At noon, Lin Yan boarded a private jet to France. Vinareths and Lunsi also accompanied him, with Lunsi serving as a backup driver in case of unforeseen circumstances.
Twelve hours of riding time for a single person could lead to any kind of situation.
Equipment failure, crashes, or exhaustion were all possibilities.
A normal person's track time per day was two hours, split into four sessions of thirty minutes each: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. This was the limit of a normal person's stamina. Don't underestimate it; these short two hours could exhaust someone who had only been racing for a few years to the point of spitting blood.
Twelve hours of riding, even for professional drivers, could easily lead to a crash.
A race car's stamina consumption was determined not only by speed and chassis angle but also by the rider's lean angle in corners.
First, understanding why race cars lean into corners. Many people don't understand why race cars lean when cornering. Leaning is a manifestation of the race car counteracting centrifugal force in a turn.
What is centrifugal force? Simply put, when a four-wheeled vehicle, whether a car or a bus, turns at high speed, say to the left, the body and the vehicle experience a force pushing to the right. That is, when you turn the steering wheel to the left, the car turns left, and the chassis tilts to the right, with the suspension on the two right wheels compressing. This is centrifugal force.
This applies to four wheels, and it's the same for two wheels. The so-called "leaning" is to counteract this opposing centrifugal force by intentionally tilting the race car.
When the car turns left, it experiences force to the right. By tilting the car to the left, this force is balanced, thus giving rise to the action of leaning.
And why do track drivers, the most elite among them...
"Wife, what are you doing?"
Seeing Su Mojin not putting down her computer despite receiving a massage, Lin Yan asked curiously.
"This is an assimilation operation by Dad and the others targeting the Wei family."
Assimilation operation. Lin Yan glanced at the computer. It was indeed the Wei family's stock market.
"The milk powder incident caused some minor backlash for the Wei family. The Lin Corporation is now launching an assimilation plan, taking advantage of the temporary discord between the Wei and Song families," Su Mojin said leisurely, stretching her arms.
Although the Wei and Song families had merged and their strength was barely on par with the Lin family, they were still two families, not one. Their industries were integrated, but their hearts were not. Lin Guoxiong was trying to consolidate as much as he could while the opportunity lasted.
After her explanation, Lin Yan roughly understood what she meant.
"Is it easy to deal with?"
"Not very easy. It's all about burning money right now."
Both families were full of talent. At this point, to assimilate each other, it was nothing more than a battle of burning cash. Both families had invested hundreds of traders, and this battle was expected to last for a while.
"Alright, we'll talk about these things later. Rest for a bit, your health is important."
Seeing Su Mojin glued to the computer screen, Lin Yan felt a pang of concern. He persuaded her a few times, but Su Mojin refused to rest. Lin Yan had no choice but to comply. After finishing her massage, Lin Yan also closed his eyes to rest.
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France is seven hours ahead of China. When Lin Yan's private jet landed at Le Mans Airport in France, it was early morning. To prevent jet lag for the next day's competition, Lin Yan had made sure to catch up on sleep on the plane.
The early morning in France was covered in a thick fog. As Lin Yan opened the cabin door, he saw the pervasive mist. Lin Yan frowned. The air was too humid, which was not a good sign.
MotoGP also had a French Grand Prix, so they had RVs stored there. Zhang Mingzhi had made arrangements, and everyone entered the RVs as soon as they disembarked. Three RVs were used: one for Lin Yan, Su Mojin, and a team of bodyguards; the remaining two were allocated to Zhang Mingzhi, Lunsi, and some team staff. For this trip to France, Vinareths, Ren Fei, Lunsi, Hao Dong, and Su Chen had all come. Learning from the previous eight-hour endurance race, Hao Dong had specifically brought Su Chen along as his assistant. Hao Dong was already a top streamer on Lin Yan's live streaming platform, and Su Chen was also considered a high-tier streamer.
ps: Generating content for love! Brothers, my whole body aches...