Through the broadcast cameras, fans chatted about gossip from the Ben Tian team.
Reisner's maneuver had completely infuriated Tesu. He had decided that once Reisner returned, he would teach him a good lesson, even applying to headquarters to reduce his salary.
He couldn't swallow the fact that the championship he had within his grasp had slipped away.
At this moment, the mechanic who had been flattering him earlier didn't dare to speak further and quietly returned to his post.
Reisner's mistake had disappointed everyone in the Ben Tian team, except for one person: Ge Na. Reisner losing the championship was a good thing for him. He had come to take Reisner's place as the main driver, and he couldn't let the other party win the championship.
Seeing Reisner's championship go up in smoke made Ge Na feel even more exhilarated than if he had won it himself.
After the race ended, Lin Yan didn't celebrate. Instead, he slowed down and pulled up alongside Reisner. They bumped fists and tapped palms. Due to the cameras and microphones on their bikes, they didn't say anything else, just congratulated each other before returning to their respective pit garages.
Back in his pit garage, Lin Yan was met with cheers from the Ducati mechanics. As soon as Lin Yan took off his leathers, Su Mojin rushed over, her long, strong legs wrapping directly around Lin Yan's waist. The impact made Lin Yan stumble back a few steps.
"You little rascal, are you trying to kill me?"
"Hehe, Husband, you're amazing, so great!"
Su Mojin, disregarding the sweat on Lin Yan's face, planted two kisses on him, showing off a great deal of affection in front of the cameras.
"Good heavens, I'm already sweating like crazy, and to think Lin Shen is still feeding us dog food. This is outrageous."
"Yeah, if they don't send us some gear, we're not backing down. We absolutely can't eat this dog food for nothing."
"Speaking of which, Sister-in-law is truly beautiful. She can easily handle the unedited shots from the sports broadcast. I wish I had a wife as beautiful as her."
"......"
After hugging for a long time, until Lin Yan could barely support her, he finally managed to get Su Mojin off him. After such a race, he was utterly exhausted.
Su Mojin also snapped out of her joy and quickly helped her husband to rest.
In her excitement, she had completely forgotten that her husband had just finished a one-hour race.
Compared to the commotion around Lin Yan, Reisner's return was much more somber. They were the runners-up in the race, but the pit garage was silent, all because Tesu had a dark expression on his face.
The race broadcast cameras were still on. He had already lost his composure earlier, and now it was even more difficult for him to speak out. Otherwise, he would have definitely cursed Reisner out.
"What's going on? Why isn't this old guy yelling anymore? Wasn't he quite arrogant just now?"
"He was probably too angry earlier. Now that he's calmed down, he doesn't dare to speak in front of the cameras."
"Yeah, I think that's probably it."
Through the live broadcast cameras, fans were enjoying the spectacle of the Ben Tian team's misfortune.
Tesu suppressed his anger. Before the race was officially declared over, he called Reisner into his office.
This suited Reisner just fine. He also wanted to have a chat with Tesu. Having reached an agreement with Lin Yan, he had no more reservations. In the past, Ben Tian's bikes were indeed stronger, but the situation had changed.
The gp23 was no longer weaker than the rc213v; in fact, it was significantly stronger. Moreover, the resources on that side were no less than here, and he could live more comfortably.
Although he hadn't met Lin Yan, he was still a scion of a wealthy family, and Reisner believed that the training resources on that side wouldn't be inferior to here.
"Now that there's no one here, give me an explanation. What happened in the last corner?"
"There's no explanation. It was a simple mistake."
"Do you take me for a fool?"
Seeing Reisner's continued attitude, Tesu became enraged. He had been deliberately suppressing his emotions, and Reisner's provocation finally made him lose control.
"Believe it or not."
Reisner remained unmoved, shrugged his shoulders, and adopted a defiant posture.
"Fine, fine, fine. You're very good. When we return to headquarters, let's see how I report this to my superiors."
Tes said "good" three times in a row, veins bulging on his forehead, clearly showing that he was at the peak of his anger.
Tesu was helpless against Reisner and could only resort to using salary as leverage. Although Tesu had the highest authority here, the team and the driver were always in a cooperative relationship. He didn't have any substantial power to control Reisner.
The only thing he could do was reduce his salary, but this was stipulated in the contract. If one party reduced their salary, they would have to pay a breach of contract fee. Because of this, Tesu still needed to report to headquarters to reduce the salary.
Therefore, on the surface, Tesu could only watch Reisner with frustration, unable to vent his anger, and could only make things difficult for him in small ways.
After a period of argument, Reisner emerged from the office. He didn't bring up changing teams. He was smart; if he mentioned changing teams now, the responsibility for the final race would likely fall on him.
Changing teams after giving up his position? Ben Tian's legal department wasn't stupid. It was possible they could label him with damaging the team's interests.
What Reisner wanted was to wait for Ben Tian's disciplinary action to be announced, and then he would breach the contract and leave the team.
Reisner's thinking on this was indeed sound. If they reduced his salary and he was dissatisfied, he would breach the contract and change teams. This was different from changing teams immediately after the race.
Although everyone understood what was happening and could guess, the surface meaning was different, and so were the desires of most fans.
It was a way to reasonably mitigate risk.
"Reisner, did he give you a hard time?"
At this moment, the former chief mechanic's apprentice approached.
"It's nothing."
Reisner waved his hand and then walked over to his race bike, gently caressing it. In a while, he would be saying goodbye to this bike forever.
He felt a pang of reluctance, but he had truly had enough.
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"Husband, when are we going to the Isle of Man?"
"Tomorrow morning's flight."
In the RV, Lin Yan was lying on the bed. Su Mojin, crouching by the bedside, was giving Lin Yan a massage. During this period, in addition to practicing and handling company affairs, Su Mojin had specifically gone to learn traditional Chinese medicine massage.
Her small hands glided smoothly with the essential oil, making Lin Yan feel extremely comfortable.
"Is there anything we need to prepare?"
Su Mojin asked again.
Prepare what? Lin Yan was curious. What did one need to prepare to watch a race? After inquiring, he understood what she meant.
"It's fine. We'll just get an armored RV and go watch."
Lin Yan was not interested in the spectator stands at the Isle of Man race. Watching the race from the stands was boring. Lin Yan wanted to watch the race in the wild. Although it was dangerous in the wild, Lin Yan had his own ways and would not put himself in danger.
Because they had to catch the morning flight to the Isle of Man race, they missed Yan Xiaoqiang and the others' races.