Cases like Qin Chuan's happen quite a lot on the field, and these are what the drivers call unexpected behaviors.

The further back you go, the harder the drivers will fight, and the more likely it is that something will go wrong. Once the yellow flag comes out, your lap time will be useless.

Therefore, the main thing right now is to increase the lap time as quickly as possible. The previous strategy of hiding strength by maintaining stability in the early stages and then suddenly making a stunning display in the last few laps is no longer effective.

Don't let yourself be hidden for a long time and not released in the end.

"Qin Chuan's second lap seems to be no worse than the previous one that was wasted. There is still a chance for this lap."

Wei Ran had just been quiet for a short while when Qin Chuan once again appeared the fastest on the field, the first red segment.

In the next lap that had just been wasted, Qin Chuan once again showed red, and in the first section.

The red first section slightly surprised the fans on the scene. The reason was that the first section was almost all straight lines. This was Ducati's advantage section, not KTM's.

It is obviously very extraordinary that Qin Chuan can achieve such a result here. KTM was red in the first section, which made Ducati embarrassed.

When did KTM's power become comparable to Ducati's?

"No, how can this section of Qin Shen be so strong? These are two big straight lines."

"Well, it's almost like they're rubbing against each other. Did they upgrade secretly?"

"You don't understand this, right? If we just talk about the horsepower of the engine, KTM actually has the highest horsepower in the paddock. But it is said, I mean it is said, that the rear end of KTM's car has not been adjusted well, and it cannot bring out this huge horsepower, so it is not as fast as Ducati in a straight line."

“So it can be used in rainy days?”

"Then I don't know. We don't understand racing."

In the stands, two little fat guys were talking to each other, and their voices attracted the attention of others around them. The identities of these two little fat guys were unusual, they were technicians of a domestic racing team.

What do you mean by not understanding racing? That's just showing off. Who can't hear me when I say it so loudly?

Many domestic teams came to watch the race in groups, just for the opportunity to witness the first time a Chinese driver defends the championship on the world's highest stage.

This is the same principle as ordinary people punching in.

Although the two men's words may be pretentious, their credibility is still very high. How much you can trust them is another matter, because they are just technicians who tune commercial cars and have never touched factory cars.

This is exactly what they said.

After one red section, Qin Chuan ran another red section in the second section. Two consecutive red sections greatly ignited the emotions of the fans.

On the field, the racing car was speeding at high speed. Qin Chuan kept flipping on the car body and moving his body quickly. Qin Chuan's movements and the raindrops hitting the lens could be clearly seen through the camera.

The rain was still falling, but it was much lighter and was almost stopping.

The race came to the third section. All three sections were right turns. The right turn always feels a little worse than the left turn for the driver. After adjusting his body posture, Qin Chuan quickly controlled the car to lean into the turn.

The car kept tilting to the right, standing up and then bending, and his knees rubbed the ground from time to time.

It seems that Qin Chuan is actually better at left bends, which has something to do with the fact that he is left-handed. However, the biggest difference between Qin Chuan and others is that his right bends are also quite strong.

Almost comparable to a left turn.

"The third section is another red section, we're about to cross the finish line here."

The rc16 shook violently in the third section, but finally stabilized. There was another red section, three red sections plus a yellow section, and finally the car crossed the finish line in 1 minute 34 seconds, 133 faster than Martin!

Qin Chuan came to the top of the list.

"Qin Chuan finished in 1 minute 34 seconds 133 and came in first place! Beautiful!"

Seeing Qin Chuan's lap time, Xiao Zhang cheered excitedly. With the same car body condition, Qin Chuan's adjustment speed is much faster than Peco, which is definitely a good thing for the championship battle.

"Peko is still struggling, and there's less than half of the time left in the second qualifying round!"

Wei Ran glanced at the time. There were still twelve minutes left before the end of the second qualifying round. If Peko continued at this pace, it would be troublesome if he couldn't adjust.

That’s right, Peko’s condition is not very good at the moment, and the car body is still shaking.

If he cannot adjust, getting the starting position behind Qin Chuan in the race will be very bad for both the main race and the sprint race.

