At this moment, the gap between Qin Chuan and Peco has reached 1.2 seconds. Peco is entangled, so Qin Chuan's speed is naturally getting faster and faster.

Wei Ran and Xiao Zhang glanced at Qin Chuan who was leading the race. Now, apart from reporting the gap, they basically stopped talking about Qin Chuan's situation. The focus of their commentary was entirely on Peko who was behind them. There was only a fight ahead.

"On the twentieth lap, Peco left Martin behind, but the gap between him and Qin Chuan was already more than two seconds. Qin Chuan's car did not have any problems at the moment, so it was very difficult for Peco to catch up with the gap of more than two seconds!"

In the blink of an eye, another four laps passed, and the voices of Wei Ran and Xiao Zhang were heard again from the commentary booth. At the same time, the fight between Peko and Martin also came to an end.

It is worth mentioning that Martin's position was taken away, and the eight-time champion took the opportunity to move up and currently occupies the third position. After being left behind, Martin's condition slipped to fourth, and he looked a little sluggish.

No one present was surprised by this, as they all knew that since the eight-time champion did not try to stop him, he would definitely take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Anyone here would make the same choice. No one in the paddock would sacrifice their own interests to help others, not even their teammates.

"Martin's condition seems to be getting worse and worse. Starting from the 21st lap, Qin Chuan's lap speed also seems to have slowed down. Is there something wrong with the car?"

Twenty-one laps ended and the race came to the twenty-second lap. Everyone's eyes were on Qin Chuan. Just like the second half of the sprint race, Qin Chuan was now slower!

And it's much slower.

Compared with the unstoppable momentum in the previous few laps, Qin Chuan's lap slowed down in the 21st lap that just ended, about 0.1 second slower than Peko's lap.

It was supposed to be 0.1% faster, but now it is 0.1% slower, which is equivalent to 0.2% slower per lap.

Some car fans were surprised by this, but most of them didn't feel much.

"Is there really something wrong with Qin Shen's car?"

"No, it's probably a tire problem. I guess I want to be more stable later on."

"I don't think so. It's probably still the problem of the car. Peko was struggling and pushing the speed, so his tires must be worse than Qin Shen's. But now Qin Shen is even slower than him. It's probably the old problem of the sprint race that has appeared again."

"Calm down, why are you panicking? Even if there's something wrong with the car, it's okay. 0.1 in one lap, how many laps will it take for Peco to catch up? By then, the race will be over."

"..."

0.1? The fans didn't think so. Qin Shen had left Peco 2.7 seconds behind. Even if he tried to catch up, it would take him 27 laps. But there were only 10 laps left. How could Peco catch up? He was definitely the champion.

Off stage and in the ktmp room, the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense and depressing, having long lost its previous relaxed feel.

Stoner and Pedrosa, who had been standing at the door, finally showed a hint of nervousness and worry on their faces, but that was all, and there was no more serious change.

There is a problem with Qin Chuan's car, but it doesn't seem to be a big problem at the moment.

What they think is actually very similar to what the fans think. The current situation is too favorable for Qin Chuan. With a gap of 2.7 seconds, even if the car has problems and lacks grip, he will most likely defend the championship.

Qin Chuan did not fight at all throughout the race. His tires were much more spacious than Peko's, so he could not be much slower.

Their only concern is whether the car problem will get worse.

The sprint car did have problems in the latter stages, but that was only after fifteen laps, and now it's thirty laps. No one knows whether the situation will continue to deteriorate as it has not been proven in practice.

If the lap is slower in the later stages, the problem will probably become difficult.

Porti was busy under the scorching sun. The sun baked the asphalt on the track hot. Qin Chuan steered the car out of Turn 15. The rear wheels of the car slid gently, and the car came out of the turn, ready to reach the 23rd lap.

Under the helmet, Qin Chuan's forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat that gradually dripped down, but his eyes were looking straight ahead through the lenses without blinking. His entire upper body was lying on the racing car's fuel tank to accelerate, and his leather jacket was blown up and down by the wind.

The rc16 rushed forward like a wild beast, and Qin Chuan's breathing began to become heavier.

It was not until the track reached the end that he stood up again and controlled the car to brake hard into the corner. This time, Qin Chuan braked five meters earlier.

He had a feeling that if he approached Turn 1 according to the previous braking point, his tires would not be able to withstand it.

Heavy braking, rear wheel shaking, the car enters the corner.

"At Turn 1, Qin Chuan's speed slowed down by 0.1. On lap 23, Qin Chuan's car seemed to have even bigger problems!"

The car braked hard into the turn, and the five-meter advance braking made Qin Chuan's speed nearly 0.1 slower than his fastest lap in this game, but in reality it was not that big.

Qin Chuan's fastest lap was achieved in the seventh lap. At that time, he performed several 67-degree inclination angles, and his lap speed was nearly 0.2 faster than it is now.

Even if there is no problem with the car now, it is impossible to make a lap the same as the fastest lap because of tire wear. Taking into account the tire wear, Qin Chuan was about 0.05 slower in Turn 1 this time.

Completely within the acceptable range.

The car went downhill, Qin Chuan maneuvered the car into Turn 1, and then quickly adjusted his posture.

The pace of Turns 1 and 2 was very fast, and we were almost turning at a speed of nearly 200 miles per hour. After two consecutive knee touches, the car finally arrived in front of Turn 3, and still braked in advance!

Qin Chuan pushed the brake point forward again. Qin Chuan understood that what he had to do now was to be steady.

Entering the turn, the lean angle is only sixty-four degrees, which is consistent with the lean angle of the average driver in the late stage of the race.

Exiting the turn, Qin Chuan moved his body back onto the fuel tank. The scorching uphill sunlight shone through the lenses onto Qin Chuan's eyes, but Qin Chuan steadily controlled the car into Turn 4 as if there was no obstruction.

"After 23 laps, the gap has been shortened to 2.4 seconds, and there are still seven laps left in the race!"

Although Qin Chuan's speed was indeed slower now, Wei Ran couldn't see any possibility that Peko would catch up with him.

"Peko's performance started to decline. His lap time was almost 0.1 slower than the previous lap."

As soon as Wei Ran finished speaking, Xiao Zhang's voice came from the side. As expected, Peko's tires couldn't hold up and his lap time also dropped.

The race reached the 24th lap and it was time to slow down.

In the Ducati factory team's P room, the person in charge had a heated discussion on whether or not to continue chasing. Even if they chased with the current tires, they could only be 0.12 points faster than Qin Chuan per lap on average.

It is basically impossible to catch up before the end of the race, but there is still a chance. Qin Chuan's racing condition will continue to deteriorate. Once a mistake occurs, their chance will come.

So this is a multiple-choice question, to gamble or not to gamble.

This choice is quite difficult to decide because they also have to take risks.

,en


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