"Did Senior Sawano help with this too?"
Chen Xiangbei asked back.
Although Nakajima Goro was quite good to , and introduced to Suzuki Aguri.
But in Japan's racing world, it's well known that Nakajima Ikki doesn't agree with his father Nakajima Goro's views. One sided with Toyota, while the other sided with Honda, essentially making them "opponents."
The all-encompassing perspective of racing lines, and the European ART Team's strategy group's data analysis, are absolutely not sothing that can be seen in broadcast recordings. To get this information, it can only be obtained directly from Nakajima Ikki's hands.
For Nakajima Goro to lower his pride and help with this, the status of a forr racing student isn't enough.
The only support Chen Xiangbei could think of was from his own race engineer, Sawano Hiroyuki.
"Yes, Senior Sawano did help."
Hoshino Yoshi nodded; he knew the reasoning behind it too.
"Alright, thanks for today."
Chen Xiangbei didn't say much more, just thanked Hoshino Yoshi.
"No thanks needed, I owe you one."
After saying this, Hoshino Yoshi waved at Chen Xiangbei, then stepped on the gas and drove off.
With Hoshino Yoshi driving away in the Honda NSX, Qin Lianjie finally approached and said in a surprised tone, "Chen Xiangbei, I didn't expect that you're classmates with the daughter of the chairman of Eastern Shipping, the company that has been sponsoring the Grand Prix and local drivers in the Hong Kong and Macao Region."
"By the way, your batch's driver from Hong Kong, Fang Junyu, also got their sponsorship."
"That's great."
Chen Xiangbei replied casually, as there aren't many Chinese companies willing to sponsor drivers these days.
"Do you have any ideas?"
"What ideas?"
Faced with Qin Lianjie's sudden question, Chen Xiangbei felt confused.
"Don't let the fat water flow to outsiders; find a way to capture the heart of the girl classmate, and you'll never lack sponsorships again."
Qin Lianjie replied seriously, clearly understanding the strength and background of the Eastern Shipping Group.
"Nonsense."
Chen Xiangbei couldn't be bothered with that, and turned to walk into the hotel.
But Qin Lianjie persistently followed up, adding, "I know you're focused on your career now, with no ti or energy for romance. Also, a driver can do without a woman."
Then, Qin Lianjie changed his tone, placing a hand on Chen Xiangbei's shoulder aningfully, "But a rich lady can let you drive faster and better cars!"
[Why does it sound like he's asking to be a gigolo?]
Chen Xiangbei found Qin Lianjie's words ridiculous and could only throw out a saying from later: "Your sister..."
To his surprise, Qin Lianjie seed to have a burst of inspiration upon hearing this.
"Whoa, turns out you've been eyeing my sister."
"But truth be told, if you really want that, it's not impossible!"
This left Chen Xiangbei completely speechless. How did he not notice this kind of mindset from Qin Lianjie before?
Ceasing the nonsense, Chen Xiangbei returned to his room, took a shower, and directly went to sleep.
The next morning, on his way to the hotel restaurant, he happened to et Sawano Hiroyuki at the door.
"Sawano, thank you."
Hearing Chen Xiangbei's thanks, Sawano Hiroyuki was briefly stunned, then a smile appeared on his face once he realized.
This whole ti, he's been analyzing track data with Chen Xiangbei. However, the difference between GT racing and formula racing is significant, and the "theoretical discussions" over the past few days hadn't been very fruitful.
Sawano Hiroyuki then decided to ask his old friend Nakajima Goro for help, ultimately obtaining Nakajima Ikki's racing line data and the ART team's information.
"Did you gain anything useful from last night's test run on the track?"
Sawano didn't bring up the data issue, instead, he asked about Chen Xiangbei's practice run last night.
"The traffic was bad, and later on, there was a street race, so I didn't get satisfactory results."
"That's normal; street circuits like this with open roads are hard to test at their limits."
Chen Xiangbei's answer was expected by Sawano Hiroyuki. After all, he lived through the peak of Japanese street racing in the late '80s and '90s, so he was well aware of the situations that could occur in street racing.
"But that's precisely the unique and appealing part of street racing. It is full of unpredictable changes and nurous challenges that people want to conquer."
"Conquering Australia's East Bay Circuit ans you can master all street-type races worldwide. It's an essential course to beco a top professional driver."
As he continued, Sawano Hiroyuki's words carried not only encouragent but also an undisguised excitent. He truly loved the unique "charisma" that street races exude.
Because the longer a race driver's career is, the higher their thrill threshold for racing.
Oftentis, regular races on traditional tracks could hardly stir their emotions. Only by continuously increasing speed and difficulty can they revitalize themselves and rekindle the original passion for pursuing the wind and freedom.
If a driver's thrill threshold is even higher, they might seek excitent from other sports, such as skiing!
Many people later couldn't understand why King of Cars Schumacher went skiing, which seems unrelated to racing.
In fact, not only him, but contemporaries like Raikkonen, Masa, and later-known figures like Hamilton, Leclerc, and Russell also often go skiing or snow rallying during off-seasons.
The reason lies in that top drivers are accustod to speed impact, and only extre sports can offer them distinct experiences, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to enjoy the fun of sports.
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