long after Qionghai's overtake, in the next corner, Lin Yan quickly overtook back. The two cars continuously exchanged positions in this section of consecutive turns, their speeds incredibly high.
Overtakes in top leagues are always so thrilling. Despite their fierce battle, the back-and-forth, their race cars never touched. This was the prediction of lines between top league drivers.
Fu Qingyun and the others in front of the screen were very nervous. They could only vaguely understand some of the overtakes at this level through the first-person view, especially when they took the crossover line in turn eight. Lin Yan had already overtaken, but upon exiting the turn, Qionghai's car reappeared from a corner of the video. They were utterly confused, but the speed display in the bottom right corner kept their hearts racing.
Exiting turn ten, after several laps of intense battling, Lin Yan had regained the lead.
"Haha, Qionghai is still not good enough. He's still a bit lacking compared to Lin Shen."
Although Qionghai lost, his objective was achieved; he gained some exposure.