Lin Yan pushed the GP22 to its limits on the straights.
Although Rins delayed Rea for a while, he was eventually pulled away by Rea at Turn 6. Rea executed two consecutive 65-degree extreme lean angles, directly widening the gap between himself and Rins.
At Turn 8, Rea achieved an astonishing 66-degree lean angle. As the lead driver for the Honda factory team, Rea's skill was evident.
Rea realized he needed to shake off Rins quickly, otherwise Lin Yan would continue to pull away.
Coming out of Turn 8, although Rins managed to close the gap on the long straight, keeping his car close behind Rea, he chose not to overtake. Like Rea, he wasn't foolish.
If they continued like this, Lin Yan would be the ultimate beneficiary.
Therefore, he decided to conserve his tires and energy, letting Rea chase Lin Yan ahead, and he would wait for an opportunity.
This was indeed a good plan, but he would soon discover that things were not going as expected.
His idea was sound, but the problem was that with Rins's delay, Rea could no longer catch up to Lin Yan. Lin Yan was racing like he did at the Isle of Man, using his tires without restraint.
This consumed a lot of tire, but it was undeniably fast.
After one lap, Lin Yan had already opened up a 0.6-second gap on Rea.
Even with Rins using larger lean angles through the corners, he couldn't close the distance to Lin Yan.
As Lin Yan crossed the finish line, the big screen flashed again.
"1 minute 37.466 seconds"
Lin Yan had once again broken his own record set during qualifying.
"Damn, I can only say, terrifying!"
"So good, doesn't he need to save tires on the first lap?"
"You see, even Rea can't catch him, isn't that impressive!"
"This is too strong..."
"Just basic stuff, brothers, don't be surprised."
The chief mechanic of the Honda team watched Lin Yan's overtaking maneuver on the screen.
"What a dark horse!"
He praised him sincerely. To achieve this level at the age of twenty was truly exceptional talent.
Their plan had failed. They had been too presumptuous, assuming Lin Yan would race conservatively like other drivers.
They never expected Lin Yan to go all out from the start.
As long as Lin Yan could maintain this 0.5-second advantage, Rea would have no chance to overtake. They aimed to out-duel him, but they couldn't even catch him.
Unless Lin Yan made a mistake, this race was essentially decided.
It was unclear if it was a deliberate arrangement by the Ducati factory team.
Rins seemed to be a little stronger than usual today.
The chief mechanic was beginning to suspect that the Ducati factory team had specifically arranged for Rins to block Rea.
Ren Fei was still in sixth place. Although he had overtaken the Yamaha rider ahead on the long straight at Turn 8, he was eventually overtaken back by Yamaha due to their superior cornering speed.
With twenty-eight laps remaining, Lin Yan was still leading and setting lap times.
Lin Yan's aggressive pace early on was to build a lead. Once he had a few seconds advantage, he would conserve his energy.
He wouldn't give Rea a chance to engage in a close battle, which would not only waste energy but also increase the unpredictability of the race.
Time flew by.
With 25 laps left, Lin Yan had already extended his lead over Rea to over three seconds. He had slowed down, no longer pushing to the absolute limit, and was now conserving his tires.
With twenty laps to go, the gap between Lin Yan and Rea had narrowed back to 0.5 seconds.
Just as Rea was about to catch up to Lin Yan, Lin Yan accelerated again.
Over the next ten laps.
Lin Yan seemed to be toying with Rea, accelerating when Rea got close and slowing down once he had built a gap.
"Tell Rea to stop focusing on Lin Yan ahead and pay attention to tire wear. Just secure second place."
The Honda garage's chief mechanic instructed his subordinates.
First place was no longer possible. If Rea continued to chase, it would only increase tire wear.
As Rea crossed the finish line on lap nine, a large sign was displayed on the fence beside the track.
This was the only communication channel between the factory team and the drivers during the race.
Upon seeing the team's instructions, Rea abandoned the idea of chasing Lin Yan.
He began to adopt a tire-conserving racing style.
His aggressive pace had put him more than a second ahead of Rins behind him. Lin Yan ahead of him was a full three seconds away.
When he went through Turn 3, Lin Yan was already exiting Turn 4, indicating the magnitude of the gap.
What Rea didn't know was that Lin Yan ahead of him was also facing physical challenges.
Lin Yan was sweating profusely. Fortunately, due to pre-race hydration, his complexion wasn't too pale. The race was only forty minutes long, but Lin Yan's arms were already starting to tremble. It wasn't just his arms; his legs were also shaking.
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