Chapter 990: What Else Do You Say?
"FK! What the hell are you guys going on!"
As the team owner, John Wayne went straight to the pits and yelled at the two drivers who were waiting for a time penalty in the pit lane to start again with a spare car.
"Boss, you won't believe it. The two of us...... They've all been plagued by flying insects!"
"Flying insects?!" John Wayne froze for a moment.
His three views were refreshed.
"Oh my God, it's unbelievable that my driver told me that he was affected by flying insects in a race with a top speed of several hundred kilometers per hour!"
"Hahahaha!" John Wayne was obviously laughing, but no one around him was happy. Underneath that smile, there is the anger that hides after being slapped in the face instantly!
The main driver, Hardenville, spread his hands helplessly, "Believe it or not, this is indeed the case. I slowed down to 156 km/h near the big right angle in front of the starting point, and just as I was about to make a corner, I noticed a moving black dot in front of my sight. I thought it was my helmet hitting a fly, so I reached for it. But instead of being chased away by the air currents generated by the acceleration of the car, the bug kept dangling in front of my helmet!"
"That's right, boss! I'm in exactly the same situation as Harden! It's like a gummy candy! I can't get rid of it! And it's not static, it's always crawling around in front of my helmet! One moment crawling out of an S-shaped track, the next crawling out of a B, seriously affecting my vision and concentration!"
"Damn!!" John Wayne was about to go crazy, turning to a group of technicians and mechanics who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, "You believe that shit?"
Everyone shrugged helplessly.
If a driver encounters such a situation, they will not believe it. But two professional drivers with mental qualities comparable to pilots say so, so what's not to believe?
In fact, after hearing the reaction of the two drivers after the incident, the team immediately sent a team doctor. They thought it was a problem with their diet last night, which caused both riders to switch to floaters at the same time!
But it turned out that after the crash, the two drivers never saw the "strange" flying insect again.
This made everyone confused, and even wondered if Qi had inherited the Toyota curse - leading is unlucky.
John Wayne really can't accept such nonsense.
But in order not to affect the next race, he also forced himself to endure and let the drivers prepare immediately, try to save their results, and strive for more points for the next race.
……
After three hours of fierce fighting, the race was over.
With the tactical coordination of the two cars, the Toyota team successfully blocked the SE Mercedes and won the first place in the first round of the Formula E Hong Kong. The Zhengxin No. 7 car single-handedly, but with the strong performance of the car and Lou Lu's hard work, it also achieved a good result in third.
On the contrary, TSLTeam, who took pole position for the first race in Hong Kong, blinded the spectators and slapped the mouth of the commentator and the face of team boss John Wayne.
After six years of promotion, the Formula E team has understood a truth. The history of F1 is too deep, and it is impossible to compete with F1 in the way of F1 to grab the attention of the audience.
So in order to create a greater public opinion effect and cultivate a fan base. They refer to many current racing games and add a lot of interactive entertainment. And after analyzing the viewing habits and preferences of the younger generation of fans, the plot mode of E is introduced, which creates highlights and grievances outside the competition, and increases the topicality and fan interaction.
Among the more than 20 teams participating in the competition, more than a dozen are directly sponsored by car companies. These car companies are a good powder keg.
FE intends to set them on fire.
After learning that the heads of Zhengxin, Toyota, and TSL all came to the game site, and there had been a confrontation, the bad event team reunited Li Fanyu, Toyota Chixia and John Wayne after the game.
Li Fanyu had just put down the congratulatory call from Alonso at this time, and was celebrating Lou Lu's victory, when he received a notice from the event team asking him to go to the press center for an interview.
The Formula E Hong Kong circuit is located on the waterfront of Port Lia, and the press center is located in the temporarily rented Vittoria Exhibition and Convention Centre.
As soon as Li Fanyu entered the press center with Lou Lu, who was also about to undergo a post-game interview, he saw Chixia Toyoda with a rare smile on his face and John Wayne with a stiff expression.
