Chapter 8 Collision Accident
The afternoon match ended early. After dinner, Wu Shi returned to the hotel but couldn't sleep. After taking a shower, he picked up a book.
"Hi~! Wu Shi!" Louise jumped onto the bed, glanced at the complicated Chinese characters in the book, and immediately lost interest. She leaned against Wu Shi and lay down on one side.
"Wu Shi, Mom said you're going to Italy. How about I teach you English first?"
Wu Shi looked at Louise with a puzzled expression.
"Ugh! This is so annoying! Mom, come translate!" Louise shouted.
"hiss!"
Wu Shi quickly turned his head away at the little girl's shrill voice.
"Louise, don't disturb Wu Shi. Let him get some rest."
"But isn't he going to Italy? I want to teach him English."
"I think it would be better to hire a professional English teacher. Your thick accent isn't suitable for teaching others," Martina said.
Indeed, Louise's English has a strong Italian accent. This may not be a problem for fluent English speakers, but it is not very helpful for beginners, mainly because it is easy to misunderstand it.
In fact, Wu Shi also knows Tali, after all, he was a LaFerrari F1 driver in his previous life and spent a lot of time there.
"By the way, at my age, I wouldn't be entering F1 around the same time as Lock & Lock, would I?"
Wu Shi almost laughed; perhaps they would squeeze out Lock & Lock's LaFerrari seat.
In his previous life, when he entered F1, Lock & Lock were all veterans, while he was a talented newcomer.
But the thought of Rafana's lousy strategy quickly wiped the smile off his face.
As a LaFerrari driver, you must be able to make your own decisions, otherwise you're very likely to get screwed over.
'I wonder what Aunt Martina does over there; I'll have to ask Dad about it.'
If he can secure the support of a local Italian consortium, giving him sufficient influence within the team, it will be much better for his future matches.
F1 is more than just driving; team issues and paddock politics are also major headaches.
Wu Shi thought for a moment, then turned around and found that little Louise had already fallen asleep against him!
This guy has amazing sleep quality!
I'm envious.
He should be getting good sleep at his age, but he was too preoccupied and never enjoyed the pleasure of falling asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
"How is it? Isn't Louise cute?" Martina came out of the bathroom.
"Yes, like a doll." Wu Shi nodded, not at all embarrassed.
Her face was already very delicate, and with her long, off-white hair, she was definitely to his liking, since most people are fond of white hair.
"It's just that sometimes it's too annoying, it's so noisy."
"He's just a kid, very proper." As he spoke, Wu Shi felt that there was something strange about what he was saying.
"Pfft!" Martina laughed. "You're just a kid yourself, yet you talk like an old man."
"Hehe." Wu Shi said in a cutesy manner.
"Alright, you should get ready too, and get some rest."
Martina stepped forward and carried Louise, who was wearing a nightgown, away.
Wu Shi tossed the book onto the bedside table, stretched, and realized he had wanted to stay up all night, but unfortunately, he didn't have the chance.
Besides, it was only 2007, and staying up all night didn't seem to be very interesting except for eating barbecue skewers and going to nightclubs.
The following morning, there was an opening ceremony where relevant leaders gave speeches to congratulate everyone on their achievements, followed by the preliminary and final rounds.
After yesterday afternoon's preliminary rounds, Wu Shi won three first places with a score of 0, and started first.
Next is Zeng Tianyi, who only managed to get second place in one game against Wu Shi, and was ultimately given 2 points. The two of them started the game.
Lin Cong ranked third, having secured three second-place finishes, earning a total of 6 points.
Ling Kang ranked fourth, got fifth place in the duel with Wu Shi, and was awarded 8 points. He got second place in the duel with Zeng Tianyi, and was awarded 2 more points, for a total of 10 points.
Because all 21 drivers are participating, the pre-race and final races will still use the moving start method.
"Hello, I'm Zeng Tianyi. After the competition, may I ask you some questions?"
Before the competition, Zeng Tianyi approached Wu Shi.
"Oh, of course." Wu Shi nodded. He was quite generous to his fellow countrymen who were passionate about racing.