In the last five minutes, the rain became lighter again, and Martin was in the first place. Three laps ago, Martin surpassed Qin Chuan's lap time and increased his lap time to 33 seconds, eventually finishing at 1:33:993.

The fans at the scene felt it was a pity that this lap time was set, but they did not have any resentment. Martin had won the championship here, so it was reasonable for him to be stronger.

Xiao Zhang made a bold prediction that this would most likely be today's pole position result.

Martin performed very well in this race, while Qin Chuan was relatively conservative. After all, it is raining here now. Although Qin Chuan is fighting hard, it is at the critical moment of competing for the championship. He cannot risk his life, and he does not need to really push his limit. He just needs to start in front of Peco. Going too far can easily lead to unexpected situations.

What if you really push yourself to the limit and fall? There is no need to do that.

Qin Chuan has the most pole positions this year, and he won the pole position points championship early on. There is no need for him to gamble for this pole position. Martin is very fast, and it would be very risky to chase him, which is not worth it.

Unless Peko makes an effort, if Peko makes an effort, Xiao Zhang estimates that Qin Chuan will try again.

As expected, with four minutes left in the race, Qin Chuan chose to return to P. Peko's condition adjusted slightly, but it did not improve in the end, and his lap time remained in third place.

Slower than Qinchuan.

In the last four minutes, Peco chose to return to the P room, and Qin Chuan returned to the P room at the same time. It was obvious that Peco planned to adjust the car settings, then change to a new set of tires, and try again at the last moment. Now that the track has become a little dry, he can modify the car settings appropriately to see if the lap time will increase.

This is what Peko thought, but Qin Chuan’s purpose of returning to P this time is different.

He wanted to change a set of tires, yes, a set of dry-weather tires, not new tires.

The track has become a little drier now, there is not much water on the surface, and the rain has stopped completely. Even so, it stands to reason that you cannot go directly to dry tires, because dry tires will be very slippery if there is water on them, after all, they are slick.

It will be relatively dangerous, and Qin Chuan's purpose of using dry tires is very simple.

He just wanted to collect some data. He had never tried to set laps on this semi-dry road before. He wanted to give it a try and also make some plans for future competitions.

Perhaps one day in the future he will encounter such a competition scenario. At that time, he will decide whether to choose dry tires, which are particularly slippery in the early stages but become more competitive as the track gradually dries, or to use rain tires directly.

He needs to test to reach these conclusions.

After the two men changed the tires, there were less than two minutes left in the race. They could run two laps. Qin Chuan was doing a simple test, while Peco wanted to use these two laps to make the final sprint.

One of them was running leisurely, while the other was sprinting at full speed.

This time, Peko found an area with no one in front or behind him, trying his best to avoid being disturbed by others, and then started to clear the circle with all his strength.

"Peco is still fighting. Is there a chance in this lap? One red line. Oh my god, this lap is very fast! Peco may directly hit the pole position."

"Is Peco going to set a faster lap time in the last lap? It's very likely here!"

"Peko ran the fastest first segment of the game in the final moments, faster than Qin Chuan's!"

On the field, just when all the fans were looking at Peco, Peco also brought the first surprise to everyone.

When Peko came back on the field, he ran the fastest time of the game in just the first section.

He was in such good shape that he shocked both Wei Ran and Xiao Zhang.

Qin Chuan simply gave up and obviously thought that Peko could not set a lap time. It would be difficult even after adjustments. But unexpectedly, Peko still did it. Although the car was shaking, it was still very fast.

Qin Chuan and his team all thought it was impossible. You can imagine how difficult it is to succeed.

This former world champion with the number one badge has always been as strong as anyone.

"In the second sector, Peco is keeping a pretty good speed. Can he keep it steady? Martin is the fastest in the second sector. Can Peco get another red section? If he can, he may challenge Martin for pole position!"

“This time it’s not the second position, it’s the pole position!”

Inside the Ducati factory team's P-room, everyone looked extremely nervous. The rear wheel of the Peko car was still creating splashes, and it was clear that there was still water on the track, which meant that there was still a risk.

