Car Racing without Money

Chapter 790 - 321: Gotta Up the Intensity

"Damn, has Rosberg exploded?""The last time a home track performance was this exaggerated was at the start of the year when Driver Bei raced at the East Sea Station. Is a home advantage really that significant?"

"Just relying on home track familiarity shouldn’t achieve such speeds, Rosberg definitely has potential."

"Nonsense, he’s sixth in the driver standings, ahead of his teammate Schumacher. Did you really think Rosberg is some rookie?"

"Go, Rosberg!"

The live audience went completely wild, especially the Monaco locals.

You should know that Rosberg’s performance in the 2010 season wasn’t bad. Although he didn’t join the fight for the annual championship, he ranked sixth in the driver standings, just behind Chen Xiangbei, and ahead of King of Cars Schumacher.

Considering the Mercedes car’s mid-to-upper performance in the paddock, it’s fair to say Rosberg reached the car’s limit.

The main reason he wasn’t so outstanding is that there are too many "monsters" of talent in the paddock.

His contemporaries Vettel, Hamilton, Kubica, and the new generation Chen Xiangbei, Hockenheim all had impressive performances, making a driver like Rosberg, who is better than some but not quite at the very top, seem somewhat mediocre.

But this time, Rosberg proved himself!

Soon, Vettel’s and Chen Xiangbei’s lap times were released, both significantly improving from the previous lap, reaching around 1 minute 14.5 seconds, considered excellent for practice sessions.

However, Chen Xiangbei’s lap time ranking didn’t rise, dropping to sixth, while Perez’s single lap speed showed a leap, ranking seventh overall, just 0.033 seconds behind Chen Xiangbei.

This gap on the 3.337 km Monaco Circuit could easily be surpassed with a slight twitch of the steering wheel, meaning the adjustments Chen Xiangbei made to the car’s setup didn’t have the expected improvement.

At least for now, this car setup hasn’t fully exploited Monaco’s potential!

"Bei, the first practice session is almost over, get ready to pit."

Sawano Hiroyuki glanced at the countdown on the monitoring screen and gave a reminder through the team’s voice communication.

"COPY."

Chen Xiangbei’s reply came through the headset.

"Bei, push for another lap, your speed is too slow!"

Odetto’s voice followed sharply, with a tone full of severity and dissatisfaction.

Confidence is subjective, but data is objectively present.

Although Odetto believes Chen Xiangbei can handle the Monaco Circuit, it’s clearly evident that the current lap times are far from sufficient.

If his judgment is incorrect, the setup must be changed again at the fastest speed to find the balance between the track and the car. Otherwise, there will be no room for adjustment during qualifying.

"Team leader, it’s only the first practice, there’s no need to push extreme laps, running like this involves huge risks."

Sawano Hiroyuki expressed his opposition, evidently pointing out that Chen Xiangbei tried to speed up but didn’t achieve the desired effect.

Odetto’s "aggressive" urging would exponentially increase the risk factor.

It’s only the first practice session, is there a need to rush?

"If 1 minute 14.5 is considered risky, then there’s no point in running the Monaco Circuit."

"Wait until Bei runs below 1 minute 12, then talk to me about risk issues!"

Odetto was still adamant; compared to the track record, being 2 seconds slower poses no risk.

The second and third practices ahead need testing of tire wear and long-distance heavy-load oil, and Perez’s and Chen Xiangbei’s tuning styles for this station are completely different, with little reference value from shared data.

Odetto has to add some intensity to see if this young man can truly adapt to the Monaco Circuit!