Car Racing without Money

This family background is quite similar to Verstappen's.

Influenced by his father, Magnussen started karting at the age of two. This advantage of winning at the starting line during childhood allowed him to breeze through lower-level karting competitions, thus cultivating an aggressive and reckless personality.

Actually, this is quite normal, as children lack the rationality and restraint of adults, and standouts often tend to be young and impulsive.

Historical geniuses like Senna, Schumacher, Verstappen, and others are all like this!

Considering Magnussen's personality, after being played by Chen Xiangbei and "sabotaged" by Costa, can he tolerate this?

Yet now he's holding back, which makes it difficult for Chen Xiangbei.

"It's very normal. Impulsiveness is one side of Magnussen, and obedience is another. He would choose to comply in the face of strong instructions."

Odetto calmly replied, compared to Sawano Hiroyuki who learned about Magnussen from information.

He had real contact with the old Magnussen in the paddock and was someone who watched the younger Magnussen grow up.

Magnussen is only impulsive and reckless, lacking that disregarding arrogance!

He would make aggressive zigzag moves in the braking zone to block his opponents.

He would also go wheel-to-wheel in corners, showing an attitude of fearlessness.

He even became the first driver in F1 history to be suspended because all his points on the Super Driver's License were deducted, earning the title of "Legendary King of Penalties."

But many of these maneuvers were not Magnussen's intention; they were commands from the team. He was simply doing some dirty work and heavy lifting.

The true arrogance of a genius should be like Schumacher.

Without even guessing, Odetto knew that Magnussen must have received team orders to follow behind Costa, using the slipstream and waiting for the best opportunity to attack.

Additionally, in the subconscious of many engineers in the paddock, they are unwilling to let Chinese drivers take advantage, preferring to abandon the fight temporarily and coexist peacefully, first uniting against outsiders!

"Bei, push to the max, shake off Costa behind you!"

Seeing the "train" situation on the track, Odetto immediately issued a team directive to Chen Xiangbei.

"Team Leader, it's only the second lap to PUSH, I'm worried the tires won't hold up later."

Chen Xiangbei expressed his concern. He chose the softest rubber compound, the red tire, to quickly increase tire temperature and grip.

According to the FIA rules, Formula One tires are divided into two categories: dry and wet. The dry tires are further subdivided into several different compounds.

The commonly used ones in races are the super soft red tires, slightly neutral yellow tires, and the hardest white tires.

The softer the tire, the faster it heats up and the better grip it provides, but it also wears out much faster.

Normally, the performance peak of soft tires can only be maintained for less than ten laps. Beyond that, the grip will decline, and with severe wear, they might even burst.

If a driver pushes as hard as in qualifying, the peak life of soft tires might only last two or three laps!

In some sense, this is why "tire management" is a profound art in F1 races.

Some skilled drivers can run 20-30 laps on a set of soft tires while maintaining speed, saving a pit stop compared to competitors, earning them the title of "Tire Management Master."

The Renault race is twenty laps in total, and it would be lucky to finish without a tire change.

If you choose to accelerate on the second lap, the car is still in a heavy fuel state, which wears the tires more than a lighter fuel push.

Even if he manages to complete the race without encountering the worst-case scenario of a tire blowout, by the tenth lap, Chen Xiangbei's tire performance will greatly deteriorate, making it difficult to maintain traction in many corners, naturally slowing down the pace.

The current situation is manageable, and Chen Xiangbei feels there's no need to be so aggressive.

"Bei, if you don't shake off Costa, he'll maintain a peaceful state with Magnussen, and under the slipstream effect, your tire wear will still exceed your opponent's."

"You decide whether to let them have it easy or let them fight each other!"

Odetto provided his reasoning but did not forcefully use team directives to make Chen Xiangbei decide.

As long as Chen Xiangbei speeds up to shake off Costa, the latter will not be able to benefit from the slipstream and effectively become the lead car.

Then it will be up to Costa to either remain "selfless," leading ahead to give Magnussen a slipstream, thereby reducing the challenger's tire and fuel consumption.

Or choose to be like Chen Xiangbei, risking increased tire wear, to take the opportunity to accelerate and shake off Magnussen!

Odetto's concept is simple: doing nothing leaves Chen Xiangbei disadvantaged alone.

Shaking off Costa and denying the opponent the slipstream means even if Chen Xiangbei suffers more, at least everyone has to suffer together.

If I'm not having a good time, neither will you!

"Understood."

Understanding Odetto's intention, Chen Xiangbei pressed the pedal without further ado to accelerate.

In his previous life, driven by a conservative mindset, he would never have done such "mutually detrimental" things.

Now maybe influenced by this old man Odetto, it's all about making things bigger!

Faced with Chen Xiangbei's push on the second lap, Sawano Hiroyuki and Mizutani Sho exchanged glances, feeling a mix of laughter and helplessness.

Theoretically, this approach is "everyone dying together," but in reality, Chen Xiangbei's tire wear and blowout risks remain greater than his opponents'. Team leader Odetto seems to never consider the consequences...