Chapter 6 Fastest Lap Time
"Oh dear~ So that means you don't object to me being with Uncle Wu, right, Mom?" Martina smiled kindly.
"Eh?" Louise's face stiffened. She turned her head and looked around, then said, "Will Uncle Wu and Wu Shi move in with us?"
"Uncle Wu may be working in China, but Wu Shi might go to Italy."
"Huh! Really?"
"Of course, the premise is that it is eye-catching enough."
Martina wanted to see if Wu Shi had any talent, because she had a close relationship with Wu Zhenlin. If he was playing go-karting and not aiming to drive in F1, what was the point?
At least, that's how Martina thought.
A profession is about pursuing the highest achievements; if you don't pursue them, then it's better to treat it as a hobby.
"Then, then I won't object." Louise shook her head and looked back at the track.
Buzz!
Wu Shi was not in a hurry as more and more people achieved good results, because as they voluntarily left the track, the track quickly became empty. A clean track is better for setting lap records!
Once we slowly made it to the last corner, we turned the accelerator to the floor as soon as we passed the apex!
Buzz!
The engine roared, and the vehicle accelerated.
The straight road ahead was clearly visible, with two or three slow-moving cars. After calculating the route, Wu Shi decided not to go close to the apex of the bend, but to take a longer route.
Wow!
After getting past them one by one, the road was finally clear.
At this moment, he realized that the car, which had been broken in for nearly two months, had become a part of him.
He knew everything about the adhesion between the tires and every rubber particle on the ground, every slip and rub between the chassis and the road shoulder, and every wisp of oil vapor from the carburetor.
Buzz!
The throttle is applied just right, and the braking force is just enough to reduce the vehicle to a speed sufficient for entering the corner.
Whoosh!
The car swayed rapidly in consecutive reverse curves, under G-forces, making my heart race and the car moved like a flowing river.
"So fast!" someone in the stands exclaimed.
"Attracting attention!"
One coach remarked that on the track, this car was like a vibrant color in a gray and white world, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
His smooth cornering and effortless spins made him seem like the track's most skilled player.
But this amazing performance came to an end very quickly.
The track was too short, and the car crossed the line!
sieve!
43.426 seconds.
First place overall!
"What kind of speed is that?!"
"If we were even one second faster, we would be at the lap times of the higher age groups."
"Hiss, this is terrifying!"
In the repair area, Lin Cong stood there, stunned, muttering to himself, "How could he be so fast?"
"Give up this year. You can't target three people at the same time," Lin's mother said.
"No! I want to try." Lin Cong's face was full of jealousy and anger.
On the other side, Zeng Tianyi, who had just taken off his helmet, looked at the lap timer in disbelief.
Ling Kang walked over and said, "This is outrageous! How could they drive so fast!"
"I didn't see it." Zeng Tianyi shook his head.
"I really want to see how he runs." Ling Kang looked at the track. He and Zeng Tianyi were neck and neck, and it was difficult to learn any new techniques from each other.
"Let's wait for him to come down and ask him," Zeng Tianyi said.
"Um."
After completing one lap, Wu Shi roughly knew his time and naturally drove into the pit lane. Based on this lap time, he should be able to start from the front row in the upcoming qualifying race.
"Wu Shi! You're so fast! You're number one (＾－＾)!" Louise had been waiting for a while, and as soon as she saw the go-kart come to a stop, she ran over.
"That's incredibly fast," Martina said, also coming to congratulate them.
"Thank you." Wu Shi shook his head, a habit he had developed in his previous life after getting out of his F1 car and taking off his helmet.
"Hehe, Wu Shi, I've prepared a baseball cap for you!" Louise took out a red hat and put it on his head.
Wu Shi looked at Martina.
Martina smiled, not translating Louise's words, wondering when this silly girl would realize that Wu Shi could understand English.
THANKS.
Wu Shi thanked him, straightened his hat, and looked around. There were quite a few people talking about him.
It's just that Boss Chen has disappeared without a trace, I don't know what he's been up to.
The preliminary rounds began after a short rest.
Because there were fewer than 34 participants in this group, the preliminary round did not have the function of elimination; it simply determined the rankings for the preliminary and final rounds.
The 21 drivers were divided into four groups, with each group paired up for a round-robin format, meaning each driver had to go through three rounds of competition.
Wu Shi was in Group 1, and the first round was a competition between Groups 1 and 2.
The preliminary rounds start from the pit lane, consisting of one warm-up lap, one formation lap, and twelve laps for the main race.
After the race organizers arranged the participants according to their practice lap times, they explained the important points to note and then waved to signal the start of the warm-up lap.
When Wu Shi started the go-kart, he could feel that the tire temperature was quite low, but after running two laps, he swayed the car when he reached the last corner, and it barely reached the operating temperature.
This race will use a moving start, meaning that once the lead car completes its formation lap and passes the race line, the green flag will be waved, indicating the start of the race.
"Is the first place winner that kid named Wu Shi?" A coach looked at the sign.
"right."
"Why is he driving so slowly, without even bothering to warm up the tires?"
"I don't know. I heard that Mr. Chen recommended him, but I don't know who the coach is."
Wu Shi continued to maintain his speed. While drawing the dragon's strokes left and right could quickly raise the tire temperature, he knew from his own senses that there was no need to ruin the tires like that, since the tires would eventually reach their operating temperature anyway.
After a leisurely first lap, the other drivers began to line up behind Wu Shi according to their rankings.
After the queue was completed, Wu Shi accelerated and decelerated several times, and then seemed to hear curses from behind.
But he didn't pay attention, because the car convoy had already arrived at the race line, and the staff in front were waving green flags.
Buzz!
On the starting straight, Wu Shi floored the accelerator, and the go-kart shot forward. Several drivers behind him, affected by his acceleration and deceleration, were caught off guard and blocked by the people behind them.
While chaos erupted in the traffic behind them, Wu Shi had already reached the first bend.
Just like in previous practice sessions, he found the right angle, tapped the brakes, and gently aligned the front of the car with the apex of the corner.
"So neat and clean!"
"I think Zeng Tianyi and Ling Kang are probably no match for this year's dark horse."
"Looking at the fastest lap, he's clearly a level above those two."
With just one bend, Wu Shi had already created a considerable distance between himself and the crowd, drawing the attention of those watching from the sidelines.
However, no one paid attention to him for long, because in the car behind, drivers 309 and 312 were vying for third and fourth place.
Taking the lead, Wu Shi wasn't having an easy time. He continued to test his abilities, and as his understanding of the vehicle and the road deepened, more and more information entered his brain.
He has to make choices; if he accepts all information, his brain will explode!
Rustling sound!
Lap after lap, the lines of cars behind changed several times, and the second and third place cars were overtaken.
When the first round of the preliminary race ended after twelve laps, Wu Shi was already six or seven seconds ahead of the second place.
"He's holding back," the sharp-eyed coach remarked.
"Yes, I can see that. After all, Zeng Tianyi and Ling Kang are in the two teams behind, so no one can put pressure on him."
As Wu Shi drove into the maintenance area, he heard people talking when he got out of the car. He returned to his seat and sat down. Louise quickly came over, but because of the language barrier, she could only turn her head and watch him drink water.