"Master, that person's expression seems to be green. Seeing John Wayne from afar, Lou Lu grinned, straightened the team hat on his head, and muttered on Li Fanyu's shoulder.
Li Fanyu snorted, "Almost." Seeing the victory slipping out of his hands, isn't it like his wife being stolen. ”
Making little Lori giggle, Li Fanyu rubbed Lou Lu's little head, "Go do your thing." Remember, when facing the media, review the game more and talk less loudly. On the racing track, strength comes first, and rhetoric and big words don't show you more than victory. ”
Little Lori pursed her lips and nodded with a smile, "Thank you, master, for teaching!"
"Let's go," Li Fanyu waved his hand at Lou Lu, and walked straight to his own position.
The host, a Hong Kong native, saw Li Fanyu coming and said hello to Li Fanyu with a strong Cantonese accent.
After taking their seats, they introduced the identities of the three people present to the camera, and first led the conversation to the Toyota team's first victory. But after the conversation, the conversation turned to the nonsensical defeat of the TSL team.
In this regard, John Wayne, who has calmed down and is ready to face the media, has made a calm appearance.
"I don't think it's a bad start. From today's race, it looks like the team had some unplanned troubles and Lady Luck wasn't on our side. But that doesn't negate the strength of the TSL team. I think we can get a glimpse of it in the second half, after an accident and a time penalty in which Le Mans champion Hardenville, who had just joined us from RC, combined his superb skills with his racing prowess to get off to a good start, but he didn't move into the next race with a big disadvantage. ”
The host nodded, glanced at Li Fanyu, who was sitting next to him and hadn't spoken much, smiled, and asked John Wayne: "Then may I ask, as a team that lost the first battle, but still has the strength to win the championship, what do you think of your two opponents?"
John Wayne spread his hands, he understood it was a trap. But the American's always straightforward personality makes him disdainful of it.
"First of all, I would like to congratulate the Toyota team, who won this race with consistency. Hopefully they can sustain it for the rest of the game. As for the Shoshin..... I admit that they are a vigorous opponent. There is no experience in Formula E, and the drivers are relatively young and dynamic. But if you want to win the Formula E championship, you don't have enough energy. ”
Although John Wayne tried to express it as tactfully, the disdain between the words was already expressed.
The host was overjoyed, and immediately handed over a topic to Li Fanyu, "Mr. Li Fanyu, do you agree with Mr. Wayne's statement?"
Li Fanyu spread his hands.
Just as he was about to answer, a large wave of excited people walked into the news center and walked straight towards Li Fanyu.
At the head of the team is none other than the chairman of Formula E - D.C. Raines.
"Mr. Li Fanyu, I would like to express my 120,000 admiration for the handwriting of the Zhengxin team!"
The host looked confused, "Mr. President, we are doing a post-game interview. If it's convenient......"
D.C. Raines snatched the microphone from the host's hand and announced loudly to everyone in the press center;
F1 champion Fernand Alonso will join Zhengxin Racing Team and officially compete in Formula E!"
Hearing the news, everyone present was stunned.
Alonso!
F1 champion drivers of the year!
Be the king of the year!
Such a player actually lowered his identity and participated in FE?
A lot of people who understand it can already figure out why Raines is so excited, and this is definitely a huge publicity for Formula E, which has been criticised for having drivers slightly inferior to F1 and a lack of intensity in racing!
Hearing the news, Toyota Qianxia glanced at Li Fanyu suspiciously, "You really signed Alonso?"
Li Fanyu spread his hands, "I wanted to talk about it just now." ”
He got up from the couch and smiled at John Wayne, who was already choking, "Technology and experience, we ...... There doesn't seem to be a shortage either!"
John Wayne only felt an evil fire hit his head, burning his whole face painfully, and a mouthful of old phlegm seemed to be stuck in his throat.
I couldn't say anything.