They just adjusted the electronic control to a lower level, and the power of the car has increased, but the danger level has more than doubled. It is very dangerous to race like this right now.

Just now when Peko proposed this idea, they were unanimously opposed.

Peko's car was speeding wildly on the track, constantly cutting in and out of corners, his body flipping over the GP24 synchronously, and he was about to drive out of the second sector soon.

Everyone stared at the upper left corner of the big screen to see if it would turn red.

Time passes minute by minute.

suddenly!

"Oh NO, Peko is out, be careful! Be careful!"

"Peco fell down at the last corner of sector 2! He fell down in the buffer zone and just got a red card. What a pity!"

Just when Peko was about to exit the second section, he suddenly slipped at the center of the curve, the car turned over, and he fell into the buffer zone at high speed, scaring everyone on the scene.

The front wheel slipped out and turned over.

It was a very common crash due to the front wheel losing grip, but it shattered the last glimmer of hope in the hearts of countless Peco fans at the scene.

There were cheers and screams from several fans in the stands, causing a brief riot.

Inside the Ducati P room, everyone's expressions first fell, and then a hint of fear appeared on their faces.

Fortunately, only the front wheel was lost, not the accident.

The most feared thing when adjusting the electronic control is racing, especially on rainy days. Lorenzo, who was previously known as a robot in the paddock, once broke his arm during a race on a rainy day, resulting in a fracture on the spot.

These are all examples.

It is very dangerous to lower the electronic control in rainy days. If you fall, you might end up in the hospital. Fortunately, it is okay.

A poor starting position can be compensated by Ducati’s powerful starting device, and as long as you don’t get hurt then there’s still a chance.

Since then, the qualifying session came to an end, with Martin taking pole position, Qin Chuan second and Peko third.

Qin Chuan was still satisfied with his second position. Just like what Xiao Zhang said, his goal in this game was to fight against Peko in the safest way possible. If Martin could fight, he would fight. If he couldn't, then forget it. The opponent had no influence on him anymore.

With Martin's current points, he has already withdrawn from the battle for the world championship.

What does withdrawal mean? Withdrawal means that even if Qin Chuan won the two games in Country T and the remaining Malaysia and Valencia in the four games, he still couldn't get any points, and Martin got all the points, but he couldn't surpass Qin Chuan and win the world championship.

That’s called dropping out of the championship race.

The same logic applies to becoming the champion in advance. As long as Qin Chuan can lead Peco by 74 points at the end of this race, even if he does not run in the remaining two races, Peco will not be able to win the world championship if he wins all of them. This is becoming the champion in advance.

The car returned to the P room, where applause broke out and KTM collectively celebrated this ranking.

If he continues at this pace, he will surely be crowned king.

"I think Peko's mentality has been affected today. Are you okay? Do you need some counseling from the team's psychologist? I'm afraid you're getting impatient."

After changing his clothes, Pedrosa sat next to Qin Chuan and said half-jokingly.

He has no world title in the highest category, but he has participated in several battles for world titles, sometimes for himself and sometimes for his teammates.

He is well aware of the mentality of the drivers in that situation. Those who have an advantage will not be able to help but get excited but are also afraid of making mistakes at the critical moment and losing the championship. Those who don't have an advantage will always hope for a miracle to happen but are afraid that they won't be able to accept it when that day really comes.

These are all psychological issues.

Need guidance from a psychiatrist.

In fact, during the drivers' competition phase, there is a high demand for psychologists, which has always been the case in the paddock.

I really think there is no pressure at all when driving at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour.

Some serious injuries will have a great impact on the psychological condition.

There is a saying in the paddock that falling in love will only slow me down, and this is true in a sense.

From a psychological perspective.

Qin Chuan shook his head. He could feel the change in his mentality.

It is indeed different. I feel a little excited, more nervous, and a little excited.

There are many emotions intertwined together, but it is not yet to the point where I need to see a psychiatrist. This is a normal human reaction and will not affect the game.

Seeing him say that, Pedrosa didn't mention it again. He was just half joking in the first place, so forget it if it wasn't necessary.

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