"Me too! Wu Shi! Please teach me! How do you get through Turn One!" Ling Kang also ran over.
Lin Cong stood not far away, stiffly putting on his helmet.
At the exit of the repair area, the cars were arranged from front to back according to their preliminary scores, from lowest to highest.
The racer waved, signaling Wu Shi to lead the start of the warm-up lap.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The NCJ-A Group preliminary and final rounds have begun!
From the stands, Martina said to Mr. Chen, who had come to watch the match, "Wu Shi is really talented."
"Yes, I can see that. He went to Shanghai a few days ago, but it's a pity that Ma Qinghua is already training other drivers, otherwise I could use my connections to invite him over," said Boss Chen.
"Ma Qinghua?" Martina asked, puzzled.
"The 2004 Dajia Renault Campus Series Annual Champion and the Shanghai Karting Grand Prix ICA Group Annual Champion."
"Wow, that's quite something! How old are you?"
"Around twenty," said Boss Chen, his expression turning somewhat serious as if he had thought of something.
Is he planning to expand his career in Europe?
"I heard they're planning to enter Formula racing," Mr. Chen said.
"I'm getting a bit old," Martina said with a hint of regret.
Mr. Chen did not reply, which was also one of his concerns. Even someone as outstanding as Ma Qinghua only had the qualifications and financial resources to enter Formula racing around the age of twenty. What about Wu Shi?
He knew that Wu Zhenlin's family was not short of money, but this was only the first step to becoming a Formula One driver; from then on, he would need to make various connections.
Back on the track, the warm-up laps and formation laps were completed. The track judge took a few deep breaths and then waved the green flag.
The preliminary and final rounds have officially begun!
Buzz!
Go-karts sped off, and many vehicles turned back, causing chaos and congestion on the starting straight.
Young drivers not only need to pay attention to the timing of overtaking, but also to the surrounding situation to avoid collisions with other people.
sieve!
Wu Shi used his signature light touch of the brakes to navigate turn one, instantly widening the gap with the second-place finisher by 0.3 points.
The coaches stared intently, trying to figure out everything.
"can't read!"
"Yes." The two coaches shook their heads.
"What happened to the last two people? Did their vehicles have problems?"
On the track, the two drivers kept reaching back to adjust the carburetor, which inevitably made people worry that they might have to retire from the race due to a car malfunction.
"Hey, isn't that your child? What's going on?" a mother asked the person next to her.
"Uh, I don't know what's going on either." The parent shook his head awkwardly. He knew what was going to happen, but it was 50,000 yuan!
Rustling sound!
Wu Shi quickly completed the first lap. After passing Turn 1 and the two sets of combination turns, he saw two cars that seemed to have broken down. He adjusted his direction in advance to go around them.
Although he is currently in the lead, his advantage is not significant. The two behind him are closely matched, and he will be able to close the gap if he is slightly hindered.
A racer ahead was already waving a blue flag, signaling the two drivers to give way.
The racing line was cleared, and Wu Shi glanced back; the advantage remained.
However, at that moment, a driver in front suddenly changed lanes and blocked his way.
Damn it!
Wu Shi was taken aback by this sudden move; he was completely unprepared.
It suddenly spun around while simultaneously braking.
Sizzle!
Bang!
The tires rubbed violently against the ground, and eventually the front left side collided with go-kart number 315 in front of it.
What are you doing?!
Although he narrowly avoided a major accident, the delay allowed Zeng Tianyi's race car to approach from his side.
The old man is still as sharp as ever! All top drivers have their own special skills! The seven-time champion is always ridiculed for winning with a Martian car, but today's race proves once again that a Martian car alone cannot win a championship; you also need Martians!
Pan Zi proved his driving ability as a top driver last year, and this year he single-handedly carried the Red Bull, which is truly remarkable. It is a great privilege for the audience to see two such top drivers competing on the same track.
Piastra and Norris are also very strong, but compared to the first two, they still seem a bit green. Norris always squanders good situations because of his own mistakes, while Piastra has only been in F1 for a few years. I always feel that he will grow faster than Norris.
This year is going to be interesting!